Cocoa News

Sounds of kids screaming on thrill rides. The aroma of greasy funnel cakes. Giant stuffed animal prizes.

The Rockledge debate over a proposal to store treated wastewater underground for later irrigation use shows no signs of cooling.

The number of reported crimes increased in two Cocoa districts and dropped in two others, according to police department service calls for 2008 and 2009.

Rep. Grayson's 'behavior unseemly' We, the people of the great state of Florida, would like to apologize to the other 434 members of the U.S. House of Representatives and to the 100 members of the U.S. Senate for sending to Washington as a member of the House, the most unqualified, crude, rude and divisive individual.

After allegations from employees of substance abuse and mismanagement, the board for the Coalition for the Hungry and Homeless has suspended its executive director of nearly 20 years.

Officials with Cocoa's water department have issued a precautionary boil water notice for residents living in the area of Burnett Road and State Road 520 through Saturday.

A block from the heart of Cocoa Village, a restaurant boom is in full swing. An established pizzeria has expanded to include an upstairs lounge; an Asian restaurant just opened; a struggling eatery changed hands; and the owners of a successful Orlando cafe are planning to move into the cozy neighborhood business district.

Traffic flows better lately as the most intense work is over. "It was a nightmare," said Eily Joyce, owner of the Wicker Stop in Rockledge.

Social Security 'gift' ignores growing deficit I couldn't agree more with syndicated columnist Debra Saunders' questioning the validity of yet another $250 handout to senior citizens in her recent column, 'Buying seniors' votes.' I have spent this past week asking fellow Social Security recipients if they need this giveaway, followed by a test of ...

Fire investigators are awaiting autopsy results to determine whether oxygen canisters may have been a factor in a fatal Thursday morning house fire in Titusville.

Police said a Cocoa man has been charged with animal cruelty after they found a pit bull mix in dire condition in the area of Blake and Thomas avenues on Wednesday.

Vultures gobbled away rotting fish that floated up in private ponds throughout Brevard County this week.

A 31-year-old Cocoa man was arrested Thursday afternoon on animal cruelty charges for beating a pit bull he owned, Cocoa police said.

A late-morning drive-by shooting in a residential area ended with the suspects escaping and Cocoa police hunting for clues.

There may be a fire-bug on the loose in Brevard County. It's still months before the wildfire season starts, but there are already a series of wildfires burning across Brevard County.

Two area schools are on lockdown as Cocoa police and Brevard County Sheriff's deputies continue to search for suspects following a late morning drive-by shooting involving two cars.

A flurry of suspicious brushfires kept fire crews busy in west Cocoa Monday afternoon as stiff winds and low humidity fueled the flames.

Brevard County firefighters responded to several fires - including a blaze that gutted a Merritt Island home - throughout the day, officials said.

Brevard County sheriff agents believe they have solved a 22-year-old murder case.

Students at Endeavour Elementary in Cocoa have returned to class after reports of smoke at the school.