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Spraying begins in Orange County to combat mosquito-borne illnesses
Read full article: Spraying begins in Orange County to combat mosquito-borne illnessesOrange County has been spraying as part of ongoing efforts to combat the spread of the West Nile Virus following the recent impacts of Hurricane Milton.
Roof rips away from Tropicana Field as Hurricane Milton roars through Florida
Read full article: Roof rips away from Tropicana Field as Hurricane Milton roars through FloridaHurricane Milton ripped part of the roof off of Tropicana Field late Wednesday evening as Hurricane Milton moved through the state.
‘This is going to help us:’ Go inside the new Melbourne Police Department facility
Read full article: ‘This is going to help us:’ Go inside the new Melbourne Police Department facilityIt's big. It's modern. It's a new police station the city of Melbourne says has been needed for a very long time.
News 6, Texas partner donate to each other’s Little League teams after friendly wager
Read full article: News 6, Texas partner donate to each other’s Little League teams after friendly wagerAhead of Saturday’s final between Lake Mary, Florida and Boerne, Texas, News 6 is placed a wager against its Texas partner, KSAT – and now it’s time to collect.
Getting Results at Home: If you live in Montverde and need a home repair, Erik von Ancken can help
Read full article: Getting Results at Home: If you live in Montverde and need a home repair, Erik von Ancken can helpWKMG Hits the Road is heading to Montverde and News 6 anchor Erik von Ancken is looking for a home repair project in the 34756 zip code to tackle.
Chief Meteorologist Tom Sorrells gives behind-the-scenes look at Hurricane Idalia coverage
Read full article: Chief Meteorologist Tom Sorrells gives behind-the-scenes look at Hurricane Idalia coverageTalk to Tom started as a live segment during the 2004 hurricane season — a summer marred by monstrous storms including Charley, Frances, and Jeanne— and gave Chief Meteorologist Tom Sorrells the opportunity to answer viewers’ weather questions.
WATCH: Transformer blows in Florida’s Big Bend as Hurricane Idalia nears landfall
Read full article: WATCH: Transformer blows in Florida’s Big Bend as Hurricane Idalia nears landfallA transformer blew up Wednesday morning near Florida’s Big Bend region as Idalia, a massive Category 3 hurricane, approached the coast.
Q&A with Vice President Mike Pence on Florida’s coronavirus response, schools reopening
Read full article: Q&A with Vice President Mike Pence on Florida’s coronavirus response, schools reopeningVice President Mike Pence visited the University of Miami on Monday to announce the school is participating in a clinical trial to test a coronavirus vaccine. Should we be sending our kids back to school and is it safe for all of those parents asking that question and teachers? And we know there’s additional cost, it’s one of the reasons that President Trump is calling for additional $105 billion dollars from Congress. Pence: I would say to people all across Florida and America that we’re going to get through this. A day like today one here in Florida we launched the very first phase 3 clinical trial of our vaccine.
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk officially launched humans to space -- heres what hes planning next
Read full article: SpaceX CEO Elon Musk officially launched humans to space -- heres what hes planning nextVeteran NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley still had to dock at the International Space Station Sunday morning and Musk said he couldnt rest until they safely arrived. Very much appreciate the support of the Space Coast, all the people in Florida that have helped us get here. Were going to be obviously sending a lot of rockets to the space station and hopefully the moon and Mars from right here, from the Space Coast, Musk said. [Timeline: Heres what NASA astronauts did on launch day]Saturdays flight was just the beginning, Musk hinted. The CEO told News 6 hes planning cargo missions, crewed missions and Starlink satellite missions, expecting to launch every 10 days.