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Pro Soccer Stadium Is Coming to Melbourne, and Now We Know Exactly Where

MELBOURNE, Fla. — Professional soccer is coming to Florida’s Space Coast, and for the first time, the people behind the club have revealed where they intend to build it. Space Coast Pro Soccer says it has secured the rights to a United Soccer League franchise...

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Cocoa High School Lands $640K for New Firefighting Academy in State Budget

COCOA, Fla. — Governor Ron DeSantis has signed Florida's new state budget, and inside it is a $640,000 appropriation to establish a firefighting program at Cocoa High School, creating a direct pathway for students to enter one of Brevard County's most critical and in-demand professions. The new program will be just the second high school firefighting academy in Brevard County, joining the fire academy at...

Health

Health First to Standardize Scrub Colors by 2027; Staff Petition Pushes Back

Health First is moving to standardize scrub colors for certain clinical roles, a change the Brevard County health system says is meant to help patients...

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...

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DeSantis Veto Pen Cuts $11.5 Million From Brevard County in His Final Budget

Governor Ron DeSantis cut at least 16 Brevard County projects worth roughly $11.5 million when he signed Florida's $117.6 billion budget into law on Monday,...

Up to 25% Service Cuts or Zero Property Taxes? Space Coast Voters Will Decide in November

Florida voters will decide this November whether to enact one of the largest property tax cuts in the state's history, after the Republican-controlled Legislature on...

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,...

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