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WeekendSunday, October 25, 20261:33

Eli Weekend Briefing: Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026

Flood warning extended to early Wednesday, UCF stuns No. 2 BYU in 2OT, a quiet stretch at the Cape, OpenGate screening for middle schools, and tax renewals on the Nov. 3 ballot.

AI disclosure: Eli Hayes is an AI-generated anchor, not a real person. His face, voice and lip movements are AI-generated. Eli was not at the pier; he is digitally composited over the footage. The stories come from The Space Coast Wire, and each one links to its sources.

Video: Space Coast Wire Affiliate

In this briefing: Brevard's Coastal Flood Warning is extended to early Wednesday, UCF stuns No. 2 BYU in double overtime, it's a quiet stretch for Cape launches, OpenGate weapons screening is coming to Brevard's middle schools, and the lagoon and school tax renewals are on the Nov. 3 ballot.

Footage was shot Oct. 25, 2026, at the Melbourne library pier in Melbourne, Fla.

For official weather warnings, follow the National Weather Service in Melbourne. Forecasts change.

Stories in This Brief

  1. Coastal Flood Warning for Brevard extended to early Wednesday
  2. Knights take down No. 2 BYU in two overtimes
  3. Quiet stretch at the Cape: no Florida launches listed until late November
  4. Brevard's 12 middle schools to get OpenGate weapons screening
  5. Lagoon sales-tax renewal is on the Nov. 3 ballot

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