Good morning, Melbourne.

Melbourne families can head to Ryckman Park for a Back to School Bash set tomorrow from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. The event offers dinner with hot dogs and burgers, free games and crafts for kids + a pet donation area to support local services.

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launched Wednesday before 4 a.m. from Cape Canaveral carrying three AST SpaceMobile BlueBird satellites for a growing broadband network.

The booster landed on the drone ship A Shortfall of Gravitas in the Atlantic, marking its 645th recovery + 30th flight.

Plans have been filed to build a 5,583 sqft Chick-fil-A with drive-thru + parking at Space Coast Town Center in West Melbourne.

It is part of a phased mixed-use project that will add retail, apartments, and commercial space to the area.

Brevard Zoo expects two giraffe calves as two of its herd members — Kumi, aged 12, and Tisa, aged nearly 4 — are set to give birth between fall and winter.

Zoo staff will closely monitor the mothers and adjust their care to support healthy newborns.

Florida Wildlife Hospital released two rehabilitated female orphaned otters in Brevard County on Aug.

5 after months of care at the nonprofit facility. The otters were returned to the wild following a successful rehabilitation process.

With students back in class, Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey warned motorists today to slow down and obey school bus rules & speed limits near bus stops and schools.

He noted that improved enforcement using camera technology is set to boost safety on local roads.

Health First’s First Flight team partnered with Brevard County Ocean Rescue, Cocoa Beach Fire Department, and Cocoa Beach Police Department in Cocoa Beach for an annual ocean rescue drill — designed to improve multi-agency coordination for real-world emergencies — where about 80 responders participated to boost readiness.

An oceanfront home in Melbourne Beach sold for $7.25 million on July 24, setting a record as the priciest oceanfront property in Brevard County.

The 6,500 sqft property on (0.75 acre lot) was sold privately through local real estate agents.

Space Coast Jr/Sr High Vipers held practice on Port St. John as they prepared for the 2026 football season + the video captures team drills on the field.

WWE NXT Live

7:30-9:30 p.m. — Melbourne Auditorium — Tickets from $47 — Experience high-octane wrestling excitement with WWE NXT Live.