Port Canaveral

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• Port Canaveral Sgt. Ron King accused of taking targets resembling Travon Martin to gun range is fired

  CANAVERAL, Fla. A police officer accused of bringing targets resembling Trayvon Martin to a gun range has been fired.Port Canaveral Interim Chief Executive Officer John Walsh told WFTV on Saturday that Sgt. Ron King was leading a target practice with two other   Read more »

• Boy, 4, nearly drowns on Disney cruise ship

  the child was unresponsive when he was pulled from the pool on Saturday afternoon. He was taken first to a hospital near Port Canaveral and then to Arnold Palmer Children's Hospital in Orlando. There was no update on his condition on Tuesday.Langley says the   Read more »

Around the web

• Investigation: Cruise officials didn't promptly report molestation

  CANAVERAL, Fla., May 22 (UPI) -- Cruise officials didn't promptly report a young passenger's molestation, so a suspect evaded prosecution by Florida authorities, officials said. The molestation of an 11-year-old girl occurred two hours before the Disney Cruise 3:44 PM from United Press International Read more »

• State of Florida to take over crimes on cruises

  protocols up right now and I think the next case that comes down the pike will be one that we can look at,” said Archer. Port Canaveral police said their jurisdiction extends to 1,000 feet from port land. The state has jurisdiction out to three miles, an area 5/21/13 from Local6.com Read more »

• Port Canaveral to begin widening cruise channel by fall 2013

  digest of important news from sources selected by our local editors. Delivered weekday mornings. Port Canaveral may break ground this fall on its plans to widen and deepen the 400-foot channel. Port Canaveral may break ground this fall on its plans to widen   from Orlando Business Journal Read more »

• Port Canaveral CEO: New welcome center will make money

  make money for the port to invest in other projects. But just how much money it will make will depend on how aggressive Port Canaveral is in pricing and marketing the seven-story museum and observation tower. Port Canaveral interim Chief Executive Officer   from Florida Today Read more »

• More ships closer to Canada

  Canaveral — think Orlando — is working at hard at adding many more cruise ships and capacity to that Central Florida coast port. The ramping up could save some airline costs, especially from Eastern Canada, because the port is some 250 miles further north   from Canada.com Read more »