Sunday, August 10th, 2025

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Good morning, Palm Bay. Here's your local news at a glance for Sunday, the 10th of August.
EDUCATION NEWS
- ➤ Local volunteers & donors helped low-income students get free shoes, backpacks, haircuts, and other school supplies so they could start the school year with confidence. The Kicks for Kids event held on Aug 3 at Rack Room Shoes in Titusville provided shoes to over 1,200 students while other groups in Brevard offered additional services. Florida Today
ENVIRONMENT NEWS
- ➤ Brevard Zoo welcomed a new baby zebra as mother Iggy gave birth and both are healthy. The animal care team said the pair will bond in private before they make their public debut in a few weeks (as part of the Grevy’s zebra Species Survival Plan). FOX 35 Orlando
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ The West Melbourne Police Department issued a traffic advisory at the US-192 and east exit of Sam's Club after several crashes. The Florida Department of Transportation is evaluating long-term safety measures while the exit has been set to right turn only—drivers risk a $169 fine and three points if they break the rule. Space Coast Daily
- ➤ Federal law enforcement recruiters have offered local officers a $50,000 signing bonus and up to $60,000 for student loan repayment to assist with ICE immigration sweeps, which has drawn sharp criticism from Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey—he called the move a betrayal to agencies that once relied on local support after 9/11. The controversy raises questions about federal intentions and local loyalty as recruitment efforts continue. Florida Today
- ➤ United Launch Alliance will launch its third Vulcan rocket on Tuesday, Aug. 12 from Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station for the USSF-106 national security mission, carrying classified payloads to geosynchronous orbit—officials said the seven-hour flight will test critical national defense capabilities. Florida Today
HEALTH NEWS
- ➤ A local opinion piece tells how a writer who feared organ donation changed their mind after hearing about Tom Stokes—a 76-year-old transplant athlete who got a life-saving liver transplant and now races in the World Transplant Games later this month—and now sees hope in donating organs for those waiting for a transplant. Florida Today
SPORTS NEWS
- ➤ Caroline Marks was inducted into the Surfing Hall of Fame in Huntington Beach—a rare honor she received eight days after her championship—and she now qualifies for her third WSL Final 5 playoff at Cloudbreak in Fiji on Aug. 27-Sept. 4. Florida Today
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