Lettuce test project launched to help feed starving Florida manatees

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Power and Light and other partners will serve lettuce at FPL’s Cape Canaveral Clean Energy Center in Brevard County to nourish the starving creatures.

Florida woman stabs family dog 9 times because she was mad at husband, sheriff says

According to the sheriff's office, White stabbed the dog, named Jake, at least 9 times “and then awakened her husband to tell him she had killed his dog.”

'Buster' helps Merritt Island prepare for state championship appearance

During practice, Kevin Beal, affectionately known as Buster, is the glue that literally keeps things together. Buster attended Merritt Island High School. Soon after graduation, he started working as a manager for all the sports teams.

Florida Tech hosts vigil after police shot 18-year-old with knife on campus

Florida Tech hosted a vigil Tuesday night as a place for the community to come together and begin healing in the wake of a shooting. Many people held candles as they gathered on the Melbourne campus.

Another private company to launch rockets from Space Coast in 2022

SpaceX who? Now, there’s another player in town. Astra Space Inc. is yet another private company launching from the Space Coast. It’s a clear sign that the space industry is booming. 

Police: Officers shoot, kill armed man on Florida Institute of Technology campus

Melbourne Police and Florida Institute of Technology security say they responded to the FIT campus on Friday evening just before 11:00PM for a report of a man with a knife assaulting students.

Space junk forces spacewalk delay; too risky for astronauts

NASA called off a spacewalk Tuesday because of menacing space junk that could puncture an astronaut’s suit or damage the International Space Station.

Melbourne police searching for truck involved in fatal pedestrian hit-and-run

Police say the vehicle is believed to be a 2007 to 2013 model year, red GMC Sierra, or similar model pickup truck with damage to the front of the vehicle.