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The 4 Under 40 Recognition showcases the many young adults who are working to make a positive impact in Brevard County through their leadership …

… potentially serve as jurors for the trial of Brandon Bradley, who faces the death penalty if convicted of killing Brevard County Sheriff's Deputy Barbara …

Palm Bay Police Nail Crooks With DNA Evidence First-ever application of rapid DNA technology ABOVE VIDEO: During the last year, the Palm Bay Police Department Criminal Investigations Division has been working with California-based IntegenX, maker of the RapidHIT 200, using actual crime scene evidence samples to test and validate the equipment’s accuracy and reliability. BREVARD COUNTY • PALM BAY, FLORIDA ...

By Jerry Hume and Mike Westfall, Team CoverageVIERA —  A gunman has been shot and killed in a SWAT standoff outside the Brevard County Courthouse, putting the building and surrounding area on lockdown, including two nearby schools. Sheriff Wayne Ivey said deputies shot the man after he made threats outside the courthouse. The gunman was not immediately identifying, pending notification ...

BREVARD COUNTY • PORT CANAVERAL, FLORIDA – Canaveral Port Authority next month expects to sign contracts with Norwegian and Royal …

A man who brandished a gun outside the Moore Justice Center in Viera was killed in a standoff with SWAT on Friday.

Helicopters are currently hovering over the Brevard County courthouse where a lone gunman has prompted a lockdown Friday morning.

People inside the Brevard County Courthouse in Viera, outside Orlando, were ordered to stay where they were, NBC affiliate WESH reported.

Law enforcement officers are responding to a man with a gun drawn in front of the Brevard County Courthouse in Viera. The armed man appeared to …

IT'S HAPPENING IN BREVARD COUNTY… IT'S UNCLEAR RIGHT NOW WHAT LED UP TO THE STANDOFF… THERE ARE ALSO REPORTS THAT A …

Authorities are responding to reports of an armed man outside the Brevard County courthouse on Judge Fran Jamieson Way Friday morning. Officials …

More Brevard County schools may close BREVARD COUNTY — Brevard Public Schools is bracing for the possibility of having to close more schools and cut staff.The district has come out with a list of potential cuts, based on changes to state funding for the upcoming school year. Teaching positions and programs, like after school Lego and robotics funding and 70 media assistant ...

Expedition Brevard Set For April 3-13   BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA — For eleven days in April, the Space Coast will be host to hikers, bikers, paddlers, horseback riders and more during Expedition Brevard, which runs April 3-13. For eleven days in April, the Space Coast will be host to hikers, bikers, paddlers, horseback riders and more during Expedition Brevard, which ...

A Brevard County man is in jail on more than 100 charges.

Brevard man facing more than 100 sexual assault charges Jason Harris accused of sexually assaulting child BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. —A Brevard County man is in jail on more than 100 charges of sexual assault. Jason Harris is accused of sexually assaulting a child and faces dozens of counts of sexual battery and lewd and lascivious molestation. A heavily-redacted report from ...

Water safety top priority at special event By Amanda Hatfield Anderson- Staff Writer   BREVARD — Residents along Florida’s Space Coast are blessed with a bevy of water-related activities throughout the year. While the water can be a great place to have fun, there are many dangers for those, who may not have the proper training and experience. One group, however, ...

Brevard County deputies are looking for a burglar who broke into a family’s home while the family was sleeping.

Police make arrest after shooting at Eastern Florida State College PALM BAY, Fla. —Palm Bay police have charged three men with disorderly conduct and arrested one following a shooting in a campus parking lot at Eastern Florida State College on Jan. 30. According to the arrest report, Landrick Hamilton shot Amado Contreras in the chest during a fight in the ...

… International Space Station, set to launch from Cape Canaveral in March. (PHOTO/SpaceX, Elon Musk). By Jerry Hume, Brevard County Reporter

… fourth day of questioning in the murder trial of Brandon Bradley, the man accused in the 2012 death of Brevard County Sheriff's Deputy Barbara Pill.