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Officials expect to lift a precautionary boil-water alert across a sizable portion of the city sometime Sunday, assuming a bacteriological survey shows that the water is safe to drink.

OMG, there's a new crime-fighting app in town. Flanked by several police chiefs Thursday, Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey touted the new app iWatch, which can be used on smart phones, tablets and desktop computers, as part of a push to revamp longstanding crime prevention efforts by area law enforcement agencies.

A man is dead after hit vehicle hit a Florida East Coast Railway train hit in Melbourne.

A 29-year-old Melbourne man was struck and killed by a speeding freight train in Brevard County early Friday morning.

Brevard County will build a new community center at Wickham Park and the city of Melbourne will run it, under a plan approved by county commissioners.

The National Weather Service in Melbourne has extended the warning to 7:45 p.m. The warning has also been moved from North Brevard to Central Brevard.

Melbourne police are investigating a robbery that occurred in the parking lot of a Walgreen's store early today.

Minutes from the Brevard County Zoo and area beaches, this hotel in Melbourne, Florida offers a free hot breakfast every morning and well-equipped guestrooms with free high-speed internet access.

17. Vendors will offer health screenings and information, including free cancer and HIV screenings.

Wherever Jeff Lammers goes next with PadStar Publishing, he's going to be $1,000 richer.

MELBOURNE - It was supposed to be a relaxing day with his nephew, but Zach Brantley found himself wresting a shotgun from a man who was after his sister.

A single observer spotted what appeared to be a funnel cloud over Lake Washington in north Melbourne at about 3 p.m. There was no touchdown and the storm that formed the cloud has dissipated, according to Matt Bragaw, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Melbourne.

Jeannette Skinner, CEO of Wuesthoff Medical Center-Melbourne, has left her position, the provider confirmed Wednesday.

He walked into a strip club, waved an invalid police badge and they waived the cover charge for him and a friend.

Bruce.Lipsky@jacksonville.com--05/14/13--Gemini Martin, 10, and Anna Benedict, 11, stretch.

Former Kansas City Chiefs general manager Scott Pioli worked with Nick Saban during the 1990s with the Cleveland Browns.

Five years ago, Angie Houlihan searched for an organization that could teach lessons of faith, good character, the outdoors and leadership to help her two young sons grow into good men.

Short-term memory loss often keeps Elliott Cornblatt from pinpointing what happened the day before.

He walked into a strip club, waved an invalid police badge and they waived the cover charge for him and a friend.

Four winners of the "Fantasy 5" game will collect $51,304.76, the Florida Lottery said Friday.