Florida Tech said it withdrew because "the $10,000 cost and narrow purview are insufficient to appropriately examine the issues at hand."

The Brevard County Commission adopted a resolution proclaiming Thursday, July 24, as Space Coast Day in honor of the 75th anniversary of Bumper 8.

Port Canaveral’s cruise industry is expanding with the arrival of Royal Caribbean’s newest ship, the Star of the Seas, a vessel capable of carrying more than 5,000 passengers — essentially a floating city.