A Florida man convicted of kidnapping a 6-year-old girl from her bedroom and drowning her in a canal more than 40 years ago ...

Bryan Jennings, a former US Marine who 46 years ago raped and killed a six-year-old Merritt Island girl, was executed ...

Bryan Jennings, 66, formerly of Merritt Island, was convicted of raping and murdering 6-year-old Rebecca “Becky” Kunash in 1979.

Bryan Jennings was executed by lethal injection for the murder of 6-year-old Becky Kunash, a gregarious first-grader who was ...

The beloved Florida-style winter festival, Holiday Illumination Celebration, returns to The Brevard Veteran’s Memorial Park on December 13.

Merritt Island Christian beat Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind 42-6 in the SSAA 8-Man playoffs. Space Coast advanced ...

Organizers of the annual Merritt Island Christmas Boat Parade will not host the event this year after a participant last year ...

Two Brevard County football teams, Space Coast and Merritt Island Christian, have advanced to the SSAA semifinals. Both teams are one victory away from reaching their respective state championship ...

As the top-seeded team in the region, Merritt Island will host No. 2 Santa Fe for the Region 2-4A final. The Raiders from Alachua have a record of 20-9 ahead of the regional final. Santa Fe defeated ...

Florida is scheduled to carry out its 16th execution of the year Thursday, marking a record pace for the state.

Floridians from Tallahassee to the Space Coast were treated to a rare colorful aurora borealis Tuesday night. Will the ...