Cocoa News

Here are your entertainment best bets for Tuesday, June 18, 2013: To have your event listed, send a description of the event with time, day, location, cost and contact information to tgif@floridatoday.com at least two weeks before the event.

The TPO includes a panel of elected leaders from Brevard governments who set priorities for projects with your state and federal dollars.

Megan Nicole Hayes, a 21-year-old Florida woman, was arrested Thursday after she allegedly had sex with the 11-year-old child she was hired to babysit.

Here are your entertainment best bets for Sunday, June 16, 2013: To have your event listed, send a description of the event with time, day, location, cost and contact information to tgif@floridatoday.com at least two weeks before the event.

Owner: Scott Morgan Address: 229 Forrest Ave., Cocoa Phone: 321-633-7245 Website: villageoutfitters.com Hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday; 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday Description: A shop that sells items related to outdoor activities, including kayaks, tents and backpacks.

Eunice Shannon was born and raised in Diamond Square, the city's original settlement of African-Americans who were drawn to the bustling citrus industry more than a century ago.

Prepare for launch: Gary Dahlke clambered up a ladder and re-tightened the red plastic nose cone atop "Mach Hauk," a 41 2-foot hand-built fiberglass rocket.

When Bryan Henderson celebrates Father's Day today with his beloved Ginger and their kids, it's a sure bet wine will be involved.

An early morning breakfast was interrupted Friday for five patrons at a Waffle House when a vehicle crashed into the Cocoa restaurant.

Here are your entertainment best bets for Friday, June 13, 2013: To have your event listed, send a description of the event with time, day, location, cost and contact information to tgif@floridatoday.com at least two weeks before the event.

A 21-year-old Rockledge woman is accused of sexual battery on an 11-year-old she was babysitting, according to the Cocoa Police Department.

The NCAA has begun the second day of a hearing in the massive infractions case against the University of Miami athletics department.

A Brevard County nonprofit dedicated to teen issues, such as bullying and suicide, is hosting its first summer festival fundraiser Saturday.

THE DETAILS WHAT: 2013 Juneteenth Arts and Cultural Festival WHEN: 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday WHERE: 900 block of Stone and Barbara Jenkins streets in Cocoa COST: Free INFO: Call 321-504-9595.

A Florida Highway Patrol trooper jailed a fugitive sought by "America's Most Wanted" this morning in Cocoa.

For information on how to get in the TgIF calendar, call Luann Manderville at 321-242-3613.

Tichets are $20. Admission includes hors d'oeuvres, a laser light show, raffles, a silent auction and a drink ticket.

The Canaveral Port Authority is planning a $25 million to $35 million entertainment complex in an area known as The Cove.

Brevard Symphony Orchestra's 60th anniversary "Celebrate" season will include a return performance by Cirque de la Symphonie, a celebratory birthday concert and a pops concert with music from Elvis and the Beatles.

The Department of Veterans Affairs initiatives to speed up pension and compensation claims has given Alexander Iodice hope as the Vietnam veteran continues to wait for a decision on his claim.