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An Australian state government has proposed new restrictions on protesters in response to rising antisemitism, including a ban on demonstrations outside places of worship.
Australian law enforcement authorities have declared an arson attack on a synagogue last week a terrorist act in a decision that increases resources available to the investigation.
Arsonists have extensively damaged a Melbourne synagogue in what Australia’s prime minister has condemned as an antisemitic attack on Australian values.
The aquarium Brevard Zoo is planning to build in Port Canaveral now has a name, and we’re getting new details about when it will be built.
Unheralded American Ryggs Johnston has won his first professional title by claiming the Australian Open by three stokes, while South Korea’s Jiyai Shin claimed her second Women’s Australian Open which was played concurrently at two courses on the famed Melbourne sand belt.
Central Floridians are set to get new ALDI stores in Deltona, Orlando, St. Cloud, Melbourne, Ormond Beach, Port St. John and Leesburg, according to an ALDI spokesperson.
Evidence related to the 1990 rape of an 11-year-old girl was disposed by the Melbourne Police Department sometime over the past three decades, a newly released audit reveals, but the agency cannot determine when or why it was destroyed or who authorized it.
For the first time, Florida is making rules for safe use of dangerous rechargeable batteries that have become a big part of everyday life.
Australia’s highest court has ruled that migrants can’t be forced by law to wear electronic tracking bracelets or to comply with curfews.
Florida Highway Patrol reported injuries and blocked lanes following a crash on Interstate 95 southbound in Brevard County.
The Space Coast State Fair is back and bigger than ever with more rides, a larger location and new ticket prices. The fair has a larger 38-acre location at 5775 Stadium Parkway in Melbourne.
A 19-year-old Melbourne woman who died on Interstate 95 in Brevard County had been struck by multiple vehicles after exiting a car she had just crashed into a semitruck, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
After a 13-year-old was run over and killed while riding a bicycle, family and neighbors are calling for changes to what they call a dangerous road.
A motorcyclist was killed and his passenger critically injured after a crash on Saturday, according to the Melbourne Police Department.
HOPE for Brevard announced that it’s expecting 70-100 cats from North Carolina next week, while also pleading for donation help as items will be sent to North Carolina.
Melbourne, like so much of Central Florida, has grown so fast – and so has the police department, now with almost 200 officers, outgrowing its old buildings.
The Brevard Zoo is a draw for visitors from across Central Florida. But one of the zoo’s core missions is to make a difference closer to home. A portion of every ticket sold goes toward the Restore Our Shores program.
The election is just weeks away and politics is heating up in Brevard County. Because of term limits and a retirement, there are at least four races with no incumbent, and all the districts include Melbourne.
A huge king penguin chick named Pesto, who weighs as much as both his parents combined, has become a social media celebrity and a star attraction at an Australian aquarium.
Fifteen years ago, when the housing market crashed and the Space Shuttle program was coming to an end, there were real concerns about the future in Melbourne.
News 6 staff spent hours sorting produce and donated foods at the South Brevard Sharing Center, but found there is a need for commercial-grade refrigerators to store items before they're distributed to families in need.
One of the major stories in Melbourne over the last few years has been safety downtown. Now, more than $100,000 has been spent on a dozen new security cameras.
A Brevard County school bus driver was arrested after pushing a 12-year-old student and putting his hands around the child’s neck, according to the Melbourne Police Department.
News 6 viewers said the number of homeless people on the streets of Melbourne has risen over the last few years, and they are concerned about what is being done about it.
A 36-year-old Melbourne man was killed in a two-vehicle crash in Brevard County on Sunday afternoon, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Tensions are rising in Melbourne as the city tangles with Florida East Coast Railway (FEC) over proposed safety upgrades at local train crossings.
The South Brevard Sharing Center has a long history of helping those in need. The nonprofit on Hibiscus Boulevard traces its beginnings to 1971. That’s more than 50 years in Melbourne, Florida.
Melbourne High School will be the first public school in Brevard County to test out new metal detectors for students.
Australia's Defense Minister Richard Marles says several serving and former military commanders have been stripped of medals over allegations of war crimes committed during the Afghanistan war.
The suspect had been trying to flee South Florida, and he was eventually captured at a bus stop, police said.
Stone Magnet Middle School in Melbourne was locked down after an officer at the school heard gunshots nearby, leading to a homicide investigation.
Flea markets can be a load of fun. And some of the state's top flea markets can be found right here in Central Florida.
Two of Brevard County’s top officials were reelected for a new term in office this week after the write-in candidates they were facing in the November election withdrew their candidacies.
A Melbourne family has been stuck with a $12,000 electric bill after their power company discovered someone had tampered with their meter limiting how much usage was being reported.
An 18-year-old student at Palm Bay High School faces charges after stabbing another student in the stomach with a pair of scissors, according to the Melbourne Police Department.
Palm Bay High School was temporarily placed on lockdown on Monday afternoon after at least one person was stabbed with a pair of scissors, according to Brevard County Schools.
A man arrested in Melbourne is accused of stabbing the owner of a bicycle that he was trying to steal, according to police.
A passenger has been arrested at an Australian airport after he left a stationary airliner through an emergency exit, walked along a wing and then climbed down a jet engine to the tarmac.
An “urgent” blood drive has been organized at Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne due to the short supply of platelets following the cyberattack against OneBlood.
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Troopers say a man was killed when his Ford Mustang slammed into the back of a big rig on I-95 in Brevard.
Conn’s HomePlus, a home goods store that has been around for 134 years, has filed for bankruptcy and will be closing nearly half of its 170 stores, according to CNN.
Mayor Paul Alfrey announced that the debris had been removed from a “homeless camp” under the Apollo Boulevard bridge near Eau Gallie High School.
A woman is in stable condition after being shot by a Brevard County deputy who was responding to reports of a vehicle burglary on Wednesday afternoon, according to Sheriff Wayne Ivey.
After a tornado blew through neighborhoods near Sarno Road on Thursday, a couple who had just bought their first house together can no longer live in their dream home.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said on Sunday that they recovered the body of a boater who was reported missing the previous day.
Two Melbourne airport police officers shot a gunman who tried to breach a fence, looking to get onto a plane, Friday morning, according to Melbourne Airport Police Department Chief Renee Purden.
A man was killed after he was shot “multiple times” when he fired at law enforcement officers at a Melbourne apartment complex, according to the police department.
Upgrades must be made to railroad crossings in areas that the city of Melbourne wishes to designate as quiet zones, according to Mayor Paul Alfrey.
