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Roof Collapse Wrecks Businesses’ Inventory; Community Rallies to Help

MELBOURNE, Fla - A routine commercial re-roofing job on Talona Drive has left at least three small Brevard County businesses picking through water-damaged inventory, tools and equipment after part of the roof gave way during the project. The building at 7350 Talona Drive is home...
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Orange County Wants to Ban E-Bikes for Kids. Should Brevard Be Next?

Electric bikes and scooters could soon be off-limits for Orange County's youngest students, and the debate playing out an hour up the road raises a fair question for parents here: should Brevard Public Schools do the same? On Tuesday, the Orange County School Board reviewed a revised draft policy that would bar elementary students from bringing or riding e-bikes and e-scooters on school property. Middle...
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Health

Health First to Standardize Scrub Colors by 2027; Staff Petition Pushes Back

Health First is moving to standardize scrub colors for certain clinical roles, a change the Brevard County health system says is meant to help patients...
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Dr. Stephanie Haridopolos, Wife of Brevard’s Rep. Mike Haridopolos, Tapped to Carry Out Select Duties of U.S. Surgeon General

Dr. Stephanie Haridopolos, a Brevard County family physician and wife of U.S. Rep. Mike Haridopolos (R-Fla.), has been tapped to temporarily carry out select duties...
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Palm Bay Council Advances Ban on New Medical Marijuana Dispensaries; Final Vote Set for May 21

The Palm Bay City Council voted Thursday night to advance Ordinance 2026-13, a measure that would prohibit new medical marijuana treatment center dispensing facilities from...
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DeSantis Veto Pen Cuts $11.5 Million From Brevard County in His Final Budget

Governor Ron DeSantis cut at least 16 Brevard County projects worth roughly $11.5 million when he signed Florida's $117.6 billion budget into law on Monday,...
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Up to 25% Service Cuts or Zero Property Taxes? Space Coast Voters Will Decide in November

Florida voters will decide this November whether to enact one of the largest property tax cuts in the state's history, after the Republican-controlled Legislature on...
Desantis

Titusville Police Arrest Two Individuals During Investigation into Recent Gun Violence –

On May 8, 2026, detectives with the Titusville Police Department's Investigations Division, working in partnership with the Florida Department of Corrections Probation and Parole Office,...
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