Trains Are Speeding Up
For the first time ever, a Brightline train hit speeds of up to 79 mph during test runs between Melbourne and Rockledge on Wednesday. The test run actually marked the first time that a train has ever hit a maximum speed of 79 miles per hour along the corridor between Cocoa and West Palm Beach. […]
Read MorePalm Bay Woman Killed In 3 Vehicle Crash
A 22-year-old woman from Palm Bay was killed in a three vehicle crash Wednesday morning on US-1. It happened yesterday just after 8am near McCormick Way. Police say the 22-year-old was headed north on US-1 in the outside lane and a van was traveling in the same direction in the inside lane. That’s when police […]
Read MoreCrash Claims Melbourne Woman
A crash Wednesday morning claimed the life of a 64 year old Melbourne woman. Police say she was driving south on North Wickham Road just after 9am yesterday, just south of Promenade Drive when she lost control and ran off the road, then crashed into a tree. She was taken to the hospital in Viera, […]
Read MorePedestrian Hit And Killed In Sharpes
A 75-year-old man from West Palm Beach was hit by truck in Sharpes early Wednesday morning. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the man was crossing US-1 in an area not marked as a crosswalk, just north of Canaveral Groves Boulevard yesterday just before 5:30am when he walked into the path of a southbound pickup […]
Read MorePower Outage In Viera
The lights went out for several hours yesterday for about 2,000 Florida Power and Light customers in Viera. The power company said it was due to an equipment failure. Businesses, homes, and traffic lights were all dark for a while just after 5 p.m. By 8 last night, power had been restored to all but […]
Read MorePower Cable Thieves Sought In Melbourne
Melbourne Police are asking for your help to identify two suspects wanted for stealing power cables from a large industrial generator at a business on Sarno Road. Investigators say the two loaded stolen items into the rear of a newer model GMC Savanna U-Haul truck with a large Pennsylvania picture on both sides. We have […]
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