SpaceX asks FAA to resume Falcon 9 flights after anomaly during California launch
SpaceX has asked the Federal Aviation Administration to resume flights of its Falcon 9 rocket just days after a Starlink mission from California suffered a malfunction, prompting the agency to ground the reusable launch vehicles.
Mother of Viera High hazing incident victim files to run for Brevard School Board
The mother of the victim of a hazing incident at Viera High School has filed paperwork to run against Brevard Public Schools board member Matt Susin in November's election.
Things to know ahead of Cocoa Highโs 2S state championship football against Bradford
Cocoa High faces Bradford in the Class 2S high school football state championship game on Friday at Bragg Memorial Stadium on the Campus of Florida A&M University.
Weekend SpaceX mission from Florida breaks launch record. Hereโs what to know
SpaceX plans launched another Falcon 9 rocket from Florida late Saturday, marking a new record for launches performed on the Space Coast in a yearโs time.
Downtown Cocoa Beach bar to get out-of-this-world makeover
Bar None Creations, an Orlando-based fabrication company that creates themed bars and experiences, is collaborating with Area 142 to land ET right in the heart of downtown.
Landmark Rockledge Drive trees face severe cutbacks despite delay
For over a century, stately oak trees have lined Rockledge Drive, casting shade, creating an aesthetically pleasing view of the lagoon and making it a landmark in Brevard County for nearly its entire history.
Moms for Liberty co-founder Tina Descovich appointed to Florida Commission on Ethics
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Wednesday morning the appointment of Moms for Liberty co-founder and former Brevard County school board member Tina Descovich to Florida's Commission on Ethics.
Palm Bay SWAT members justified in deadly shooting, state attorney says
The state attorneyโs office has cleared four Palm Bay Police officers involved in a deadly shooting last February of any criminal wrongdoing, following a final report by Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigators.
Man punched woman, shot coach on Cocoa football field, police say
Cocoa police are searching for a man accused of beating a woman and shooting a coach on a football field before engaging in a brief shootout as witnesses looked on.
โI am prepared for execution:โ Hereโs how Brevard death row inmate waived his appeals
Scheduled to die in Florida's execution chamber, Brevard County convicted double-murderer James Barnes asked to fire his attorneys and dismiss all legal proceedings last month in order to โproceed straight to execution,โ a court transcript shows.
Police investigate after sand-trapped Maserati found on Cocoa Beach
Some way, somehow, a driver fleeing police managed to get the black, late-model luxury car stuck in the sand, with the ocean waves as a backdrop along a stretch of one of the worldโs most famous beaches, according to News 6 partner Florida Today.
Thrifty grocery owners to open Palm Bay restaurant featuring Latin, Caribbean flavors
Pedro Hernandez and his family already have proven themselves in the grocery business, with four Thrifty Specialty Produce & Meats locations across Central Florida.
Concerns over transportation of rocket parts halt drawbridge replacements in Port Canaveral
The Florida Department of Transportation has hit pause on moving forward with a plan to replace the State Road 401 drawbridges in the Port Canaveral area, after concerns were raised by space launch companies and Florida Rep. Thad Altman, according to News 6 partner Florida Today.
2 Florida nude beaches named among best in the world. Hereโs a list where you can drop your top
Congrats, Florida! Of all the beaches to hang out in your birthday suit, two of yours made a very special list for 2023: Best nude beach in the world, News 6 partner Florida Today reported.
Meet the private Ax-2 crew set to launch from Kennedy Space Center
Axiom-2 is set to light up the sky over the Space Coast Sunday afternoon as a second group of private astronauts kick off a science mission to the International Space Station, according to News 6 partner Florida Today.
Walk this way: Newest Eastern Florida grads include 4 moms whose kids earned degrees, too
Eastern Florida State College graduates celebrated the schoolโs spring commencement ceremonies Thursday.
Brevard commission could change public comments, broadcast policy for meetings
New rules being proposed by Brevard County would push a segment of public commenting to the end of county commission meetings and cut the public video broadcast before speakers took to the podium.
Rockledge track and field runners DQโd from Region 4-3A meet in Miami
Boys track and field athletes from Rockledge High and Miami Northwestern were disqualified from the Region 4-3A meet Thursday in Miami after a reported altercation between team members.
Crosley Green ordered back to prison, must turn himself in
The Titusville man whose dubious 1990 murder conviction was overturned in 2018 and then reinstated in 2022 is out of appeals and must turn himself into the authorities by April 17.
Former Brevard journalist faces more than 100 counts of child pornography
63-year-old George White worked in a profession that preaches never becoming the story yourself, but now the former reporter is a suspect in a child pornography investigation.
Surfing Santas to face wind chills in upper 20s, temps in 30s on Christmas Eve morning
Surfing Santas typically draws national television coverage with colorful images of costumed surfers joy-riding across a sun-splashed Florida beach โ while most of America shivers amid wintry December weather, according to News 6 partner Florida Today.
Car drives into West Melbourne fireworks store weeks after crash destroys building, kills man
A man was transported to a local hospital with minor injuries after crashing into Phantom Fireworks in West Melbourne just two weeks after a previous crash killed a man and ignited a blaze that left the building condemned, according to News 6 partner Florida Today.
โHelp them keep their home:โ GoFundMe set up for family of man killed in Brevard fireworks store crash
A GoFundMe account has been created for the wife and children of a 53-year-old man who died in a crash at a Phantom Fireworks store in West Melbourne this week.
Brevard tourism agency tells potential visitors โcoast is clearโ after Hurricanes Ian, Nicole
The Space Coast Office of Tourism has kicked off a special marketing campaign to assure potential visitors that Brevard County has avoided the brunt of Hurricanes Ian and Nicole โ and the county is fully open for tourism, according to News 6 partner Florida Today.
Brevard County school uses urban farm to teach lessons in science, math, history
Rays from the hot, mid-autumn Florida sun poked holes through the canopy of trees shading the Verdi EcoSchool, dappling the dirt paths snaking through the property.
Port Canaveral has record-setting budget, rebounds from Hurricane Ian impacts
Port Canaveral started its 2022-23 fiscal year with a record-setting budget plan, after ending its 2021-22 fiscal year with a cruise-disrupting hurricane.
Cape Canaveral city council codifies opposition to State Road A1A roundabout
Public discontent in Cape Canaveral over a potential roundabout for State Road A1A prompted the city council to officially pass a resolution asking state transportation officials not to go forward with the project and to consider redesigning the project as a traditional intersection.
South Korean professional baseball team wants to hold spring training in Brevard County
In what could be a boon to Brevard County, a South Korean professional baseball team is looking into coming to the Space Coast for spring training in 2023, potentially at the USSSA Space Coast Complex in Viera.
VIDEO: Blue Origin launches 6, including Melbourne restaurateur, aboard New Shepard rocket
Blue Origin is set to launch six people, including a Brevard County restaurant owner, to suborbital space.
No charges for Palm Bay Deputy Mayor Johnson after tense encounter with Randy Fine
Prosecutors have declined to file charges against Palm Bay Deputy Mayor Kenny Johnson after a tense encounter with State Rep. Randy Fine last month at the Dancing with the Space Coast charity event, the State Attorneyโs Office said Thursday, according to News 6 partner Florida Today.
Brightline trains to speed up to 79 mph during test runs in Brevard County
Starting Sunday, Brightline crews will ramp up test runs along a portion of newly double-tracked rail corridor in Brevard County โ with trains accelerating up to 79 mph, according to News 6 partner Florida Today.
Brevard County commissioners OK $30M marketing grant to Cocoa Beach Westin hotel project
Brevard County commissioners โ ignoring its own advisory panel's recommendation โ approved a controversial proposal to grant of up to $30 million to the developer behind the planned Westin Cocoa Beach Resort & Spa.
Federal judge rules Brevard School Board speaker policies donโt violate First Amendment
An Orlando judge dismissed a lawsuit by the Brevard chapter of Moms for Liberty and four Brevard parents who said the School Board and Brevard Public Schools discriminated against conservative parents who criticized the board with its public speaker policy, according to News 6 partner Florida Today.
Former Army soldier convicted of murder returns July 4 flag at Palm Bay leadersโ request
A former U.S. Army soldier who was convicted of murder in the 2007 killings of unarmed Iraqi detainees has returned the ceremonial flag that Mayor Rob Medina gave him during a Fourth of July public event, according to News 6 partner Florida Today.
โWith stupid money you can do stupid things:โ Brevard County businessman to fly on Blue Origin
A Brevard County businessman who recently sold the telecommunications-installation company Y-Com will get to fly on a future Blue Origin rocket trip, according to News 6 partner Florida Today.
NASAโs moon rocket is back on its launch pad for another wet dress rehearsal attempt
NASA teams at Kennedy Space Center worked through the night Sunday into Monday morning to deliver the agencyโs massive Space Launch System rocket to its launch pad, according to News 6 partner Florida Today.
7 Brew Coffee plans to open 165 Florida drive-thrus, 1st in downtown Melbourne
Caffeine-fueled growth: The Arkansas-based 7 Brew Coffee chain plans to open 165 drive-thru beverage shops along Florida's East Coast during the next five years, ranging from the Space Coast southward to Miami.
Panel approves radar on Satellite Beach conservation land, raising ire of environmentalists
A radar in Satellite Beach and a road in Osceola County have cut through the heart of Florida's land conservation promises, environmental activists say.
Brevard schools discuss district-wide library book policy, prepare for review process
The Brevard County School Board hammered out a draft policy that would make it easier in the future to respond district-wide to objections to library materials.
New restaurant: Arrive at Merritt Island bar and grill by boat; enjoy Polynesian flair
Dolphins Waterfront Bar & Grill on Merritt Island should come with a warning label: Having lunch there on a work day could negatively impact your desire to return to the office.
Former Viera High School teacher sentenced to probation for role in US Capitol riots
The former Viera High School teacher who was arrested last year in connection with the Jan. 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol was sentenced in federal court Wednesday.
Blue Origin again delays upcoming New Glenn rocketโs first launch from Florida
Blue Originโs upcoming heavy-lift New Glenn rocket will have to wait at least another year for its Florida debut, according to recent comments by an executive later confirmed by the company itself, according to News 6 partner Florida Today.
With UK airline, Melbourne Orlando International Airport welcomes first transatlantic flight
Each TUI flight will carry 300 to 345 passengers from the U.K. to Melbourne. Airport officials expect 11 flights per week through May 1, when flights will increase to 16 per week.
After fallout with Russia, OneWeb signs with SpaceX for satellite internet launches
OneWeb, the parent company of a Space Coast satellite manufacturing facility, signed a deal with SpaceX to launch internet satellites that had previously flown on Russian Soyuz rockets.
17-year-old Palm Bay boy arrested on manslaughter charge following death of father
A 17-year-old Palm Bay boy was arrested on a charge of manslaughter, eight days after getting into a verbal and physical altercation with his father, an arrest affidavit shows.
โAmerican broomstick:โ SpaceX pokes fun at Russia in latest Florida Starlink launch
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket boosted the company's latest batch of Starlink internet satellites to low-Earth orbit Wednesday, but not before launch engineers poked fun at Russia's recent comments on U.S. space vehicles.
OneWeb suspends launches as Russia increases demands on space internet provider
The parent company of a Florida internet satellite manufacturing facility has suspended all launches of its spacecraft after Russian officials took aim at its operations and relationship with the United Kingdom this week, according to News 6 partner Florida Today.
Chairman of Brevard veterans nonprofit arrested amid state financial investigation
The chairman of Vietnam and All Veterans of Brevard, Inc. has been charged with two felonies after the nonprofit improperly paid board members and employees and filed false information with state charity regulators, a warrant affidavit said.
Astronomers suspect piece of Chinese rocket junk to hit the Moon, not SpaceX Falcon 9
A piece of space junk expected to slam into the moon on March 4, previously suspected of belonging to a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, is now thought to be an errant chunk of Chinese rocket launched in 2014.
Coast Guard starts investigation of Royal Caribbean ship that caused SpaceX launch delay
Royal Caribbean's Harmony of the Seas was responsible for Sunday evening's scrub of a SpaceX launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Mulac, beloved Brevard Zoo jaguar, dies at almost 21, officials say
Brevard Zoo announced Friday afternoon that their nearly 21-year-old jaguar, Mulac, had died after battling chronic kidney disease and arthritis, zoo officials said.
Weather looks good for SpaceX launch of Italian satellite from Florida
Space Force forecasters are expecting favorable conditions for the Thursday launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, this time flying with an Earth observation satellite.
Civil rights lawyers suggest Titusville police shot, killed wrong man
Two prominent Florida civil rights lawyers are threatening a lawsuit with Titusville over public records, suggesting that the shooting of a Black man right after Christmas was a possible case of mistaken identity.
โItโs disturbing:โ Anti-Semitic fliers distributed in Brevard County, police say
Residents in at least two beachside communities awoke Monday to find front yards and driveways littered with anti-Semitic fliers in what authorities say may have been a coordinated effort in several Florida locations.
Volcanic eruption more than 7,000 miles away detected in Cape Canaveral
City officials said more than 7,000 miles from the volcanic eruption near the island of Tonga in the Pacific Ocean Jan.15, Cape Canaveralโs weather stations picked up readings related to the eruption that day.
Autopsy results finalized for Brevard deputy involved in fatal shooting of Cocoa teens
Autopsy results for a 35-year-old Brevard County sheriffโs deputy cleared of wrongdoing in the 2020 shooting deaths of two Cocoa teens during a mistaken traffic stop shows the deputy had a history of cardiovascular issues.
Brevard school board discusses staff shortages, seminar accuse of teaching CRT
At Tuesday's School Board meeting, members passed new boundaries for some district schools, while some parents criticized an upcoming staff training as "extreme leftist" and a bus driver plead for higher wages to offset a driver shortage crisis.
Cocoa Beach sewage shows โrecord levelsโ of COVID-19, officials say
The virus that causes COVID-19 bumped up to record levels in Cocoa Beach sewage at the same time it was plummeting in neighboring Cape Canaveral.
COVID-19 cases in Brevard schools surge near record levels
As documented COVID-19 cases in Brevard Public Schools near the heights of fallโs surge, the district is working with local health organizations to secure more testing kits for students and staff.
3D-printed homes will soon be built by a robot in Brevard County
Walk into Apis Cor's new showroom, and you'll be greeted by "Frank," an outsized 3D-printing robot that builds concrete walls โ and may someday revolutionize the Space Coast's homebuilding industry.
WATCH AGAIN: SpaceX launches Transporter-3 mission, sticks sonic boom-generating Cape Canaveral landing
SpaceX is set to host its next Space Coast launch Thursday and residents should be prepared for what comes after: sonic booms generated by the Falcon 9 rocketโs first stage as it lands at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Brevard Public Schools encourages mask wearing amid omicron spread
Brevard Public Schools is taking a largely voluntary approach as schools prepare to reopen Thursday amid a rising number of COVID-19 cases countywide likely due to the highly contagious omicron variant.
Kennedy Space Center plans its own wetlands mitigation bank
The NASA center has recently identified three swathes of land, totaling 134 acres, that it plans to set aside to make up for the wetlands it needs to fill in or destroy in the coming years so that the agency can continue its mission to dominate space
2 women, dog rescued from vehicle in retention pond near Port Canaveral
Two women and a dog were rescued from a vehicle that drove into a retention pond on Christmas Eve near Port Canaveral, fire-rescue officials said.
Titusville eyes paying for sewage infrastructure projects with federal relief funds
Under increasing firefrom environmentalists for recent sewage spills impacting the beleaguered Indian River Lagoon, the city of Titusville is eyeing funds from the American Rescue Plan Act to cover the costs of a pending list of infrastructure plans.