Brevard County News

A 16-year-old is facing a first-degree murder charge after authorities say he stabbed his 57-year-old grandmother to death in her Rockledge, Florida home on Thursday. 

A Florida neighborhood in Brevard County was partly evacuated Wednesday after ordnances were found in the backyard of a home, officials said. The area has since been cleared and deemed safe, and homeowners have been allowed back into their homes.

A woman traveling on a Royal Caribbean cruise out of Port Canaveral, Florida has died from injuries she sustained during an encounter with a shark, a Royal Caribbean spokesperson confirmed to FOX 35 News.

A photo of an alligator – presumed to have been killed during a hunt – being hauled behind an SUV in Florida over the weekend has begun to make the rounds on social media – and has people divided and asking questions

NASA’s new moon rocket sprang another dangerous fuel leak Saturday. While mission managers decided to haul the rocket off the pad and into the hangar for further repairs and system updates, some of the work and testing may be performed at the pad before the rocket is moved.

Two Florida men will spend years in federal prison for child pornography crimes involving a 5-year-old child. 

Authorities in Brevard County are searching for the person who shot into a car on Saturday, injuring three people, including two children. The shooting happened in Cocoa, near the intersection of Brunett Road and State Road 520.

The 8.8 million pounds of thrust produced by NASA's Space Launch System rocket will be heard and felt for miles in Central Florida, but even if you can't make it in person, the liftoff will be worth watching.

NASA officials say the countdown to launch the Artemis I moon mission has resumed.

A decade ago, Florida’s Space Coast was in the doldrums. The space shuttle program had ended and with it the steady stream of space enthusiasts who filled the area’s restaurants and hotel and motel rooms during regular astronaut launches.

Christopher Sloan is now booked into the Brevard County Jail. The women he allegedly attacked said that from the moment he broke into their room, it was clear what he was after.

For fisherman in Florida, Christmas morning has arrived. Snook season opens Thursday. FOX35 news hit the waters in Port Canaveral with Captain John Walters to see where the popular spots to catch snook are.

NASA will try again to send the Artemis I  moon rocket into orbit on Saturday after having to scrub a launch attempt on Monday.

NASA is now targeting Saturday, Sept. 3, as the next launch attempt for the Artemis I moon mission.  The launch window is slated to open at 2:17 p.m. Watch our livestream in the player above for the latest coverage.

A homeless Florida man was arrested Friday morning for allegedly breaking into a Brevard County home and threatening to rape a person inside, according to an affidavit.

A Central Florida man was arrested for reportedly shooting and killing a woman he shared a home with, according to the Brevard County Sheriff's Office.

For the first time in nearly 50 years, NASA is preparing for a historic first, launching a new powerful moon rocket, the Space Launch System, on its maiden voyage.

Lightning struck a tree causing a rupture of a gas line and a fire to break out in a residential area in West Viera Friday night, according to Brevard County Fire Rescue.

A Central Florida woman and her dog were both hit and killed by an SUV Saturday while trying to cross a Brevard County road, according to police.