Author: Rick Neale, Florida Today

Michele Payne chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $815,000, lottery officials announced Friday.
       

By 2 p.m. Sunday, the disorganized system moved inland over the south-central Florida peninsula.

Meteorologists have issued a high rip current risk warning, a high surf advisory and a coastal flood warning through 8 p.m. Tuesday.

When Brevard County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the home, they found a man lying on the garage floor with gunshot wounds to his torso.

The wee monkey was seized in June at the United States-Mexican border in Hidalgo, Texas, by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers.

Westside Sports Bar & Lounge is located in the Metro West shopping plaza at U.S. 192 and Wickham Road.

Land-clearing work has commenced on cattle pastureland near U.S. 192 and the St. Johns Heritage Parkway in West Melbourne.

Vincent Grimaldi was a 10th-generation Italian confectioner and longtime downtown merchant credited with popularizing chocolate-covered potato chips.

Last November, the Melbourne City Council voted 4-3 to continue fluoridating its water supply, which serves about 58,000 households and businesses.

‘He’s most likely a victim of the exotic pet trade. That’s always a really tough situation. He’s not with the family that he should have grown up with’ — Darby Proctor, FIT

“With COVID, and with so many people being impacted or maybe displaced from their careers, this really offers them a chance at a new career.”

As of Sept. 8, 484 people had sought assistance with rent, mortgage and utility payments via Melbourne’s Housing & Urban Improvement Division.

A North Miami Beach developer got 22 bordering acres rezoned to build up to 699 residential units and 190,000 square feet of commercial space.

The incident occurred Wednesday afternoon at an Evergreen Drive home, just southwest of the intersection of U.S. 1 and Camp Road.

Austin Beasley, 23, of Titusville and Gavin Shelton, 22, of Melbourne were arrested about 11 p.m. Tuesday west of Cape Canaveral Hospital.
       

Agents seized methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine and cannabis, along with an assortment of straws, baggies, spoons, digital scales and smoking pipes.
       

By 2 p.m., Tropical Depression 19 had become Tropical Storm Sally, centered about 35 miles south-southeast of Naples.

After playing with UFO during a 1977 tour with Rush, Chapman joined the group full-time in 1978, replacing star guitarist Michael Schenker.

Alexis Halbert is undergoing therapy at the Shepherd Center in Atlanta, a rehabilitation facility specializing in patients with spinal cord injuries.

Alexis Halbert is undergoing therapy at Shepherd Center in Atlanta, a rehabilitation facility specializing in patients with spinal cord injuries.