Florida flash flooding updates: State of emergencies, sandbags, rainfall totals

Live updates: Officials are evaluating damage and impacts after several inches of rain fell on portions of Brevard County and Lake County Sunday night, flooding streets, yards, and some homes.

Local sports radio newscaster to return after injury
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Brevard County's Caleb Brown, a sports radio broadcaster, hopes to return to his passion after he suffered an injury from falling 20 feet at a youth football game. Brown spoke with FOX 35's Esther Bower about his recovery.

Repairs stalled after crane falls on Merritt Island home
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After a crane fell on a Merritt Island home two months ago, James and Amanda Crane are still dealing with the damage as they say the insurance company hasn't given them enough money to start construction repairs. Now, the couple is living in a rental and waiting for guidance to fix their home.

NASA threatens to pull SpaceX's Artemis III contract, re-open competition

Transportation Secretary and acting NASA administrator Sean Duffy says SpaceX is falling behind on Artemis III, so they could lose a contract.

Mims residents demand fixes for constant flooding issues
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Tired residents think its "absurd" that drains aren't being fixed after multiple storms flood their areas and won't drain. FOX 35's Esther Bower reported that residents ask for the area to be "de-mucked" to allow for more water to flow. Brevard County Commissioner Katie Delaney wants engineers to study flooding in an area before a rezoning goes through, Bower reported.

Roblox facing several Central Florida lawsuits questioning the company's safety features

Roblox is a free gaming app you can download onto a phone, tablet, computer, or gaming console and encourages users to interact with one another. Now, there are three lawsuits from Central Florida filed recently, all claiming the interaction is often predatory and criminal.

Palm Bay Councilman sues city over Council's censure
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Palm Bay councilman Chandler Langevin says his comments made about immigrants fall under free speech. Following the decision in an Oct. 16 meeting to censure Langevin's vote, he's now suing under his first amendment rights. However, some say the lawsuit is a plan to pull money from the city.

Special needs horse therapy center in Cocoa struggling with flooding: 'Really hard'

It’s been a wet month all across Central Florida, and low-lying areas are feeling that even more. The Harmony Farms Equine Assisted Therapy off Pluckebaum Road is underwater.

Palm Bay council considers to vote on censuring member
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The Palm Bay City Council to vote Thursday evening on whether to censure Councilman Chandler Langevin following his social media comments about immigrants.

Harmony Farms hit hard by flooding
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Horses at Cocoa's Harmony Farms were stuck in barns after rain flooded the area. The organization, which provided equine-assisted therapy, keeps a pump running 24/7 in hopes of reducing the water levels so they can resume helping others with their services.

New Scam: Fraudsters hijacking business online reviews
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"I know our office manager was in tears because we worked very hard for our reputation." Jeff Arnold, owner of 3LP Roofing in Palm Bay spoke with Good Morning Orlando to discuss multiple bad reviews that couldn't be traced to customers and damaged his business, he said.

Brevard County School Board Member talks district security
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Matt Susin, Brevard County School Board Member, joined FOX 35's Good Day Orlando to talk about recent security incidents at Brevard Public Schools. One involved a man who was trespassed twice from a school. The other involved a generic bomb threat that targeted more than 40 school districts in the state.

Alleged car thief returns stolen car after finding child inside, deputies say

A Florida man had to turn around moments after he allegedly stole a woman's car from a gas station because he realized there was a child in the back seat, according to the sheriff's office.

Thrift shop owner donates uniforms for veterans' honors
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The FOX 35 Care Force is honoring a Central Florida Navy Veteran making a difference in the lives of military families as they strive to give their veterans a burial with honors. FOX 35’s Amanda McKenzie went to Jerry Vaughn’s Down the Road Thrift Shop in Titusville to learn more about his mission to help military families honor their veterans in their final sendoff one uniform at a time.

Suspect in deadly drive-by shooting arrested: Officials
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A 20-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the deadly ambush shooting of a 15-year-old girl outside a Cocoa restaurant last week, the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office announced.

SpaceX launches Amazon’s third Project Kuiper mission from Cape Canaveral

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket Monday evening carrying Amazon's third Kuiper Falcon launch (KF-03) as part of the larger Project Kuiper mission.