Florida is on the verge of making the biggest changes to its property tax laws in modern history. If voters pass a new proposal on November 3, 2026, the new rules will completely change how property taxes work for homeowners, landlords, and local governments starting January 1, 2027.
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket suffered an anomaly during a static fire test at Launch Complex 36 at 9:00 PM EDT Thursday, destroying the rocket, its launch equipment, and according to reports, a lightning protection tower as well. Blue Origin has reported that “all personnel have been accounted for.” NASA Spaceflight, the popular space-focused news…
If your windshield and front bumper suddenly look worse than they have in years, you are not imagining it. Lovebugs have surged back across Florida this spring after several lean seasons, blanketing highways, parking lots and windshields from Titusville through most of Central Florida. If you are new to the area, here’s the skinny: the…
The Titusville City Council will tackle a heavy agenda of infrastructure investments, public safety upgrades, and a new zoning ordinance aimed at the aerospace industry during its regular meeting on May 26, 2026.
Blue Origin’s Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station sustained heavy damage when a New Glenn rocket exploded during a static fire test on Thursday evening. The blast occurred at about 9 PM EDT as the vehicle’s seven BE-4 engines ignited for the test, which was being conducted in preparation for a launch…
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Teams at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, has signed off on the most critical optical component of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. The 7.9-foot (2.4-meter) primary mirror, the surface responsible for gathering and concentrating light from objects across the cosmos, has passed its last hands-on inspection before launch. The review took…
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NASA will name the four astronauts assigned to the Artemis III test flight during a live event at the Johnson Space Center on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, at 11 AM EDT, the agency announced in a May 26 media advisory. The event will stream on NASA+ and the agency’s YouTube channel. The announcement caps a…
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Local residents are turning their attention west this week, where SpaceX is preparing to fly the first of a new generation of Starship from Texas. Originally slated for May 19th, the launch has been pushed back to allow for additional preparations and for acceptable weather in the Borderplex region. SpaceX is targeting no earlier than…
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As part of its Commercial Resupply Services contract, SpaceX will launch Falcon 9 and Cargo Dragon to ISS no earlier than Tuesday, May 12th. This will be a Return To Launch Site (RTLS) mission, so the Space Coast area will experience sonic booms as the booster returns to land near its launch site from Space…
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Eighty-one South Texas homeowners sued SpaceX in federal court in Brownsville on April 30, alleging that 11 Starship test flights between April 2023 and October 2025 have repeatedly damaged their homes through noise, vibrations, and sonic booms. The case is captioned Aguilar v. Space Exploration Technologies Corp., No. 1:26-cv-00485. It seeks more than $10 million…
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Blue Origin’s first Blue Moon Mark 1 lunar lander, Endurance, has completed environmental testing at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, the agency announced May 4. The milestone clears one of the final ground hurdles before the uncrewed cargo lander attempts a south polar lunar landing later this year. The chamber work was conducted under…
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NASA announced Friday that Janet Petro, the Director of Kennedy Space Center, is retiring after nearly two decades of agency service. Deputy Director Kelvin Manning will step in as acting center director, effective immediately. Petro was the 11th Administrator of the nation’s flagship spaceport. The announcement came in a letter from NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman…
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On the agenda for the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting on May 20, 2026, is a major waterfront proposal that has City Staff raising several red flags.
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The Titusville City Council will meet Tuesday to consider several high-priority items, including the approval of three-year collective bargaining agreements for police and fire personnel and a formal study to determine the future of the former Royal Oak golf course. The meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. at City Hall. Public Safety Labor AgreementsCouncil members…
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The Titusville Police Department will transition from warnings to $100 civil penalties today, Monday, May 11, for drivers caught speeding in designated school zones by automated cameras.
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A follow-up investigation into missing city property has accounted for 18 capital assets previously flagged in a March audit of the Field Operations Division, according to a memorandum released May 7.
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During the operation, detectives arrested Jermain Antonio Wright III, 24, after finding two loaded, concealed handguns on his person. Wright, who is a convicted felon, was carrying a Smith & Wesson .40-caliber handgun and a Sig Sauer 9mm handgun, both of which were confirmed stolen.
A Coquina Elementary School teacher was arrested Friday morning after Titusville police discovered methamphetamine during a well-being check.
The federal grand jury indictment, announced Monday by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida, alleges that the teen killed Anna Kepner while traveling on the Carnival Horizon in November 2025.
At this time, the identity of the deceased, the cause of death, and the circumstances surrounding the discovery have not been disclosed.
Whether it is closing on a new home, finalizing legal documents, or celebrating a marriage, these milestones require a steady hand and a trusted professional.
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Little Fish Daycare, which officially opened its doors in October 2025, is a faith-based, licensed, and insured in-home daycare. It’s dedicated to providing a safe, nurturing, and play-filled environment where children feel like part of the family.
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Owned by Mindy Elfand, Black Cat Coffee was born from a simple love for fresh coffee, a passion that began with roasting beans back in 2014.
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In the charming heart of Historic Downtown Titusville, a new boutique is now open. Sunflower Moon Boudoir is offering a blend of whimsy, style, and heartfelt connection.
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Officials said that the bicycle’s braking system was non-functional, which contributed to the crash. Police also noted that the juvenile was not wearing a helmet at the time of the incident.
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The decision comes as prolonged dry weather has pushed the region into high-risk territory.
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Scammers are using “caller ID spoofing” to make incoming calls look like they are originating from legitimate City of Titusville phone numbers.
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Coyotes are well-established across Brevard County, and residents from beachside neighborhoods to inland subdivisions are reporting them with increasing frequency, including during daylight hours. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has documented coyotes in all 67 Florida counties since at least 2007, and the agency considers the species naturalized. FWC does not maintain an…
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The Health First-Parrish Stroke Network will standardize clinical protocols and coordinate emergency medical services across five certified primary stroke centers. The partnership includes all four Health First hospitals and Parrish Medical Center in Titusville.
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Employees say that these systemic issues are not new and have plagued the department for years.
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Space Launch Delta 45 and the Eastern Range supported five different types of orbital launch vehicles in April, breaking a record that had stood for more than 60 years. The previous high mark of four unique vehicles in a single calendar month was set twice during the early Space Race, in February 1965 and July…
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After a two day stand down thanks to weather, SpaceX launched its first Falcon Heavy in 18 months from Pad LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. It was the 12th Falcon Heavy mission overall and the 31st launch overall this year from Florida. About eight minutes after liftoff, the two side boosters returned to Cape Canaveral…
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The Titusville City Council is preparing for a high-stakes regular meeting on April 28, 2026, focusing heavily on massive infrastructure investments, community ordinances, and mid-year budget reviews. The meeting will take place at 6:30 PM in the Council Chamber at City Hall.
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After a mere 28 days had passed since the launch of Artemis II, the core stage for the next mission in the program has arrived at Kennedy Space Center. Artemis III’s Space Launch System core stage completed a 900-mile barge trip from NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, where the stage is built, and…
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The Federal Aviation Administration will start billing commercial launch and reentry operators for their missions later this year. The agency announced the change in a notice published in the Federal Register on April 22. It is the first time the FAA has charged per-mission user fees in its history. The fee is calculated on the…
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A planned Space Coast doubleheader produced a split outcome Monday, with United Launch Alliance pulling off its fastest-ever Atlas V turnaround in the evening even as SpaceX stood its Falcon Heavy down in the morning as a solitary shower lingered to the southeast of the launch pad, violating range weather rules. As always, the only…
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An Orlando-based developer is reviving a long-dormant residential project in Titusville, bringing 72 new townhomes to a site that has sat unfinished for two decades.
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Yesterday, SpaceX announced that ASDS ‘Just Read The Instructions’ has caught its last Falcon 9 booster. SpaceX announced Tuesday, April 21, that after 156 successful Falcon 9 landings, the droneship (JRTI) will now support Starship operations full-time. That ends an illustrious career as the landing point for 156 Falcon 9 missions, as well as a…
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Axiom disagrees, and says they will be ready. The NASA Office of Inspector General released its audit of the Exploration Extravehicular Activity Services contract on Monday, concluding that the agency is unlikely to have next-generation spacesuits in hand in time for the 2028 Artemis lunar landing or before the ISS is decommissioned in 2030. The…
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In the wee hours of the middle of the night last night, SpaceX sent a Falcon 9 carrying the GPS III-8 satellite to medium Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Liftoff was at 2:53 AM EDT into mostly clear skies and pleasant temperatures. Around 8.5 minutes after launch,…
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SpaceX is preparing to launch Falcon Heavy from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A on Monday, April 27, ending a two-year launch gap for the company’s most powerful operational rocket. This mission will loft Viasat’s ViaSat-3 F3 communications satellite toward geostationary transfer orbit, the final spacecraft in the company’s three-satellite global broadband constellation. An 85-minute…
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Blue Origin launched its first commercial payload this morning from Cape Canaveral. Liftoff was at 7:25 am EDT, into hazy, partly sunny skies. Today’s launch was the first commercial payload for New Glenn, the first time it has reused a booster, and the second time it has successfully landed a booster aboard Blue Origin’s drone…
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LC-36 is Blue Origin’s home on the Space Coast, sitting on the south end of Cape Canaveral Space Force Station where Atlas and Titan rockets once flew. Because it’s considerably further south than SLC-40 and SLC-41, the best place to watch the launch shifts. Places that are great for LC-39A and 39B aren’t as good…
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All Points Logistics, the service-disabled veteran-owned small business headquartered in Titusville, has signed an exclusive agreement with NASA to lease 64 acres at Kennedy Space Center for a privately financed, multi-user spacecraft processing and logistics complex. The new complex will be built along Schwarz Road near State Road 3, roughly a mile south of the…
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