A K-9 with the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office has died after a “long and courageous battle” with cancer, according to the sheriff.

At a roundtable Wednesday morning at the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office in Titusville, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vowed to veto the new immigration act the legislature passed Tuesday.

A Central Florida sheriff is lauding the out-of-state arrests of a couple he says have spent years using their pool-building business to defraud customers across Brevard, Orange and Osceola counties.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news conference at the Polk County Sheriff’s Office to pledge partnership from all levels state to local with soon-to-be President Donald Trump’s administration on tackling illegal immigration.

Brevard Sheriff Wayne Ivey asks the public to avoid the area near Patrick Space Force Base.

State Road A1A reopened near Patrick Space Force Base on Thursday after “law enforcement activity in the area” closed the road in both directions.

The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a woman in an animal cruelty case after two others were arrested.

Some of Central Florida's least fortunate children won't be forgotten this Christmas.

A 20-year-old man was arrested after showing photos of naked people to elementary-aged girls in Cape Canaveral last week, according to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.

A 72-year-old man faces charges after deputies said he shot and killed his dog while frustrated at Florida Power & Light for not getting his power back on after Hurricane Milton.

A comment on TikTok led to the arrest of a 15-year-old boy in Brevard County who’s accused of threatening a school, according to Sheriff Wayne Ivey.

Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey in a glowing social media post thanked several deputies and good Samaritans credited with pulling a man from a sinking pickup truck that had fallen from the Pineda Causeway.

Sheriff Wayne Ivey said the man has a criminal record dating back over a decade with similar exposure charges — hence his moniker.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has distanced himself from a controversial state-level proposal to make such changes to some state parks as adding golf, pickleball and lodging.

Detectives discovered that dogs had been left out in the sun without proper shelter, with food dishes containing vomit and water pails being filled with mold.

Deputies discovered that the dogs were left out in the heat, their food dishes contained vomit, and their water pails were filled with mold, according to Sheriff Wayne Ivey.

One of the two people at the center of an incident that ended with a deputy shooting one of them in Palm Shores Wednesday is now in jail.

A woman is in stable condition after being shot by a Brevard County deputy who was responding to reports of a vehicle burglary on Wednesday afternoon, according to Sheriff Wayne Ivey.

A would-be burglar in Brevard County who attacked a 66-year-old man after trying to get into his truck was soon found bloodied and on the ground, according to the sheriff’s office.

A teacher at Space Coast Junior/Senior High School won't face criminal charges for how he broke up a fight between two 17-year-old girls last month during school.

Brevard Public Schools is hoping school workers will sign up to become campus guardians.

A three-month investigation into the shooting of two people in Grant-Valkaria has resulted in a man’s arrest out of South Carolina, identified as the son of one of the victims, according to Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey.

Deputies said that during a search of his apartment, they found "a significant amount of drugs" near two small children.

Ivey added that Suggs has “a very lengthy and violent criminal history,” having been charged over 100 times in the past with 34 total convictions.

A probable cause affidavit shows that the incident happened at Nicol Park in Cocoa, though no date was provided for when the incident took place.

A Mother’s Day church service was disrupted by suspicious packages and a threat of a bomb at two churches on Sunday.

The husband of a woman who was reported missing in January and later found dead in Mims was arrested in connection with her death.

A man arrested Wednesday in Merritt Island is accused of pointing a laser at a Brevard County Sheriff’s Office helicopter.

A 39-year-old woman reported missing in Brevard County was found dead earlier this week, according to the sheriff.

A Palm Bay man faces arson and weapons charges after being seen trying to set a car on fire outside of a West Melbourne hotel, according to Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey.

In a district where addressing student discipline has been a top priority for its school board, Brevard Public Schools is now taking a look at some new school safety recommendations.

A man faces charges after deputies say he threatened patrons at a Malabar bar with a gun before pistol whipping an employee on Saturday evening, according to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.

Beachgoers on Florida’s east coast are urged to stay out of the water this week as conditions are anticipated to deteriorate with two tropical systems.

The Brevard County school district is making therapy dog history this year with the help of “cuddly” bloodhounds assigned to four elementary schools, with another canine waiting for assignment.

Florida's agriculture commissioner placed the first sticker on a gas pump in the state Friday, which reads: "Never leave children or pets in a hot vehicle."

Starting with Sheriff Wayne Ivey’s livestream last year at the Brevard County jail and followed by months of divisive debate, the chair of Brevard County’s school board believes the district is benefiting from its tough conversations on student discipline.

The SpeakOut anonymous tips program is poised to connect student leads with law enforcement agencies in six Central Florida school districts for the 2023-24 school year.

A Brevard County real estate investor has filed a lawsuit against the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office after he and his brother were arrested for burglary while surveying a house.

Firefighters found a dead person while responding to a burning Cape Canaveral apartment on Saturday.

A 35-year-old man who worked at an elementary school and a daycare in Merritt Island was arrested on child porn charges, according to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.

A Brevard County woman was arrested on Monday after abandoning a dog and a pig at her dead boyfriend’s home, according to the sheriff’s office.

A Titusville man arrested Wednesday intended to kill a woman and three other people in an effort to regain custody of his estranged children, among new details shared Friday by Brevard County law enforcement officials.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed three bills into law that allows the death penalty for people who commit sexual batteries on children under 12, changes bail and cracks down on fentanyl.

A five-year battle to clear his name is now over for a Brevard County tourist from Michigan.

A Titusville man who allowed dogs in his care to starve — two to death — was arrested via warrant on animal cruelty charges, according to Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey.

A death investigation got underway overnight in Brevard County after a Merritt Island man led deputies on a pursuit late Wednesday, crashed due to a PIT maneuver on State Road 528 and died in an officer-involved shooting, according to Sheriff Wayne Ivey.

A Brevard County man arrested this week, accused of first-degree murder in the January 2021 overdose death of a victim who investigators said he sold fentanyl to, is being held without bond this time around, according to Sheriff Wayne Ivey.

Two healthcare workers face charges after they livestreamed themselves abusing an elderly patient with dementia, according to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed HB 543 into law, which will allow Floridians to carry a concealed firearm without the need for a permit.

One person is dead and another is injured after a shooting in unincorporated Melbourne Beach, according to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.

The state attorney’s office reviewing the criminal history of a man accused of killing his daughter and three others in a Brevard County home.

A man accused of killing his daughter, her mother and two other people inside a Brevard County home was arrested Wednesday, according to Sheriff Wayne Ivey.

A missing 4-year-old boy in Brevard County has been found safe, according to the sheriff’s office.

A Brevard County deputy accused of shooting and killing his roommate, who was also a deputy, back in December has been charged with manslaughter, according to a new filing.

A man has filed a defamation lawsuit against a Florida sheriff who posts weekly “Wheel of Fugitive” videos on social media.

The Brevard County Sheriff's Office identified the man who was shot and killed by the county's SWAT Team as they served a narcotics warrant on Wednesday.

A man was killed and a woman was injured after they were both shot on Wednesday when deputies tried to execute a search warrant for drugs, according to Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey.

The Brevard County School Board held a work session Tuesday to discuss further changes that should be addressed in the district’s disciplinary policy.

A man was arrested after pointing a laser multiple times at a helicopter belonging to the Brevard County Sheriff's Office, according to the sheriff.

Now, school board members are meeting Thursday to modify the district’s policy, Susin said, and hopefully, stop teachers from quitting.

An off-duty Brevard County deputy who mistakenly shot and killed his roommate and fellow deputy as the two took a break from playing an online game with friends made his first appearance in court.

Austin Walsh, the 23-year-old Brevard County deputy, was killed in an accidental shooting by his roommate and fellow deputy, according to Sheriff Wayne Ivey.

A Brevard County deputy was "accidentally killed in an off-duty incident" Saturday in Palm Bay, sheriff Wayne Ivey said.

Days after the Brevard County School Board ousted the superintendent, plans are underway for a new school disciplinary policy in Brevard Public Schools.

Emergency officials are recommending people living on the barrier island and other low-lying or flood-prone neighborhoods to evacuate before Tropical Storm Nicole has the potential to make landfall on Florida's east coast.

Brevard County officials held a news conference Monday afternoon warning residents to brace themselves for the impact of Subtropical Storm Nicole.

K-9 Daisy Mae gave birth to six male and four female puppies as part of the agency’s K-9 program.

As Hurricane Ian nears landfall along the southwest coast of Florida, Central Florida counties are feeling the effects of the feeder bands.

Hundreds waited for sandbags at Mitchell Ellington Park Tuesday in a line much longer than Monday as Brevard County’s tropical storm watch is upgraded to a tropical storm warning.

Days away from the primary election in Florida, and many candidates are turning to members of law enforcement to help turn out the vote.

A Florida sheriff berated a woman on social media after she was charged with drowning her Chihuahua.

From Marion County to Maitland, school resource officers and deputies across Central Florida are gearing up for back to school.

Ahead of the school year, the Brevard County sheriff announced in a Facebook video that school resource deputies will be carrying rifles in an effort to increase safety on campuses.

A man and woman were arrested Wednesday after deputies found three dogs living in “inhumane” conditions in the couple’s home, according to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.

Memorial Day, observed on the last Monday of May, honors men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military.

Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey posted surveillance video to Facebook Tuesday night showing a man who he said attempted to steal a crossbow on Feb. 6 by shoving it into his pants and walking away on a crutch.

The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office tracked down and detained a juvenile they say carjacked a delivery driver in Cocoa Friday and led deputies in a pursuit.

A woman was arrested after she stabbed a dog nine times following a fight with her husband, according to Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey.

A woman is accused of keeping her 6-year-old son in a filthy hotel room with multiple pets, at least three of which were malnourished and emaciated, according to the Brevard County Sheriff's Office.

A Brevard County Sheriff’s Office corrections deputy was arrested on charges of robbery with a firearm, false imprisonment and extortion.

A West Melbourne city supervisor is charged with multiple counts of child pornography, according to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.

As a legal battle over school mask mandates continues, the Brevard County sheriff said deputies would not be enforcing mandates on school grounds.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is holding a news conference in Titusville Wednesday morning.

The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office found 770 of marijuana in a Viera mini-storage facility, according to a Facebook post from Sheriff Wayne Ivey.

Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey said a 2-month-baby was “directly in the middle of the shootout” when a gunman stepped out of a vehicle and shot a deputy in the leg during a Monday traffic stop.

The sheriff’s office asks the community to keep his family and the BCSO family in their thoughts during this difficult time.

A deputy who served more than 25 years with the Brevard County Sheriff's Office has died.

The surge in COVID cases moved the 18th Judicial Circuit chief judge to issue an administrative order re-implementing a mask mandate for all visitors.

The state attorney for Brevard and Seminole counties announced on Wednesday that he would not seek to relitigate the sentencing of a man who killed a Brevard County deputy in 2012.

The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office among agencies pledging to send enforcement to Texas and Arizona.

A former dog groomer who violently abused a service dog during a grooming appointment in 2019 was sentenced Monday to 180 days in jail and ordered to pay more than $5,000 in restitution.

For the third time this year, the sole survivor of a deadly deputy-involved shooting in November has been arrested and jailed on felony drug charges.

The recent arrest of a 23-year-old man for a deadly shooting during a home invasion is also connected to the investigation of a dogfighting and drug trafficking ring, according to the Brevard County Sheriff's Office.

Attorneys representing the families of two teens killed in a Brevard deputy-involved shooting is calling on the Department of Justice in a lawsuit to investigate the shooting and policies at the sheriff’s office.

The Brevard and Seminole State Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday it will not be filing charges against a Brevard County deputy who shot and killed two teens in Cocoa on Nov. 13, 2020.

The grandmother of Sincere Pierce holds a new briefing to demand answers from the State Attorney's office on whether the deputy who shot and killed Sincere Pierce will face charges.

Gov. Ron DeSantis announced plans to put pressure on the Biden Administration to resume the federal policy of deporting undocumented immigrants who have served a sentence following a criminal conviction.

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – Two Brevard County teachers gave their students marijuana and used it with them at their home, Sheriff Wayne Ivey said. There’s no evidence that any crimes took place on campus, according to Ivey. Brand and O’Reilly-Brand were both arrested Thursday on charges of child neglect and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Anyone with information about the case is asked to call Agent Cory Jackson of the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office special victim’s unit at 321-633-8419. Use the form below to sign up for the ClickOrlando.com Strange Florida newsletter, sent every Friday.

Sheriff Wayne Ivey said he spotted three hidden credit card skimmers at gas stations in Brevard County on Wednesday. BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – Sheriff Wayne Ivey said three hidden credit card skimmers were found at gas stations in Brevard County on Wednesday. AdIvey said the sweep prevented thousands of people from becoming victims to credit card fraud. Investigators said the best way to protect yourself from skimming devices is to pay with cash or with a credit card inside the store. [RELATED: Credit card skimmers on gas station pumps are now ‘undetectable’]The sheriff’s office said criminals will sometimes use Bluetooth technology so a thief doesn’t have to get out of his car to collect the stolen credit card data.

Altogether, FLORIDA TODAY found that the non-fugitives were incorrectly featured a cumulative 135 times out of 448 slots across 45 episodes. “It’s designed to engage our community and it has worked almost to perfection,” Ivey told FLORIDA TODAY in 2017. A Florida Today infographic showing non-fugitives featured in an episode of "Wheel of Fugitive." (Rob Landers and Alessandro Marazzi-Sassoon)Sometimes, portraying a non-fugitive on “Wheel of Fugitive” simply could be an issue of bad timing. “Certainly, that’s something that the county commission in Brevard County should be concerned about,” he said.