Day: September 25, 2024

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Palm Bay Private School Principal And Wife Arrested

In Palm Bay, the principal of a private school… El Sinai Christian Academy… Ryan Lugo, and his wife Nancy are facing serious allegations of theft, accused of misappropriating nearly $50,000 in school funds intended for students. Investigators allege the couple used the school’s accounts for personal expenses, including payments for their AT&T bill and hotel […]

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Crew 9 Mission Postponed Until Saturday

NASA and SpaceX have postponed the Crew-9 mission launch to the International Space Station due to Tropical Storm Helene. Originally scheduled for Thursday, the new launch date is now set for Saturday at 1:17pm. The decision follows concerns about high winds and heavy rain expected to impact Cape Canaveral and Merritt Island as Helene approaches, […]

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Funding Approved For Brevard Lifeguards

The Brevard County Commission has approved a funding plan for lifeguard services for the upcoming fiscal year. During a meeting on Tuesday, commissioners decided that cities will maintain their traditional contributions, avoiding a budget proposal that could have increased costs for Cocoa Beach by up to tenfold. Cocoa Beach Mayor Keith Capizzi expressed relief at […]

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Hotels Offering Help For Evacuees

A Central Florida resort chain is stepping up to support residents of the gulf coast and big bend areas trying to escape the path of Tropical Storm Helene, which is expected to strengthen into a Category 3 hurricane now before it makes landfall. Rosen Hotels & Resorts has activated its Florida Resident Distress Rates for […]

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Port Canaveral Adjusts To Helene

Tropical Storm Helene is already disrupting cruise schedules at Port Canaveral, with the MSC Seashore’s arrival delayed from Thursday to Friday due to the storm. The U.S. Coast Guard may temporarily close the port as Helene strengthens into a Category 3 hurricane in the Gulf, with 115 mph winds expected along the west coast of […]

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Arrest Made In Fatal Melbourne Shooting

Melbourne police have arrested 30-year-old Andrew Guzman of Palm Bay, charging him with first-degree premeditated murder following a shooting at the Eddie Lee Taylor, Sr. Community Complex Saturday evening. That shooting resulted in the death of 31-year-old Devon Lakes and left another man critically injured. Guzman was apprehended at a relative’s home without incident and […]

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Brevard Preparing For Helene

Brevard County officials are urging residents to prepare for Tropical Storm Helene, which is expected to strengthen into a hurricane with winds reaching 115 mph by Thursday. In an online broadcast, Emergency Management Director John Scott and Sheriff Wayne Ivey spoke Tuesday of the importance of readiness, saying that for Brevard County, this is going […]

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Cape Canaveral National Cemetery Memorial Being Held Today

Cape Canaveral National Cemetery is set to honor 40 unclaimed veterans and their families with a memorial ceremony this morning. The ceremony will inter the ashes of these veterans, some dating back to World War I and World War II, who have remained unclaimed for decades. The public is invited to the ceremony at 10 […]

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