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Clear the Shelters: Humane Society nearly double capacity, urgently needs adoptions
VERO BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Animals are everywhere at the Humane Society of Vero Beach and Indian River County, but space for them to stay is hard to find. “It’s been a really tough time for us," said Liz Smokowski, the humane society's CEO. "We like to average around 170 animals in the shelter at once, and right now, we’re over 300."
Crave Hot Dogs reopening in Ocala under new ownership
A hot dog, barbecue, and axe-throwing restaurant in southwest Ocala that closed late last year will reopen next week under new ownership. Crave Hot Dogs & BBQ is reopening at 2463 SW 27th Avenue, in the Shady Oaks Shopping Plaza, on Friday, August 30. To celebrate its grand opening, the...
HealthCares: HCA trauma center doctor speaks on emergency response
OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - In TV20′s new monthly interview series “HealthCares,” TV20′s Paige Beck sits down with doctors from HCA hospitals in North Central Florida. Beck spoke to Dr. Darwin Ang, the trauma medical director at HCA Florida Ocala Hospital. She asked what people in the community can do to help first responders in an emergency situation.
Judge allows Regina Hill to grab personal belongings from homes
An Orange County court order has granted former Orlando City Commissioner Regina Hill access to retrieve items from two properties belonging to a 96-year-old woman who Hill was accused of exploiting earlier this year.
Fire breaks out at Florida furniture store, officials say
MELBOURNE, Fla. - Crews are investigating following a fire at a furniture store in Melbourne Saturday afternoon. The Melbourne Police Department said they were called out to the Atlantic Fine Furniture and Mattress shortly after 3 p.m. on West Eau Gallie Boulevard. Officials are working to learn the cause of...
Tour of Brevard: Melbourne High football is growing up again
The young are getting older, gradually, at Melbourne High. Loaded with ninth- and 10th-graders last year, the Bulldogs have a growing number juniors for 2024. That maturing roster and morning practices that have allowed the team to learn while maintaining effort have head coach David Kintigh optimistic. Melbourne comes off a 21-17 road win...
Two Trustees Named to Florida Tech Board
MELBOURNE, FLA. — Florida Tech is pleased to announce the addition of two members to the university’s Board of Trustees. Frank DiBello, recently retired as president and CEO, Space Florida;. Kelle Wendling, ’93 BS, ’97 MBA, sector president, Space Systems, L3Harris Corporation. In addition to appointing...
Florida is much safer than Washington D.C.
Dear Mr. Osgood: The only logical way to look at murder rates is homicides per capita. Cherrypicking a total deaths number without reference to the number of residents in a state is foolish at best and disingenuous at worst. Florida was ranked 27th in the United States with 5.0 deaths...
Running circles around the competition: Photo of the Week, Aug. 18-24, 2024
We're not just blowing smoke here: This Photo of the Week by FLORIDA TODAY photojournalist Craig Bailey runs rings around many other launch shots. Bailey was stationed at Kars Park on North Merritt Island as a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carrying 22 Starlink satellites, lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on...
The Space Coast Regional Airport Gets $5.8 Million From the Florida Job Growth Grant Fund to Build a New Road to the Nearby Innovation Park
Space Coast - Friday August 23, 2024: The Space Coast Regional Airport in Titusville has been awarded over $5.8 million from the Florida Job Growth Grant Fund (JGGF) to construct a new access road from the Space Coast Innovation Park to the Airport. Those improvements to the road surface and...
‘Very pleased:’ Florida leaders react to Port Canaveral abandoning new cruise terminal plan
TITUSVILLE, Fla. – The day after a big change of plans for building a new cruise terminal, the state of Florida said it’s happy Port Canaveral isn’t favoring the giant cruise industry over another vital part of the local economy - space. In a letter addressed to...
Melbourne woman, 75, faces September court hearing on 18 counts of animal cruelty
A 75-year-old woman faces a September hearing after Brevard County sheriff’s investigators said she kept more than a dozen cats, birds and a malnourished 10-year-old dog infested with fleas in deplorable conditions. Patricia Regan Merrill, of Melbourne, was charged with 18 counts of aggravated animal cruelty and 18 counts of unlawful confinement of...
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