Senior Tax Exemption Approved
Additional homestead tax exemptions have been approved for some senior citizens in Melbourne. The Melbourne City Council approved an additional exemption of $25,000 for residents over the age of 65 with limited income, and it will go into effect for tax year 2024. Any Melbourne resident 65 or older whose income does not exceed the […]
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Hurricane Season Is In The Rear View Mirror
The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season ends today, and this year marked one of the busiest seasons in the last eight decades, although here on the Space Coast we were for the most part, spared. Hurricane Idalia was the only hurricane to make U.S. landfall in 2023. It came ashore as a category-3 hurricane on August […]
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SpaceX Plans Late Friday Night Launch
SpaceX will squeeze another launch in before the end of the week. A four and a half hour rocket launch window opens Friday night at 11 and closes at 3:11am on Saturday. Another batch of Starlink satellites is set to be launched on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The first […]
Read MoreSpringsteen Drummer Claims Florida Car Restoration Company Ripped Him Off
Bruce Springsteen’s drummer is suing the owners of a Florida car restoration company, claiming they stole $125,000 from him by falsely promising to get him a like-new 1957 Mercedes-Benz and then using his money for personal expenses. 72 year old Max Weinberg is seeking $375,000 from Arthur Siegle, members of his family and their Investment […]
Read MoreTitusville Mall Being Razed To Make Way For New Entity
Demolition got underway this week on the old Titusville Mall which was originally built back in the 1960s. When the debris is cleared, work will begin, and eventually the space that has been occupied by the mall for about half a century will become a $235 Million mixed-use commercial and residential development which will be […]
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Orange County Carjackers Nabbed In Melbourne
Melbourne Police took two people into custody in Melbourne after the two ran from vehicle that had earlier been involved in a carjacking in Orange County. It happened after the stolen Volkswagen was found at the Manatee Cove apartments along U.S. 1 near NASA Boulevard in Melbourne. No officers were hurt. The names of the […]
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Gas Price Review
The national average price for a gallon of regular-grade gas on Tuesday was $3.25 according to AAA. Here in Florida, the average price for a gallon of regular gas was around $$3.16 on Tuesday. Locally, the average price of gas today in Brevard County is hovering around $3.15 a gallon according to AAA.
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L3Harris Shedding Commercial Aviation Business
Melbourne-based L3Harris Technologies has announced that a deal has been reached in which it will sell it’s commercial aviation business for $800 million. It comes as part of a corporate effort to reduce debt and they plan to use the proceeds from the sale of what L3Harris terms a “non-core asset” to reach their debt […]
Read MoreTeen Dies On Cruise Ship
A 16-year-old is dead after falling from a balcony to the deck of a Royal Caribbean cruise ship that set sail from Port Canaveral. It happened this past Saturday aboard the Allure of the Seas, which left the port on Friday on a weekend trip to the Bahamas before returning to Port Canaveral on Monday. […]
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A Cold Night But A Warmup Is On The Way
Last night was the coldest night we’ve had since around last January. When the clouds cleared out Tuesday night, it allowed the temperature to drop fast. Here in Brevard County, some areas dipped into the upper 40’s for the overnight low. Things warm up starting tomorrow, when we will be back in the 70’s and […]
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