A death investigation has kicked off in Titusville after a body was found floating in the Indian River, according to the police department.

As the record-breaking Artemis II mission inspires millions around the world, some of Central Florida’s little space enthusiasts are getting some well-deserved recognition too.

The Space Coast is getting some Broadway premieres for the upcoming season at The King Center for the Performing Arts, which is celebrating its 38th anniversary.

The Artemis II mission has made history while pushing the limits of science and humanity.

A Mims man was taken into custody after deputies said he threw hot grease at a woman and took of with her car, according to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.

A man is behind bars after allegedly strangling his ex-girlfriend, hitting a BCSO unit, fleeing the scene, then driving himself and his ex into the Barge Canal.

In just about 48 hours, the four grave souls who’ve now flown farther away from the Earth than anyone are set to splash down capping off a human spaceflight mission for the ages.

In just about 48 hours, the four grave souls who’ve now flown farther away from the Earth than anyone are set to splash down capping off a human spaceflight mission for the ages.

Katie Delaney, the North Brevard County commissioner who championed pay increases for Brevard County firefighters and increasing accountability in county government, is leaving office before her first term ends.

A manatee’s journey from a storm drain to the open water captivated a community. And for one Melbourne Beach family, it became something even more personal.

The Broadway tour of Meredith Willson’s “The Music Man” will be performed at the King Center on April 12-13. The musical follows Harold Hill, a traveling salesman who tries to con the people of River City, Iowa, by promising to form a boys’ band, but his plans are foiled when he falls for the town librarian, Marian. The show features well-known songs such as “Seventy-Six Trombones,” “Ya Got Trouble,” and “‘Till There Was You.”

More and more, AI might be taking over the workload in our world, but Brevard County might not be willing to give a major incentive for building an AI data center.

The pair told officers they covered the animal with the sheet after learning that possessing an alligator is illegal in Florida, FWC said.

A driver was killed after crashing into a building near the Merritt Island Causeway on Monday evening, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

The young woman who police said told them her boyfriend dismembered a man, stuffed him in suitcases, and dumped his remains in the Compound, told police she was afraid she could be next.

The Artemis II crew is expected to surpass the record previously set by the Apollo 13 crew in 1970 for the farthest humans have ever traveled from Earth.

A motorcyclist was killed after veering off the road and hitting a light pole, troopers said.

Police said Jones told his girlfriend he wanted to kill sex offenders, and he even printed a listed of registered sex offenders who lived nearby.

The Artemis II astronauts have captured Earth's brilliant blue beauty as they zoom ever closer to the moon.

The young man police say dumped two suitcases stuffed with human remains in the tall grass at the Compound is now facing a murder charge, too.

Over the years, “The Compound” has become a magnet for crime.

Less than 24 hours after the historic Artemis II mission launched from the Kennedy Space Center, another rocket took off from Florida's Space Coast.

Clifford Owen Long, 37, was indicted by a Brevard County grand jury for the 2025 shooting death of 2-year-old Bles’syn Lightner and the attempted murders of her grandparents in South Melbourne.

The Artemis II mission is set to launch from Florida’s coast, and experts say it will be the furthest a crewed mission has ever gone into space before.

The Artemis II mission is set to launch from Florida’s coast, and experts say it will be the furthest a crewed mission has ever gone into space before.

On this episode of Are We There Yet? with the News 6 Insiders, Kara heads to Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex with a look at the excitement around Artemis II, Joey captures the famous monkeys at Silver Springs, and Kaia stops at The Wharf in Kissimmee to try their epic Tomahawk Steak. Drop your Central Florida picks in the comments—we might just take your suggestion and head there next.

Here's your chance to share your cool Artemis II launch photos with the world!

With the charge of “for all of humanity,” the four astronauts launched toward the moon Wednesday in a historic launch for the 32-story Space Launch System rocket and the Artemis II mission.

The Artemis program to land the first woman on the moon, following the path of many trailblazing women in space.

Last week, over a dozen more eateries across Central Florida were forced to close after a visit from a health inspector, according to state records.

With the countdown underway for a highly anticipated rocket launch, crowds are already gathering along Florida’s Space Coast, hoping to secure the best possible view.

Visitors headed to Florida’s Space Coast to watch the historic Artemis II launch on Wednesday may be in for a special surprise.

Some neighbors are sickened to hear human remains were found in suitcases in an abandoned area where dead bodies have been found before.

The Artemis II mission is expected to launch on Wednesday evening at Kennedy Space Center. How do you plan to see the launch? From the Space Coast? From your backyard? We explain how to see the launch.

Astronauts aboard the upcoming Artemis II mission will travel beyond Earth’s protective magnetic field, exposing them to what experts call galactic cosmic radiation, according to experts.

What needs to happen for the Artemis program to be successful and is a crewed moon mission worth the cost?

A driver in Central Florida was caught driving nearly three times the speed limit over the weekend, according to police.

Police found human remains in an abandoned suitcase in Palm Bay’s notorious “Compound” over the weekend and a 19-year-old whose name was found inside was arrested in connection with the case.

As astronaut Christina Koch prepares to become the first woman to orbit the moon on Artemis II, a NASA engineer argues the milestone should spark a broader conversation about representation — and whether “female” should still be part of the headline.

It will be one of the most dangerous parts of Artemis II, and not everyone thinks NASA should trust the astronauts’ lives to a heat shield that was damaged the last time it re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere.

Dutch Bros Coffee has announced a new location set to open in Central Florida.

NASA’s shift from Apollo to Artemis signals a new era of moon exploration centered on inclusion, sustainability and a long-term human presence beyond Earth.

The first launch-watching tourists who came here in the ‘60s could, if they were so bold, find the internationally famous astronauts simply hanging out at local motels after their long days of training.

The astronauts set to become the first lunar visitors in more than half a century have arrived at their launch site.

NASA is heading back to the Moon. But despite advances in computing and manufacturing, America’s space agency is still relying – in some key areas – on decades-old hardware and tech.

Artemis II will send four astronauts around the moon in the first crewed flight test of the Space Launch System rocket and the Orion Spacecraft.

People are going to the moon for the first time in more than 50 years, and to build off the success of the Artemis I uncrewed flight test a few years ago, the program’s first astronauts will have to do a lot more than just enjoying the view.

A Brevard County jury awarded over $14 million to a woman who ate ice cream contaminated with metal, according to law firm Alpizar Law.

A 19-year-old was jailed this week after brandishing a water gun outside a Denny’s Restaurant in Cocoa Beach, according to the police department.

Almost four years after two major hurricanes damaged Brevard County’s coastline, a massive beach renourishment project could finally be close to wrapping up.

Port Canaveral leaders struck down a plan that would have placed a Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) plant less than a mile from a neighborhood.

A young manatee known as Melby is on the mend at SeaWorld Orlando, capturing the hearts of visitors and the Melbourne Beach community after a dramatic rescue from a storm drain left him in need of critical care.

Last week, eight more eateries across Central Florida were forced to close after a visit from a health inspector, according to state records.

NASA’s Artemis program faces delays and soaring costs, now totaling $93 billion, as the agency pushes its moon mission timeline to 2028. Technical issues and schedule setbacks raise concerns about the future of U.S. space exploration and NASA’s budget management.

We have a new look at the gunfire that came from a house as police took cover in the middle of a deadly standoff. Three hours later Monday, after officers returned fire, police said the barricaded woman inside the house alone was dead.

The next Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, potentially heading for the moon on Wednesday for the Artemis II mission, will be the most powerful operational rocket ever to launch by far, on par with the Artemis I launch in 2022.

There was a heavy police presence in Palm Bay on Monday evening after reports of gunfire in the area, according to the department.

More fines could be coming for the owner of a condemned house in Indialantic, even though the owner already owes more than $30,000 for code violations. That's because neighbors say they are seeing hundreds of rats at the home.

Brevard County has been looking for solutions to those so-called forever chemicals that are linked to all kinds of health problems, including cancer. County commissioners on Tuesday voted to spend $5 million to buy land next to a current water plant north of Micco Road in order to build new water and wastewater treatment facilities.

The Disney Believe will join sister ships Disney Wish, Disney Treasure, and Disney Destiny in the Wish class

The Starlink 10-33 mission will carry 29 Starlink internet satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 into low-Earth orbit.

Police told your West Melbourne 6 Community Correspondent James Sparvero that inside a hotel room at 9:30 Tuesday morning, something happened between a woman and a teenage girl that led to a shot being fired.

The mission is set to lift off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

Two adults have been arrested after a girl came forward to report her “bizarre” abuse last week, according to the Cocoa Police Department.

After years of planning, the city of Cocoa says the money it needs to build Brevard County’s first Brightline station, which would be at US-1 and 528, could finally be secured within months.

A month after some high school students left campuses to protest ICE, Brevard County’s school board is considering harsher punishment for students who walk out of class that would extend to anyone affiliated with the district who encourages a disruption to school, not just the kids."

Police said the drunk driver nearly killed the pedestrian and then got upset over the damage to his car.

A week after your Port St. John Community Correspondent James Sparvero reported that homeowners on one side of Fay Boulevard could have to spend up to $100,000 to connect to the sewer line on the opposite side of the four-lane divided highway, Brevard County just mailed homeowners a new letter that no longer threatens to fine them or restrict services if they don’t make the long connection in the next year.

NASA has cleared its moon rocket for an April launch with four astronauts after completing the latest round of repairs.

The mission is set to lift off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

According to an arrest affidavit, the Amazon driver stopped on Cepheus Court to make a delivery when Joseph Baldi yelled at the driver, then got into the van and drove while the driver chased and confronted him.

A quick-thinking dad and a beach rental employee helped catch a man police said pulled his pants down at the beach in front of a 7-year-old.

March is Women’s History Month, but when it comes to space history, the numbers tell a stark story.

Last week, seven more restaurants across Central Florida were forced to close after a visit from a health inspector, according to state records.

A suspect accused of exposing himself to a child on Cocoa Beach has now been taken into custody, according to the police department.

A former president of the teacher’s union who Brevard Public Schools says didn’t report when two students had sex at school could be fired by the end of the month after 32 years with the district.

SpaceX is gearing up to launch its Falcon 9 rocket from Florida's Space Coast early Tuesday morning.

Higher gas prices are cutting into the profits of charter fishermen who are now weighing, due to the war in Iran, whether to charge customers more to take a fishing trip.

Several Central Florida cities have started using them, including Orlando, Orange County, Osceola County, Mount Dora and Eustis.

After a drug trafficking investigation kicked off in Titusville, the police department has claimed a Jeep Wrangler as its own.

Brevard Public Schools announced that the district is recommending a teacher be fired after two students were discovered engaging in oral sex under his watch.

One of the most anticipated developments in Brevard County finally has an update after a couple years of its construction site remaining dormant.

As more homes convert their septic tank systems to the sewer, the problem for homeowners on one side of Fay Boulevard is that the sewer line is on the other side of the divided four-lane highway.

Several Brevard County cities are accelerating a long-term push to move properties off septic systems and onto central sewer to reduce nitrogen pollution in the Indian River Lagoon.

Two months after police said a pickup truck driver ran over and killed a 25-year-old ballet dancer, a new crash report confirmed what police suspected at the scene - that the driver had a medical emergency when he hopped a curb in front of the Cocoa Village Playhouse and crushed Lexi Jordan against a wall.

A 22-year-old man was shot and killed early Sunday in the parking lot of Ace’s Bar in Brevard County, according to the sheriff’s office.

A 68-year-old Cocoa man was struck and killed along State Road 520 in Brevard County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

SpaceX early Wednesday launched another batch of Starlink internet satellites from Florida’s Space Coast.

The city of Titusville this week launched a six-month pilot deploying a mobile nanobubble generator to raise dissolved oxygen in a corner of the Indian River Lagoon.

Last week, ten more restaurants across Central Florida were forced to close after a visit from a health inspector, according to state records.

In Brevard County, the district said its schools are missing out on money because third party vendors who sell the merchandise to the big box stores are reaping most of the profits.

Melbourne High School is adding another method to combat student vaping at the school.

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from the Space Coast on Sunday evening.

A 58-year-old man was arrested on Thursday after the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office say he climbed into a parked ambulance while paramedics were treating a patient and attempted to move the vehicle because it was blocking his path.

Scattered showers return, with a few thunderstorms possible

The Brevard County high school teacher who was essentially fired by the district because she used a student’s preferred name without parental permission won an arbitration in the case. Talking to News 6 on Friday, Melissa Calhoun called the decision a win for all teachers, even though BPS still has no plans on rehiring her.

A stolen car rammed into an officer after fleeing from police in Palm Bay on Friday afternoon, according to the department.

NASA announces a major overhaul of the space agency’s moon mission.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier will be joined by several Central Florida sheriffs at a news conference in Titusville.

The city of Palm Bay is voting to approve a settlement agreement in a lawsuit filed by one of its own councilmen.