West Melbourne News

Kudos to USA Today's national education writer Greg Toppo for putting spelling education on the front page of USA Today.

The story of this spelling bee champion begins in the car, on the daily commute to kindergarten with father at the wheel.

West Melbourne teen Stuti Mishra plowed her way through the finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday, but was ousted by one letter, putting her in second-place. Local 6 news partner Florida Today reports the eighth-grader conquered head-scratchers like "prolegomenon" and "chionablepsia" earlier in the finals, Stuti, 14, stumbled in ... (more)

Snigdha Nandipati heard a few words she didn't know during the National Spelling Bee, but never when she stepped to the microphone.

Michael Walker, 35, of Palm Bay, was arrested on charges of aggravated stalking, placing a destructive device, burglary and grand theft.

He was born in Altoona, son of George J. Sr. and Edna Conrad. He was twice married, first to the late Betty L. Mentzer, then to the late Lois R. Stumpf.

Police said the man entered the Bank of America at 303 W. New Haven Ave. around 11:45 a.m. and implied he had a weapon.

A 50-year-old man was seriously injured and a West Melbourne couple shaken up after a sport utility vehicle crashed into their bedroom .

WEST MELBOURNE, Fla., May 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- RELM Wireless Corporation today announced its financial and operating results for the quarter ended March 31, 2012.