Brevard Sheriff’s Team Assisting In Lee County After Ian Devastation
After Brevard County had only minimal impact from Hurricane Ian, Sheriff Wayne Ivey and members of his team are now headed to Lee County to assist with search and rescue efforts there after that area was devastated by the effects of Hurricane Ian. The team from Brevard County will be working with law enforcement and […]
Read MoreFake Plumber Pleads Guilty To Felony Charges
An unlicensed plumber with a history of fraud and theft convictions dating back to 1995, has been ordered to pay restitution to his former Brevard County customers. 60 year old Robert Hibbert pleaded no contest to 8 felony charges Thursday, including grand theft, organized fraud, and contracting without a license during an emergency. Hibbert will […]
Read MoreLaunch Schedule Changes After Ian
While The Kennedy Space Center weathered Hurricane Ian without any major damage, there will be slight delay now in the upcoming launch schedule. NASA said last evening, that it will allow employees to return to work at Kennedy Space Center starting today. Other NASA facilities will be assessed today and civil service and contract employees […]
Read MorePower Outages Being Addressed In Brevard
Were you among them? More than 100,000 people in Brevard County lost power due to Hurricane Ian. Crews have been working around the clock since they were able to get back out there, restoring power as quickly as possible. According to a release Thursday afternoon from the Brevard County Emergency Operations Center, damages countywide were […]
Read MoreWaste Management Scheduled Revisions
Waste Management plans to resume trash collection in Brevard County today for residential customers. If you have carted garbage, recycling material, or containerized yard waste, have it out in the usual location by the usual time… although schedules may vary today depending upon road conditions. All collections were called off Thursday, and many were not […]
Read MoreDeSantis Addresses Ian
Governor Ron DeSantis last evening, gave another update on the expected effects of Hurrican Ian. DeSantis said landfall is projected to occur at the junction of Charlotte and Lee counties with “catastrophic flooding and life-threatening storm surge on the Gulf Coast region… WSBH-092822-DESANTIS-IAN The highest risk will be in Naples up to Sarasota. State officials […]
Read MorePrepare For Power Outages
After knocking out power to all of Cuba, and strengthening into a Category 4 storm, Hurricane Ian is expected to make landfall somewhere along Florida’s southwest coast, as early as this afternoon. Two-and-a-half million people in the state have been ordered to evacuate. That’s in anticipation of a powerful storm surge, damaging winds, and flooding […]
Read MoreBrevard To Have Very Close Brush With Ian
The center of Ian is now expected to pass over Central Florida tonight and Thursday morning, then head out into the Atlantic Ocean tomorrow. The latest forecast calls for Brevard County to take a much closer brush with Ian than originally thought… with the eye of the storm passing just north of us. There is […]
Read MoreRecycling In Melbourne To Wrap Up Early Today
Waste Management has announced that customers who normally have recycling pickup today in the Melbourne area, should expect it to either occur earlier or not at all. Recycling crews were starting out at 5 this morning, but they are going to wrap up the day at 10am. If your recycling has not been picked up […]
Read MoreTampa International Airport Suspending Operations Today At 5PM
Tampa International Airport will suspend all operations beginning at 5 this afternoon due to Hurricane Ian, which continues to threaten the Tampa Bay area with strong winds, heavy rain and storm surge. The 5 p.m. closure according to airport officials, will allow them to prepare the airfield and terminals, including the securing of jet bridges, […]
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