WCTZ News reporter Andrew Catti traveled with his father to Washington D.C. on Wednesday to witness Joe Biden being sworn into office as the nation’s 46th president.  While there, Catti interviewed several people on hand for the historic event.

Junior Haley Tucker enters her Block 3 English class Friday morning, where she sits down ready to discuss Tim O’Brien’s “The Things They Carried" with her classmates. What she is not prepared for is to be bombarded with talk of suicide and other serious mental health issues. She is left feeling drained and aggravated and begins to wonder how the state’s mandatory mental-health curriculum is helping students.   “It is really difficult for me to sit and watch some of the things covered during mental health because some of the things covered affect me personally,” Tucker said....

Senior Layla Auter had high hopes for 2020. Finishing her junior year, Auter looked forward to her first Prom, her last Homecoming dance and the annual Powderpuff game. But that changed as the year unraveled, those events were canceled and Auter made the decision to be an e-learner for her final year of high school. “It has been very weird being separated from my senior class,” Auter said. “I don’t have social media, so the only way to really communicate with people is over text with my close senior friends. I’m alienated a bit.” Auter said she opted for distance learning to protect...

Every year, on the first day of school, senior Isaac Pierre is faced with the same fact: He is the only Black person in at least one of his classes. “I have definitely noticed being treated differently as a result of my race,” Pierre said. “It forces me to cope firsthand with any racial tensions on campus. I don’t get to observe things and be angry. I have to be a part of it. I think it’s especially bad because race-driven incidents occur to the point where it becomes normal.” In Brevard County, 9.7 percent of the population is Black. In Melbourne, that number jumps to 10.39 percent....

If you’re planning to be injected with any of the three COVID-19 vaccines, unless you’re at least 16 years old, you are out of luck. One of the most important things about the vaccine is that people under 16 will not be permitted to get the vaccine until after "Phase 1c" occurs. Under Gov. Ron DeSantis’ rollout plan, Phase 1c people, aged 65 to 74, will be vaccinated first and those aged 16- 64 will be vaccinated second in the stage. The final phase will include other essential workers such as transportation and construction workers. The CDC is doing it best to rid our community of COVID-19, ...

Eighth-grader Madison M. flipped through her Algebra 1 notes in preparation for the end of course exam. Because of a COVID-19 triggered late start to the school year, Algebra 1 students were forced to test following a two week winter break from classes. “I felt unprepared and anxious,” Madison said. “I have a really bad memory and that long of a gap between learning the material and going over everything really gave my brain a chance to forget all the stuff I had learned and practiced.” According to Assistant Principal Glenn Webb, the state set a time window for schools to administer...