SpaceX has announced plans for a late-night launch of its Falcon 9 rocket from Florida’s Space Coast over the weekend.

The new Melbourne Founders Museum at Crane Creek celebrates the rich history of the area, highlighting the contributions of former slaves who founded the city.

Two weeks after she and her best friend were both bit by a shark on a Bahamas vacation, a young woman in the hospital was ready to go home Friday.

The crew of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission was at Kennedy Space Center for a test that the space agency says is among the last needed ahead of launch, now less than three weeks away.

SpaceX announced plans for its next Starlink launch from Florida’s Space Coast, gearing up for the launch on Friday morning.

Orlando Health is closing one of the two Brevard County hospitals it acquired last year after the previous owner filed for bankruptcy protection.

The costs of school buses have risen due to inflation. Here’s how Central Florida’s school districts are handling the rising cost to purchase new buses. Most districts replace their buses every 10-12 years.

The Saint Katherine Greek Festival invites everyone to eat, drink, dance learn at Brevard County’s oldest food and cultural festival, according to the event’s website.

A man was arrested after being clocked driving close to 100 mph before he led deputies on a chase that ended on Kennedy Space Center property, according to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.

Billed as a "special workshop," the meeting lasted nearly four hours, as the mayor, city council members, and residents weighed in on the current state of affairs and potential solutions.

The tension in Titusville continues to escalate in the wake of a shooting in which a 25-year-old man died at the hands of police officers.

Space Perspective makes its balloons at the airport, but workers have been off the job for the last two months, according to former employees who contacted News 6.

Someone had a pie-in-the-sky idea to have a festival based on one of the tastiest desserts with a Florida connection, and we’re all here for it.

Two months after the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said a boater injured three people on another boat during a Christmas boat parade in Brevard County, body camera video from responding officers is shedding light on the investigation.

Legends about this restaurant have abounded for decades now. But how it started is a little more grisly.

On Sunday, we’re in for some gusty winds from the southwest as a strong cold front approaches.

The person appears to have been living in a wooded area off Palm Bay Road, according to Melbourne police.

A 42-year-old man died in a crash after running from Titusville police, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

SpaceX will attempt to launch another Starlink mission from the Florida coast.

Tri-Marea Charles' death is now the subject of a Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) investigation, but very few details have been publicly released, fueling the anger in the community.

The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday backed Rep. Debbie Mayfield in her bid to run in a special election for a Senate seat, ruling that state elections officials wrongly blocked her from appearing on the ballot.

Police haven’t said exactly what happened, but as the community awaits the findings of the FDLE investigation, the mayor is calling for unity.

Joann Fabrics will close almost all of its Central Florida stores as it grapples with bankruptcy for the second time in less than a year.

SpaceX is gearing up to launch yet another batch of Starlink satellites from Florida’s Space Coast.

The northbound lanes of Interstate 95 are shut down in Brevard County because of a fire on a bus that was full of public school students.

A couple of crashes on Interstate 95 are creating delays in Brevard County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Protestors flooded a Titusville City Council meeting on Tuesday evening after a man died last week following an officer-involved shooting.

At Tuesday night’s Brevard County Commission meeting, a county commissioner who rallied with the firefighters will lead the search for solutions to getting firefighters a starting wage that’s better than just $15/hour. Commissioner Katie Delaney told News 6 reporter James Sparvero that could possibly mean raising taxes.

Tour performing in Melbourne and Daytona Beach.

In a release, troopers said the crash happened at the railroad crossing along Jordan Boulevard around 3 p.m.

Cocoa police are asking the public’s help with information about a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run that left a woman on an e-bike injured.

Two Central Florida women who were injured in a shark attack while swimming in the Bahamas are now recovering in Brevard County.

SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 21 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Tuesday afternoon.

A Titusville man suffered serious injuries after he was ejected from his pickup truck during a crash with a semi-truck in Brevard County on Monday, according to the Florida HIghway Patrol.

Critics have called the Space Launch System outdated and wasteful for years, but now, with President Trump retaking the White House, Boeing is warning its employees who work on the SLS that they could lose their jobs very soon.

A 40-year-old man was struck and killed by a Brightline train in Cocoa, according to police.

A hospital in Cocoa Beach was placed on lockdown on Saturday evening while law enforcement responded to what officials later described as a "hoax 'swatting' call."

John Wilkinson, a former Cocoa High School football head coach, has two former players in the Super Bowl: Jawaan Taylor for the Kansas City Chiefs and Chauncy Gardner-Johnson for the Philadelphia Eagles.

A man died after being shot by Titusville police, News 6 has confirmed.

Several people upset about a Palm Bay councilman's statements against Islam tried to address him at Thursday night's council meeting. But Chandler Langevin is not backing down.

Peter Filiberto, the former Palm Bay councilman who was ousted in 2023 after he was arrested, is back in city government. At the end of Thursday’s city council meeting, Deputy Mayor Mike Jaffe announced that he had appointed Filiberto to the influential planning and zoning board.

SpaceX will try to launch another batch of Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from the Space Coast with a Falcon 9 rocket.

With 2024 all wrapped up, Florida officials have now released last year's statewide crash data. However, some might be surprised by which counties ranked among the deadliest.

The city of Cocoa Beach is considering raising fees for short-term rental properties in response to growing complaints from residents about noise, parking issues, and other disturbances.

Troopers said the crash happened around 6:31 p.m. and caused a roadblock for the northbound lanes on the highway.

Arguing that elections officials overstepped their authority, state Rep. Debbie Mayfield on Thursday filed an emergency petition at the Florida Supreme Court after being blocked from running in a special election for a Senate seat.

He told investigators that he and his father had been fighting after he'd gotten a plate of food, according to police.

It's been more than a year now since Brevard County and its firefighters got to work on a new contract. As difficult negotiations continue, more than 100 firefighters have quit their jobs in search of better pay and work-life balance.

When you think about earthquakes, Florida’s probably not the first state that comes to mind. But that doesn't mean they can't happen.

Sprouts Farmers Market has announced plans to expand its reach in Florida by opening up over seven new stores in the state.

Republican state Rep. Debbie Mayfield of Melbourne lashed out Wednesday against Gov. Ron DeSantis after his administration blocked her from qualifying to run in a special election to replace outgoing Sen. Randy Fine.

More than 200 fire departments in Florida use volunteers, but now, one of those local VFDs says it needs to bring on some firefighters who get paid.

Heading into 2025, many workers may be looking for a new place to advance their careers and get more of what they want from their jobs.

There’s good news and bad news and Florida’s manatee population.

A 79-year-old Melbourne man was killed Tuesday morning after his vehicle was found in a retention pond, according to the Melbourne Police Department.

A 43-year-old man was sentenced to 50 years in prison for the 2021 murder of his fiancée in Brevard County, according to a news release.

A water main break forces the closure of U.S. 192 in West Melbourne.

The police officer prosecutors said held his a woman against her will while shooting hundreds of rounds through their home was sentenced to seven years in prison.

Officials say a Cocoa High School student was taken into police custody after a handgun was found with the help of a metal detector.

SpaceX is aiming to launch the Maxar 3 mission from Florida’s Space Coast on Tuesday evening, setting up the possibility of two launches in one day.

SpaceX will attempt an early-morning Falcon 9 launch from Florida’s Space Coast, carrying another batch of Starlink satellites.

Lockheed Martin has been awarded $383 million from the U.S. Navy and is expected to bring around 300 highly-skilled jobs to Titusville with the completion of a new production facility.

A teen was arrested after a missing 13-year-old girl out of Satellite Beach was found at a home in Melbourne, according to the police department.

Firefighters and police have confirmed a woman is dead after she was found floating in the ocean in Brevard County.

About 72 years ago, Joseph LaPointe returned to the United States after a stint in Germany, where he had been stationed as a member of the U.S. military. But a part of him stayed behind. Fast forward to Friday night. LaPointe is ending the month of January by starting a new chapter — with a son he has not seen in seven decades.

A fire adjuster at the Country Gardens condos updated News 6 the cause of the fire is still under investigation.

A teacher at an elementary school in Melbourne has been named Brevard Public Schools’ 2025 Teacher of the Year.

A year after a man killed a priest, the priest’s sister, his own grandfather, and also wounded two officers, there could finally be an answer why Palm Bay police said Brandon Kapas went on the shooting rampage.

One day after Florida lawmakers passed a new immigration act, a crowd gathered near Lake Eola in downtown Orlando to show support for immigrants' rights.

There’s new pressure to replace a soup kitchen and start building apartments for the homeless. In Melbourne, where helping the homeless has become a big issue in recent years, the city council is calling on the Daily Bread outreach center to close within months, not two years, as previously expected.

New Jersey based late-night restaurant chain Fat Shack announced its plans to open its second location in Florida later this year.

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams embarked on a mission to the International Space Station in 2024 with a timeline that has been anything but straightforward.

At a roundtable Wednesday morning at the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office in Titusville, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vowed to veto the new immigration act the legislature passed Tuesday.

A 22-year-old man accused of shooting and killing his ex-girlfriend in Brevard County has been indicted on multiple charges, including first-degree murder.

A principal, a teacher, and a teenager – who is accused of DUI – might not be the last people to get arrested after a big, underage house party in Cocoa Beach.

As we reflect on the Challenger mission, 39 years later we want to know, what memories do you have of the shuttle, its crew, and/or that day in particular? Where were you when you first learned about Challenger’s story?

NASA’s annual Day of Remembrance service will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Space Mirror Memorial at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.

SpaceX launched its next batch of Starlink satellites aboard a Falcon 9 rocket on Monday afternoon.

One person was injured in a four-vehicle crash in Brevard County on Interstate 95 on Sunday evening, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Cocoa Beach police arrest an elementary school principal and a teacher after 100 juveniles were spotted at a house party.

Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex is set to transform for an exclusive after-hours event, “Kennedy Under the Stars.”

A mother and two of her children died after a fire broke out early Friday at a Palm Bay condo complex, where one unit was fully engulfed in flames, according to firefighters.

The Rolex 24 begins this Saturday at 1:40 pm and ends Sunday at 1:40 pm. 61 of the fastest Lamborghinis, Ferraris, Mercedes, Corvettes, Cadillacs and more will take to the road course for the world-famous marathon.

The city is cleaning up the vandalism mess, and there’s at least one council member who thinks cameras should be put in the cemetery.

A man arrested by Cocoa Beach police is accused of robbing a convenience store at gunpoint and allegedly making away with more than $5,000 worth of scratch-offs.

A Central Florida sheriff is lauding the out-of-state arrests of a couple he says have spent years using their pool-building business to defraud customers across Brevard, Orange and Osceola counties.

You’ll need the layers for a bit longer as the frigid air lingers this week before the sunshine and 70s return!

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is awarding a $1.4 million grant to the 13 homeless projects and services in the county.

State Sen. Randy Fine, R-Brevard County, is resigning effective March 31 from the Senate as he runs in a special election to replace former U.S. Rep. Mike Waltz, who was named national security adviser by President Donald Trump.

The Homeless Services Network of Central Florida organizes the annual Point-in-Time Count for Orange, Osceola and Seminole counties. Over Jan. 28-30, volunteers find people experiencing homelessness and ask them to take a survey. The agency says they need more help.

Florida’s no stranger to strange and awe-inspiring locales, but it turns out that the Sunshine State also gets points for size.

A final resting place for African Americans that dates back to the Civil War has been vandalized.

No students were injured after a Brevard Public Schools bus was involved in a crash in Melbourne on Tuesday afternoon, officials said.

A semitruck lost control on Interstate 95 in Brevard County, striking a tree off the road and catching fire, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

SpaceX is planning for an overnight launch of a Falcon 9 rocket from the Space Coast, according to a news release.

The Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival is returning to Brevard County for five days filled with exhibits and more.

For many, the best part of achieving a milestone is treating yourself to a nice hot meal.

The future of the giant balloon that planned to take people to the edge of space from Brevard County is unknown after court records show the company behind the audacious plan was served an eviction notice on Friday.

New video from the Palm Bay Police Department shows how an officer caught a running juvenile suspected in a series of vehicle burglaries.

The Palm Bay City Council has unanimously voted to support Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' push to move NASA's headquarters to Brevard County.