Author: Malcolm Denemark, FLORIDA TODAY

Mark Austin, deputy chief at Cocoa Beach Fire Department, surveys the beach Oct. 19, 2018, because of red tide. Dead fish were found on Tulip Avenue

A group of students in the after-school program at Roosevelt Elementary School in Cocoa Beach used Legos to learn about their environment.

The Brevard Zoo’s Sea Turtle Healing Center has been caring for hundreds of sea turtle “washbacks” pushed ashore from Hurricane Leslie.

Wednesday was National Walk to School day and schools around Brevard participated in the event, including Roosevelt Elementary School in Cooca Beach.

The city of Melbourne hopes voters will approve a funds for a new police station, the referendum will be on the November ballot.

CBD of Cocoa has opened in Cocoa. They carry CBD products, a legal extract from the Cannabis plant that many claim has health benefits.

Orlando Melbourne International Airport was briefly on lockdown following a student pilot’s attempt to steal a plane from there.

Orlando Melbourne International Airport spokeswoman Lori Booker

Orlando Melbourne International Airport spokeswoman Lori Booker said a technician & shift manager tackled an intruder when he illegally boarded a jet

Orlando Melbourne International Airport was on lockdown Sept. 20, 2018. Spokeswoman Lori Booker said the airport shut down due to a “security breach”

Gov. Rick Scott made a campaign stop in Titusville Wednesday morning at Shiloh’s Steak and Seafood.

       

Keith Winsten, Brevard Zoo executive director, said people outside the county to help build something inside the county: An aquarium at Port Canaveral

Bob Bowcock, associate of Erin Brockovich, was in Satellite Beach for closed door round table discussion and to talk to officials and residents.

USAF Maj. Jay Longmire returned from six months duty in Afghanistan and surprised his three sons at an assembly at Holy Name of Jesus Catholic School.

Rockledge business owner Mac Lewis is loading up his military truck with water and supplies and heading to North Carolina to help hurricane victims.

Due to Hurricane Florence, the Norwegian Escape cruise ship detoured to Port Canaveral on Sept. 11, 2018, for a port of call stop instead of Bermuda.

Dream come true! Space Coast Field of Dreams is coaching kids with special needs how to play baseball. And they’re looking for a few good players.

       

In memory of her husband, Martha Duffy wants to spread awareness about prostate cancer

Martha Duffy of Cocoa Beach is on a crusade to educate people on prostate cancer since losing her husband to undetected prostate cancer.

Makayla Wheeler has produced a documentary Wonder of the Blue to explore our connection to the water and how that can benefit other areas of our life.