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High-school students lead robot to worldwide tournament
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BREVARD - On the basketball court, Bonnie glides toward the hoop and launches the ball at the backboard. It sinks through the net. Without sweating or tiring, she repeats. Her superhuman capabilities can be attributed to her mechanical makeup: Bonnie is a robot. In two weeks, the Bionic Tigers, a group from Cocoa High School and Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy, will take her to St. Louis to compete ...
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Stories from the Titanic come alive at local library
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SATELLITE BEACH - When the RMS Titanic set sail on its maiden voyage from Southampton, England, on April 15, 1912, she carried enough lifeboats for 1,178 people - just one-third of her total passenger and crew capacity. But, it was thought by some that the deck would look too cluttered. The lifeboats themselves were designed to hold as many as 68 grown men, but when ...
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'Caring Hearts' welcome at beachside cancer benefit
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BREVARD - In the United States alone, the American Cancer Society recorded more than 1.5 million new cancer cases in 2011. While some of these individuals have the insurance, support and funds necessary to help battle the disease, thousands of others do not. That's where organizations such as the ...
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Golf tournament raises awareness of rare disorder
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MERRITT ISLAND - To most people, Lola Happel seems like an average 6-year-old. She loves princesses and playing with her little brother and has a smile that could make your heart melt. But since she was born, Lola has endured a multitude of seizures and other health problems, stemming from her battle with Sturge-Weber syndrome. A rare disorder ...
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Ready for football
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Alex Adler, 17, of Melbourne warms up his arm before a Space Coast All-star game during the Space Coast Shootout at Rockledge Park Saturday, April 7. Ten teams and more than 175 athletes from around the state competed in the 7 on 7 football tournament....
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Rescue group grabs control of the reins
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Clairese Austin said operating a ranch in Brevard County is "like playing a game without the rules." "There are no public, written procedures and policies for Brevard horse owners," Ms. Austin said. "Without warning, (Brevard County Animal Services and Enforcement) just seized ...
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Daily Bread to receive support from community
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MELBOURNE - Who would have thought that a red solo cup would help feed the homeless? On April 14, The Darren Daulton Foundation will hold a charity golf tournament at the Mallard's Landing Golf Course, known as the Red Solo Cup Scramble. The tournament is to help raise awareness and raise funds for the homeless and needy pe...
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Getting on board
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Fisher Grant, 15, of Melbourne cuts into the wave with his stand-up paddleboard during the finals of the pro Stand Up Paddle event at the 48th Annual Ron Jon Easter Surf Festival Sunday, April 8. Fisher won third place....
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Four jailed after meth lab bust
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WEST MELBOURNE - When a caller called into the West Melbourne Police Department on April 6 and reported a suspicious vehicle in his neighborhood, it led the police to a roving meth lab. Police soon uncovered that the mobile meth lab was part of an active meth lab in the residence that the car was parked in front ...
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Shooting suspects indicted on murder charges
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Two individuals have pleaded not guilty to charges from a grand jury for the death of a Brevard deputy. Both Andria Kerchner, 19, and Brandon Bradley, 23, were indicted on first-degree murder charges after shooting and killing Deputy Barbara Pill during a traffic stop on March 6. Mr. Bradley was charg...
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Monster madness
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Bella Salazar, 7, of Viera attaches the eyeball to the monster she made during the ClayZ after-school wet clay workshop Wednesday, April 4. Every Wednesday, ClayZ offers wet clay art classes with different themes. Monsters were the theme for this day's art class....
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Job market takes a positive turn
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Brevard residents are back to work, according to data released by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity on March 30. In February, the county's unemployment rate fell to 10 percent, the lowest in nearly two years. Of the 264,846 individuals ...
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'Hoppy' winners
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Colleen Scarpa of Cocoa Beach and her sons, Henry, 10, and Philip, 15, each won a first-place blue ribbon for best Easter Bonnet, Most Original Easter Egg and best themed egg during the Cocoa Beach Easter egg hunt at the Cocoa Beach ballfield complex Saturday, April 7....
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Seafood Festival is fun for the family
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The Space Coast Seafood Festival is coming to Brevard at the Space Coast Stadium in Viera. Running for 10 days April 19-29, this is a must-go-see event for the whole family with food, drink, music and fun. North American Midway Entertainment will be laying on and running some of the biggest, best and safest rides that there ar...
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Finding balance
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Emily Snider, 10, of Rockledge tests her balance on the Indo Board during the 48th Annual Ron Jon Easter Surf Festival Sunday April 8. The Indo Board can be used by surfers to increase their balance....
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