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InvestigatorsCity of Melbourne working with organizations to combat rising homeless problemMELBOURNE, Fla. – News 6 viewers said the number of homeless people on the streets of Melbourne has risen over the last few years, and they are concerned about what is being done about it.As News 6 Hits The Road, our team investigated what solutions are being worked on.Snapshot of past problemsIn 2022, Melbourne Mayor Paul Alfrey took to Facebook […]

Found in Florida: Soaring to new heights (Miia Ollesh)If you’re thinking of the Atlantis Pavilion at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, then you are correct. It’s home to the iconic Space Shuttle Atlantis, suspended mid-air as if it’s about to launch.It’s a must-see for any space enthusiast with its payload doors open and its arm extended.It is one out of three shuttles that have flown in space on display […]

FILE - A grocery cart rests in a cart return area with a sign for Albertsons grocery store in the background on Aug. 26, 2024, in Lake Oswego, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File) (Jenny Kane, Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)Lawyers for Washington state will have past grocery chain mergers – and their negative consequences – in mind when they go to court to block a proposed merger […]

PoliticsGovernor speaks at Orlando elementary schoolORLANDO, Fla. – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis made a stop in Orlando on Monday to discuss the accomplishments of Florida’s Prepaid college program.He says there are opportunities to claim benefits and he’s issuing a message for parents.“This is a way for you to prepay for your child’s future education at any of our state colleges or state universities. You can lock in today’s tuition costs […]

PINE HILLS, Fla. – Eight people. including three children, made it safely out of a Pine Hills home that caught fire early Monday, according to Orange County Fire Rescue.The fire happened at a home along Fernhill Drive.Firefighters encountered “heavy fire” and evacuated the five adults and three children in the home, according to fire rescue.The state fire marshal is investigating to determine the cause of the fire.The Red Cross is […]

WorldCopyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.FILE - Shabana Maani, gives a polio vaccination to a child in the old part of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, March 29, 2021. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)DUBAI – The Taliban have suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, the U.N. said Monday. It’s a devastating setback for polio eradication, since the virus is one of the world’s most infectious and any unvaccinated groups of children […]