Archive for January 28th, 2008

Man wants updated, bilingual signs at beaches

Monday, January 28th, 2008
A Brevard man is pushing for the county and beachside businesses to improve signs warning beachgoers about rip currents and how to escape them.

Officials see hatcheries as way to save fishing

Monday, January 28th, 2008
Florida biologists hope to create a network of fish hatcheries as a way to counter over-fishing. The $50 million plan could add a location in Brevard. Details will be released in two months.

Palm Bay man slain in front yard

Monday, January 28th, 2008
Detectives are hoping to learn more about a possible motive in the shooting death of a man in the front yard of a Palm Bay home.

Rudy still surfing for votes

Monday, January 28th, 2008
Ex-New York mayor Rudy Giuliani makes a stop at Ron Jon Surf Shop in Cocoa Beach on Sunday, in one of his last appearances before Tuesday's presidential primaries.

Living Waters renews spirit

Monday, January 28th, 2008
A Palm Bay congregation conducted its first Sunday service after a suspected arson gutted its church building last week.

Police seek robbers

Monday, January 28th, 2008
Palm Bay police are looking for a group of men suspected of an armed home invasion in Palm Bay on Sunday night.

Family therapy reaches youths

Monday, January 28th, 2008
Crosswinds Youth Services Inc. has become the first site to measure and test a program to turn around troubled youths with drug problems.

If tax battle is lost, war will go on

Monday, January 28th, 2008
Tuesday's statewide vote doesn't mark the end of property tax proposals. It's just the beginning, legislators say.

County to clarify land use in Mims

Monday, January 28th, 2008
County planners hope a new plan will assuage concerns over changes to a document that guides future development in Mims.

Airman in national calendar

Monday, January 28th, 2008
A Patrick Air Force Base airman was chosen to be featured in a calendar/planner that goes to teachers across the nation as the Air Force tries to recruit for certain career fields that are difficult to fill.