With highs now climbing into the 70s, Central Florida is no longer in the top 10 for the coldest January on record

There’s new pressure to replace a soup kitchen and start building apartments for the homeless. In Melbourne, where helping the homeless has become a big issue in recent years, the city council is calling on the Daily Bread outreach center to close within months, not two years, as previously expected.

New Jersey based late-night restaurant chain Fat Shack announced its plans to open its second location in Florida later this year.

Moments after Alexander Zverev’s loss in the Australian Open final, a person in the stadium yelled out the names of two of the tennis star's ex-girlfriends who have accused him of physical abuse in the past, saying “Australia believes” them.

Australians are celebrating and protesting across the country as Australia Day draws attention to political differences over Indigenous rights months out from a federal election.

Novak Djokovic has posted a scan of his injured left hamstring on social media more than 24 hours after being booed at the Australian Open when he quit playing one set into his semifinal because of what he said was a torn muscle.

Australian Open champion Madison Keys credits therapy with helping her understand herself, and that helped her become a better tennis player.

Why is everyone so angry at what long has been known as the Happy Slam.

Ormond Beach is the latest Central Florida city to remove fluoride from its drinking water.

American player Ben Shelton has criticized some of the questions and comments made by post-match TV interviewers at the Australian Open after reaching the semifinals at the Grand Slam tennis tournament.

A Maine coon cat named Mittens accidentally flew three times between New Zealand and Australia this month after her cage was mistakenly left in the plane’s cargo hold.

Iga Swiatek's latest lopsided win at the Australian Open has come in the quarterfinals against Emma Navarro.

No students were injured after a Brevard Public Schools bus was involved in a crash in Melbourne on Tuesday afternoon, officials said.

Aryna Sabalenka’s bid for a third consecutive Australian Open championship will continue after she got past Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 2-6, 6-2, 6-3 in a surprisingly difficult quarterfinal.

Iga Swiatek’s one-month suspension for failing a drug test will not be appealed by the World Anti-Doping Agency.

The screw holding the net in place at the Australian Open’s main stadium has been jarred loose during defending champion Jannik Sinner’s fourth-round victory over Holger Rune.

Elina Svitolina has rallied from two breaks down in the first set and taken 11 of the next 12 games in a 6-4, 6-1 victory over Veronika Kudermetova to reach the Australian Open quarterfinals for the third time.

Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic have set up a quarterfinal showdown at the Australian Open.

Alexander Zverev has reached the Australian Open quarterfinals for the fourth time and will face Tommy Paul next.

Coco Gauff dropped a set but came back to beat Belinda Bencic and reach the Australian Open quarterfinals.

Defending champion Jannik Sinner has defeated 46th-ranked Marcos Giron of the U.S. 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 at the Australian Open.

Gael Monfils has joined Roger Federer as the only men to reach the Australian Open’s fourth round at age 38 or older since the tournament field expanded to 128 players in 1988.

Iga Swiatek has described her performance as perfect after a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Emma Raducanu at the Australian Open.

Maybe far away, or maybe real nearby, you can catch “Annie The Musical.”

A 60-year-old man was struck and killed by a train in Melbourne, according to police.

Danielle Collins has gotten into a back-and-forth with a booing crowd at the Australian Open after eliminating a local player.

In 2019, Florida lawmakers passed SB 426, a law designed to provide cancer benefits for first responders, including firefighters, diagnosed with 21 specific types of cancer.

It’s been a problem some say has gotten worse in recent years, now once again, Melbourne is talking about what to do about the homeless population.

Melbourne is the latest city to vote to remove fluoride from its drinking water.

Coco Gauff has stretched her unbeaten start to 2025 to seven matches and 14 sets.

Novak Djokovic has added yet another record to his lengthy list of tennis accomplishments.

Naomi Osaka is back in the third round of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time since 2022 and she got there with wins at the Australian Open over two women who blocked her path last year.

Daniil Medvedev has used his racket to smash a tiny camera attached to the net at the Australian Open while he was trailing in his first-round match in the main stadium.

American tennis player Jenson Brooksby has made his return to professional tennis after an eventful two years away.

The 38-year-old Gael Monfils has held off fellow Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in five sets to advance to the second round of the Australian Open.

Novak Djokovic’s first match with former rival Andy Murray as his coach turned into a first-round victory at the Australian Open.

Frances Tiafoe has thrown up during a first-round match at the Australian Open along the way to a five-set victory.

Jannik Sinner has started his Australian Open title defense with a challenging win over No. 35-ranked Nicolas Jarry.

Hady Habib’s history-making run at the Australian Open will continue.

Aryna Sabalenka has started her bid to become the first woman in a quarter-century to win three consecutive Australian Open titles with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over 2017 U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens.

Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen made the most of the indoor conditions under a roof at Rod Laver Arena to advance to the second round of the Australian Open in straight sets while it poured with rain outside.

A “female” was killed in a house fire in Brevard County on Saturday afternoon, according to officials.

The way is paved for safety work to begin on seven railroad crossings throughout Melbourne, Cocoa and Brevard County upon the reciept of a highly sought-after $4.9 million grant from the Federal Railroad Administration.

Top-ranked tennis player Jannik Sinner will go to sport’s highest court in April for the World Anti-Doping Agency’s appeal that seeks to ban him from the sport for at least one year.

Coco Gauff has made improvements to her serving and her forehand.

Defending champion Jannik Sinner and 10-time Australian Open winner Novak Djokovic have landed in opposite sides of the draw for the season’s first major, ruling out a replay of last year’s semifinal encounter.

Three masked individuals stole three vehicles from a rental car area at the Melbourne Orlando International Airport on Monday afternoon.

A police officer who got burned saving his dog when their house caught on fire is almost ready to go back to work, with the help of the community.

The Brevard Renaissance Fair is heading back into the area for another year of magic.

The world population increased by more than 71 million people in 2024 and will be 8.09 billion people on New Year’s Day.

One person suffered minor injuries after a small plane hit some power lines and crashed in Melbourne Thursday evening.

A Melbourne police officer was sent to the burn unit after he escaped with his life from a fire.

An Australian state government has proposed new restrictions on protesters in response to rising antisemitism, including a ban on demonstrations outside places of worship.

Melbourne police investigate threats made to several area schools.

Melbourne police investigate a deadly wreck.

Melbourne police investigate a deadly wreck.

A fatal crash on Interstate 95 in Brevard County forced the shutdown of all southbound lanes in Melbourne, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Australian law enforcement authorities have declared an arson attack on a synagogue last week a terrorist act in a decision that increases resources available to the investigation.

Arsonists have extensively damaged a Melbourne synagogue in what Australia’s prime minister has condemned as an antisemitic attack on Australian values.

The aquarium Brevard Zoo is planning to build in Port Canaveral now has a name, and we’re getting new details about when it will be built.

Unheralded American Ryggs Johnston has won his first professional title by claiming the Australian Open by three stokes, while South Korea’s Jiyai Shin claimed her second Women’s Australian Open which was played concurrently at two courses on the famed Melbourne sand belt.

Central Floridians are set to get new ALDI stores in Deltona, Orlando, St. Cloud, Melbourne, Ormond Beach, Port St. John and Leesburg, according to an ALDI spokesperson.

A 22-year-old Melbourne woman was killed Thursday morning after overturning on I-95, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

The widow of a Melbourne firefighter is fighting for benefits she says her family is owed under Florida law.

Evidence related to the 1990 rape of an 11-year-old girl was disposed by the Melbourne Police Department sometime over the past three decades, a newly released audit reveals, but the agency cannot determine when or why it was destroyed or who authorized it.

Police said Christian “Chris” Parchinski was last seen on Monday around 4:45 p.m. near the intersection of North Wickham Road and Sarno Road.

A juvenile riding a side-by-side died after being pinned underneath the vehicle during a crash in Melbourne, according to police.

Police said the crash happened at a crossing near East NASA Boulevard and Hickory Street around 4:04 p.m.

For the first time, Florida is making rules for safe use of dangerous rechargeable batteries that have become a big part of everyday life.

Australia’s highest court has ruled that migrants can’t be forced by law to wear electronic tracking bracelets or to comply with curfews.

‘The Cher Show’ performing at Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts November 12–17.

Florida Highway Patrol reported injuries and blocked lanes following a crash on Interstate 95 southbound in Brevard County.

Through a city grant, the project aims to determine the Line Street Cemetery’s boundaries in Melbourne.

The Space Coast State Fair is back and bigger than ever with more rides, a larger location and new ticket prices. The fair has a larger 38-acre location at 5775 Stadium Parkway in Melbourne.

A 19-year-old Melbourne woman who died on Interstate 95 in Brevard County had been struck by multiple vehicles after exiting a car she had just crashed into a semitruck, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Musical coming to Melbourne and The Villages.

A cornerstone of arts and culture and Brevard County for more than 70 years is still cleaning up after Hurricane Milton.

After a 13-year-old was run over and killed while riding a bicycle, family and neighbors are calling for changes to what they call a dangerous road.

A motorcyclist was killed and his passenger critically injured after a crash on Saturday, according to the Melbourne Police Department.

Orlando International Airport says it will reopen for departures on Friday after Hurricane Milton came through.

It's big. It's modern. It's a new police station the city of Melbourne says has been needed for a very long time.

HOPE for Brevard announced that it’s expecting 70-100 cats from North Carolina next week, while also pleading for donation help as items will be sent to North Carolina.

News 6 shares stories of people bettering the community.

While South Florida might have taken the top spot, Central Florida took second and third.

A 43-year-old man died in Melbourne after lying down in a roadway and being struck by an SUV, according to police.

A 57-year-old woman died in a two-vehicle

Police are working to determine if two shootings in Melbourne, which altogether left a man dead and two others in critical condition, were connected.

The list considers which cities had residents using rodent control services most often last year, using data from over 300 Terminix branches.

Melbourne, like so much of Central Florida, has grown so fast – and so has the police department, now with almost 200 officers, outgrowing its old buildings.

The Brevard Zoo is a draw for visitors from across Central Florida. But one of the zoo’s core missions is to make a difference closer to home. A portion of every ticket sold goes toward the Restore Our Shores program.

The election is just weeks away and politics is heating up in Brevard County. Because of term limits and a retirement, there are at least four races with no incumbent, and all the districts include Melbourne.

A huge king penguin chick named Pesto, who weighs as much as both his parents combined, has become a social media celebrity and a star attraction at an Australian aquarium.

Monday through Thursday, before the sun rises, the Melbourne football team is working, so when the lights come on Friday night, the Bulldogs are ready.

Fifteen years ago, when the housing market crashed and the Space Shuttle program was coming to an end, there were real concerns about the future in Melbourne.

News 6 to highlight concerns and people getting results in the community.

News 6 staff spent hours sorting produce and donated foods at the South Brevard Sharing Center, but found there is a need for commercial-grade refrigerators to store items before they're distributed to families in need.

One of the major stories in Melbourne over the last few years has been safety downtown. Now, more than $100,000 has been spent on a dozen new security cameras.

After nine years, one of Brevard County’s biggest annual events will celebrate its tenth anniversary at a new location.

News 6 will highlight stories and concerns in Melbourne.

I’ll be focused on Edgewood Drive, as multiple viewers in that area have notified me of speeding concerns and drivers simply failing to stop at stop signs.