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City Manager Morton and Chief Spears hood FLOCK cameras over permitting audit, Council drops millage to 6.6015, Health First earns $230M hospital approval.

A $100 million luxury development has opened on Port Malabar Boulevard, while 85 Space Coast workers face layoffs this week. Palm Bay City Council and local...

The Palm Bay City Council voted 4-1 to set the tentative ad valorem property tax millage rate for the upcoming fiscal year at 6.6 mills, a decrease from the...

The Palm Bay City Council is scheduled to convene for its regular meeting on Thursday, July 16, to set the proposed maximum operating millage rate cap for the...

The Palm Bay City Council is scheduled to hold a critical budget workshop on Tuesday, July 7, to begin formal discussions on the proposed Fiscal Year 2026-2027...

The City of Palm Bay has announced the official schedule for its 2026 Independence Day Celebration on Saturday, July 4. Celebrating the 250th anniversary of...

This Week in Palm Bay: Utilities Fees, Tech Expansions, and Community Milestones Brevard County residents adjust to new utility transaction fees, celebrate...

Palm Bay is facing a significant wave of federal civil rights and negligence litigation that could impact municipal policy, training range operations, and the...

Palm Bay City Council has called a special meeting to address two pressing infrastructure issues: the Indian River Drive road collapse and the SRWRF completion agreement. Additionally, Brevard Public Schools is facing administrative staffing cuts and preparing for policy revisions on discipline and student property searches. In commercial news, Dutch Bros Coffee and Gerber Collision have filed development pre-applications, while contractors begin the Pinewood Drive apartment cleanup and the Brevard County Clerk's Cogan Drive office schedules a temporary closure. Lastly, Justin Giambanco receives a life sentence for the murder of veteran Paul Black, police respond to a Walmart bomb threat hoax, and the community calendar features several local updates.

A major road collapse inside the Palm Bay Estates 55+ mobile home co-op has isolated approximately 120 senior residents and cut off emergency vehicle access...

Palm Bay has been ranked the 13th most affordable city in the United States to purchase a home, standing as the sole Florida municipality in the national top 20. In municipal news, the Brevard County Sheriff's Office is preparing to assume security operations at three local Palm Bay schools following a city-school board budget dispute, while the school district plans a 7 percent staffing reduction. The Palm Bay Police Department announced three major leadership promotions, and a suspect was arrested for vandalism at The House Church. In the courts, two major civil rights lawsuits (Wright and Henderson) target the City and PBPD, including one filed by active Seat 5 candidate Santa Isabel Wright against her direct opponent's administration.

In observance of the Memorial Day holiday, City offices are closed Monday, May 25. Waste collections by Republic Services are skipped entirely on Monday with no one-day delay. Liberty Park baseball fields close Tuesday, May 26, through July 5 for grant-funded dugout upgrades. Palm Bay Fire Rescue has contained a Compound brush fire, prompting seasonal fire hazard warnings. City Council has approved the termination of SRO agreements in a 3-2 vote and overridden a unanimous P&Z denial to approve the Emerson Drive fuel station 3-2. Revisions to require citizenship for non-elected city staff were rejected. DIX Developments' Ashton Park utility disputes are being managed administratively. Actionable summer programs include free SCAT county bus rides, the Dinosaurs in Space reading challenge, and library advocacy services.