Community stands with Florida teacher who lost job

Parents, teachers and students are rallying in support of a Florida teacher who is losing her job. Her teacher contract is not being resigned for never year, because she used a student's preferred name without their parent's permission which violated state law. A petition to get the Brevard County teacher's contract renewed has more than 10,000 signatures.

'Like a war zone': Brevard County hospitals dealing with Rockledge closure

FOX 35's Esther Bower is investigating a health care crisis in Brevard County. Patients in the area say they are waiting hours in the emergency room because hospitals are overflowing. Earlier this month, the Rockledge Hospital shut down its emergency room, and the facility will fully close next week.

Palm Bay discusses plans to transform problem 'compound'

The City of Palm Bay is meeting tonight to discuss a plan to turn an area of abandoned property, known as "The Compound," into a positive development for the community. FOX 35's Esther Bower breaks down what's on the table for the area of concern.

Florida murder conviction overturned after more than 19 years

A Florida man sentenced to life in prison for a murder charge will get a new trial. He's accused of a brutal murder in 2002 in Brevard County and has been behind bars since then. Now, his lawyer says that new DNA evidence does not place his client at the crime scene.

Florida mail carrier accused of drinking on job

A Brevard County mail carrier is accused of drinking alcohol out of a red Solo cup while driving a mail truck. Police say Katelyne Dye was swerving in and out of lanes and even driving into oncoming traffic. She has now been arrested and is facing DUI charges.

Melbourne brush fire updates: Fire grows to 30 acres

A small wildfire that sparked Wednesday in Brevard County is nearly fully contained, officials said. It's one of a number of wildfires that have sparked across Florida recently amid warm and dry temperatures.

New Cocoa Beach Catamaran Sailing Cruises on Banana River

Today, FOX 35's David Martin heads over to check out the new Cocoa Beach Catamaran Sailing Cruises on the Banana River. All of the organization's sails can be reserved as private events for up to 38 guests, and the trips are fully customizable up to four hours.

Brevard School Board member speaks on misbehaving teachers

Brevard Public Schools District 4 School Board Member Matt Susin joins FOX 35 to talk about several teachers and administrators in the area not behaving appropriately. This comes after Karly Anderson, the teacher arrested after being intoxicated at a high school party in January, returned to the classroom. She returned to the classroom on Monday. However, on the same day new bodycam footage was released. The Brevard County School District then removed her from the classroom.

SpaceX Starlink launch scrubbed again

SpaceX has pushed back its Starlink launch again. Liftoff was rescheduled for 1 a.m., but it got scrubbed. The company will now launch the Falcon 9 rocket tonight, with the window opening at 8:53 p.m. Another batch of Starlink satellites is also expected to launch Sunday night.