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Local animal shelter named finalist in national competition
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BREVARD - Pet adoptions from the Central Brevard Humane Society can have an even larger impact in the coming months, as part of a national pet adoption competition. For the third consecutive year, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and television personality Rachael Ray have joined forces to host the ...
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Windover: Brevard's watery cemetery
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BREVARD - Residents of Windover Farms in Titusville enjoy its rural atmosphere and woodsy surroundings. What they may not know is that the area contains a critical site for archaeologists: a mortuary pond that gives details of a time before King Tutankhamen and the Great Pyramids ...
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Staying on track
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Courtney Cadore, 17, of Rockledge High School, explodes from the starting blocks at the beginning of the women's 4x100 relay at Rockledge High School during a recent quad track meet. The four teams competing in the quad meet were West Shore Junior/Senior High School, Rockledge High School, Merritt Island High Schoo...
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Get well soon, Brevard
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VIERA - Staying healthy on the Space Coast just got easier with the help of the Brevard County Parks and Recreation's first-ever "Health & Wellness Expo" Saturday, May 5 at the Viera Regional Community Center. This free event, scheduled from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., will feature a variety ...
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Dragon to depart on a historical mission
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BREVARD - After several delays, Space Coast residents may occupy front-row seats to witness history. California-based Space Exploration Technologies Corp., also known as SpaceX, is set to launch the first-ever private rocket to the International Space Station from ...
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Events to make waves on the Space Coast
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BREVARD - In a county that is 35 percent water, there is no shortage of splash-evoking activities available throughout the Space Coast area. To ensure residents and visitors are making the most of this natural resource, the Brevard County Marine Advisory Council and the ...
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Student sets out to help animals
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BREVARD - At her ninth birthday party, Sydney Novak did not want any gifts - for herself, at least. Instead, the Viera resident and student at Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy in Melbourne asked for each attendee to bring toys, money and food to do...
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Climbing to the top
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Talia Piccalo, 7, of Cocoa tries to climb the ladder rope and honk the horn at the top for a prize at the Space Coast Seafood Fest at Space Coast Stadium in Viera. The festival featured seafood, carnival games and rides and ran from April 19-29....
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Nice catch!
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Bailey Cox, 8, of Cocoa and Kaydence Bates, 3, of Rockledge play the fishing game in hopes of catching a prize at the Space Coast Seafood Fest at Space Coast Stadium in Viera. The festival featured seafood, carnival games and rides and ran from April 19-29....
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Center celebrates fourth anniversary
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MELBOURNE BEACH - The Barrier Island Center usually attracts turtles to its beaches this time of year, but on May 12, the center will attract friends and families to celebrate its fourth year in the Archie Carr Refuge. During the mid-day celebration, the center has planned activities for the you...
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Saving three birds with one quarter
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BREVARD - In the first three months of 2012, the Brevard Zoo gave every person who purchased admission a chance to donate to the conservation efforts for three types of birds. When the Quarters for Conservation program was implemented last year, the program raised $43,886 for conservation projects both local an...
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Events to assist family of fallen deputy
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BREVARD -Two events this weekend will honor a Brevard deputy who died in the line of duty. Both a golf tournament and a motorcycle ride aim to raise funds for the family of Brevard County Sherriff's Deputy Barbara Pill, who was fata...
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Flame on
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Robinson Whiting, 8, of Melbourne gets a chance to hold the Special Olympics torch before the 2012 Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run Friday, April 27. The Melbourne leg of the run started at the Brevard County Sheriff's Office South Precinct and proceeded over the Eau Gallie Causeway to the finish at Publi...
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Let's see how far this goes
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Will Crawford, 17, of Heritage High School prepares to put the shot at Rockledge High School during a recent quad track meet. The four teams competing in the quad meet were West Shore Junior/Senior High School, Rockledge High School, Merritt Island High School and Heritage High School....
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FIT students get down to business
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BREVARD - Students in a Florida Institute of Technology international business class are participating in a cross-cultural, eight-week project. Each of Tim Muth's 26 international business class students joined other students from different univers...
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That hurts!
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Merritt Island batter, Eric Steel, gets hit by a pitch on his left knee during his school's Class 5A District 9 championship baseball game against Rockledge High School. Merritt Island lost the game 4-3 in extra innings last Thursday, which means that Merritt Island will have to travel to their regional playoff gam...
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CBS segment receives criticism in Brevard
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BREVARD - They came. They saw. They reported. But when CBS aired its recent "60 Minutes" episode that detailed a "hard landing" on the Space Coast, many said the portrayal of the area missed the mark. "Have a look around Brevard County," sa...
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Making his mark
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Garrison Gates, 5, of Melbourne Beach puts the finishing seashells onto his 'Message Made of Mud' at the Barrier Island Center in Melbourne Beach. Children were recently invited to make eco-art on the sidewalk at the center. When the mud washes off, the art stain will remain on the concrete for a time for everyone...
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