2+ hour, 26+ min ago  (427+ words) A so Florida thing is coming up " and on a holiday, too: A Memorial Day morning'rocket launch'is on the schedule. Space X plans to kick off the federal holiday with a Falcon 9 rocket launch from Cape Canaveral, delivering more'Starlink internet…...

9+ hour, 54+ min ago  (1115+ words) As young U. S. Marines, Isom "Ike" Rigell, 18, and Thomas "Tommy" Pechacek, 20, were stationed in the distant Pacific theater on Dec. 7, 1941, when surprise Japanese attacks forced them to scramble for their lives at Midway Island and Wake Island, respectively. As middle-aged men,…...

10+ hour, 1+ min ago  (463+ words) The page is a kind of refuge. When I sit at the desk to draft a column, no one is watching me. I can write a sentence and unwrite it. I can stare at the cursor for 10 minutes and no…...

10+ hour, 21+ min ago  (22+ words) Florida Today Orlando students honor WWII Marines at Cape Canaveral National Cemetery...

10+ hour, 44+ min ago  (611+ words) The last Monday in May is a lot of things to a lot of people. It is the unofficial start of the summer season and beach-going. For many it represents a springtime version of Black Friday, a chance to cash…...

16+ hour, 40+ min ago  (131+ words) The Powerball jackpot is up to $131 million ahead of the Saturday, May 23 drawing, with a cash option of $57. 6 million for anyone who matches all six numbers. You don't need to be a U. S. citizen to play, and tickets, starting at $2 a…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (208+ words) Clayton's Crab Company, a staple in Rockledge for more than half a century, is closing its doors for good. Sunday, May 24, will be the seafood shop's last day, with discounts offered all weekend. "It is with heavy hearts that we…...

23+ hour, 6+ min ago  (474+ words) Look for Blue Origin to build a $600 million expansion of the space company's sprawling Rocket Park manufacturing complex on Merritt Island, supporting 500 aerospace jobs with average salaries topping $98, 000. Labeled Project Horizon, this expansion will feature an estimated 830, 000-square-foot manufacturing facility…...

19+ hour, 13+ min ago  (452+ words) Will a $2 Florida Lotto ticket make someone a millionaire ahead of a federal holiday? As they say in the lottery business, "it could happen to you." After one lucky ticket from a BJ's Wholesale Club Liquors in Clermont, Florida, matched…...

22+ hour, 11+ min ago  (837+ words) Jocelyn Erickson wasted no time in showing the rowdy reptiles at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium that Game 2 of the Gainesville Super Regional wasn't going to be like Game 1. On the first pitch of the second at-bat of the game, Erickson…...