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A baby seahorse was found by a local shrimper on the Space Coast. Longtime fishermen say these delicate creatures haven't been see in the Indian River Lagoon for decades. This could be a sign the lagoon restoration is working. 

Construction issues at Pineda and Wickham Road in Melbourne persist after Brevard County is now redoing the work laid down. County officials said there's major problems when it comes to curb and drainage. Residents are happy with the timeline and costs. 

Two masked men are being sought as suspects in a robbery attempt in Orange City. This happened on May 13, in which several people were sprayed with bear mace. Though nothing was stolen, police are searching for the two people involved. 

After nearly five hours in the water following a small plane crash off the coast of Florida, Olympia Outten shared her experience of waiting for rescue, urging her niece to swim to stay alive. 

Released Marion County Sheriff's office body camera footage shows a man attack and stab a Florida deputy multiple times before running away into the woods. The man is now charged with attempted murder of a law enforcement officer. 

A Florida deputy, Robert Fitch, was attacked and stabbed several times when responding to a call on May 13. The reported stabber ran into a wooded area where he was later apprehended by other deputies. Detectives say the reported stabber was trying to kill Deputy Fitch.

There are super fans…and then there’s Rachel Milbourne. The Space Coast resident sits front and center at every Orlando Pride home game where she creates posters related to the team. “If you commit to one poster per game, I think that's pretty big,” Rachel says. “Like it's a undertaking.” Rachel, 40, sits in the lower bowl, section 15, next to her mother. As soon as she sits down, Rachel is locked in, armed with art materials. “The players noticed because I'm right front of the procession. They started winning and then I realized like I can't not do this. I have to do it as part of like a superstition now.” Rachel’s superstition has now turned into approximately 50 posters. She hasn’t begun to sell them yet, but she turns her creations into magnets and stickers for fans who want a little piece of Pride. Rachel’s schedule revolves around the Orlando Pride schedule. When they’re at Inter & Co Stadium, so is Rachel…and she wouldn’t want it any other way. “Every week I'm like, am I still doing this? Am I really going to wake up and do that tomorrow? I get to wake up and do work that is also what I would do if I were at home. So I think I am pretty lucky.

Olympia Outten was one of 11 people aboard a plane that crashed off the coast of Florida on Tuesday, March 12.  The plane departed Marsh Harbour Airport and was headed toward Grand Bahama International Airport. She said at some point the pilots aboard the flight got lost and a decision was made to land the plane in the ocean.  "I thought we was dead," she told reporters on Thursday because all she saw was water. She said they waited for hours in a life raft.  When rescuers found them, she said she jumped for joy. "Yes, we got saved!" she said.

Orange City Police said two masked suspects attempted to rob the Value Pawn & Jewelry on Wednesday, May 14. The suspects allegedly broke a display case and then sprayed three employees with bear mace when confronted, police said. Two customers inside the store told police that they were also impacted by the mace spray. Police said the two suspected were at large. No descriptions or surveillance images were released.