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Brevard County firefighters continue to battle a brush fire that was burning near homes in Viera. The fire broke out Tuesday morning behind a …

Brandon Bradley wipes away tears as his brother, Anthony Nelson, testifies during the penalty phase of Bradley's murder trial in Brevard County, …

Brevard County Fire Rescue crews are on the scene of a brush fire behind Wexford Drive in Viera. Last Updated: Tuesday, April 08, 2014, 7:19 AM …

DAYTONA BEACH — It's been seven years since the Brevard County Manatees won the season series against the Daytona Cubs and held the I-95 …

The Brevard County Manatees defeated the Daytona Cubs in the final game of a four-game series Monday night, taking three of four against the …

Music festival promotes local talent, family-friendly atmosphere By Amanda Hatfield Anderson Staff Writer COCOA — One of the largest, most anticipated, family-friendly music festivals along the Space Coast will return this weekend. “Spring Praise Fest 8” will be hosted on Saturday, March 15 at Riverfront Park in Cocoa, with a day full of non-denominational Christian music beginning at 11 a.m. ...

Holly Hill teen found safe in Polk County, police say Police in Holly Hill say they have located a missing teenager who left work Tuesday night and disappeared. Linsey Harbuck, 16, was found safe at a shelter in Polk County. She left her job at a Winn Dixie Tuesday night about 8 p.m. planning to ride her bike to Lakeland ...

Cape Canaveral hangar now making money Kathryn Lee once worked on the space shuttle.  Now, she’s working at historic old Hangar N at Cape Canaveral for Par Systems, an engineering company.  Outside, the hangar’s paint may be peeling, but it’s what’s on the inside now that matters. People are at work on high-tech equipment, and not necessarily for a government ...

Brevard considering fee increases to help Indian River Lagoon Brevard County is considering raising storm water fees 78 percent to help clean up the Indian River Lagoon. It would cost residents about $28 more every year. In 1991, county leaders established a storm water utlity where the base fee for single family homes was $36 a year. It’s been the ...

Police: Man stalks teen while she walks home from school A Brevard County man is in jail after allegedly stalking a student while she walked home from school. Watch the report The girl, who is in high school, had just stepped off the bus and was walking to her house when she noticed a man following her. Police said Joseph ...

Missing 82-year-old man found safe Authorities in Melbourne said a missing 82-year-old man who they considered endangered was found safe in Orange County. Related: 62 people who vanished in Florida Officials said Alvin Sandler was last heard from on Sunday at 2 p.m. when he told family members he was driving to Lakeland to visit a friend. A Silver Alert ...

FHP: Driver, 80, crashed into parked car, Hallmark store An 80-year-old driver hit a parked car, then crashed through a Merritt Island Hallmark store Monday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Raw video: Interview with driver who crashed into Hallmark store Joanne Youngblood, of Rockledge, was pulling her 2009 Hyundai four door car into the Hallmark store parking lot ...

As Russian troops settle in along Ukraine's border, a Brevard County pastor with ties to the embattled nation is working to raise money to help those …

Cocoa Beach finalizing plans to regulate medical marijuana COCOA BEACH, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35 ORLANDO) – Tourists who come to Cocoa Beach flock to its world famous pier, and this icon is one of several narrow areas where the city might allow a marijuana dispensary to do business, should the state referendum on medical marijuana pass in November. The city ...

Motorist crashes into Merritt Island Hallmark store MERRITT ISLAND, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35 ORLANDO) – Troopers with the Florida Highway Patrol say an 80-year-old woman was pulling into a parking space at a Merritt Island Hallmark store, when she accidentally hit the gas pedal instead of the brake. “I was working next door, and that was the loudest sound ever,” ...

FDLE: Man arrested for threatening to ‘blow up’ FDLE offices ORLANDO, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35 ORLANDO) – The Florida Department of Law Enforcement Orlando Regional Operations Center on Monday arrested an Orlando man for threatening to “blow up” the FDLE Orlando Regional Operations Center, officials say. Agents said Pedro Cerutti Jr., 27, called FDLE Orlando just after 9 a.m. Monday ...

So he is looking for more money for his nonprofit organization to help keep Brevard County's beaches free of bottles, food wrappers, cigarette butts …

I read last week's article on the Brevard County Commission approving an increase in the stormwater fee to help clean up the Indian River Lagoon, …

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – In the previous tips of this series, we discussed the challenges that impact both parents and children, as well as how …

She mentioned that a new zoo was being built by a community of volunteers in Brevard County on the east coast and asked if I would like to do a little …