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West Melbourne, Florida is located in Brevard County. Zip codes in West Melbourne, FL include 32912, and 32904. More West Melbourne information.

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Friday | WFTV Orlando

Cop, victim relationship means plea deal in sex assault case

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.

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Friday Feb 10 | Florida Today

Letter: City council shouldn't control police department

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

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Wed Feb 08, 2012

Florida Today

West Melbourne police chief's job in doubt

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.

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Tue Feb 07, 2012

Florida Today

Airboat crash in west Brevard leaves one injured

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

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Mon Feb 06, 2012

Florida Today

West Melbourne councilman says relocation claims 'lies'

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

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Thu Feb 02, 2012

Click Orlando

8-year-old donates K-9 bulletproof vest

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

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Wed Feb 01, 2012

Florida Today

Palm Bay may trim fees

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.

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Mon Jan 30, 2012

Business Journal

FIO adds Roffer's as first for-profit member, SRI, others

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

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Florida Today

West Melbourne named No. 1 elementary school in Florida

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

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Fri Jan 27, 2012

Florida Today

Student faces discipline after comments cause scare at Central Middle School

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.

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Financial News & Daily Record

Ethics Commission member resigns, apologizes after racial comment

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

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Wed Jan 25, 2012

The Orlando Sentinel

Tod Caviness: Tim Dorsey and Mike Doughty on tour, YA authors in Deltona

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.

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Tue Jan 24, 2012

Florida Today

Kevin Gallant uses his boat to pick up sandbags from the city of...

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

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Sun Jan 22, 2012

Florida Today

Rockledge council shifts to early-bird meetings

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

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Tue Jan 17, 2012

Florida Today

Garage explosion kills 51-year-old in 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.

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Mon Jan 16, 2012

WFTV Orlando

Investigators: Explosion Inside Garage Kills Brevard County man

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.

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Australian News

West Melbourne man killed in explosion

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.

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