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Jae Lee and Jason Rom spend their days as software engineers but in their downtime, they have to two passions: jiu-jitsu and making and selling hot sauces and chili oils.

As Hurricane Ian nears landfall along the southwest coast of Florida, Central Florida counties are feeling the effects of the feeder bands.

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — Fire caused noticeable damage to a house in Brevard County late Monday night. Firefighters rushed to Clairbourne Avenue off Highway A1A in Satellite Beach around 10 p.m.READ: Sheriff: Door Dash driver charged with theft after being caught on cameraChannel 9 was at the scene as Brevard County Fire Rescue crews knocked down flames. Satellite Beach house fireDamage to the outside of the home was obvious, but it’s unclear how much interior damage the fire caused. READ: DUI manslaughter suspect returned to Florida to face sentencing years after fleeing to IrelandFire officials haven’t said whether anyone was home when the fire broke out or how it might have started. Stay with WFTV.com and watch Eyewitness News for updates on this story.

How do two software engineers celebrate a shared love of jiu-jitsu, their Asian heritage and good food while surviving pandemic isolation?

Long Doggers in Satellite Beach will host a Saturday afternoon fundraising event for shark bite victim Addison Bethea.

A Kissimmee motorcyclist was arrested after driving more than 100 mph in a 35 mph zone Monday, according to the Satellite Beach Police Department.

SATELLITE BEACH, Fla. — A big sea turtle is back in the water after she was stuck in a tight spot. Brevard County Fire Rescue saved the sea turtle after she was trapped under the Satellite Beach boardwalk over the weekend. After they freed her, firefighters helped the big turtle back into the ocean. SEE: NASA releases never before seen images of our Universe from James Webb Space TelescopeFirefighters posed for a photo with the sea turtle before sending her on her way. Giant sea turtle rescued (Jason Bistarkey)Click here to download the free WFTV news and weather apps, click here to download the WFTV Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — A Kentucky woman has been charged with three counts of animal cruelty after deputies say she knowingly left two dogs and a cat in a hot van while she spent hours at the beach. Deputies say the second dog and the cat also appeared to be distressed and panting heavily. Deputies noted the temperature outside at the time was 86 degrees. They were taken from the van and given to Brevard County Animal Services for emergency care. She’s being held in the Brevard County Jail on a total of $500 bond.

Satellite Beach police said Carleen Uttariello, 43, was seen driving “all over the road” on State Road A1A just before 10 p.m. Tuesday.

A man was arrested Sunday after he tried to force himself on a woman, only to be kicked in the groin before running off with the victim’s purse, according to Satellite Beach police.

A radar in Satellite Beach and a road in Osceola County have cut through the heart of Florida's land conservation promises, environmental activists say.

Countless calico scallops washed up on Satellite Beach Friday, causing biologists and beachgoers to scratch their heads about what's going on.

Satellite Beach police are urging people not to feed the manatees after water hyacinth, a highly invasive plant, was found dumped in an area canal.

A woman is facing child neglect charges after a child was found alone in a Satellite Beach hotel room that was covered in “filth,” according to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.

SATELLITE BEACH, Fla. — A Satellite Beach couple claim a mortgage company’s mistake cost them more than $10,000, after it failed to renew their insurance policy. Like most homeowners withREAD: 13-year-old arrested for threatening to shoot up school, deputes saya mortgage, their monthly payment included escrow charges for their insurance policy. That’s when she discovered her loan payment had increased by nearly $600 a month because her insurance policy had not been paid. “They have an obligation to pay that premium,” said insurance expert Tom Cotton about the mortgage company. The mortgage insurance premium law is enforced by the Florida Department of Financial Services, and that’s the agency to contact if this happens to you.

A Brevard County jury acquitted a man Tuesday on charges connected to a sexual assault of a woman in Satellite Beach in 2017.

Sometime in the late 1990s, Nancy and Tim Campbell fell in love with wine.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Another hot day is on tap in Central Florida. It will be partly cloudy and mainly dry throughout the day. Break out the flip flops!🩴 Posted by Brian Shields on Thursday, May 27, 2021Satellite Beach sunrise (Karen Craigie)Click here to download the WFTV weather app for live updates to your phone, and click here to stream weather coverage on the WFTV now app. Click here to watch Eyewitness News for live updates. Visit our hurricane section: EYE ON THE TROPICSVisite la sección en español: Temporada de huracanesFollow our Severe Weather team on Twitter for live updates:

The Florida governor has made the environment a priority, dedicating millions to water quality and coastal infrastructure. But critics say he ignores the biggest threat: carbon emissions.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is guaranteeing a $1,000 bonus for every first responder in the state of Florida.

SATELLITE BEACH, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis is set to host a news conference in Satellite Beach on Wednesday. He is set to speak at 11:45 a.m. at the Satellite Beach Police Department. It comes days after DeSantis announced that he was suspending all local emergency orders across the state, canceling all local mask mandates. Ron DeSantis said he has suspended all local government emergency orders related to COVID-19 effective immediately, but that doesn't mean all mask requirements are gone.

A plane flying in the Cocoa Beach Air Show was forced to make an emergency landing in the water off Satellite Beach on Saturday. The...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Legislation proposed after a 12-year-old Satellite Beach girl was killed as she used a crosswalk passed another vote Tuesday in Tallahassee, taking one step closer to becoming law. Sophia Nelson was crossing at State Road A1A and Ellwood Avenue on Dec. 22, 2019 when she was struck by a vehicle, according to a Satellite Beach police report. Rep. Randy Fine, R-Palm Bay, and Sen. Keith Perry, R-Gainesville, filed House Bill 1371, known as the Sophia Nelson Pedestrian Safety Act. Named after a Satellite Beach girl killed crossing A1A, “The Sofia Nelson Pedestrian Safety Act” passes a legislature meeting. @VoteRandyFine wants midblock crosswalks to have flashing lights changed from yellow to red or to remove the yellow lights.

SATELLITE BEACH, Fla. – By pure luck, a Satellite Beach man captured the incredible moment when a giant manta ray did a back flip behind a surfer who was riding a wave. “Wow, I’ve seen whales, sharks and small fish jumping but first time I’ve heard about Manta Rays jumping...great photo,” another woman commented. Several others also shared their experiences seeing manta rays doing acrobatics in that same area. He didn’t wander very far,” another man from Satellite Beach wrote. “They’re pretty cool, calm and collected but they’re pretty excited.

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – Some Satellite Beach residents living near a synagogue reported finding anti-Semitic flyers tucked into plastic bags that were tossed onto the driveways of several homes, News 6 partner Florida Today reports. Similar right-wing propaganda tracts with anti-Semitic overtones have been distributed in Brevard County over the years. Satellite Beach police did not respond to several inquiries about the case. Florida State Rep. Randy Fine, who attends one of the four Jewish congregations in Brevard, talked with Satellite Beach police about the incident. Rabbi Zvi Konikov, who oversees the Chabad of the Space Coast centers in Satellite Beach and Viera, said the hate paraphernalia appears to be part of a campaign.

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BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – A man is behind bars after authorities in Brevard County said he forced a woman’s hand onto his groin while she was getting a tattoo. According to the Satellite Beach Police Department, Michael Sean Bush, 36, is the owner and operator of The Looming Locust, a tattoo shop in Satellite Beach. Officials said that Bush locked himself and a client inside a room and as the woman was lying on a table getting her tattoo, Bush repeatedly grabbed the woman’s hand and placed it on his groin. During their investigation, authorities also learned that Bush was operating his business without a license. Investigators ask anyone who feel that they may have been a victim to similar behavior by Bush to contact the Satellite Beach Police Department or the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.

SATELLITE BEACH, Fla. – The City of Satellite Beach will now mandate that all essential businesses require masks for all patrons and employees. The mandate was approved at the city’s council meeting Monday and considers grocery stores, drug stores, convenience stores and gas stations under its essential business provision. “The Emergency Ordinance also requires all other businesses to post their mask/face coverings policy on the front entry doorway of the business to advise customers entering the businesses,” city officials said in a news release. “We do not want to experience another shutdown within our community.”Satellite Beach City Manager Courtney Barker said she is grateful the mask mandate was put into place. “I am grateful for the leadership of our City Council who determined it was in the best interest of the health, safety and welfare of our City residents to formally adopt the Emergency Ordinances,” Barker said in a news release.

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. New coronavirus cases have been reported among employees at several Brevard County Publix locations in the past week, according to a corporate spokesperson for the company, News 6 partner Florida Today reported. Four additional stores in Satellite Beach, Suntree, Cocoa and Melbourne have reported having employees test positive for the novel coronavirus since June 22. This brings the total to nine separate locations with reported cases among employees. Employees who test positive are given paid leave for 14 days and required to quarantine until they test negative for the coronavirus. Publix also requires quarantine and paid leave for up to 14 days for associates who have been in close contact with an associate who tests positive.

Some beach restrictions relaxed in parts of Brevard, Flagler countiesPublished: April 22, 2020, 10:38 amSatellite Beach and Cocoa Beach officials have reopened beaches for sunbathing, sitting in chairs and all other activities within city limits during the coronavirus pandemic — but groups must be five people or fewer.

SATELLITE BEACH, Fla. – Spring break means massive crowds at Central Florida beaches, but amid concerns about the spread of coronavirus, the state is cracking down on beachgoers. Tuesday evening the Cocoa Beach City Commission granted City Manager Jim McKnight emergency powers. Cocoa Beach Mayor Ben Malik said the city will begin managing crowd control on the beaches during the coronavirus pandemic to comply with the CDC guidelines. “Decisions will be made in the next few days to limit beach access to control the crowd size. “At this time, the Satellite Beach Police Department will be patrolling beaches in Satellite Beach to enforce the party size and distance measures being taken statewide to reduce the spread of COVID-19,” Police Chief Jeff M. Pearson said in a statement on Facebook.

SATELLITE BEACH, Fla. – The driver who hit a 12-year-old girl crossing State Road AIA in Satellite Beach was issued moving traffic violation and will not be criminally charged following an investigation into the deadly crash. In a news release Tuesday, officials with the Satellite Beach Police Department said the investigation into the fatal pedestrian crash is complete and determined the driver will not face criminal charges. “The investigation into this tragic case has concluded but we will continue to deeply mourn the loss of Sophia Nelson,” Satellite Beach police Chief Jeff Pearson said. (Images courtesy of Nelson family)The 82-year-old driver was 395 feet from the crosswalk stop bar when Sophia activated the yellow flashing lights, according to the investigation. “Through this tragic time the Nelson family has leaned on their faith in God and the overwhelming support from family and the community.

SATELLITE BEACH, Fla. – As far back as December 2018, people in Satellite Beach said they feared something tragic could happen at several new crosswalks on State Road A1A. [RELATED: Brevard officials criticize A1A flashing-yellow crosswalks after 12-year-old’s death | 12-year-old girl struck, killed on A1A crosswalk in Satellite Beach]"They put them across a highway and they didn't use the proper signaling," supporter Dan Willemin said. After Nelson was killed by the Dec. 22, 2019 crash, Willemin was an organizer of a rally in opposition to how the crosswalks look now. Willemin also raised his voice to the Brevard County Commission and Satellite Beach City Council. Two months later, the question remains if the unidentified driver who Nelson's parents said hit her will face penalties.

Fine has dubbed House Bill 1371 as the Sophia Nelson Pedestrian Safety Act. Sophia’s parents discussing the crosswalk safety bill that passed the House State Affairs Committee this morning. He said they were walking home from the beach and Sophia pressed the button to activate the yellow flashing lights at the crosswalk. The cost to add a traffic signal or pedestrian hybrid beacon at a midblock crosswalk is approximately $300,000. The cost to remove a midblock crosswalk is approximately $7,000.

TALLAHASSEE Floridas aerospace agency has launched a new front in its effort to make the Sunshine State more enticing as a potential player in the nations up-and-coming Space Force. If you can't make the articulate arguments for what capabilities you've got to support missions, youll never get those mission assignments, Space Florida President and CEO Frank DiBello said after Thursdays meeting in Tallahassee. Space Florida officials maintain that luring the combatant command or the components that will make up the bulk of the Space Force will require showing that many of the new agencys functions already exist in some manner at Cape Canaveral and military bases across the state. I go up to D.C. pretty frequently to talk about this and other issues, said Nunez, who also serves as the chairwoman of the Space Florida board. DeSantis has been pitching Trump on Florida for the Space Force command for nearly a year.

SATELLITE BEACH, Fla. – When firefighter John Pope moved to Satellite Beach almost a decade ago, he was told about the police department's reputation: You don't drink and drive, and you don't speed — "because the guys in black don't play." Twenty miles an hour over (the speed limit) on A1A," Pope told the Satellite Beach City Council that night. We all know the reputation that Satellite Beach has," Pearson said. Since 2014, City Manager Courtney Barker said 15 bicycle-pedestrian crashes have occurred in Satellite Beach — three of which were fatal. Two weeks ago, Mayor Frank Catino sent a letter to the Florida Department of Transportation asking state officials to:• Reduce the SR A1A speed limit in Satellite Beach.

In his letter, Catino asked FDOT to:• Reduce the SR A1A speed limit in Satellite Beach. The Satellite Beach City Council will discuss a crosswalk enforcement plan during its Jan. 15 meeting. On Dec. 28, nearly 100 people attended a sign-waving demonstration at the Ellwood Avenue crosswalk, protesting the yellow-flashing beacons as unsafe and confusing. I just think personally that those flashing yellow lights need to go away. Barker said Satellite Beach officials have asked FDOT to lower SR A1A speed limits since 1991, to no avail.

SATELLITE BEACH, Fla. – After a 12-year-old girl was killed walking across A1A with her family, a Brevard County commissioner said he's moving forward with an idea to change the flashing lights at the crosswalk. A week later, Commissioner Curt Smith said he’s going to push for the flashing yellow lights to be replaced by red lights. The commissioner said he plans to present the idea to the county commission at their meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 7. “These flashing yellow lights -- most people, if you ask them, they don’t have any clue what they are,” Smith said. Smith said county-wide, five people have died in crosswalks like the ones Nelson died in.

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The Satellite Beach 12-year-old was struck while crossing State Road A1A on her way back home from the beach. A 12-year-old Satellite Beach girl on life support donated her organs on Christmas, three days after she was struck by a vehicle on a state road mid-block crosswalk near her home, said her father, Mark Nelson. During late afternoon on Christmas, she donated organs at Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children in Orlando helping save the lives of four children, Mark Nelson said. "Every Christmas when I hear that song, I'll remember my angel saving four other lives with her last act," Mark Nelson said. The girl was struck at 5:37 p.m. Sunday by a northbound vehicle near Ellwood Avenue, Satellite Beach police reported in a press release.

The Satellite Beach 12-year-old was struck while crossing State Road A1A on her way back home from the beach. A 12-year-old Satellite Beach girl on life support donated her organs on Christmas, three days after she was struck by a vehicle on a state road mid-block crosswalk near her home, said her father, Mark Nelson. During late afternoon on Christmas, she donated organs at Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children in Orlando helping save the lives of four children, Mark Nelson said. "Every Christmas when I hear that song, I'll remember my angel saving four other lives with her last act," Mark Nelson said. The girl was struck at 5:37 p.m. Sunday by a northbound vehicle near Ellwood Avenue, Satellite Beach police reported in a press release.

The Satellite Beach 12-year-old was struck while crossing State Road A1A on her way back home from the beach. A 12-year-old Satellite Beach girl on life support donated her organs on Christmas, three days after she was struck by a vehicle on a state road mid-block crosswalk near her home, said her father, Mark Nelson. During late afternoon on Christmas, she donated organs at Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children in Orlando helping save the lives of four children, Mark Nelson said. "Every Christmas when I hear that song, I'll remember my angel saving four other lives with her last act," Mark Nelson said. The girl was struck at 5:37 p.m. Sunday by a northbound vehicle near Ellwood Avenue, Satellite Beach police reported in a press release.

A Satellite Beach woman said she discovered several sea turtle eggs and hatchlings burned during her walk on the beach Sunday evening. Copyright 2019 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.

Here is the scene from a corroded pipe near Cassia Boulevard canal in February of 2018. BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. - A broken valve resulted in hundreds of gallons of sewage spilling in Satellite Beach late Sunday, News 6 partner Florida Today reported. County protocol when sewage spills occur is to notify the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and Department of Health. County sewage has come under scrutiny in recent years as spills have polluted the already troubled Indian River Lagoon. Sunday's spill comes after approximately 375,000 gallons spewed from a different Cassia Boulevard pipe last year.