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North Lauderdale woman killed in crash on I-95 in Brevard County
Read full article: North Lauderdale woman killed in crash on I-95 in Brevard CountyA 22-year-old South Florida woman was killed and two others injured, including an infant, in a single-vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon in Brevard County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
North Miami dentist draws state scrutiny for sermons as imam: ‘Annihilate the tyrannical Jews’
Read full article: North Miami dentist draws state scrutiny for sermons as imam: ‘Annihilate the tyrannical Jews’North Miami dentist Dr. Fadi Kablawi is facing state scrutiny for his other role: as an imam at a South Florida mosque.
Gov. Ron DeSantis signs bill to provide tax relief for Floridians
Read full article: Gov. Ron DeSantis signs bill to provide tax relief for FloridiansFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news conference Tuesday morning in Cape Canaveral where he signed a bill to provide additional tax relief for Floridians.
6 more winning Fantasy Five tickets sold in Florida, Lottery officials say
Read full article: 6 more winning Fantasy Five tickets sold in Florida, Lottery officials sayLottery officials are urging people to check their Fantasy 5 tickets after six winning tickets were sold in Florida on Presidents Day.
2 dead, 2 officers wounded in shootout after domestic disturbance in Brevard County
Read full article: 2 dead, 2 officers wounded in shootout after domestic disturbance in Brevard CountyTwo people were killed and two Palm Bay officers were wounded Sunday afternoon in a shooting following a domestic incident, police said.
Video shows deadly collision of SUV slamming into Brightline train in Melbourne
Read full article: Video shows deadly collision of SUV slamming into Brightline train in MelbourneAuthorities released surveillance video Friday showing the horrifying moments a Brightline train collided with an SUV trying to beat a crossing in Melbourne on Wednesday afternoon.
Man caught beating shark with hammer on Florida beach gets probation
Read full article: Man caught beating shark with hammer on Florida beach gets probationA man who beat a shark with a hammer on a Brevard County beach in December 2022 received probation and was ordered to make a $250 donation to the Brevard Zoo, records obtained by Local 10 Orlando news partner WKMG show.
Florida man arrested in neo-Nazi banner display
Read full article: Florida man arrested in neo-Nazi banner displayA man arrested this week in Brevard County is accused of hanging swastikas and other antisemitic banners above Interstate 4 near Orlando, what the Florida Department of Law Enforcement described was in violation of a state law signed this year by Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Florida man wins $1 million prize playing Lottery scratch-off game
Read full article: Florida man wins $1 million prize playing Lottery scratch-off gameA 40-year-old man is $1 million richer after he purchased a $5,000,000 Cashword scratch-off ticket after making a pit stop at a gas station, Florida Lottery officials confirmed Friday.
‘Curb that behavior’: Florida school board considers new rules involving ‘furry dress attire’
Read full article: ‘Curb that behavior’: Florida school board considers new rules involving ‘furry dress attire’During the Brevard Public Schools’ school board meeting on Tuesday, members brought up concerns about “furry dress attire” that had been reported in district schools.
‘Lock her in the closet’: Florida caregivers livestream abuse of elderly patient, deputies say
Read full article: ‘Lock her in the closet’: Florida caregivers livestream abuse of elderly patient, deputies sayTwo healthcare workers face charges after they livestreamed themselves abusing an elderly patient with dementia, according to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.
Police: U.S. Marine arrested after traveling to Florida to meet 14-year-old for sex
Read full article: Police: U.S. Marine arrested after traveling to Florida to meet 14-year-old for sexA United States Marine was arrested Thursday after traveling to Brevard County to meet a minor for sex, according to the West Melbourne Police Department.
Florida custodian threatens to cut student ‘into pieces’ with razor, deputies say
Read full article: Florida custodian threatens to cut student ‘into pieces’ with razor, deputies sayA Florida custodian stands accused of threatening to cut a 14-year-old student “into pieces” with a razor blade after he told deputies he felt disrespected, according to court records.
Florida police officer arrested after hourslong standoff, deputies say
Read full article: Florida police officer arrested after hourslong standoff, deputies sayA Cocoa police officer is being held in jail without bond after an hourslong standoff with the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office SWAT Team, according to Local 10′s Orlando news partner, WKMG News 6.
Florida man, 18, accidentally shoots woman twerking at possible house party, police say
Read full article: Florida man, 18, accidentally shoots woman twerking at possible house party, police sayAn 18-year-old man was arrested Tuesday after police said he accidentally shot a woman, also 18, dancing with him at a possible Cocoa house party nearly a month ago.
Fla. sheriff: Students no longer fear getting ‘a-- cheeks’ ‘torn off’, need new discipline policy
Read full article: Fla. sheriff: Students no longer fear getting ‘a-- cheeks’ ‘torn off’, need new discipline policyDays after the Brevard County School Board ousted the superintendent, plans are underway for a new school disciplinary policy in Brevard Public Schools.
Man dies after rescue attempt on yacht during peak of Hurricane Nicole
Read full article: Man dies after rescue attempt on yacht during peak of Hurricane NicoleA 68-year-old Port Canaveral man died Thursday in Cocoa after an attempted rescue on his yacht during the peak of Hurricane Nicole, police said.
Section of destroyed shuttle Challenger found on ocean floor
Read full article: Section of destroyed shuttle Challenger found on ocean floorA large section of the destroyed space shuttle Challenger has been found buried in sand at the bottom of the Atlantic, more than three decades after the tragedy that killed a schoolteacher and six others.
WILD VIDEO: Pursuit on Florida highway ends in arrest
Read full article: WILD VIDEO: Pursuit on Florida highway ends in arrestVideo released by the Florida Highway Patrol shows a wanted person being arrested Wednesday following a pursuit on State Road 528 which started in Brevard County and ended in Orange County.
Florida mayor arrested, accused of hitting man with rake during Hurricane Ian cleanup
Read full article: Florida mayor arrested, accused of hitting man with rake during Hurricane Ian cleanupThe mayor of Indialantic is accused of using a rake to hit a man in the face while participating in a park cleanup for Hurricane Ian, according to the police department.
Sea turtles hold strong this summer but danger beckons
Read full article: Sea turtles hold strong this summer but danger beckonsMany feared for the future of Florida’s three most prominent types of endangered sea turtles — greens, loggers and leatherbacks — but this year evidence suggests they are rebounding.
Naked Florida man followed women on beach, touching himself the whole time, police say
Read full article: Naked Florida man followed women on beach, touching himself the whole time, police sayA naked Florida man followed three women on a Brevard County beach for several blocks early Saturday morning, touching himself the whole time, according to police.
Officer avoids charges after K-9 left in hot police car for hours found dead
Read full article: Officer avoids charges after K-9 left in hot police car for hours found deadA Cocoa police officer is not facing charges in connection with the death of a K-9 named Zena almost a year after she was found dead in the back of her handler’s hot car, according to an update provided by the State Attorney’s Office in Brevard County.
Florida man’s $5 lottery ticket reveals $2,500 a week for life
Read full article: Florida man’s $5 lottery ticket reveals $2,500 a week for lifeA Brevard County man hit for one Florida Lottery’s four top prizes on the $2,500 A Week For Life scratch-off ticket and took home a lump sum worth $2.33 million.
Black bear undergoes MRI at Florida hospital
Read full article: Black bear undergoes MRI at Florida hospitalBrody the Bear, a resident of the Brevard County Zoo, was recently transported to Health First’s Viera Hospital for an MRI scan in an effort to figure out why the young male’s hind legs were so weak.
Fiancé arrested, charged with killing of Florida woman
Read full article: Fiancé arrested, charged with killing of Florida womanBrevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey says 39-year-old Philip Keller was arrested on first-degree premeditated murder six days after 35-year-old Alicia Campitelli was found dead in Merritt Island.
Pittsburgh’s ambassadors to space are ready to return America to the moon
Read full article: Pittsburgh’s ambassadors to space are ready to return America to the moonSeveral private companies launching moon landers later this year from Florida will kick off a grand campaign to better understand our nearest neighbor, with big implications for when NASA returns humans to the moon in a few short years.
School board fires Florida teacher for medical marijuana use
Read full article: School board fires Florida teacher for medical marijuana useMELBOURNE, Fla. – A Florida teacher has been fired for using medical marijuana. Florida Today reports that the Brevard County School Board voted 3-2 on Tuesday to terminate Allison Enright from her position at Space Coast Junior/Senior High School. Medical marijuana is legal in Florida, but federal regulations continue to categorize cannabis as a Schedule I Controlled Substance, like heroin, LSD and ecstasy. School Board General Counsel Paul Gibbs says the school district must be a drug-free workplace to receive certain federal grants. Enright disclosed her medical marijuana use when she took a drug test after an injury at work.
Manatees are dying at an unusually high rate across Florida in 2021
Read full article: Manatees are dying at an unusually high rate across Florida in 2021BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – Florida’s beloved manatees, affectionately known as the “cows of the sea,” are always a sight to behold as they grace our Florida waters. However, since the beginning of 2021, the sea cow population is decreasing at an alarmingly fast rate. In the first five weeks of 2021, manatee deaths in Florida reached more than half of what they were in all of 2020. As of February 24, more than 350 manatee deaths have been recorded in Florida in 2021, which is three times the usual average for the same time period, according to The Weather Channel. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, at least 358 manatees have died in Florida since Jan. 1.
Report: Mother of Florida teen killed by deputy shot by 16-year-old at son’s burial service
Read full article: Report: Mother of Florida teen killed by deputy shot by 16-year-old at son’s burial serviceCOCOA, Fla. – A gunshot fired into the crowd gathered at the burial service of a teenager who was fatally shot by a Florida sheriff’s deputy hit the deceased boy’s mother, wounding her. Quasheda Pierce was hit as the pastor finished his prayers at Riverview Memorial Gardens Saturday afternoon, according to Florida Today, who originally reported the story. Pierce and 16-year-old Angelo Crooms were killed Nov. 13 by a Brevard County Sheriff’s deputy, according to reports. Local 10 sister station WKMG reported that an initial investigation found that the shot at the service came from an accidental discharge from a gun carried by a 16-year-old attending the burial, citing information from Brevard County Sheriff’s deputies. The shot penetrated the teen’s leg and impacted Pierce’s leg, WKMG reported.
Florida mom made toddler smoke THC so he would eat and sleep better, deputies say
Read full article: Florida mom made toddler smoke THC so he would eat and sleep better, deputies sayBREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – A mother made her 2-year-old son smoke THC from a vape pen on more than one occasion because she believed the marijuana would help him eat and sleep more, according to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office. The woman said Clarisse would let her housemates watch the boy even though they were known to drink excessively, records show. In a separate Snapchat video, Clarisse smokes the vape pen while lying next to the toddler, the report said. Deputies said from there, Clarisse would put the vape pen in the boy’s mouth so he would smoke it in order to help his sleep schedule and appetite. Clarisse was arrested Tuesday on a child neglect charge.
Suspected Pillowcase Rapist’s DNA matches 25 rape cases, prosecutors say
Read full article: Suspected Pillowcase Rapist’s DNA matches 25 rape cases, prosecutors sayMIAMI – The suspected Pillowcase Rapist’s DNA matched DNA evidence linked to at least 25 rapes, Miami-Dade County prosecutors said on Thursday. Prosecutors said detectives found trinkets from his victims and a metal nail file similar to the weapon his victims’ had described. The charges included a felony, so his DNA was included in an FBI database that included DNA from a 1983 rape kit in Miami-Dade County. (Tim Shortt/Florida Today via AP)After a few days at Brevard County jail, Koehler was extradited to Miami-Dade County on Wednesday. Koehler, 29, is facing charges of domestic violence assault, attempted burglary and criminal mischief in Brevard County.
Edna Buchanan ‘elated’ DNA helped detectives find Pillowcase Rapist suspect
Read full article: Edna Buchanan ‘elated’ DNA helped detectives find Pillowcase Rapist suspectAn arrest warrant later showed detectives believe he was the man who earned the moniker for using a pillowcase to cover the faces of dozens of his victims in South Florida. An FBI database helped detectives to catch their suspect. According to the arrest warrant, the rape kit of a 25-year-old woman who officers believe was his victim in 1983 was included in the FBI’s Combined DNA Index System. The first sample was from Koehler’s son Jan. 13, and detectives collected the second sample after following Koehler to a public area Jan. 16. Detectives sent the evidence to the Miami-Dade Police Department’s crime laboratory, where there was confirmation Jan. 17.
Trapper trying to catch shark in Florida pond
Read full article: Trapper trying to catch shark in Florida pondINDIAN HARBOUR BEACH, Fla. – A trapper is back at a Brevard County park Tuesday, trying to catch a shark that somehow ended up in the park's retention pond. Wildlife trapper James Dean came prepared Tuesday, setting up his rod and reel and chumming the Gleason Park pond in Indian Harbour Beach. Dean says somebody released the 3-to 4-foot bull shark in the pond. "All the water ways that lead out of this area go directly into the river, not into this pond," said Dean. It's unclear how long the city and Dean will go at this, but once the shark is finally caught it will be released into the Indian River Lagoon.