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โPossible drowningโ reported at Indian River Lagoon in Brevard County
Read full article: โPossible drowningโ reported at Indian River Lagoon in Brevard CountyLaw enforcement officials are searching the Indian River Lagoon due to a โpossible drowning,โ according to the Cocoa Police Department.
Man killed in crash with parked cars and house in Brevard County, troopers say
Read full article: Man killed in crash with parked cars and house in Brevard County, troopers sayA 76-year-old man from Cocoa was killed upon crashing into a car parked in a Brevard County driveway, as well as a house, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Police seek info on vehicle involved in Cocoa hit-and run that injured woman on e-bike
Read full article: Police seek info on vehicle involved in Cocoa hit-and run that injured woman on e-bikeCocoa police are asking the publicโs help with information about a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run that left a woman on an e-bike injured.
Pickup truck driver ejected, seriously injured in crash on 1-95 in Brevard County, troopers say
Read full article: Pickup truck driver ejected, seriously injured in crash on 1-95 in Brevard County, troopers sayA Titusville man suffered serious injuries after he was ejected from his pickup truck during a crash with a semi-truck in Brevard County on Monday, according to the Florida HIghway Patrol.
SUPER BOWL TIES: Central Florida high school football coach has former players in the big game
Read full article: SUPER BOWL TIES: Central Florida high school football coach has former players in the big gameJohn Wilkinson, a former Cocoa High School football head coach, has two former players in the Super Bowl: Jawaan Taylor for the Kansas City Chiefs and Chauncy Gardner-Johnson for the Philadelphia Eagles.
Former Cocoa police officer gets 7 years in prison for standoff with SWAT team
Read full article: Former Cocoa police officer gets 7 years in prison for standoff with SWAT teamThe police officer prosecutors said held his a woman against her will while shooting hundreds of rounds through their home was sentenced to seven years in prison.
TRAFFIC ALERT: Semitruck crashes into tree, catches fire along I-95 in Brevard County; lanes blocked
Read full article: TRAFFIC ALERT: Semitruck crashes into tree, catches fire along I-95 in Brevard County; lanes blockedA semitruck lost control on Interstate 95 in Brevard County, striking a tree off the road and catching fire, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
$4.9M federal grant enables safety work to begin at these Space Coast railroad crossings
Read full article: $4.9M federal grant enables safety work to begin at these Space Coast railroad crossingsThe way is paved for safety work to begin on seven railroad crossings throughout Melbourne, Cocoa and Brevard County upon the reciept of a highly sought-after $4.9 million grant from the Federal Railroad Administration.
Missing 72-year-old man last seen leaving Brevard County home considered endangered
Read full article: Missing 72-year-old man last seen leaving Brevard County home considered endangeredA missing 72-year-old man is considered endangered after he was last seen leaving his Brevard County home and leaving behind his phone and medication, according to sheriff's officials.
This Space Coast โdome homeโ is up for grabs. Would you live here?
Read full article: This Space Coast โdome homeโ is up for grabs. Would you live here?A geodesic โdome homeโ is now on the market along Floridaโs Space Coast, offering plenty of luxurious features for prospective homebuyers.
โIt will continue:โ Cocoa High School football program spans generations of winners
Read full article: โIt will continue:โ Cocoa High School football program spans generations of winnersWin or lose, the city of Cocoa is proud of its Tigers and the winning tradition the football program has built with multiple state championships and multiple players going on to the NFL and even playing in the Super Bowl.
Cocoa doesnโt get $47M federal grant to build Brightline station, city to reapply
Read full article: Cocoa doesnโt get $47M federal grant to build Brightline station, city to reapplyA setback for Brevard Countyโs big plans to welcome a long-anticipated train station for Floridaโs fastest railroad - Brightline.
High school football game delayed in Daytona Beach when police find gun in juvenileโs bag
Read full article: High school football game delayed in Daytona Beach when police find gun in juvenileโs bagA football game between Cocoa and Mainland high schools at Daytona Stadium was delayed after a gun was found at a security checkpoint, according to Daytona Beach police.
โWe were both freaking out:โ Cocoa couple finds dog safe after camper overturns during severe weather
Read full article: โWe were both freaking out:โ Cocoa couple finds dog safe after camper overturns during severe weatherDillon Fulmer and his girlfriend, Josaiah Romine, had gone to Publix on Sunday night to grab dinner and when they came back, they found their camper upside down.
Brevard husband in custody after wife arrested over โhorrificโ puppy mill
Read full article: Brevard husband in custody after wife arrested over โhorrificโ puppy millDetectives discovered that dogs had been left out in the sun without proper shelter, with food dishes containing vomit and water pails being filled with mold.
โHorrific:โ Brevard woman arrested after puppy mill discovered beneath her floorboards
Read full article: โHorrific:โ Brevard woman arrested after puppy mill discovered beneath her floorboardsDeputies discovered that the dogs were left out in the heat, their food dishes contained vomit, and their water pails were filled with mold, according to Sheriff Wayne Ivey.
Florida man arrested in ploy to steal thousands from laundromat coin machines
Read full article: Florida man arrested in ploy to steal thousands from laundromat coin machinesWhile Duffey denied being involved in the burglaries, deputies said he bragged at length about how he would have gotten away with it.
Florida mom indicted after breach of Patrick Space Force Base, high-speed chase
Read full article: Florida mom indicted after breach of Patrick Space Force Base, high-speed chaseAt the time, deputies said Janosky had rammed through the base gate before getting out of her car along with her 4-year-old son and placing him into a nearby vehicle.
โDonation bomberโ wonโt face charges for bringing suspicious packages to Cocoa churches
Read full article: โDonation bomberโ wonโt face charges for bringing suspicious packages to Cocoa churchesThe man who called himself โthe donation bomberโ is no longer facing charges for bringing suspicious packages to two Brevard County churches.
Womanโs car stolen, crashed into Florida state trooper days after she made first payment
Read full article: Womanโs car stolen, crashed into Florida state trooper days after she made first paymentA Titusville woman says she needs help buying another car after hers was stolen. Florida Highway Patrol said four people ran away when the stolen car crashed into a telephone pole and a state trooper in pursuit last week.
FHP car collides with stolen vehicle during Brevard County pursuit, troopers say
Read full article: FHP car collides with stolen vehicle during Brevard County pursuit, troopers sayLaw enforcement officials are looking for four people after a Florida Highway Patrol patrol car pursuing a suspected stolen car collided with the vehicle.
Assistant principal at Cocoa school accused of having lewd pictures of former student
Read full article: Assistant principal at Cocoa school accused of having lewd pictures of former studentAn assistant principal at Cambridge Elementary faced a judge Friday after police said he confessed to exchanging lewd texts and photos with a former student.
Woman killed, 2 injured in Brevard County rollover crash on I-95
Read full article: Woman killed, 2 injured in Brevard County rollover crash on I-95A 22-year-old South Florida woman was killed and two others injured, including an infant, in a single-vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon in Brevard County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Man faces charges in Cocoa hit-and-run that killed 4-year-old boy, seriously injured girl
Read full article: Man faces charges in Cocoa hit-and-run that killed 4-year-old boy, seriously injured girlA 62-year-old man faces several charges related to a hit-and-run crash that killed a 4-year-old boy and seriously injured a 14-year-old girl last month, according to Cocoa police.
Firefighter accused of sexually assaulting teen in Brevard County park bathroom
Read full article: Firefighter accused of sexually assaulting teen in Brevard County park bathroomA probable cause affidavit shows that the incident happened at Nicol Park in Cocoa, though no date was provided for when the incident took place.
63-year-old Florida man arrested in bomb threat, suspicious packages at 2 Cocoa churches
Read full article: 63-year-old Florida man arrested in bomb threat, suspicious packages at 2 Cocoa churchesA Motherโs Day church service was disrupted by suspicious packages and a threat of a bomb at two churches on Sunday.
โWe just want to help people,โ Cocoa officers save toddler from drowning
Read full article: โWe just want to help people,โ Cocoa officers save toddler from drowningAt the Cocoa Police Department Wednesday, Kyle McNamara and Christian Pyne used a camera bag from reporters to show how the officers did CPR on a 2-year-old Saturday to save the toddler from drowning.
22 arrested in SWAT raid of Cocoa property called โThe Compoundโ
Read full article: 22 arrested in SWAT raid of Cocoa property called โThe CompoundโDeputies said they had responded to over 270 calls at 1431 Peachtree Street โ also known as โThe Compoundโ โ over the past six years. On Tuesday morning, S.W.A.T. teams executed a search warrant on the property.
19-year-old Cocoa man shot, killed robbery victim who fought back, police say
Read full article: 19-year-old Cocoa man shot, killed robbery victim who fought back, police sayA Cocoa man is accused of shooting and killing a man who tried to fight off a robbery attempt, police say. Kenydrick Anderson, 19, was arrested Saturday for the Friday incident.
Motorcyclist arrested after 115 mph chase into โblack holeโ in Cocoa woods
Read full article: Motorcyclist arrested after 115 mph chase into โblack holeโ in Cocoa woodsInvestigators said that the driver continued to flee โ at some points reaching 115 mph โ until he eventually drove into a wooded area known as the โblack hole.โ
โKeep his memory alive:โ Family opens up about Cocoa manโs electrocution last year
Read full article: โKeep his memory alive:โ Family opens up about Cocoa manโs electrocution last yearEight months after a man was electrocuted at his home, the family of Robert Lee said the 42-year-old man was working on a wood-burning art that uses high voltages, called โfractal burning.โ
Missing Florida woman found after banging on door of shipping container she was trapped in
Read full article: Missing Florida woman found after banging on door of shipping container she was trapped inA missing Florida woman was found safe after being trapped inside a shipping container, according to law enforcement.
'Won't sleep until we get justice:' Cocoa man's homicide unsolved weeks after shooting
Read full article: 'Won't sleep until we get justice:' Cocoa man's homicide unsolved weeks after shootingWeeks after a young man died in a shooting at his next-door neighbor's house, investigators still don't know who shot the 20-year-old.
Melbourne councilman wants fence at school, tracks after fatal Brightline crashes
Read full article: Melbourne councilman wants fence at school, tracks after fatal Brightline crashesDuring Tuesday nightโs city council meeting, Mark LaRusso said heโd like fencing to be placed along the back of Ascension Catholic Schoolโs property that faces the tracks.
โCity of champions:โ Cocoa is home to a Super Bowl player for 4th straight year
Read full article: โCity of champions:โ Cocoa is home to a Super Bowl player for 4th straight yearJawaan Taylor of the Chiefs follows Tiger football alumni Jamel Dean, Javian Hawkins, C.J. Gardner-Johnson to play for Super Bowl teams.
โSICK AND TIRED:โ Brevard woman found with enough fentanyl in bra to kill thousands, deputies says
Read full article: โSICK AND TIRED:โ Brevard woman found with enough fentanyl in bra to kill thousands, deputies saysA Cocoa woman was arrested after deputies said they recovered enough fentanyl from her to kill over 24,000 people, according to the Brevard County Sheriffโs Office.
Bicyclist taken to hospital as trauma alert after being struck by vehicle in Brevard County
Read full article: Bicyclist taken to hospital as trauma alert after being struck by vehicle in Brevard CountyA bicyclist was sent to the hospital as a trauma alert after being struck by a minivan in Cocoa on Saturday evening, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Brevard woman arrested after rampage at convenience store
Read full article: Brevard woman arrested after rampage at convenience storeSurveillance footage showed Thomas yelling at a couple in the store before throwing a container of mac-and-cheese and some of the storeโs potato wedges on the ground, police said.
Things to know ahead of Cocoa Highโs 2S state championship football against Bradford
Read full article: Things to know ahead of Cocoa Highโs 2S state championship football against BradfordCocoa High faces Bradford in the Class 2S high school football state championship game on Friday at Bragg Memorial Stadium on the Campus of Florida A&M University.
Antisemitic activist seeks over $666K from Florida lawmaker after being called โNaziโ
Read full article: Antisemitic activist seeks over $666K from Florida lawmaker after being called โNaziโCourt records show that Frank is seeking $666,666 in damages, and demands that Fine make a public apology and debate Frank live on Fox 35.
Woman accused of DUI in crash that critically injured infant, Titusville police say
Read full article: Woman accused of DUI in crash that critically injured infant, Titusville police sayA woman from Cocoa was arrested at the scene of a crash in Titusville on Wednesday that sent an infant to the hospital in critical condition, according to the Titusville Police Department.
Fatal crash slows traffic on Interstate 95 in Brevard County
Read full article: Fatal crash slows traffic on Interstate 95 in Brevard CountyA fatal crash Saturday morning on Interstate 95 in Brevard County forced the closure of all southbound lanes near Cocoa, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
โWhat were they thinking?:โ Cocoa residents fighting to stop propane distribution center
Read full article: โWhat were they thinking?:โ Cocoa residents fighting to stop propane distribution centerResidents near 512 Cross Road in Brevard County have decided to look at legal options to stop the Ideal Gas Company from building two 30,000 gallon liquid propane tanks in their neighborhood.
Brevard County Sheriffโs Office crime scene van strikes, kills pedestrian in Cocoa, troopers say
Read full article: Brevard County Sheriffโs Office crime scene van strikes, kills pedestrian in Cocoa, troopers sayA 66-year-old Cape Canaveral woman was fatally struck early Saturday by a Brevard County Sheriffโs Office Crime Scene Unit van in Cocoa, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
New Florida gas pump stickers warn not to leave children, pets in hot cars
Read full article: New Florida gas pump stickers warn not to leave children, pets in hot carsFlorida's agriculture commissioner placed the first sticker on a gas pump in the state Friday, which reads: "Never leave children or pets in a hot vehicle."
Brevard County father shoots at son who crashed into garage, deputies say
Read full article: Brevard County father shoots at son who crashed into garage, deputies sayA 62-year-old man was arrested when he shot at his son multiple timesafter he crashed into his fatherโs garage, according to the Brevard County Sheriffโs Office.
Cocoa police still searching for man accused of shooting at youth football coach after practice
Read full article: Cocoa police still searching for man accused of shooting at youth football coach after practiceTwo days after police said a man shot at a kidsโ football coach in Cocoa โ the bullet grazing the coachโs leg โ officers are still trying to find him.
Man punched woman, shot coach on Cocoa football field, police say
Read full article: Man punched woman, shot coach on Cocoa football field, police sayCocoa police are searching for a man accused of beating a woman and shooting a coach on a football field before engaging in a brief shootout as witnesses looked on.
Rover.com sitter sentenced to 1 year of probation after dog in care dies of heatstroke
Read full article: Rover.com sitter sentenced to 1 year of probation after dog in care dies of heatstrokeA Cocoa woman who worked as a pet sitter on Rover.com was sentenced to one year of probation after a dog in her care died of heatstroke, court records show.
Brevard road rage attack ends with damaged cars, smashed window, arrest
Read full article: Brevard road rage attack ends with damaged cars, smashed window, arrestA man rammed several vehicles, smashed a window and threatened deputies before he was ultimately arrested, according to the Brevard County Sheriffโs Office.
Man arrested in accidental shooting death of toddler takes plea deal, faces less prison time
Read full article: Man arrested in accidental shooting death of toddler takes plea deal, faces less prison timeA man who was arrested as a teen in the accidental shooting death of a 2-year-old in Cocoa in 2020 made a plea deal with prosecutors Friday.
Brevard County deputies arrest man accused of possessing crack, multiple firearms during traffic stop
Read full article: Brevard County deputies arrest man accused of possessing crack, multiple firearms during traffic stopA man was arrested Friday evening, accused of possession of crack cocaine and other drugs along with multiple firearms during a traffic stop, according to the Brevard County Sheriffโs Office.
2 accused of robbing, attempting to run over man in wheelchair outside Cocoa shop
Read full article: 2 accused of robbing, attempting to run over man in wheelchair outside Cocoa shopTwo people were arrested Sunday after robbing and attempting to run over a man in a wheelchair last month outside a Cocoa pawn shop, according to police.
โณ Free Brevard County summer golf camp teaches kids skills, life lessons
Read full article: โณ Free Brevard County summer golf camp teaches kids skills, life lessonsParents, you may still be looking for a program that will get your kids out of the house this summer. Thereโs an option in Brevard County that will have your kids walking on to the green, but leaving with life lessons and new skills. Itโs a free golf camp open for all kids ages 10 to 17 with a nearly 30-year history of mentorship thatโs right on par.
Vet tech accused of leaving pig, dog starving at dead boyfriendโs Brevard County home
Read full article: Vet tech accused of leaving pig, dog starving at dead boyfriendโs Brevard County homeA Brevard County woman was arrested on Monday after abandoning a dog and a pig at her dead boyfriendโs home, according to the sheriffโs office.