West Melbourne News

Prosecutors say they had to make a deal with a man accused of sexual assault because the officer who arrested him later had a sexual relationship with the victim.

West Melbourne citizens were denied for four years, 2006 to 2010, the opportunity to remove control of its police department from seven politicians.

West Melbourne City Council set into motion the proceedings to fire its long-term police chief based largely on how he handled a former officer's theft of pain pills.

At least one person was injured tonight after an airboat crash on the St. John's River west of West Melbourne.

Past city leaders and other residents are questioning whether a West Melbourne councilman critical of the police department actually lives in the city.

Ana, with help from her parents, raised the money through bucket-drops over the past several months.

City leaders could cut fees charged for construction by as much as 30 percent in a move they hope will help heal a local economy crippled by the housing market crash.

The Florida Institute of Oceanography is adding marine science education and research institutes - St.

Brevard boasts three of the top 10 elementary schools in the state, including the No.

Several West Melbourne police and Brevard County public safety officers were at Central Middle School today after investigating potentially threatening comments made by a student Thursday.

City Ethics Commission member Helen Ludwig submitted her resignation Thursday after she made a racial comment during a meeting of the commission Wednesday.

He's never far from the Florida he simultaneously skewers and embraces in his books, but Tim Dorsey always gets a warm welcome from fans on his tours.

The Brevard County Commission meets at 9 a.m. today at the Government Center, 2725 Judge Fran Jamieson Way, in Viera.

It's the latest of Brevard County's cities to move up meeting start times, joining Satellite Beach and West Melbourne.

West Melbourne Police Department spokesman Officer Mark Brackett said the man who died, Dillard Perry Jr., 51, is the son of the owners of the home at 8371 Sylvan Drive.

A man was working in his family's detached garage off Sylvan Drive in West Melbourne when something blew up and he was injured so badly he did not survive.

A man is dead after an explosion in a garage. Brevard County Fire Rescue said crews were called to the 8300 block ofSylvan Drive scene around 1:20 p.m. Monday in regards to an explosion.