Day: December 4, 2023

Sen. Rick Scott Demands Answer from College Football Playoff Committee After Ousting Florida State from Playoffs

Florida Sen. Rick Scott is demanding answers from the NCAA College Football Playoff Committee after the Florida State Seminoles were left out of the playoffs despite an undefeated 13-0 season. […]

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Toddler Killed After Running In Front of Vehicle on Dairy Road in Melbourne, Mother Injured

Melbourne Police are investigating a fatal crash involving pedestrians that killed a 3-year-old child and injured the 31-year-old mother Sunday night near Dairy Road and Hall Street. […]

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WATCH LIVE: Check Out Brevard Beach Conditions from the Cocoa Beach Pier Live Webcam

See what’s happening at the Cocoa Beach Pier, which stretches 800 feet over the Atlantic Ocean. and is constructed with more than 2.5 miles of boardwalk planks and 270 pilings, each 40 feet in length.  […]

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Florida Tech Men’s Soccer Wins Regional Championship in Overtime, Panthers Advance to Final Four

The Florida Tech men’s soccer team battled to a 3-2 overtime win over Limestone in the Super Region 2 Championship to advance to the Final Four. Both teams battled for possession for most of the first half, but the Panthers outshot the Saints 4-2. […]

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PETER CRANIS: Brevard Tourism Tax Revenue for Fiscal Year 2022-23 Totaled Record $25.54 Million

PETER CRANIS: In examining the fall, we are comparing data to see where we might end up from a Tourist Development Tax (TDT) perspective. For summer (June, July, August) we were up very slightly in 2023 over 2022 ($6.15 million vs. $6.14 million). […]

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Cocoa High Grad Vassar Carlton Considered Among Most Dynamic Athletes In Brevard County History

Vassar B. Carlton grew up in a time when nothing was easy, and nothing was given to you. You had to work for everything. Born in 1912 in Island Grove Florida, he was the son of Ben and Zeffie Carlton. […]

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WATCH LIVE: Friday Night Locker Room Girls’ Basketball Game of the Week Features Rockledge vs. Cocoa

The Cocoa and Rockledge girls’ basketball teams will be playing the “BBQ Bowl” version Monday, December 4, at the Cocoa gym starting at 7:00 p.m. The JV game will be played prior to the varsity game and is scheduled to start at 5:30 p.m. My broadcasting partner, Orville Susong, and I will be broadcasting the varsity game LIVE on Space Coast Daily. […]

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BREVARD HISTORY: JT&KW Railroad, Indian River Steamboat Wharf Expanded Export of Indian River Citrus in 1880s

When the Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West Railroad line arrived at Titusville at the end of 1885, it opened a new era of transportation by linking with the Indian River steamboats in what was called the “Tropical Trunk Line.” […]

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Eastern Florida State Men’s Basketball Tops Gulf Coast State College in JUCO Shootout 82-63

The Eastern Florida State College men’s basketball team rolled to its ninth win of the season at the JUCO Shootout at Titan Field House on the Melbourne campus Saturday afternoon. The 22nd-ranked Titans, who are now 9-1 on the season, defeated Gulf Coast State College 82-63 in the last game of the day. […]

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GORILLA ROOFING WEATHER REPORT: Forecast for Brevard Calls for Chance of Rains, High Near 79 On Monday

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Brevard County Sheriff’s Office Members Participate in Annual Christmas Parades Across Brevard County

Yesterday morning and evening, members from almost every aspect of our agency took part in Christmas Parades throughout Brevard County as we joined our citizens in celebrating the holidays. […]

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Sen. Rick Scott Defends Florida State University After Being Left Out of College Football Playoff

Senator Rick Scott defended Florida State.University after the football team was left out of the College Football Playoff, despite being undefeated at 13-0 and ACC Champions. […]

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UCF Knights Accept Invite to Gasparilla Bowl in Tampa, Will Play Against Georgia Tech on Dec. 22

For the third time in history, the UCF football team is headed to the Gasparilla Bowl where the Knights won postseason assignments in both 2019 and 2021. […]

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Gov. Ron DeSantis Weighs In On Florida State Being Left Out of College Football Playoff

“What we learned today is that you can go undefeated and win your conference championship game, but the College Football Playoff committee will ignore these results,” said Gov. Ron DeSantis. […]

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