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Saturday, August 9th, 2025
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Good morning, Palm Bay. Here's your local news at a glance for Saturday, the 9th of August.
BUSINESS NEWS
- ➤ SpaceX is targeting a Falcon 9 launch for the KF-02 mission from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral today—opening a 27-minute window at 9:18 a.m. ET—and the booster will land on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas in the Atlantic Ocean. Space Coast Daily
- ➤ SpaceX will launch a Falcon 9 carrying Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral on Tuesday, August 12—weather permitting—and viewers across the Space Coast may see the launch from local beaches and parks. Florida Today
CRIME NEWS
- ➤ Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey provided an early Friday update on the search for missing 18-year-old Giovanni Pelletier—whose family offered a $25,000 reward for tips—with his agency's involvement remaining limited. FOX 35 Orlando
DRINK NEWS
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ENVIRONMENT NEWS
- ➤ NOAA updated its forecast on August 7 to predict an above-normal hurricane season with 13 to 18 named storms, 5 to 9 hurricanes and 2 to 5 major storms—numbers that are slightly lower than May’s prediction—and advised Florida residents to prepare for the busy months ahead. Florida Today
FINANCE NEWS
- ➤ Launch Credit Union is expanding its business services by launching new products for medium to large-sized companies on Merritt Island—these services include a Titanium Checking Account with tiered dividends and new fraud prevention tools designed from member feedback. The credit union aims to boost in-person service and efficient, secure banking for their growing business base. Space Coast Daily
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ NASA will launch its IMAP spacecraft and two observatories on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center in September+ the missions will study the heliosphere as they travel to Lagrange point 1, about one million miles from Earth. Space Coast Daily
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