Palm Bay
Morning News
Thursday, August 28th, 2025
Good morning, Palm Bay. Here's your local news at a glance for Thursday, the 28th of August.
BUSINESS NEWS
- ➤ Mike Erdman Toyota in Cocoa built the world's first hand-controlled mobility Toyota Supra for Jeff Carroll, a car enthusiast with cerebral palsy. After months of careful work and custom changes, Jeff took his first drive in the modified car—his dream coming true through expert engineering. Space Coast Daily
- ➤ SpaceX will launch a Falcon 9 rocket today from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center to deploy 28 Starlink satellites — the launch window is from 1:27 a.m. to 5:27 a.m. with an 85% go for launch chance and the booster is scheduled to land on a drone ship eight minutes after liftoff. Florida Today
CRIME NEWS
- ➤ A Brevard County grand jury indicted two men on first-degree murder charges for allegedly selling fentanyl that led to fatal overdoses—one case involved Robert Whalen in Palm Bay on April 30 and another involved Wade Drummond in November; both suspects have been booked into jail and may face life in prison if convicted. Florida Today
- ➤ Brevard County deputies arrested Gabriel Serrano in Viera after he threatened to kill police officers on Facebook — he had fled a traffic stop following a road-rage incident. Space Coast Daily
- ➤ Today in Viera, the trial of Erica Dotson continues as she faces first-degree felony murder and child abuse charges for the death of her three-year-old son—police say he suffered weeks of abuse before dying in 2021—with more witnesses set to testify. FOX 35 Orlando
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ SpaceX’s Falcon 9 is scheduled to launch 28 Starlink satellites today from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center at 1:27 a.m. ET—its booster will land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship in the Atlantic Ocean. Space Coast Daily
HEALTH NEWS
- ➤ At Health First, facility dog Jammer offers comfort by performing over 45 tasks and visiting hospitals across Brevard County, including Palm Bay, to help patients, staff, and visitors feel at ease during tough times. Volunteer therapy dogs also serve at campuses to bring moments of calm—showing that healing happens in many ways. Hometown News
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