Half dozen in running for schools chief post.

6 Candidates are running to be Brevard county schools superintendent. Desmond Blackburn from Broward county, David Christiansen from Lake county, Anthony Jackson from rocky mountain public schools, Bob Morrison from Texas, and John Stanford, from Columbus county schools in Ohio are the candidates.

Kiel named Florida Group president for Gannet Co.

Jeff Kiel president of Florida Today has been elected the president of Florida Group for the Gannet Co. He will remain president of Florida today.

50 Years of floating free

Hours after launching from Cape Canaveral 50 years ago today, Ed White became the first American spacewalker just 3 months after Alexi Leonov.

Man indicted in fatal arson case

Tuesday, Don Lyle Leach was charged with a first-degree felony murder and arson indictment. It charges Leach with deliberately setting fire to an abandoned and boarded-up house at 19 North Park Ave. Titusville.

Sonny’s celebrates boy’s last chemo

Caleb Horvath is cancer free and Sonny’s BBQ of Titusville is celebrating with a heroes and villains party. Caleb (4) has been battling Rhabdomyosarcoma, a cancer of the soft tissue, connective tissue, or bone for the past year.

Children’s Hunger Project posts record

The Children’s Hunger Project delivered 48,234 packages of food during the 2014-15 school years. This tops the previous record of 37,945 packages delivered last year.

US Rep. Grayson wants children to live with him

Representative Grayson wants his children of 10 and 16 to live with him, claiming their mother’s behavior to be bizarre, aggressive, and inappropriate. He also stated that he should be the sole decision maker in the kid’s financial lives.

Gay marriage, gender identity and the future of religious dissent

LGBT activists were surprised by the margin of victory last week when 62% of Irish voters approved a referendum approving same-sex marriage. These results mirror a poll taken in the United States when 60% of voters approved same-sex marriage.

This call will not be recorded

I made a call at 12:01 on Monday and it felt good. For the first time in years, the number I dialed on my iPhone was not captured and stored in a massive government database.

Coalition stands by ISIL plan

The US led coalition fighting Islamic state militants said Tuesday it has a winning plan In Iraq despite recent setbacks. Tony Blinken, deputy secretary of state says “We have the right strategy: coalition airstrikes, training, equipping, assisting and effective local partners.”

Military officials see risks that may not be rewarded

Deploying specialized forces into Iraq to call in airstrikes on Islamic State targets will require sending hundreds of more personnel to Iraq and the more personnel, the more chance they will get wounded or killed.

Feeding 9.6 Billion? Breadfruit might help

The projected world population in 2050 is anticipated to be at least 9.6 billion. Producing enough healthy food in a sustainable manner will be a challenge. A non-profit organization says it has a piece of the solution: Breadfruit.

‘Walking Dead’, ‘Empire’ Top Twitterverse

AMC’s The Walking Dead and Fox’s Empire are monster hits so it’s not uprising that the walking dead is ranked as the top premier and empire is the most tweeted about show on television

Career Educator from Broward is first African-American to lead local district

Tuesday, the Brevard county schoolboard picked Desmond Blackburn as the new superintendent of Brevard Schools. The board voted 4-1 in favor of Blackburn the former chief of school performance and accountability in Broward County. Blackburn vowed to get a pair of sneakers and walk around to familiarize himself with the district.

Health officials warn of bacteria in brackish water

A flesh-destroying bacterium has already infected 8 people this year, killing two. Florida health officials are warning people to avoid exposing operon wounds to warm, salty outdoor waters. Two Brevard County residents have dies from the bacterium Vibrio vulificus. Both had underlying health conditions.

Melbourne actor gets USA role on ‘Complications’

Melbourne resident Jayvo Scott has gotten a guest role on USA Networks newest drama Complications which premieres at 9pm Thursday. He will play a gangbanger part of the Mexican gang for at least 2 episodes.

Brevard students top state averages on course-end tests

Brevard has outperformed the states average on this year’s EOC exams, according to the results released Monday. Scores for Biology 1, history and civics for Florida were 5 points higher than the state average. Not included were algebra results of the new Algebra 1 and Geometry assessments. Those scored will not be released until a state-ordered validation study has been completed.

Posey pulls support for high-speed train

Brevard Congressman, Bill Posey cites safety concerns and financial discrepancies as reasons for stopping on the All Aboard Florida project that proposes running 32 high-speed trains through Brevard communities.

Would you trust Rubio with money?

Marco Rubio has a great backstory and loves to tell it: immigrant parents, poor beginnings in South Florida, but there are parts that he leaves out: the credit-card mix ups, unpaid mortgage, and an $80,000 fishing boat. On his campaign trails he promises to rein in government spending, when he’s shown that he can’t control money in his personal life.

FDA to trim Trans fats out of food

In a move likely to save thousands of lives a year, the FDA announced Tuesday that it will require manufacturers to phase out partially hydrogenated oils, found in some frozen pizzas and pies.

Death of Al-Qaeda Leader might be boom for Islamic state

The missile strike that killed Al-Qaeda’s #2 leader might help the brutal terror group Al-Qaeda announced Tuesday that Nasir al-Wahishi had been killed. The death comes as al-Qaeda is vying with the Islamic strata for supremacy in the region and could give a boost to the offshoot that has captured large parts of Syria and Iraq.