Merritt Island News

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Founded in 1941, Jacksonville-based Reynolds, Smith and Hills has grown into one of the best-known architecture-and-engineering firms in the Southeast, with a portfolio that includes projects ranging from NASA launchpads to the 400-foot-high SkyTower at SeaWorld Orlando.

Suspected Orlando mass shooter Jason Rodriguez, 40, was arrested a little after 2 p.m.at his mother's apartment at the intersection of Curry Ford Road and State Road 436.

Robbie Carrico, former "American Idol" season seven contestant, shows a family friend how to wear a bandana.

An administrative hearing on a $1.35 million bill to pay a Brevard County man for 27 years he spent in prison on a wrongful murder conviction began today with a judicial warning that standards of evidence are reversed in the legislative proceedings.

William Dillon will make his case today in Tallahassee that he should be compensated for 27 years of wrongful incarceration.

To drill or not to drill, that's the big - and very controversial - question. And it's a question that needs the most rigorous examination, because ending the more than two-decade ban on drilling for oil off Florida's Gulf coast would have major, long-term ramifications for our state.

Offshore drilling would bring 20,000 new jobs and $2 billion a year to Florida, or it would doom a $60-billion-a-year industry that draws millions of tourists to Florida's pristine beaches.

Gannett Florida and Florida State University are sponsoring Florida Forum on Energy Exploration from 6 to 8 p.m. today from the studios of WFSU-TV in Tallahassee.

One of the things James Jeffords of Port St. John loved most about the Florida county he was raised in was nature: He was a gardener who loved to fish at the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.

Brevard County businesses investing in a new look are being honored for improving the scenery.

Gannett Florida and Florida State University are sponsoring the Florida Forum on Energy Exploration 7-9 p.m. Wednesday from the studios of WFSU-TV in Tallahassee.

As the weather turns cool on Cape Cod, locals turn to warmer climes for travel options.

The Brown brothers, two years apart and the middle of eight siblings, get along very well.

Florida Fish and Wildlife officers were dispatched to investigate two separate incidents involving manatees this morning - one involving reports of a badly scarred manatee on Merritt Island and another dealing with a carcass found in Turkey Creek in Palm Bay.

The roof of a 4,000-square-foot Merritt Island home collapsed Monday after the house caught fire, officials said.

Brevard County firefighters responded to several fires - including a blaze that gutted a Merritt Island home - throughout the day, officials said.

Wade Arnold has come out with a new collection of charming historical photos, following up "Cocoa Beach Then and Now" with "Florida's Space Coast" , another installment in the Images of America series.

According to Bob Masteller, the musician who happens to own the Jazz Corner nightclub in Hilton Head, vibraphonist Christian Tamburr is "a pure throwback to the swing of Lionel Hampton, the technique of Red Norvo, the coolness of Cal Tjader, all wrapped into one package." A native of Merritt Island, Fla., Tamburr - performing at the venerable Jazz ...

Not sure what to wear on Halloween? Before you reach for those scissors and a white sheet or vow to stay home and pass out candy in your sweatpants, consider some ideas from costume experts.