Palm Bay
Morning News
Thursday, August 14th, 2025
Good morning, Palm Bay. Here's your local news at a glance for Thursday, the 14th of August.
ACCIDENTS NEWS
- ➤ A crane moving a telephone pole on Merritt Island flipped and crushed Jim Crane's home when a broken water main softened the soil that supported it—he said the accident caused extensive damage. Florida Today
CRIME NEWS
- ➤ Family members of teen Giovanni Pelletier, missing on August 1 and found dead in a Manatee County retention pond on August 8, are calling for an FBI investigation—saying Florida law enforcement showed little urgency after he left Bradenton to visit relatives in Mims and that an independent autopsy is planned to help bring justice. Florida Today
EDUCATION NEWS
- ➤ Students in Brevard County schools are banned from using personal tech—cellphones, laptops, tablets, smartwatches and smart glasses—for the full school day following a Tuesday night board vote; the district has not yet detailed if exemptions for medical needs will apply or how breaches will be handled. Some parents have raised concerns about safety and health issues. FOX 35 Orlando
ENVIRONMENT NEWS
- ➤ Tropical Storm Erin is moving west across the Atlantic at 17 mph and carrying winds near 45 mph, and the National Hurricane Center expects it to become a hurricane by Friday—residents in the northern Leeward Islands, Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico are advised to watch its progress. Space Coast Daily
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ Brevard County commissioners voted unanimously on Aug. 12 to appoint Jim Liesenfelt as permanent county manager after a nationwide search ended in favor of his acclaimed interim performance—he thanked the board and said he would work to finalize the county budget, maintain the workforce, and advance road projects. Space Coast Daily
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