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Titusville Mayor Backs Acting Police Chief

The mayor of Titusville says he has confidence in the city’s acting police chief following the firing of the former chief after a rollover crash and refusal to take a drug test required by city policy. The Florida Highway Patrol continues to investigate the crash.

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Cocaine Defense Doesn’t Hold Water

Brevard County deputies say 30 year old Reagan Paige Cox of Palm Bay picked the wrong place to stash nearly four grams of cocaine. Investigators say a jail body scanner found an “abnormality,” and deputies say the drugs quickly made an appearance. Cox reportedly claimed someone else left them there during an intimate encounter. Deputies […]

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South Only Region to Gain Children, Census Finds

New U.S. Census estimates show the South was the nation’s only region to gain population under age 18 between 2020 and 2025. The report also found the country’s median age continued to rise, reaching 39.4 years as the U.S. population grows older.

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DeSantis Signs New Budget

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has signed a $117.6 billion state budget for the new fiscal year after nearly $810 million in line-item vetoes. The spending plan marks the fourth straight year of reduced state spending while continuing funding for education, transportation, public safety and environmental projects.

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Astronauts Set for Space Station Spacewalk

Two NASA astronauts are scheduled to venture outside the International Space Station this morning to replace a malfunctioning wrist joint on the Canadarm2 robotic arm. The spacewalk by Chris Williams and Jessica Meir is expected to last about six-and-a-half hours and marks their second spacewalk together.

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Delta Adds Weekend Flights Between Melbourne and New York

Delta Air Lines will begin seasonal weekend nonstop service between Melbourne Orlando International Airport and New York’s LaGuardia Airport starting December 19th. Flights will operate Saturdays and Sundays through May 2nd, 2027, giving Space Coast travelers another direct link to New York while providing convenient access for cruise passengers traveling through Port Canaveral.

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Invasive Bahamas Lizard Spreading Across Central Florida

Researchers say the northern curly-tailed lizard, native to the Bahamas, is becoming increasingly common across Central Florida. The invasive species is now considered well established and is often found around parking lots and sidewalks. Wildlife officials are asking residents to report sightings to help track its spread.

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Escaped Volusia Inmate Captured in Vero Beach

31 year old Jalyn Binion has been captured after escaping from a Volusia County housing facility. Deputies say U.S. Marshals and the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office arrested Binion at a Vero Beach home after he reportedly tried to jump from a second-story window. He had been serving time on grand theft charges.

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Former Orlando Nurse Sentenced in Sexual Assault Case

A former Orlando psychiatric nurse has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexually assaulting a 16-year-old patient. Fernando Ortiz-Marrero was convicted of lewd and lascivious touching of a minor and sexual assault on a client after the attacks at University Behavioral Health Center last year.

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Hurricane Center Monitoring Area Off Florida Coast

The National Hurricane Center is monitoring an area expected to develop off Florida’s southeast coast with a 20 percent chance of tropical development over the next seven days. While it won’t cause issues for us whether it becomes a named system or not, forecasters say Central Florida could see widespread rain from today through Wednesday.

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