Dacia Johnson

1 week ago | wesh.com | Dacia Johnson

Crews are responding to a brush fire in Brevard County on Wednesday afternoon. The fire is in a wooded area in Melbourne near John Rhodes and Eau Gallie boulevards. All of this info is per the city of melbourne pio, cheryl mall>> This is a developing story and will be updated On Tuesday, brush fires were reported in Lake and Volusia counties.

1 week ago | wesh.com | Dacia Johnson

MULTIPLE STATE AGENCIES. THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CONFERENCE CONTINUES TODAY AS THE TOP WEATHER EXPERTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TALK ABOUT WAYS TO BE BETTER PREPARED BEFORE A STORM MAKES LANDFALL. FIRST WARNING METEOROLOGIST ERIC BURRIS JOINS US LIVE FROM THE CONFERENCE IN NEW ORLEANS RIGHT NOW. AND ERIC, WE ARE LESS THAN TWO MONTHS AWAY FROM THE START OF HURRICANE SEASON. YEAH, AND THERE’S DEFINITELY A HUSTLE AND BUSTLE IN THIS ROOM KNOWING THAT THAT DEADLINE IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER.

1 week ago | wesh.com | Dacia Johnson

WE’RE STAYING ON TOP OF THAT BREAKING NEWS OUT OF VOLUSIA COUNTY. THIS IS A LIVE LOOK FROM CHOPPER TWO, WHERE YOU CAN SEE A CHOPPER FROM FIREFIGHTERS. THIS IS A BRUSH FIRE NEAR RANCHETTE ROAD AND HOLLY ROAD, NORTH OF DELTONA. WE’RE TOLD IT’S BURNED ABOUT 105 ACRES AND IS NOT CONTAINED. AS YOU CAN SEE, A LOT OF SMOKE AND FLAMES AS WELL. WE ALSO SEE SEVERAL HOMES NEAR THE FLAMES. WE’VE SEEN AT LEAST TWO HELICOPTERS GETTING WATER OUT OF NEARBY PONDS. YOU JUST SAW ONE.

1 week ago | wesh.com | Dacia Johnson

A teacher in Brevard County has been placed on administrative leave after the school district said it reviewed "newly released body camera footage related to her initial arrest" and determined the incident needs further investigation. >> Video above is previous coverageThe teacher, Karly Anderson, had been allowed to return to the classroom after her charges were downgraded.

1 week ago | wesh.com | Dacia Johnson

GEBREGIORGIS WESH TWO NEWS. ORANGE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY THEY’RE INVESTIGATING A KIDNAPING AT A WALMART. THIS HAPPENED AT AROUND 130 YESTERDAY AFTERNOON ON CIMARRON BOULEVARD. WESH TWO SPENCER TRACY SPOKE WITH SHOPPERS IN THE AREA. FOR SHOPPERS AT AN ORANGE COUNTY WALMART. TERRIFYING MOMENTS UNFOLDED WHEN THE ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAY A KIDNAPER FOLLOWED VICTIMS INTO THE STORE, FIRED A WEAPON AND LED THEM TO A VEHICLE. WOW. THAT HAD TO SCARE EVERYBODY INSIDE. SO. YEAH, THAT YEAH.