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79-year-old man killed on I-95 in Brevard County after tire ruptures: FHP
COCOA, Fla. - A 79-year-old man was ejected and killed from his pickup truck after a tire ruptured along Interstate 95 in Brevard County on Tuesday morning, according to Florida Highway Patrol. The incident happened at around 11:45 a.m. on the northbound lanes near mile marker 204 in Cocoa, troopers...
Florida man, 79, ejected, killed when pickup truck overturns on I-95 in Brevard
BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – A driver was killed after he was ejected from his pickup truck when it overturned Tuesday on Interstate 95 in Brevard County, the Florida Highway Patrol reported. Troopers said the fatal crash happened around 11:45 a.m. in the northbound lanes of I-95 in the Cocoa...
SpaceX preps for overnight launch from Florida Space Coast
BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – SpaceX announced they are targeting early Wednesday morning for the launch of a Falcon 9 rocket from Brevard County. The launch, carrying 20 more Starlink satellites, is set to lift off from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 2:57 a.m.
If you see a shark in Brevard, it's likely one of these
There are more than 530 different kinds of shark species in the world. Seventy of them can be found off the Eastern coast of the U.S. Off the coast of Florida, there are about 20 different species typically seen, according to Gavin Naylor, the program director for the Florida Program for Shark Research at the University of Florida.
Florida test scores show success of progress monitoring system. See numbers for Central Florida schools
ORLANDO, Fla. – The Florida Department of Education announced on Monday the results of Florida’s second year of the Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST) progress monitoring assessments. This form of state assessments is fairly new, and Florida is the first state to implement this program. It differs...
COVID numbers are creeping back up nationwide, but not so much in Florida
COVID-19 cases are on the rise, public health officials said this week. The virus that causes flu-like symptoms shouldn't be taken lightly, and can still potentially be deadly for the most vulnerable among us, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While CDC lacks the wealth of reporting data it had during the pandemic, the latest reports show a small bump in new cases, hospitalizations, and deaths, mostly toward the Northeast and West Coast. ...
Palm Bay Police to Host Toby’s 3rd Birthday Donation Drive Starting July 6
BREVARD COUNTY • PALM BAY, FLORIDA – Palm Bay Police Department is set to celebrate Toby’s 3rd Birthday on July 6. He is hosting another donation drive for his friends located at the Brevard County Animal Shelter. The event will take place at 130 Malabar Road on...
Viera Country Fest ‘rounding up’ music fans
MELBOURNE, Fla. – Grab your hat and cowboy boots because the 3rd annual Viera Country Fest is returning to Central Florida this month. The event will kick up some dust around 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 13 at Wickham Park in Melbourne. The summer festival, which is “bringing back country music to Brevard County,” according to its website, will feature a variety of popular county artists. Performances will feature singers and bands such as Julian Mangum, Red Dirt Roses, Noah Hunton and more.
Health inspectors shut down Titusville diner, Cocoa Beach bar and grill
You can use the database to search by county or by restaurant name. Florida's restaurant owners are not required to post restaurant inspection results where guests can see them. So every week, we provide that information for you. For a complete list of local restaurant inspections, including violations not requiring warnings or administrative action,...
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