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It's St. Patrick's Day every day to Karen Gaarder, a popular bartender at Meg O'Malley's Restaurant and Irish Pub in Melbourne.

The state of Florida could provide as much as $50 million in incentives for a proposed expansion by a U.S. division of Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer at Melbourne International Airport, according to a Melbourne economic development official.

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Michelle Shelnutt believes the customer deserves everything they want, so she gladly encourages diners to order the sandwich of their dreams at New Haven Deli, known to regulars of this West Melbourne eatery as Chellee's Deli.

Jonathan Tyler Prive, 25, of West Melbourne was arraigned today in federal court in Orlando on charges related to child exploitation.

A male body was retrieved today along the shore of the Indian River near the Eau Gallie Causeway, according to the Melbourne Police Department.

A Melbourne, Florida police officer was forced to resign after dashboard video from his patrol car showed him following women around and asking for their phone numbers while he was on duty, WESH-TV reported on Wednesday.

FLORIDA TODAY's business reporter Ilana Kowarski brings you the News in 90 seconds: Police are searching for bank robbers in Titusville; Melbourne-based LiveTV is sold to a French company for $400 million; and a SpaceX launch planned for this weekend has been postponed.

Thursday night was a sea of green and company pride at FIT Aviation in Melbourne, where hundreds of runners came out for the fourth annual FLORIDA TODAY Corporate 5K.

Hubert "Huey" Hughes was hesitant about going on an Honor Flight because he felt other World War II veterans deserved it more.

Whether you're into Bollywood, delicious spicy foods or just looking for a little culture on the Space Coast, India Fest has something for you this weekend.

A consultant is recommending that Brevard County fire assessment fees be increased by 11 percent a year for the next four years.

Two heavily traveled Melbourne intersections will be shut down for the next month, starting Monday.

Over the years, chiropractic care has become a popular method to cope with the aging of our backs, joints and spines.

Brevard County officials are proposing having Sheriff Wayne Ivey run the county's Animal Services and Enforcement Department, including animal shelters in Melbourne and Titusville, as well as enforcing the county's animal code and related rules.

A large aerospace company is planning an operation at Melbourne International Airport that could mean 1,800 new jobs paying an average of $100,000 a year, according to documents filed Wednesday with Brevard County.

Racism thrives in this country, only it's not the traditional picture you may think it is.

Retired Air Force Col. Stephen Niles has a new role in Brevard County as chief medical officer for Wuesthoff Health System, including its hospitals in Rockledge and Melbourne.

It's been more than a year since the Brevard Hall of Fame has been up and running at the Liberty Bell Memorial Museum in Melbourne, and organizers are still waiting for Kate Upton to contribute.

A Melbourne police officer resigned last month after several women came forward to complain that he had drove up to them in parking lots while on duty, asking for phone numbers, officials confirmed today.