Brightline Marks Anniversary
This weekend marks one year since Brightline began its service to Orlando, offering Central Floridians an alternative travel option to South Florida. However, today’s anniversary coincides with a troubling safety record. From September 2023 to June 2024, 34 fatalities were reported along the Brightline route, with 12 occurring here in Brevard County, where the train […]
Read MoreCoast Guard Rescue Off Sebastian Inlet
More details today about an incident in which a U.S. Coast Guard crew successfully airlifted an 81-year-old man from a recreational boat 15 miles east of Sebastian Inlet last Thursday. The rescue was prompted by a distress call around 10:30 a.m. reporting the man suffering from severe chest pain on a 24-foot vessel. Coast Guard […]
Read MoreInvest 97-L Could Be Major Hurricane In Gulf By Late This Week
The National Hurricane Center is monitoring Invest 97-L, a tropical disturbance in the northwestern Caribbean that now has increased chances of formation into a tropical depression this week. Currently, the system is generating disorganized thunderstorms and is expected to move northward across the Gulf of Mexico. Formation chances have risen to 50% over the next […]
Read MoreMerritt Island Shooting Claims Life Of Woman
Brevard County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a tragic shooting that occurred early Friday morning in the parking lot of Tropical Manor Apartments on Merritt Island. The incident claimed the life of 36-year-old Tasha Smith of Merritt Island, who was reportedly not involved in the altercation. Deputies responded around 12:20 a.m. to a disturbance, where a […]
Read MoreFlorida Wildlife Hospital Cancels 11th Annual Hoot In The Park
The Florida Wildlife Hospital has canceled its 11th annual “Hoot in the Park” fundraiser at Wickham Park due to increased costs and a record influx of injured animals. Scheduled for November 23, the event turned out to be simply too expensive this year for the nonprofit, which reported treating 5,312 animals through August—nearly 1,000 more […]
Read MoreSouth Melbourne Shootings Leave 1 Dead / 2 Injured
Two shooting incidents in South Melbourne on Saturday left one man dead and two others critically injured. The first shooting occurred around 3:25 PM on Camphor Way, where an unidentified gunman fired from a light-colored vehicle at two men in a residential driveway. Hours later, as police were still investigating, another shooting erupted at the […]
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