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Monday, October 26, 2026

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Melbourne News

The latest stories, road work, events and more from Melbourne and nearby, in Brevard County.

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  • Brevard County, Florida
  • Population 87,097 (2025 est.)

Population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 estimate for July 1, 2025 (City of Melbourne only).

Also covers: West Melbourne, Melbourne Beach, Indialantic, Malabar, Melbourne Village, Eau Gallie

Weather Alerts for Melbourne

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All Melbourne alerts in the archive → · Source: National Weather Service

Melbourne Briefing

As of 3:59 AM ET · Mon, Oct 26

Latest Story

Ballard Park gathering honors Hunter Russey, the West Melbourne teen who died after being struck on his e-bike

Friends and family remembered the 14-year-old. Police say the driver who hit him did it on purpose; a 32-year-old man is charged with second-degree murder. (West Melbourne · Fri, Oct 23)

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Counts come from stories and listings published on The Space Coast Wire.

Space Coast Forecast

  • Overnight73°Partly Cloudy · 13% rain
  • Monday81°Chance Rain Showers · 44% rain

National Weather Service Melbourne forecast for the Space Coast

Full weather →

Around Melbourne

Roads & Construction

24 projects on the official lists · 6 under way · 1 road alert

  • Road alert N Riverside Dr closed, Coral Way to Sand Dollar Rd, Indialantic Indialantic
  • Under way Not so welcome to Melbourne: Station Pier compared to ‘desolate car park’
  • Under way Margarita Island Set to Open Fourth Brevard Location on Evans Road in Melbourne
  • Under way PW Fac_CSCMI_GAL to Melbourne

Construction Watch →

Bars & Restaurants

On our Brevard Top 10

  • #3 Café Coconut Cove Melbourne Beach
  • #5 Haru Sushi Bar & Grill Indialantic
  • #9 Yellow Dog Cafe Malabar

New & coming soon

  • Coming soon Okie Dokie Coffee Co.
  • Coming soon Margarita Island (Evans Rd)

🍷 2 wine bars in our guide

Bars & Restaurants →

Dog-Friendly

  • Wickham Park Dog Parks
  • Nancy Higgs Park Melbourne Beach Dog Parks
  • Intracoastal Brewing Company Breweries
  • Coasters Pub & Biergarten Restaurants & Bars With Dog-Friendly Patios

Dog-Friendly guide →