Cape Canaveral city leaders got their shot at convincing the Brevard County school board not to close Cape Canaveral’s only school on Tuesday, saying if the city loses the school, it also effectively loses its identity.
A 16-year-old boy being investigated in the death of his stepsister on a Carnival cruise ship last month has no recollection of the incident.
Brevard County sheriff's officials say a man was arrested for damaging patrol cars with rocks.
A person with knowledge of the move tells The Associated Press that the Washington Nationals are set to hire Boston Red Sox senior vice president and assistant general manager Paul Toboni to run their baseball operations department.
Trial started Monday for Erica Dotson of West Melbourne, who walked into a courtroom as attorneys began to pick a jury. She faces the death penalty for the death of her son in 2021.
A missing 4-year-old boy with autism was found dead in a body of water at an apartment complex, according to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.
A Brevard County school teacher connected to an alcohol-fueled house party involving students is seeking to get her case tossed out.
According to a Brevard Public Schools spokesperson, police lifted the shelter-in-place at all schools and determined the call was part of statewide “swatting calls” to schools.
Supporters of a Brevard County teacher losing her job next year because she used a student’s preferred name without parental permission took their protests to the school board on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the district superintendent defended the decision in an exclusive interview with News 6’s Lisa Bell.
A 15-year-old boy says he's still shaken up over a fishing incident in a Florida woman's backyard.
The police officer prosecutors said held his a woman against her will while shooting hundreds of rounds through their home was sentenced to seven years in prison.
From markets to festivals to drive-through displays, the options are endless when it comes to holiday fun.
A Brevard County school board meeting gets a little heated between board members and those who spoke out against the district's removal of books from libraries.
One of Central Florida’s fastest-growing communities finally has its first middle school. Brevard Public Schools cut the ribbon Tuesday on the new Viera Middle School which broke ground last year.
The mother of the victim of a hazing incident at Viera High School has filed paperwork to run against Brevard Public Schools board member Matt Susin in November's election.
Brevard County’s school board members will discuss a proposed pilot program Tuesday that could lead to year-round classes for some schools in the county.
Six years ago, Sean Dennin started his own fitness journey – little did he know that this would lead to him opening up a smoothie shop.
Prepare for daring sword fights, live performances and all things pirates this weekend at the Space Coast Pirate & Seafood Festival.
In a district where addressing student discipline has been a top priority for its school board, Brevard Public Schools is now taking a look at some new school safety recommendations.
Viera High School varsity and junior varsity football teams are cleared to return to competition this week, according to Brevard County Schools.
The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office announced on Monday that it is conducting a criminal investigation into the hazing incident involving the Viera High School football team.
The head coach of the Viera High School football team has been relieved of his duties, and all varsity and junior varsity team activities have been suspended amid a “hazing incident” investigation, Brevard County Superintendent Dr. Mark Rendell said in a statement on Sunday.
The head coach of the Viera High School football team has been relieved of his duties, and all varsity and junior varsity team activities have been suspended amid a “hazing incident” investigation, Brevard County Superintendent Dr. Mark Rendell said in a statement on Sunday.
Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey took to social media Monday to announce his intention to run for a fourth term as the county’s top law enforcement officer, according to our news partners at Florida Today.
Brevard County’s public school teachers are back at work ahead of another school year, but the district is once again grappling with instructional vacancies — around 200 of them.
A mother faces charges in Brevard County after deputies said she used her children to help her shoplift from a Walmart and then abandoned them to run from law enforcement when they were caught.
A raise for bus drivers in Brevard County has some other school district employees feeling left out.
In his first weeks as Brevard County's superintendent, Dr. Mark Rendell, who was most recently the principal of Cocoa Beach Jr./Sr. High School, is addressing another summer the district is challenged to fill vacancies.
New rules being proposed by Brevard County would push a segment of public commenting to the end of county commission meetings and cut the public video broadcast before speakers took to the podium.
A man now in his 50s was found guilty Wednesday in Brevard County court of beating a woman to death in 2014 whose body was located in the Indian River, according to the State Attorney’s Office for Brevard and Seminole counties.
The Brevard County School Board met on Thursday for the first time after an unexpected ousting of the district’s interim superintendent.
A Brevard County school board member is revealing more about what was behind a unanimous vote to place the district’s interim superintendent on administrative leave.
The secretary for the misdemeanor division of the public defender’s office in Viera lost a hefty $5,000 lottery prize to pay part of an unemployment overpayment issued by the Department of Economic Opportunity.
As a new Brevard County school board focuses on student discipline, the state released a report on student mental health awareness and training.
As Brevard school board members continued debating the district's student discipline policies, Interim Superintendent Dr. Robert Schiller reported so far this year, there have been more than 200 major misuses of electronic devices resulting in 66 suspensions.
District leaders with Brevard Public School broke ground Wednesday on a long-awaited middle school in Viera.
Brevard County Fire Rescue demonstrated CPR training Tuesday alongside a NFL player and local football star who has a personal connection to cardiac arrest.
A Cocoa police officer arrested in December after an hourslong standoff with Brevard County law enforcement at a Viera home was denied bond Thursday.
Cocoa Police Officer Patrick Kelly is still trying to get out of jail after deputies said he shot toward a SWAT team responding to Kelly's Viera home on Dec. 28.
Records released Friday provided new details into what led up to the hours-long standoff at a Melbourne home that ended with the arrest of a Cocoa police officer.
Brevard County school leaders are promising a new crackdown on cell phones in the classroom as the district continues to work on a new disciplinary policy.
The Chabad of the Space Coast is hosting a free Hanukkah Festival and Menorah parade, which departs from Chabad in Satellite Beach at 3:30 p.m. and travels to Chabad in Viera, located at 7350 Lake Andrew Drive in Melbourne.
During a Tuesday afternoon meeting, the Brevard County school board narrowed a list of 12 submissions to become the district's interim superintendent to Mark Rendell, James Larsen and Robert Shiller.
If a separation agreement now in writing is approved, Dr. Mark Mullins would resign as Brevard Public Schools’ superintendent on News Year’s Eve.
An unlicensed contractor accused of defrauding customers throughout Central Florida pleaded no contest to eight felony charges Thursday including grand theft, organized fraud, and contracting without a license during an emergency.
Brevard Public Schools reached a tentative agreement with the Brevard Federation of Teachers union Friday for a new contract that will raise salaries for district teachers, school officials said.
Brevard Public Schools offered a 4% raise for both teachers and recruitment/retention pay in the district’s priority schools, though union leaders rejected the offer, according to district officials.
Melbourne police spoke publicly Tuesday for the first time about investigating a shooting at the Off The Traxx bar where a man died on the dance floor back in March.
A Palm Bay man accused of beating his 12-year-old son and locking him in the laundry room, where he later died, appeared in court Monday.
Titusville police arrested two women Friday as they were attempting to rip off an Ulta Beauty store, according to a news release.
A Brevard County Sheriff’s Office corrections deputy was arrested on charges of robbery with a firearm, false imprisonment and extortion.
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Suntree's Tuscany Grill has found a new home, and a 6,000-square-foot restaurant space in Viera that has housed a French-American bistro, a steakhouse and Mexican restaurant is getting an Italian makeover.
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