Melbourne News

Melbourne, Florida - December 3, 2013 - Ok Florida skiers, it is time to brush the dust off your skis, boots and poles and plan your first ski trip this ski season.

The Brevard County Animal Services and Enforcement Department has launched a "Twelve Strays of Christmas" promotion aimed at increasing adoptions and generating awareness about the pets available for adoption at its shelters in Melbourne and Titusville.

A woman brought a little black dog with her during a burglary last week and Brevard County Sheriff's Deputies are calling for tips.

The King Center for the Performing Arts and WUCF TV, Central Florida's PBS station, will hosting a free screening of the first hour of Season 4 of "Downton Abbey" at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 16. Fans of the British drama will have the opportunity to see the episode before it airs on television Jan. 5, according to a press release from the King Center.

A West Melbourne council meeting was business as usual tonight nearly until the end, when two members called for another to step down from her role.

With a little help from Florida Tech's volleyball and football coaches, an 850 pound manatee got a second chance at life, after being hit by a boat.

Last month, executives from Lincoln Motor Co. and Percepta LLC gathered in Melbourne at the Florida Business Centre to note the opening of the Lincoln Client Relationship Center.

Those probably sound like similar aims, but they're not. The first is an impossible goal for Brevard Animal Services, given the condition of nearly nine of 10 animals it must put down.

Thanksgiving dinner, party of one. Facing the holiday with no family living nearby, a Melbourne woman did not want to hassle fixing a feast for herself.

Taller and more visible signs could be popping up around interstate interchanges in West Melbourne if the City Council approves an item on its packed agenda tonight.

The former head of NASA's Commercial Crew Program will learn within a few months if he faces prison time for breaking federal law by intervening in a personnel matter in which he had a financial interest.

Parrish Medical Center, 951 N. Washington Ave., Titusville, will host the Gift of Life tree lighting from 6 to 8 tonight.

King Center in Melbourne announced on Monday that Michael Bolton, Buddy Guy, Jonny Lang, and the Moody Blues will perform there.

Here are your entertainment best bets for Monday, Dec. 2, 2013: Happy Cyber Monday, Brevard! Want to be in this calendar? Submit events at least two weeks in advance to tgif@floridatoday.com.

Leaning over the railing of his custom-built coop atop a 2007 Harley-Davidson FLH trike, Ky the Doberman opened his jaws and snatched a Santa cap off the head of Melbourne kindergartner James Irby, drawing laughs from nearby motorcyclists.

"Pastime in Winter" includes a performance of local performing soprano and Challenger 7 music specialist Tee Rockwell's "Dream of the Snow Queen Fairy" composition.

The way Kathleen Rich-New sees it, you have two choices at a company holiday party.

An Apopka man is accused of trying to run over a Melbourne police officer twice, triggering a car chase up U.S. 1 into Rockledge early Saturday.

The words "Made in the U.S.A." mean a lot to many consumers, and the use of the term often encourages increased traffic at stores that sell goods produced in this country.

Here are your entertainment best bets for Sunday, Dec. 1, 2013: Want to be in this calendar? Submit events at least two weeks in advance to tgif@floridatoday.com.