Mom, daughter campaigning together for office
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A mother and daughter in Melbourne are trying to become city council members and they are making a political campaign a family affair.

FOX 35 INVESTIGATES: Discrepancies found in Melbourne nursing home COVID-19 data

2 cases or 32 cases among nursing home employees? The state database showed an alarming spike at The Life Care Center of Melbourne, but FOX 35 News discovered no one was checking the numbers nor following up about them.

Experimental plane crashes on Melbourne Beach
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An experimental plane crashed on Melbourne Beach. The pilot refused medical treatment, while a passenger sustained a minor injury.

New mask mandate in West Melbourne
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Mask mandate in West Melbourne has some businesses making shoppers wear masks. For other businesses, it's their choice, but the city is still requiring all businesses to have a safety awareness sign.

Six-year-old dies after being shot
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A girl, age 6, died after being accidentally shot in Palm Bay. She suffered a gunshot wound to the head and was transported to Holmes Regional Medical Center where she later died.

Firework business booming
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Firework sales are on the rise as mass gatherings are being canceled for the Fourth of July.

Proposed fireworks show rejected by Melbourne
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A planned fireworks show that would have been funded by Rep. Randy Fine, a Palm Bay Republican, has been rejected by officials with the City of Melbourne.

City of Melbourne will pay bills of struggling residents with federal funding

Right now, nearly 2 million Floridians are unemployed -- furloughed or laid off -- as the coronavirus crisis has crippled major industries of all types.

Civil rights activists call to make body cameras a requirement for law enforcement

While many law enforcement agencies in Central Florida require body cameras for its officers, at least two departments in Brevard County have yet to implement the devices.

Groundbreaking scientists track weather ahead of launch

Pulling off a successful launch involves a lot of people and weather observations play a huge factor. As two men prepare to launch into space this week, four women are on the ground, watching the weather.

'Once in a lifetime': 2 sawfish sharks estimated to be at least 12-feet long spotted at Melbourne Beach

Michael Alvarez told FOX 35 Orlando that he was fishing off his friend's dock on Melbourne Beach when he spotted two sawfish sharks swimming along the shoreline in about waist-deep water. 

Melbourne gym reopens, defying governor’s orders

All of Brevard County's beaches and parking lots will reopen to the public. Gyms are not permitted to open in the first phase of reopening, but on Melbourne gym is being defiant, claiming they cater to private members.

Elderly man punched at gas station
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A elderly man was beaten at a gas station in Melbourne and the hunt continues for the suspect.