Best frozen custard on the Space Coast? Abbott’s to open on Merritt Island. Try their classic desserts and custom cakes.

Somerset College Prep Academy at Cocoa Beach, 5 p.m.; Palm Bay at Eau Gallie, 6 p.m.; Heritage at Melbourne Central Catholic, ...

Merritt Island Fest is set for an evening of live music, food, vendors, and outdoor enjoyment on Saturday, June 6, 2026.

Firefighters in north Merritt Island said a person died on Christmas Eve in a mobile home fire on Whaley Road.

BREVARD COUNTY • MERRITT ISLAND, FLORIDA – Authorities are investigating a Christmas Eve house fire on Merritt Island that left one person dead. Emergency crews responded to a home on Whaley Drive ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: For a quieter beach experience, plan to spend the day at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. Not only is there the chance to spot wildlife, including sea turtles during ...

A Christmas Eve fire in Merritt Island resulted in the death of grandmother Holly Marchica, with survivors setting up ...

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — Should Merritt Island become its own city? It’s an idea that’s been rejected before, but the Merritt Island Preservation Committee said a lot has changed since the last time ...

A giant crane collapsed at the construction site of Health First's planned new Cape Canaveral Hospital on Merritt Island on June 4, killing two people, officials said. The fallen crane crushed a work ...

The sun rises over the Atlantic Ocean at the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge on the Space Coast of Florida. With a landscape of sun-soaked coastal dunes, saltwater marshes and mesic forests—as ...

MERRITT ISLAND, Fla. – News 6 is learning about who died in a mobile home fire on Christmas Eve. The home on Whaley Road in ...

When the Sams, LaRoche and Porcher families settled on Merritt Island, the island was a collection of seven small towns in a sparsely populated area. The church they started in 1888, St. Luke's ...