Brevard County News

A daycare teacher in West Melbourne was arrested Monday on a child abuse charge for allegedly kicking a child and reportedly dislocating his arm, according to a police report.

Cocoa Police were called to a 7-Eleven after getting calls that a woman was pepper spraying a man during an argument.

This happened south of Jetty Park on the beach just after 11 a.m., according to Canaveral Fire Rescue.

Florida's Space Coast is stepping up efforts to build more resorts and hotels as part of plans to attract more visitors. They hope to use the aerospace and cruise ship industries as integral parts of a growing tourism sector.

A Florida man was arrested Sunday for reportedly shooting an alligator that was swimming in a body of water behind his house with a pellet gun, according to a Brevard County affidavit.

A police officer with the Rockledge Police Department was hurt in a crash in Brevard County while headed to work Monday morning, according to Cocoa police.

Two candidates running for office for the first time, retired school resource officer Shawn Overdorf and Cocoa police officer Chris Hattaway, both revealed details of phone calls they had with Brevard County’s top lawman, Sheriff Wayne Ivey.

Officials said two Eastern Florida State College campuses were temporarily evacuated Wednesday afternoon as a precaution because of reported bomb threats. 

A six-month-old infant who died after being found unresponsive Saturday at a home in unincorporated Cocoa reportedly drowned, according to autopsy results released on Tuesday. 

After about four months in a rehabilitation center, Clover the sea turtle has finally returned to the sea.

If you're looking to find cheaper gas prices in Central Florida, officials said the Melbourne-Titusville area is one of the least expensive markets in the state for gasoline, with an average of $4.30 per gallon, according to the American Automobile Association (AAA).   

Three members of Brevard County Fire Rescue's Station 64 helped an estimated 200-pound turtle make its way back to the Atlantic Ocean over the weekend.

The Brevard County Sheriff's Office is conducting a death investigation after an infant was found unresponsive at a home Saturday night in Cocoa, Florida.

Fifteen apartment homes were damaged Saturday morning after a fire at an apartment complex in Palm Bay.

What's cute and striped? The newest baby zebra at the Brevard County Zoo in Florida.

Things did not go well for a Florida boater after a pick-up truck used to release a boat slipped into the water at a Port Canaveral access ramp.

Piles of brown sargassum seaweed line the shores of Florida beaches and while it isn't harmful, the rotting smell drives beachgoers away.