Tyler Vazquez

4 days ago | yahoo.com | Tyler Vazquez

One of Brevard County's longest-standing providers of services for domestic violence survivors is facing a crisis after being targed by vandals this week.The Aurora Road office of the Women's Center of Brevard was heavily damaged and faces costly repairs, holding up the reopening of a nonprofit which offers help to those who have faced domestic violence, sexual assault, homelessness and other trauma. "The damage is extensive. Offices ransacked. Vital equipment destroyed. Property stolen.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Tyler Vazquez

A lawsuit against the Orlando Diocese of the Catholic Church was filed by a Boca Raton law firm on May 30, alleging negligence was committed by a Brevard County priest who was murdered in January 2024. Jeff Herman of Herman Law firm, which represents sexual abuse survivors, announced at a press conference in Orlando that he is filing the suit on behalf of an alleged survivor who was childhood friends with Brandon Kapas, the man who killed Robert "Father Bob" Hoeffner.

1 week ago | floridatoday.com | Tyler Vazquez

The lawsuit alleges that priest Father Robert Hoeffner sexually abused boys. One of the alleged victims, Shawn Teuber, is now suing the diocese and claims Hoeffner used confession to coerce him into sexual acts. Brandon Kapas killed Hoeffner, Hoeffner's sister, and his own grandfather before being killed in a shootout with police in January 2024.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Tyler Vazquez

Brevard County commissioners voted 3-2 on May 20 to dissolve the North Brevard Economic Development Zone. Titusville could continue funding NBEDZ to keep it from being dissolved, but it would no longer receive any payments from Brevard County. The North Brevard Economic Development Zone uses property tax revenue from new commercial and industrial construction in North Brevard County to help provide economic incentives for projects within the zone.

1 week ago | floridatoday.com | Tyler Vazquez

Brevard County commissioners voted 3-2 to dissolve the North Brevard Economic Development Zone (NBEDZ). The $3 million in annual county funding previously allocated to NBEDZ will be redirected to Brevard County Fire Rescue. Proponents of NBEDZ argue that the agency's incentivization of development projects has generated significant increases in property values and tax revenue for the county. Brevard County commissioners voted 3-2 on May 20 to dissolve the North Brevard Economic Development Zone.