Mark Renkens News Today

Melbourne police officers responded Saturday to a fatal head-on traffic crash at North Harbor City Boulevard (U.S. Hwy. 1)  and Nelson Avenue. According to Melbourne Police Cmdr. Mark Renkens, the crash involving a 2017 white Nissan Titan pickup truck and a blue 2021 Toyota Rav4 SUV. Cmdr. Renkens said officers discovered the Rav4 driver, identified as Patsy Ward, 67, of Vero Beach, had sustained life-threatening injuries due to the crash.

Brightline's construction team is increasing max speeds on test trains to 79 miles per hour.

Palm Bays low staffing level of 1.38 sworn officers per 1,000 residents ranks 241st out of 246 Florida police departments, FDLE reports.

Brightline trains will travel at\u00a079 to 110 mph in Brevard County, a Brightline executive said during a Melbourne Regional Chamber speech in October

The parents of Alhaji Sow, the Florida Institute of Technology teen shot to death in a confrontation with officers, want answers.