A Palm Bay woman was arrested over the weekend after she was caught with cocaine in her “lower region” after a traffic stop, according to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.
Palm Bay police said Michelle Lynn Hancock was found with a 17-year-old former student in a parked vehicle, and both admitted to engaging in sexual activity.
A potentially hazardous situation at a business in Palm Bay is forcing evacuations and a large police and fire rescue presence in the area, while others nearby are being told to shelter in place.
The family of a Florida man claims he was paralyzed after being tasered by police and falling from a fence announced Tuesday that they plan to file a federal civil rights and wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Palm Bay and several police officers.
Indian River Drive is back open in Palm Bay Estates after an overnight road collapse left a large hole, raising questions about an aging pipe and who is responsible for repairs.
A large hole opened along a roadway inside Palm Bay Estates after heavy rain Wednesday, prompting emergency repairs and reigniting a yearslong dispute between residents and the city of Palm Bay over who is responsible for maintaining an aging drainage pipe.
A Brevard County grand jury indicted Lucas Jones, 19, on one count of first-degree murder, along with charges of abuse of a dead human body. Investigators say Jones targeted Colie Lee Daniel, 28, after finding him on the registry of local sex offenders.
A new brush fire burning in Palm Bay’s ‘Compound’ area is prompting evacuations as a precaution. According to Palm Bay Fire Rescue, crews are battling a 100-acre fire in the Compound right now in the area of Madden and Olivia roads. It’s about 50% contained.
Several large brush fires broke out in an infamous portion of Palm Bay known as “The Compound” on Tuesday night, according to fire officials.
A 5-acre brush fire which took helicopters dropping water to put out and closed businesses and a major road was set intentionally, police now say.
Chadwick Willacy was put to death by lethal injection Tuesday evening at Florida State Prison in Starke for the 1990 murder of his Palm Bay neighbor who found him burglarizing her home.
When every second counts, one of Central Florida’s largest communities was dangerously falling behind.
The young woman who police said told them her boyfriend dismembered a man, stuffed him in suitcases, and dumped his remains in the Compound, told police she was afraid she could be next.
Police said Jones told his girlfriend he wanted to kill sex offenders, and he even printed a listed of registered sex offenders who lived nearby.
The young man police say dumped two suitcases stuffed with human remains in the tall grass at the Compound is now facing a murder charge, too.
Clifford Owen Long, 37, was indicted by a Brevard County grand jury for the 2025 shooting death of 2-year-old Bles’syn Lightner and the attempted murders of her grandparents in South Melbourne.
Some neighbors are sickened to hear human remains were found in suitcases in an abandoned area where dead bodies have been found before.
Police found human remains in an abandoned suitcase in Palm Bay’s notorious “Compound” over the weekend and a 19-year-old whose name was found inside was arrested in connection with the case.
A Brevard County jury awarded over $14 million to a woman who ate ice cream contaminated with metal, according to law firm Alpizar Law.
We have a new look at the gunfire that came from a house as police took cover in the middle of a deadly standoff. Three hours later Monday, after officers returned fire, police said the barricaded woman inside the house alone was dead.
Several Brevard County cities are accelerating a long-term push to move properties off septic systems and onto central sewer to reduce nitrogen pollution in the Indian River Lagoon.
A 1-year-old almost drowned, according to police, and now, for the second time in just the last few months, a mother is back in jail.
On Thursday, Florida House lawmakers finally approved a new bill that would completely remove non-school property taxes from homes across the state.
After chucking a cinderblock through someone’s car, a handcuffed Palm Bay woman was caught eating cocaine that was concealed inside her pants, the sheriff said.
Police in Palm Bay are awaiting confirmation from the medical examiner after human remains were discovered in a wooded area, a development investigators say could be connected to a missing person who has not been seen alive for about a year.
With the discussion around property tax cuts hitting a fever pitch in Florida, a new report shows which counties have imposed the highest levies statewide.
For the first time through the lens of police body cameras, we’re seeing the teenager accused of killing her mother and her mother’s young boyfriend.
Rep. Monique Miller, R-Palm Bay, sponsored a proposal (HB 339), which would give someone who was harmed after receiving a vaccine up to three years to sue the manufacturer in civil court if that manufacturer advertised the drug in Florida.
According to a police report, the child was reportedly confined with limited access to bathroom facilities and was brought food while locked inside.
A 25-year-old man was arrested early Monday after police say he intentionally crashed into a Palm Bay police vehicle, led officers on a high‑speed pursuit with his headlights off and later resisted arrest before being taken into custody on multiple charges.
A music director who worked at Bayside High School has been arrested after he was accused of molesting an underage student, according to the Palm Bay Police Department.
There are plenty of people who want to live in the Sunshine State. But according to a new study, there’s one city that’s better than the rest.
With the discussion around property tax cuts hitting a fever pitch in Florida, a new report shows which counties have imposed the highest levies statewide.
A new search for any trace of a young mother missing since two days before Christmas two years ago.
A Palm Bay man died after a single-vehicle SUV crash along U.S. 1 in Grant-Valkaria late Saturday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Stefan Eide, 32, has been arrested in connection with the 2023 disappearance of 25-year-old Marissa Garcia in Palm Bay.
An 84-year-old Palm Bay man is accused of shooting one of his relatives in the face after becoming upset over how often the relative visited him, according to police.
Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey details the seizure of 92,000 pounds of 7-OH and an arsenal of weapons and explosives.
The man convicted of murdering a woman who was found dismembered and burned in an undeveloped part of Palm Bay known as “The Compound” will be sentenced.
A Palm Bay councilman censured over controversial social media posts against Indian immigrants is asking a federal judge to halt his punishment from the city.
The opening date for a “prototype” Publix store in Central Florida has finally been revealed, with some interesting features on the way for local customers.
A Palm Bay school was put on a brief shelter-in-place on Tuesday after reports of a person at a nearby park dressed as a vampire, according to Palm Bay police.
While the threat of a recession seems to have abated, there’s another danger looming over Florida’s future, UCF economist Sean Snaith announced in his latest forecast.
Publix is opening its latest Central Florida supermarket in Palm Bay on Thursday morning, bringing yet another store to the region.
A recent report has revealed the fastest-growing cities in the United States — and it turns out the top pick is right here in Central Florida.
A Florida family is urging U.S. leaders to help free a 16-year-old Palestinian-American held in an Israeli prison for eight months.
Last week, another 18 Central Florida eateries were forced to close down after a visit from a health inspector, according to the Florida DBPR.
A Palm Bay councilman has sued the city that censured him a week ago over controversial social media posts against Indian immigrants.
A Pineapple Cove Academy teacher was jailed earlier this month after police said she injured a child at school, according to the West Melbourne Police Department.
Palm Bay’s city council moved forward Thursday night with censuring one of its members over controversial social media posts about Indians that have roiled the city, despite threats by the councilman to sue the city.
The opening date for a “prototype” Publix store in Central Florida has finally been revealed, with some interesting features on the way for local customers.
The attorney for Palm Bay Councilman Chandler Langevin is threatening legal action after a measure to strip away some of Langevin's power was added to the city council agenda.
Last week, a dozen more eateries across Central Florida were told to close temporarily after a visit from a health inspector, according to the Florida DBPR.
After the Palm Bay City Council made a push last week to suspend Councilman Chandler Langevin over his social media comments, Langevin has now issued a "final statement" on the matter.
Publix has announced two new stores will be coming to Central Florida later this month, along with a free tasting event at all stores statewide.
A jury found a man guilty on Monday of burning and dismembering a woman in a well-known, undeveloped part of Brevard County.
In June, the arrest report of Tamara Hatcher reads that she was pulled over for driving without insurance, but she refused to get out of the car.
After Palm Bay Councilman Chandler Langevin received criticisms over comments he made critiquing Indian immigration into the U.S. this week, the city council voted to send a letter to Gov. Ron DeSantis requesting Langevin’s suspension.
Palm Bay officials will discuss whether to request the suspension of City Council Member Chandler Langevin following his controversial social media posts targeting Indian immigrants.
A highly anticipated city council meeting Thursday could start the process of potentially removing a member of the council.
Health inspection records reveal that these restaurants suffered problems with rodents, cockroaches, time/temperature issues, and other types of violations.
A city councilman is once again under fire for social media comments directed toward minorities. Councilman Kenny Johnson is asking Councilman Chandler Langevin to step down or face being suspended by Gov. Ron DeSantis over what Langevin wrote on X.com about people who are from India.
The trial starts this week for a man deputies say burned and dismembered a woman he was dating in a well-known, undeveloped part of Brevard County, where a total of four people were killed within a year.
As marches and memorials continue across the country for Charlie Kirk, another that took place in Palm Bay was dedicated to "victims of left-wing evil."
Langevin’s flyer asks participants to write the name or print the picture of someone who died as a result of “soft-on-crime policies,” “inept military leadership,” or “illegal immigration.”
A weak tornado caused minor damage to a home as well as uprooted a tree in Palm Bay on Sunday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service in Melbourne.
