Brevard County News Archives

In a big upset, Northrop Grumman Corp. , with its European partner Airbus, has beaten Boeing Co. via South Florida Sun-Sentinel

“The report outlines suggestions, ranging from doing public-service announcements that can run in the hotels and motels, to year-round lifeguards”

Brevard wants more ocean lifeguards, year-round coverage BY DONNA BALANCIA FLORIDA TODAY On the job. via Floridatoday.com

Grubbs was wanted on an outstanding Brevard County Felony Warrant for Sexual Battery. via Floridatoday.com

“This is a dangerous, dangerous guy. There's no doubt he would strike again.”

A Port St. John man already in jail in connection with a January convenience store robbery was charged with sexual battery Tuesday afternoon. via Floridatoday.com

Brevard County's legislative delegation and commission today supported an initiatve that could diversify Kennedy Space Center into an energy research hub. via Floridatoday.com

Ronald E. Bengston, 71, of Melbourne, left, and Larry Eugene Davis, 64, of Palm Bay were arrested near the public restrooms at Wickham Park. via Floridatoday.com

“I don't know the cause of the outage”

A widespread power outage struck south Florida on Tuesday because of a shut-down at a nuclear reactor, knocking out electricity to millions of people and snarling traffic across the state, officials said. via Mix1027.com

“It looks beautiful, I'm standing on it now”

The sand trucks are rolling ahead of pace and should begin shoring up dunes in Satellite Beach and Indian Harbour Beach by late this week or early next week, officials said this morning. via Floridatoday.com

“It can be fatal very quickly, but it's not easily spread.”

Student contracts bacterial meningitis BY KATE BRENNAN FLORIDA TODAY Whom to call For more information about the signs and symptoms of bacterial meningitis, call the Brevard County Health Department at 454 - ... via Florida Today

A student in Brevard County has been diagnosed with bacterial meningitis, Local 6 confirmed Monday. via Local6.com

“It's a real critical corridor. Unless we do something immediately, we could lose the scrub jay”

Happy home. A family of scrub jays, an endangered species, inhabits its newly restored habitat in Valkaria Scrub Sanctuary. via Floridatoday.com

“We can spend all of the money educating kids, but if we don't educate parents, we are missing a component”

From a crowd of about 150 young people, nearly two dozen said they had seen someone get shot. via Floridatoday.com

“Interestingly enough, the friendship that developed between Mr. Ford and Ms. Averill was a result of the harassment inflicted upon them, including false allegations, by former disgruntled employees”

County appraiser marries employee amid probe BY WAYNE T. PRICE FLORIDA TODAY Ford. via FloridaToday.com

“This guy is going to bond out and sell again”

One last kiss. Natalia Sackova leans in to kiss her fiance Joey Doyle as he is handcuffed by Cpl. via Floridatoday.com

“I think in other areas of the state people are able to yell louder and have more clout than the legislators from Brevard.”

Barriers to come. Barriers will be added to the median of Interstate 95 in Brevard County in the next five years. via Floridatoday.com

The woman told deputies Randle went into a bedroom closet where the family's gun safe was located. via Behind The Blue WAll

The domestic terminal of the Melbourne International Airport has reopened after it was evacuated because of a bag that went through an X-ray machine and was deemed suspicious. via WESH-TV

“As of right now, we don't even have one available bed for these people”

County officials and Brevard County sheriff's deputies are expected to visit the homeless camp off Clearlake Drive on Wednesday to assess needs and perhaps issue trespass warnings. via Local6.com

“It shouldn't be restricted in any way, shape or form”

What's next The Central Area Parks Operations administrative board meets at 2 p.m. March 17 at the Parks and Recreation Department, 840 Forrest Ave., Cocoa. via Floridatoday.com

Deputies from the Brevard County Sheriff's Office are looking for a couple allegedly involved in running a methamphetamine lab near West King Street in Cocoa. via Floridatoday.com

“A few of them could be strong”

Blustery weather will head to Brevard County this afternoon, ahead of a front that will cool down the area by Tuesday. via Floridatoday.com

“HEY! EARNHART! What are you gonna do with all the time you just saved?”

Two sandhill cranes died this afternoon after being struck by a car on Murrell Road south of Rockledge. via Floridatoday.com

Authorities are surveying two condo buildings in the Cocoa Beach area after a possible tornado touch down. via WJXX

“It's very exciting and I will be more excited once I get it in writing”

Palm Bay charter school applications OK'd BY MEGAN DOWNS FLORIDA TODAY The City of Palm Bay can add two new charter schools after its applications were approved today by a new state agency designed to oversee ... via FloridaToday.com

“It looks like we're in the clear”

Talk Back: Post a comment on this article By Florida Today COCOA BEACH, FL -- When a tornado touched down in Cocoa Beach on Tuesday, many had no warning, at least from their weather radios. via WTLV

Brevard County remains under a tornado watch until 7 a.m. today. Forecasters at the National Weather Service in Melbourne said conditions will remain in place through the early morning for the possible ... via Florida Today

Severe storms swept through the South on Tuesday, producing hail and damaging winds from Louisiana to Florida and spawning a possible tornado near Kennedy Space Center. via WHDH

A man was killed and a woman was listed in critical condition following a crash on Tuesday morning between a van carrying several passengers and a tractor-trailer on Interstate 95 in north Brevard County. via Local6.com

“It really is amazing what the city has accomplished with the resources available to it”

Known for its Victorian homes and quaint atmosphere, this city of 2,800 is doing what many others won't or can't -- staying small. via South Florida Sun-Sentinel

“Howdy - Did you call me ugly? Dang I told you what I was wearing..”

Some called it a waste of tax dollars. Other said it blocked their religious beliefs. via Floridatoday.com

“I hope to start to mobilize next week”

Dune renourishment gains fed permit BY JIM WAYMER FLORIDA TODAY Homeowners should see trucks beginning to haul new sand to the dunes in South Beaches, Satellite Beach and Indian Harbour Beach by Monday, Feb. via Floridatoday.com

Melbourne police have arrested a suspect in one of two bank robberies at Wachovia branches on Thursday. via Floridatoday.com

“Parents and teachers tolerated it, but they didn't like it”

Portable classrooms pictured at Space Coast Jr./Sr. High in Port St. John. 2007 file image by Rik Jesse, FLORIDA TODAY If you go The Brevard County School Board will hold a soft redistricting workshop from 3 to ... via FloridaToday.com

Melbourne-based Harris Corp. plans to add more than 400 new jobs by mid-2008, the latest hiring bonanza in a historic expansion of its Brevard County operations, the company said today. via The Orlando Sentinel

A 72-year-old veteran wanted a Florida Prisoner of War license plate so badly that he lied about being a former POW. via First Coast News

“It's going to be gutted, but we'll reopen”

Damaged by fire. An early-morning fire Monday fire did $250,000 in damage to popular beachside restaurant Cantina Dos Amigos. via Floridatoday.com

“Where am I suppose to get crappy over priced mexican food now?”

Dos Amigos fire. Irving Surdam and Alex Giron cover the windows until repairs can be done at Cantina Dos Amigos. via Floridatoday.com

Vandalism reported at two Brevard schools BY SUSANNE CERVENKA FLORIDA TODAY Brevard County Sheriff's deputies are investigating vandalism reported at two Port St. via Floridatoday.com

Grow house bust nets $100,000 in plants FLORIDA TODAY Arrested. Officers arrested Samuel Mesa, 49, in the 2900 block of Dagget Avenue, after finding about 100 marijuana plants in the house, an official said. via Floridatoday.com