Palm Bay Councilman accused of DUI, possession of cocaine

A Palm Bay City Council member was arrested Saturday night accused of DUI and possession of cocaine, among other charges, according to the Palm Bay Police Department.

Man was killed by fiancé's 24-year-old son in Palm Bay, family says

The Palm Bay Police Department arrested Thomas Pastor Jr. on a murder charge after officers said he shot and killed a 48-year-old man during a domestic incident at a Palm Bay home on Saturday night.

FL child shot in car seat: deputies • FL rental home scam • FL pool company accused of major fraud

Some of FOX 35's top stories of the week include a Florida rental home scam, the story of a toddler getting shot while in her car seat in Orange County, and a Florida pool company accused of defrauding nearly 600 families.

Watch: Helicopter video shows rescue of missing 4-year-old Florida boy

Helicopter video shows the moment deputies were able to locate a 4-year-old boy who had wandered away from his Brevard County home and got lost in a thick wooded area on Friday.

Watch: Helicopter video shows rescue of missing 4-year-old Florida boy
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New video from the Brevard County Sheriff's Office shows deputies finding a missing 4-year-old boy who had wandered into a wooded area on Friday. A helicopter was able to locate Frankie Orwig from above and lead rescuers to the lost child.

Dog keeps missing boy company while Florida deputies search by ground and air

Friday morning and into the afternoon, Burgess Avenue in unincorporated Cocoa was flooded with Brevard County Sheriff’s deputies. They were all searching for 4-year-old Frankie Orwig.

Brevard Zoo's beloved Sammy the camel unexpectedly dies

"Sammy seemed normal at first that morning, but he suddenly became unresponsive," the zoo wrote in a Facebook post.

Bond hearing set for 76-year-old Florida woman accused of shooting, killing husband at hospital
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The woman accused of shooting and killing her terminally ill husband inside a Daytona Beach hospital is headed to court on Friday. Attorneys for Ellen Gilland, 76, are hoping to have her released on bond.

NASA practices Artemis II splashdown recovery mission

The practice session was the first that involved pulling people from inside the Orion capsule

SpaceX targeting Thursday to launch rocket carrying Starlink satellites from Florida

SpaceX is targeting Thursday, Feb. 2, at 2:43 a.m. ET to launch 53 satellites to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.

'Welcome to Florida' billboard stirs controversy with image of dead manatee

A few new billboards along Interstate 95 in Florida's Brevard County may have you doing a double-take. The signs read "Welcome to Florida. Home to bears. Toxic water. Dead manatees."

Brevard Sheriff Wayne Ivey sued for 'Wheel of Fugitive' defamation

A man has filed a defamation lawsuit against a Florida sheriff who posts weekly "Wheel of Fugitive" videos on social media, saying that he wasn't a fugitive when his name and image appeared several times in 2021 in the sheriff's posts inspired by the long-running TV game show "Wheel of Fortune."

Florida Lottery: Melbourne store sells $201K winning ticket

The Florida Lottery said a 7-Eleven store located at 6411 Lake Andrew drive in Melbourne sold a Fantasy 5 ticket worth $201,263.47.