Brightline Buying and Developing Land in Cocoa and Titusville
While still not committing to a stop in Brevard County despite the fact that test runs at speeds of more than 100 miles per hour are now underway here, Brightline has reportedly been busy buying land in Titusville and in Cocoa. In order to get around a law that says no one can operate a […]
Read MoreSpaceX Batting 500 with Weekend Launch Attempts
One was a go, but the other was a no… On Sunday SpaceX launched one of two Falcon 9 missions that were scheduled just hours apart here on the Space Coast. The first one went up as planned at 8:20am from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. It was the 27th launch of the year from […]
Read MoreWeekend Plane Crash in Virginia Involves Plane From Melbourne
Seems that plane that crashed in the mountains of Virginia yesterday afternoon after it strayed into restricted airspace over the nation’s capital… causing military jets to be scrambled… has connections to Brevard County…. Search and Rescue crews were called out in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia after a Cessna crashed Sunday afternoon around 3:30. […]
Read MoreThe Blob is Shrinking
Some good news for a change this morning concerning that massive seaweed blob that is already hitting many Florida beaches… bringing with it flesh-eating bacteria. It’s getting smaller. What started out as a huge 5,000 square mile blob of sargassum has now shrunk by about 15% from April to May. Researchers at the University of […]
Read MoreNo Confidence in Cocoa Beach??
Some turmoil in one Brevard County municipality, where the City Manager of Cocoa Beach is facing a no-confidence vote at today’s City Commission meeting. Robin Hayes is the Cocoa Beach City Manager. The vote comes at the request of City Commissioner Skip Williams, who so far has not offered any specific reasons for asking for […]
Read MoreGulf Disturbance Expected to Bring Rain to Central Florida
It’s June 1st, and that means today is the official start of Hurricane Season, which runs through the end of November. Fittingly enough, we start off this year’s storm season with a tropical wave now in the Gulf of Mexico and it’s expected to bring rain to much of the Florida peninsula as we head […]
Read MoreWeekend Launch Planned
Get set for another rocket launch from here on the Space Coast. Saturday at 12:35pm, NASA and SpaceX are targeting SpaceX’s 28th commercial resupply service mission to the International Space Station. The Falcon 9 rocket is slated to lift off from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. The Dragon capsule will deliver new […]
Read MoreGunshot in Sebastian Lands Man in Jail
An accidental gunshot in Sebastian resulted in one man being locked up behind bars. Last Sunday night around 9, Sebastian Police got a report of gunshots north of the Tiki Bar & Grill. Officers arrived to find a couple who said they were walking along Indian River Drive near the Main Street boat ramp, when […]
Read MoreAnother Boost for The Space Coast From The Space Force
Big news for the Space Coast that will mean big things for one of our biggest employers… The Space Force on Wednesday, announced it would headquarter one of its major commands at Patrick Space Force Base. The announcement means that the headquarters for the Space Training and Readiness Command, or STARCOM, will bring hundreds of […]
Read MoreInfant Dead After Being Left in Hot Car
Tragedy in Palm Bay, where an infant who would have celebrated a first birthday this week is now dead after being left in a car for hours while the baby’s parents attended a service at a church where they are co-pastors. Palm Bay police say the 11 month old baby was discovered in the car […]
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