Archive for April 12th, 2008

Proposal would expand GI Bill benefits

Saturday, April 12th, 2008
Effort underway to boost educational benefits through the GI Bill for service members who have served since Sept. 11, 2001.

State, pair settle over FCAT scores scandal

Saturday, April 12th, 2008
Two former Cocoa High administrators accused of helping a principal cheat on FCAT scores reach a settlement with the state.

Budget woes limit predator initiative

Saturday, April 12th, 2008
Initiative to crack down on online sexual predators could be dealt a blow due to budget cuts.

Runaway found safe with teen

Saturday, April 12th, 2008
A missing Port St. John girl found Friday in the Panhandle told authorities there she and the 19-year-old she met on the Internet were headed to Texas.

Ford criticizes idea to cut pay

Saturday, April 12th, 2008
Property Appraiser Jim Ford has criticized Brevard County's consideration of employee pay cuts as a way to reduce its budget, calling it a "quick-fix approach."

Student sues over abuse by ex-teacher

Saturday, April 12th, 2008
Former elementary teacher Daniel Cliatt and the Brevard County School Board face a third lawsuit from a student over sexual abuse.

Get outdoors this weekend

Saturday, April 12th, 2008
The weather outlook for the weekend will be great for outdoor activities.

EEL prepares to open island center

Saturday, April 12th, 2008
Officials at the Barrier Island Education Center in south Melbourne Beach, a project of the Environmentally Endangered Lands program, are receiving thousands of dollars worth of exhibits for the new center.

Haitian girl has surgery

Saturday, April 12th, 2008
Little girl doing well after surgery.