Rockledge News

Recruits ready for basic training are depicted in photos on a bulletin board inside the Army's recruitment office in Rockledge.

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A one-year-old girl is in critical condition following a near-drowning. The girl is believed to have fallen into a swimming pool where she remained for approximately 10 minutes before she was pulled from the water.

By a 6-0 vote, the city council Wednesday approved negotiations with the top-ranked of five construction firms seeking to build a new police station.

The Rockledge debate over a proposal to store treated wastewater underground for later irrigation use shows no signs of cooling.

Don't forget it's election day Tuesday in six of Brevard's cities and towns. City council or commission seats are up for grabs in Cocoa Beach, Indialantic, Melbourne Beach, Rockledge, West Melbourne, Barefoot Bay and Satellite Beach, which will also choose a new mayor.

Trade bill good, but delete security issues The writer of the recent letter, 'Recession would end if people got 'fair help,' ' who suggested bringing back exported jobs to this country, makes a very good point.

Four records fell by the wayside this month from rollercoaster weather events that saw unseasonably warm 90-plus degree temperatures pushed out by blanket-on-the-bed nighttime lows.

A team of high-profile Brevard County officials tasked with tackling development-related problems met only two times this year.

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.

Deputies with the Brevard County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday found a man hiding in the woods near where a witness said he was taken at knifepoint.

The first Aldi discount grocery story in Melbourne is set to open Friday. It will be the sixth Aldi to open in Brevard County in the past year and a half .

After a day of battling several suspicious brush fires, Brevard County Fire-Rescue crews found themselves back out in the Rockledge area attempting to contain a fast-moving blaze east of Murrell Road and north of Eyster Boulevard.

Brevard County residents interested in improving their own homes or moving up to a new one have plenty of options for gathering information this weekend.

Indian Harbor Montessori science teacher Sabrina Bethurum paced nervously by the bidding tables, anxiously talking on the phone to her principal during the Final Destination Auction at Kennedy Space Center.

Some people, however, are anxious about whether the vaccine -- now available to local residents -- is safe.

EverydayHealth's Symptom Checker , which debuted this morning, is at the heart of a program veterans have been using for a decade to get help fast over the phone.

Email this article to a friend! ROCKLEDGE, Fla. - Florida boat dealership Boaters Exchange has seen year-to-year revenue growth of 12 percent through the third quarter, according to a release from the company.

Hundreds paid their respects as the flag-draped coffin carrying Army Sgt. Robert Sanchez was driven from Melbourne International Airport escorted by about 70 motorcycle riders and more than 30 other vehicles.

Three members of a Rockledge family were arrested Tuesday at a mobile home in the 1100 block of Luther Drive and face charges related to running a methamphetamine lab at the residence, police said.