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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...
Search ongoing for airboater missing in waters of Lake Washington near Melbourne
MELBOURNE — A search-and-rescue operation continued overnight into today as the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission and several other agencies combed the waters at Lake Washington Park in Melbourne for a man who reportedly went overboard from an airboat. The search continued through the night as FWC officers, along with deputies from...
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,...
Challenge to swim 15 miles in June sounded crazy. I jumped in to help save lives (and met my goal!) | Suzy Leonard
As a journalist, I’m a creature of deadline. I signed up to participate in the challenge to swim 15 miles in June for the American Red Cross, and of course I waited until the very last day to finish. I swam my final 50 laps on June 30. As I said in an earlier...
3 Central Florida restaurants shut down last week
Three Central Florida restaurants shut down the week of June 25-July 1, according to data from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation. Volusia Twin Peaks at 1571 Outlet Blvd. in Daytona Beach shut down on July 1. Inspectors found 16 violations, five of which were a high priority. Those violations included food held at the wrong temperatures, tracking powder pesticide ...
Pediatrics in Brevard: Protecting your child from sun now can save their life down the road
It's very important for children to have plenty of outdoor time to improve their health. It's just as important to keep them safe from sun damage. One blistering sunburn during childhood or adolescence more than doubles their risk of developing melanoma later in life. There are many simple ways to...
WATCH: Take a Drone Tour of Fitness Club Merritt Island, Join Brevard’s Best Gym in July and Save!
TAKE A DRONE VIDEO TOUR! Locally owned and operated, Fitness Club Merritt Island is at 1450 North Courtenay Pkwy. Suite 15 in the Shoppes of Victoria Square, and is among the longest-running fitness centers in Brevard County. BREVARD COUNTY • MERRITT ISLAND, FLORIDA – Locally owned and operated, Fitness Club...
‘Donation bomber’ won’t face charges for bringing suspicious packages to Cocoa churches
COCOA, Fla. – The man who called himself “the donation bomber” is no longer facing charges for bringing suspicious packages to two Brevard County churches. On Mother’s Day, the bomb squad rushed to Cocoa when those packages were discovered at Clearlake Baptist Church and Shield of Faith Ministries.
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