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Blue Origin to Invest $600M in Cape Canaveral Expansion, Adding 500 Jobs

Blue Origin will pour another $600 million into its Rocket Park campus at the Cape Canaveral Spaceport, a major expansion of the Jeff Bezos-founded aerospace company's Florida footprint that is expected to create 500 new jobs paying an average salary of more than $98,000...

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Politics

Palm Bay Council Votes 3-2 to Deny SRO Contract with Brevard Schools, Citing Funding Gap and Staffing Strain

PALM BAY, Fla. — The Palm Bay City Council voted 3-2 Wednesday night to deny the proposed Memorandum of Understanding with the School Board of Brevard County that would have assigned up to fourteen Palm Bay police officers as School Resource Officers for the 2026-2027 school year, ending months of negotiations over what city officials say is a reimbursement rate covering only a fraction...

Health

Dr. Stephanie Haridopolos, Wife of Brevard’s Rep. Mike Haridopolos, Tapped to Carry Out Select Duties of U.S. Surgeon General

Dr. Stephanie Haridopolos, a Brevard County family physician and wife of U.S. Rep. Mike Haridopolos (R-Fla.), has been tapped to temporarily carry out select duties...

Palm Bay Council Advances Ban on New Medical Marijuana Dispensaries; Final Vote Set for May 21

The Palm Bay City Council voted Thursday night to advance Ordinance 2026-13, a measure that would prohibit new medical marijuana treatment center dispensing facilities from...

Project Response Premieres Documentary at Cocoa Village Playhouse, Spotlighting 35 Years of HIV Care on the Space Coast

COCOA, Fla. — In 1990, when a small group of friends in Brevard County started taking care of each other in a private dining room...

Legislation

Titusville Police Arrest Two Individuals During Investigation into Recent Gun Violence –

On May 8, 2026, detectives with the Titusville Police Department's Investigations Division, working in partnership with the Florida Department of Corrections Probation and Parole Office,...

Gov. DeSantis calls special session to eliminate Florida property taxes

Governor Ron DeSantis announced Wednesday he is calling a special legislative session beginning Monday, June 1, to advance his “Save Our Homes from Excessive Property...

Proposed DeSantis Congressional Map and What It Does to Brevard

Governor Ron DeSantis on Monday submitted a proposed congressional map to the Florida Legislature, setting up a Special Session vote this week that could redraw...

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