Flash flooding in Titusville dropped several inches of rain on Monday night, and the city is asking residents to report areas where flooding was an issue. The city says it will also consider a stormwater assessment rate at the next council meeting as i grapples with maintenance costs.

Palm Bay Police say Degroodt Road is closed down right now after a serious vehicle crash.

Seven Central Florida school districts garnered “A” grades in the latest report card released this week. Individual school grades were also released. We've listed all of the school grades.

The skies over Central Florida will light up this Fourth of July, with fireworks, festivals and celebrations stretching across the region all weekend long.

Launching at 12:30 a.m. from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, the rocket delivered 29 broadband satellites for Amazon’s Leo constellation.

Data shared with News 6 from the Florida Highway Patrol shows troopers made 967 arrests for dangerous excessive speeding statewide from July 1, 2025, through June 15, 2026. The total number of “super speeders” stopped in Florida in the last year is likely much higher when you factor in arrests made by county sheriffs, municipal police, and other agencies.

A Palm Bay woman was arrested over the weekend after she was caught with cocaine in her “lower region” after a traffic stop, according to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.

Florida authorities have cancelled the missing child alert for an 11-year-old boy last seen in Cocoa.

Titusville residents on Gibson Street say a septic-to-sewer construction project has repeatedly blocked access to their homes, and they want the city to clarify how much longer the disruptions will last.

Dashcam video shows an 18-year-old Orlando man punching a trooper in the face during a chaotic I-95 traffic stop in Brevard County, where six other suspects fled into the woods and remain at large, FHP said.

Titusville Police Chief John Lau was fired from his position on Wednesday after a local car crash, according to city officials.

Palm Bay police said Michelle Lynn Hancock was found with a 17-year-old former student in a parked vehicle, and both admitted to engaging in sexual activity.

A 15-year-old Melbourne boy is dead after a hit-and-run crash in Viera, and investigators have located a damaged Hyundai Genesis believed to be connected to the deadly collision.

Last week, another six Central Florida eateries were told to close after a visit from a health inspector, according to state records.

Strong storms are moving through Central Florida.

A potentially hazardous situation at a business in Palm Bay is forcing evacuations and a large police and fire rescue presence in the area, while others nearby are being told to shelter in place.

A standoff in Cocoa Beach that shut down traffic for hours ended with the subject taken into protective custody. Police spent hours trying to get a man inside the Calm Collective Kava Bar on A1A to come out of the business peacefully before breaking a window.

The one-hour launch window opened at 6:43 a.m. on Tuesday from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

A West Melbourne man has avoided a possible death sentence by agreeing to a 60-year prison term for the child-abuse death of a 3-year-old boy.

A new report has emerged revealing which cities spent the most on OnlyFans last year — and one Florida metro came in at No. 2.

Events are set up across Central Florida this weekend in honor of Juneteenth. The federal holiday marks the day that Union soldiers on June 19, 1865, told enslaved Black people in Texas that they were free, thus marking the end of slavery in the United States.

Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey took to social media on Thursday, targeting an animal cruelty suspect after a dog had to be euthanized.

The 2026 Special Olympics USA Games take place in Minneapolis from June 20-26. Thousands of athletes from all 50 states will be there, competing for medals in a variety of sports. Nearly 200 athletes and coaches make up Florida's delegation. News 6 Sports Director Jamie Seh met members of Team Florida's gymnastics squad.

Edward Tardif, 46, was also accused of holding meditation in his criminal justice classroom during the 2017-2018 school year as well as trying to smoke with a student and contacting students on social media at inappropriate times.

The boyfriend of a woman mauled to death protecting her dog is now being accused himself of animal cruelty, according to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.

Former News 6 Investigative Reporter Michael Holfeld has confirmed to News 6 a prominent figure with the Orlando Iron Workers Union has passed away. Holfeld says Bobby Knost was a tremendous leader, and he considered Knost a friend.

A man is facing charges related to super speeding after the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office said he was caught driving 107 mph in a 45 mph zone.

Brevard County deputies are investigating after three dogs were found dead inside a trailer belonging to the boyfriend of a woman who was fatally attacked by dogs last month.

After being confronted about the incident by police, she reportedly indicated that a "special present" would soon be delivered from her, clarifying "that is a threat," investigators said.

SpaceX has two launches happening Friday morning — one from the Space Coast and one on Wall Street. SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket into low-Earth orbit Friday morning from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Meanwhile, SpaceX is set to go public on the Nasdaq Exchange on Friday.

Deputies said he showed up to the traffic stop dressed in a suit and tie, claiming to be the driver's lawyer.

The step-grandmother of a teenager charged with murder and sexual abuse aboard a Carnival cruise ship is publicly calling for criminal charges against the adults she says were responsible for watching the kids.

State officials have revealed the latest data showing which parts of Florida were most affected by fatal car crashes in 2025.

The family of a Florida man claims he was paralyzed after being tasered by police and falling from a fence announced Tuesday that they plan to file a federal civil rights and wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Palm Bay and several police officers.

A Central Florida man was arrested after he shot a cat in the eye with a BB gun and killed it, according to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.

Artemis III will launch four astronauts from Kennedy Space Center in Florida aboard the Orion spacecraft atop the Space Launch System, or SLS, rocket.

Liftoff occurred at 6:13 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

Around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, deputies received a call reporting a man had been shot in the front yard of a Brophy Boulevard residence.

The threat was reported at the Walmart on Malabar Road. Police confirmed the store has been evacuated and remains closed as officers secure the surrounding area.

A 20-year-old Central Florida man was arrested after he reportedly grabbed a DoorDash driver — all without any clothes on, according to the Cocoa Police Department.

According to FHP, the driver of the car hauler failed to stop for traffic ahead, striking the rear of a second vehicle. The impact set off a chain reaction involving four additional vehicles — six total in the crash.

According to FHP, the driver of the car hauler failed to stop for traffic ahead, striking the rear of a second vehicle. The impact set off a chain reaction involving four additional vehicles — six total in the crash.

A Wisconsin couple sold their home to retire in Central Florida. Five years and more than $900,000 later, they say their Brevard County home still has no power, no water and no finish line in sight.

A large hole opened along a roadway inside Palm Bay Estates after heavy rain Wednesday, prompting emergency repairs and reigniting a yearslong dispute between residents and the city of Palm Bay over who is responsible for maintaining an aging drainage pipe.

With construction set to begin this month, the new facility will replace the services lost when Rockledge Medical Center closed last year due to facility neglect and costly renovations after court documents showed the company was billions of dollars in debt.

Patrick Space Force Base has cleared Launch Complex 36 for Blue Origin to begin assessing damage following last week’s New Glenn rocket explosion.

According to police, surveillance footage showed Mullings striking five children — ages 2 to 4 — with a metal stapler, a shoe, a bucket, a stuffed animal, and her open hand across 11 incidents.

So far, Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp says the big support tower at Launch Complex 36 is damaged after a New Glenn Rocket exploded last week, and will need repairs. The propellant farm, oxygen, liquid hydrogen and liquefied natural gas tanks are all in good shape, and the water tower is also in good shape.

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket exploded on the launch pad at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Thursday night.

Local businesses unite to organize fundraisers and donations to help Cocoa Beach restaurant damaged in a fire.

New concerns are emerging along Florida’s Space Coast following this week’s Blue Origin rocket explosion.

Spectators gathered in Titusville to watch a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launch Friday evening, less than 24 hours after a Blue Origin New Glenn explosion. Visitors praised the resilience of the space industry as two successful launches lifted off from the Cape following the mishap.

An explosion lit up the sky over Cape Canaveral, sending a fireball into the night and shaking residents as far as 10 miles from the launch pads. Dozens of people who live near the site say they didn’t just hear the blast but felt it.

Oak trees may be highly appealing, but at the Solana on the River condos, a fight could be brewing over cutting them down because of foundation concerns.

News 6 has begun to gather images and videos after a Blue Origin rocket exploded on Thursday night.

Problems arose in Melbourne this week after city crews discovered that gasoline and oil had been dumped into a local storm drain, according to officials.

A Blue Origin rocket has apparently exploded at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Thursday night, according to footage online.

The dog owner who was arrested a week after her loose dogs killed a woman, according to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office, won’t be able to leave jail.

At 8:57 a.m., SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket carried 29 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40).

After a woman died from dog bites in Brevard County last week, the sheriff has announced that the dogs’ owner has been arrested.

Federal prosecutors want to keep Titusville teen Anna Kepner's stepbrother, Timothy Hudson, in jail until his trial for her violent rape and killing on board a Carnival cruise ship. To convince the judge, attorneys detailed graphic evidence about Kepner's death in court Wednesday.

Two hundred miles away from where 16-year-old Tim Hudson walked into a federal courthouse, his 18-year-old stepsister, Anna Kepner, would have graduated this month.

The U.S. Department of Justice is asking a federal magistrate judge to detain a Titusville teenager accused of sexually abusing and murdering his 18-year-old step-sister aboard a Carnival cruise ship.

The U.S. Department of Justice is asking a federal magistrate judge to detain a Titusville teenager accused of sexually abusing and murdering his 18-year-old step-sister aboard a Carnival cruise ship.

A new plan to protect swimmers is now in motion for Cocoa Beach. For the last month, some worried beaches with no lifeguards had become even more dangerous after emergency flotation devices were suddenly put into storage. Two people drowned at one of those unguarded beaches in April.

NASA is already ordering landers, rovers and drones for a sprawling moon base, less than two months after the Artemis II mission.

Central Florida’s coast has a distinct smell to kick off summer.

On Thursday, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted a preliminary injunction halting activities under exempted fishing permits, or EFPs, that had authorized the 2026 state recreational red snapper seasons in the South Atlantic.

Last week, another three Central Florida restaurants were forced to shut their doors after a visit from a health inspector, according to state records.

Palm Bay leaders approved an ordinance that blocks any new medical marijuana dispensaries in the city.

A deadly dog attack raises questions why two large dogs that neighbors say were always running loose weren’t taken away from the dog owner sooner.

A Virginia man will be barred from using social media after he threated a Central Florida sheriff via Facebook, according to the State Attorney’s Office.

This week during Florida’s Click It or Ticket campaign, I got the chance to head out to the Space Coast and spend some time with the traffic unit at the Titusville Police Department.

A Spacex Falcon 9 rocket took off from the Space Coast just after 6:00 a.m. Thursday morning. the rocket carried a batch of 29 Starlink satellites into orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

Detectives are now investigating after a body was discovered on the roof of a local building this week, according to the Melbourne Police Department.

Is hurricane complacency a problem in Florida? Officials in Cape Canaveral think so; that's why, for the second year in a row, the city held a hurricane expo for its residents. Officials with the National Weather Service and other disaster experts met with residents to urge them to be prepared for hurricane season.

The two Melbourne police officers tied to the escape from custody of a burglary suspect earlier this year will be suspended for one day, without pay, as disciplinary action.

A Brevard County grand jury indicted Lucas Jones, 19, on one count of first-degree murder, along with charges of abuse of a dead human body. Investigators say Jones targeted Colie Lee Daniel, 28, after finding him on the registry of local sex offenders.

The latest study reveals the top-ranked places to live across the U.S. — including right here in the Sunshine State.

Once again, Brevard County will let voters decide if they want to pay for cleaning the beautiful, yet infamously polluted Indian River Lagoon. On Tuesday, county commissioners approved sending a renewal of the 10-year half-penny sales tax back to the ballot this November.

Now that it’s May, school districts across Central Florida are gearing up to release their students for the summer.

After over a year of crusading for property tax cuts, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said they may finally be coming.

On Monday, Port Canaveral received a $20 million US Department of Transportation grant to expand capacity at two of its busiest docks that take in hundreds of millions of dollars a year in refined petroleum, keeping fuel moving into Florida.

Speaking at the Space Coast Association of Realtors, DeSantis said a ballot measure focused on homestead exemptions for Florida residents is the next major item on his agenda — but only after the state budget is resolved.

A passenger onboard a small plane that crashed into the ocean on Tuesday is sharing her story of survival.

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

What started as a routine training mission quickly became a real recuse operation when the 920th Rescue Wing learned of a possible downed aircraft in the Atlantic Ocean.

The governor spoke at 11:15 a.m. at the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.

The U.S. Coast Guard jumped into action on Tuesday afternoon after a plane crashed near Melbourne, according to USCG officials.

The 2025 aerial mapping study, which tracks seagrass extent across the 156-mile lagoon, from Volusia County down to Jupiter, shows a 72% increase in seagrass coverage since 2023.

Because the Falcon 9’s first stage booster is set to land at Landing Zone 40 at Cape Canaveral, residents along Florida’s Space Coast should expect a sonic boom as the booster returns to Earth shortly after launch.

When a trooper pulled a van over, all seven occupants bailed out of the passenger side and fled west into the nearby woods. The trooper made contact with one of the men — later identified as Luis Angel Gomez Lopez.

Former U.S. Congressman Bill Posey has died, according to a Facebook post by his predecessor U.S. Congressman Mike Haridopolos.

The Brevard County Sherriff’s Office says one of their deputies has been arrested.

102 passengers on the Caribbean Princess have become sick with Norovirus according to the CDC. An additional 13 crew members are also sick.

In Titusville, a 60-day warning period for those speeding in a school zone during school hours is coming to an end next week. Police have been using cameras to catch drivers with a heavy foot.

Publix is offering rare plants at select stores in Florida for a limited time this month, according to the Florida-native grocery chain.

For the first time in nearly 70 years, Satellite Beach may allow dogs on the beach permanently during limited hours. However, that’s being met with concern.

A recent study shows that two destructive termites are spreading much farther throughout the state than experts initially predicted.

A 17-year-old died Saturday after being pulled unresponsive from the surf at Lori Wilson Park in Cocoa Beach, marking the third drowning at a Brevard County beach in recent weeks.