As NASA looks establish a presence on the moon, Blue Origin's Mark 1 lander moves ahead with pre-launch testing.

A growing Brevard County community hasn’t built a new apartment complex in decades, and it might stay like that near ...

Rebecca Chapman remembers the moment vividly. She was standing on a beach along the Indian River on Merritt Island watching a man next to her doing a “happy dance on his twinkle toes.” “He was giddy.

As recent construction on the Merritt Island road wrapped up, FDOT unveiled a new designation for Space Commerce Way.

Zane Garcia of the Friday Night Locker Room team is providing coverage and highlights of the Mustangs and Sharks. Merritt Island.

MERRITT ISLAND, Florida (WESH) — A boat crash sent three people to the hospital after Saturday’s Merritt Island Christmas Boat Parade. A witness, Terry Thorn, said he felt something was going to go ...

A Merritt Island property owner faces tens of thousands of dollars in penalties after he allegedly filled in an area about the size of a tennis court to build back his property that he asserts ...

Who's up for a rocket launch this week? Weather permitting, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket should be visible from the Treasure and ...

The idea for Merritt Island, Florida, didn’t come to me all at once. It was sparked by a string of casual conversations with other travel writers and adventurers I’d met while wandering Florida’s ...

It is with heavy hearts that we announce Lexis Julia Margaret Jordan (Lexi), 25, died suddenly on January 2, 2026. Lexi was born at Cape Canaveral Hospital in Cocoa Beach, Florida, on August 15, 2000, ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: For a quieter beach experience, plan to spend the day at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. Not only is there the chance to spot wildlife, including sea turtles during ...