Day: February 4, 2024

Categories : Brevard News Featured Story Motorcyclist Killed Multi-Vehicle Crash

FHP: 46-Year-Old Merritt Island Motorcyclist Killed in Multi Vehicle Crash on I-95 in Mims

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Florida Highway Patrol Troopers are still investigating a fatal crash that involved a 2017 Harley Davidson motorcycle in which a 46-year-old man from Merritt Island was killed. The victim was pronounced deceased on-scene and Troopers are still investigating the crash that occurred Saturday night at approximately 9:03 p.m. […]

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Categories : Brevard Business News Brevard News Events Featured Story Homepage Route 1 Motorsports Things to Do

DON’T MISS! Route 1 Motorsports ‘Amped Up E-Night’ Set First Wednesday of Month at Long Doggers in Viera

On By Space Coast Daily

Route 1 Motorsports invites you to come ride with them for “Amped Up E-Night” every first Wednesday of the month at Long Doggers in Viera from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Enjoy super sales on Onewheel and Super 73 merch, parts and accessories – and a complimentary Long Doggers Card good for a free appetizer or drink. […]

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Categories : Brevard News Brevard Sports News Featured Story Homepage Joe Brinkman SCDTV slider Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame Video

WATCH: Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame’s Joe Brinkman Was 34-Year Major League Umpire

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As a major league umpire for 34 years, Joe Brinkman left an indelible – and sometimes controversial – mark on the game.From 1985 to 1998, he was the owner of the Joe Brinkman Umpire School in Cocoa, where he and other professionals instructed umpires who are currently making calls in major and minor league games. […]

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Categories : Brevard County History Brevard News Canaveral National Seashore Featured Story Homepage

BREVARD HISTORY: Canaveral National Seashore Has Cultural Resources that Reflect Florida History Since 2000 BC

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Cape Canaveral and the central Florida coast were some of the first North American lands encountered by European explorers at the beginning of the sixteenth century. Spanish adventurers named the cape area Cañaveral, meaning canebrake. The area north of Cape Canaveral the Spanish called Los Mosquitos for the pesky, biting insect that still thrives in the area. […]

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Categories : Brevard News Featured Story Homepage Nancy Grace Roman NASA NASA & Space News slider

SPACE HISTORY: NASA’s First Chief Astronomer Nancy Grace Roman Was ‘Mother of Hubble’

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Nancy Grace Roman (1925-2018), NASA’s first chief astronomer, is known as the ‘Mother of Hubble.’ In a time when women were discouraged from studying math and science, Roman became a research astronomer and was instrumental in taking NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope from an idea to reality and establishing NASA’s program of space-based astronomical observatories. […]

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Categories : Brevard News Brevard Sports News Eastern Florida State College women’s tennis EFSC Featured Story

Eastern Florida State College Women’s Tennis Team Opens Season with a Victory

On By Michael Parsons, Eastern Florida State College

The Eastern Florida State College women’s tennis team picked up a win in the home opener Friday at Titan Tennis Center on the Melbourne campus. The Titans picked up the 7-2 victory against Gustavus Adolphus College from Minnesota. […]

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Categories : Brevard News Featured Story Merritt Island Public Library Space Coast Weavers & Fiber Artists Things to Do

Merritt Island Public Library to Host Space Coast Weavers & Fiber Artists Feb. 24

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The Space Coast Weavers & Fiber Artists will meet at 10 a.m. on Saturday, February 24, at the Merritt Island Public Library, 1195 North Courtenay Parkway. Following a short meeting and Show and Tell where members explore all their latest creations, Cindy Stroud of Melbourne will present a workshop on Nuno Felting. […]

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Categories : Brevard News Brevard Sports News Featured Story Florida Tech Florida Tech Panther Scholar-Athlete Spotlight Kyandra Poitier

Florida Tech Panther Scholar-Athlete Spotlight Recognizes Basketball Player Kyandra Poitier

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Being a scholar-athlete at Florida Tech takes an incredible amount of hard work and dedication to excel both in the classroom and on the field. Panther women’s basketball player Kyandra Poitier, a graduate student who is majoring in Healthcare Management, joins us for a new edition of Scholar-Athlete Spotlight. […]

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Categories : Brevard News George William Kessel Homepage Obituaries obituary

OBITUARY: George William Kessel Jr., 86, of Rockledge Passed Away Surrounded By Loved Ones at Home

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George William Kessel, Jr. 86 years old, of Rockledge, Florida, passed away on January 27,2024, surrounded by his loved ones at home. His career highlights were building computer systems to track ships through the Panama Canal in Central America and tracking shuttles and rockets downrange for the Kennedy Space Center. […]

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Categories : Brevard News Brevard Sports News Eastern Florida State College softball EFSC Featured Story

Eastern Florida State College Softball Sweeps South Florida State College

On By Michael Parsons, Eastern Florida State College

The Eastern Florida State College softball team won both ends of a doubleheader Saturday to remain unbeaten. The Titans swept South Florida State College Saturday in the home opener, winning Game 1 11-0 and then Game 2 6-3. Eastern Florida State College is 6-0 this season which is the program’s best start in the past decade. […]

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Categories : Brevard News Featured Story GORILLA ROOFING WEATHER REPORT Homepage Weather

GORILLA ROOFING WEATHER REPORT: Forecast for Brevard Calls for Chance of Rain, High Near 72 On Sunday

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Categories : Brevard News Featured Story NASA & Space News

SpaceX, NASA Targeting Monday for Dragon Splashdown Off Coast of Florida, AX-3 Mission Astronauts Return

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SpaceX, Axiom Space, and NASA are targeting no earlier than Monday, February 5 for Dragon and the Ax-3 astronauts to depart from the International Space Station. […]

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