Childcare Suit Launched
A mother from Palm Bay is suing a Brevard County daycare center after her special needs son choked on a glove there, and died. Tarionn Hanner was just 13 years old when his mom’s attorney says he choked to death just after Thanksgiving on a latex glove while he had been left unsupervised at Angels […]
Read MoreRabies Reported In Brevard
A rabies alert was issued by the Florida Department of Health in Brevard County on Thursday after a raccoon tested positive. The alert was issued for the 32927 area of Cocoa and it will remain in effect for 60 days. According to the health department, the center of the rabies alert is at Everglades Street […]
Read Moresink the sargassum???
As a massive 5,000-mile-wide seaweed blob continues to head toward Florida, new plans are being considered including one calling for sinking the stinky mess before it gets here. The big mass of sargassum can be seen from space, and it’s already begun washing ashore in some parts of the state… particularly in Key West. One […]
Read MoreBrevard County Man Could Face Death Penalty
The state is seeking the death penalty for a Brevard County man accused of shooting and killing four people, including his 15-year-old daughter. 36 year old Domenico Gigante was indicted Wednesday on four counts of first-degree premeditated murder and one count of armed burglary, after investigators said Gigante shot and killed 15 year old Kiarra […]
Read MoreHattaway To Run Against Fine
Robyn Hattaway has announced that she is entering the State Senate Republican primary race for the District 19 position against fellow conservative Randy Fine. Republican State Senator Debbie Mayfield of Indialantic currently represents District 19 in the Florida Senate, but she is barred by term limits from running again. Hattaway previously served as a Canaveral […]
Read MoreAnother Rate Increase Coming
Citizens Property Insurance Corporation’s Board of Governors met Wednesday, and recommended an average increase of 14.2% for all personal lines policies – homeowners, condominium units, dwellings, renters and mobile homes. If the rate hike is approved, it would be the largest increase ever for Citizens, but people who have Citizens insurance pay 44% less on […]
Read MoreAnother successful SpaceX Launch
Another successful launch yesterday for SpaceX… 56 more Starlink internet satellites are now in orbit after yesterday afternoon’s Falcon 9 launch from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, that went up right on schedule… at 4:01pm… despite some cloud cover that had been causing some concern. Minutes after the successful liftoff, the first-stage booster landed […]
Read MoreFish Kill In Titusville Cause Of Concern
The cause of a fish kill at a pond near a Titusville sewer plant is now under investigation. Fish have floated up dead at the pond next to Titusville’s Osprey sewer plant, but according to the public works direct, they so far have not been able to find anything that leads them to believe that […]
Read MoreLaunch Window Opens Today At 4:01pm
SpaceX is planning a Falcon 9 Starlink mission from Cape Canaveral later today, but forecasters say the weather may force a change in that schedule. Clouds and wind are expected around Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at launch time this afternoon when a 4-hour launch window opens at 4:01. On the other hand, offshore recovery […]
Read MoreBrevard Superintendent Placed On Leave
Following a meeting that lasted more than 5 hours, and a debate during that meeting that took up about one of those hours, the Brevard County School Board put Interim Superintendent Robert Schiller on administrative leave Tuesday night. After the long meeting, the motion was made late last night by Board Chair Matt Susin to […]
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