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Cocoa Beach police find person dead in car, launch investigation
COCOA BEACH, Fla. — The Brevard County Sheriff's Office Crime Scene Unit is on the scene of a death investigation near A1A and 5th Street on Friday morning in Cocoa Beach. According to the Cocoa Beach Police Department, officers were called to Ramp Road after reports of a suspicious vehicle. Inside, officers say they found a deceased subject.
U.S. News report gives high marks to Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne
Report gives high marks to Holmes Regional Medical Center Health First's Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne was named the No. 1 hospital in Brevard County, and Health First’s four hospitals earned a combined total of 14 “High Performing Specialty” designations as part of the recently released U.S. News’ 2024 “Best Hospitals” report. ...
Man with Brevard connections faces up to 40 years in federal prison after plea
A 33-year-old man who federal prosecutors said bought 250 grams of fentanyl from an undercover agent from the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office and the Drug Enforcement Administration faces up to 40 years in prison. Sentencing for Dontrell Deshawn McCaskill, an Orlando resident with several arrests in Brevard, is set for Oct. 15 at...
Barefoot Bay Man Busted in Stolen Golf Cart Sting in Sebastian
A 28-year-old Barefoot Bay man was arrested on Monday after allegedly attempting to sell a stolen golf cart in Sebastian. Zachary Muller was apprehended following a coordinated effort between the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office, Indian River County Sheriff’s Office, and the Sebastian Police Department. The incident began on...
Latest dish: What's new, for sale or worth celebrating on Brevard's restaurant scene?
Tiny Turtle celebrates in song What do you do when your popular restaurant has celebrated an anniversary? You release a record album, of course. If you’re the proprietors of the Tiny Turtle in Cocoa Beach, you call it “The Decade of the Tiny Turtle,” naturally, and you include tunes such as “Sofrito Whaaat?” “Biscuit...
Want to enjoy home-grown veggies this fall? Summer's the time for planting plans
With the hot temperatures hanging around through August, dividing your projects and working outside in the early morning and/or evening hours is still a good idea. If you want to grow some vegetables this fall, now is the time to prepare for it! Here are some ideas of things to do this month.
Torres: Investigations into Lober and Tobia reveal poor choices and no prosecutions
Holding political office in Brevard County may not be a "get out of jail free card," but it certainly seems like a "stay out of jail free card." It was a good week for both former and current county commissioners accused of misusing their positions. But it was a bad week for the...
Voters to decide on extending Brevard County's tax break program for expanding businesses
Brevard County commissioners approved putting a referendum on the Nov. 5 ballot that would extend the county's 30-year-old economic development tax-abatement program for another 10 years. The vote was 4-1, with Commissioner John Tobia voting no. The Economic Development Commission of Florida's Space Coast helps administer the program, in which the county property...
Construction starts to replace Merritt Island bridge closed since 2017 hurricane
MERRITT ISLAND, Fla. – A damaged bridge that’s been closed since Hurricane Irma is finally being replaced. Back in 2017, Brevard County said the Sea Ray Drive bridge over Sykes Creek in Merritt Island was in danger of collapsing. The Army Corps of Engineers made temporary repairs to...
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