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Parents, you may still be looking for a program that will get your kids out of the house this summer. There’s an option in Brevard County that will have your kids walking on to the green, but leaving with life lessons and new skills. It’s a free golf camp open for all kids ages 10 to 17 with a nearly 30-year history of mentorship that’s right on par.

This Memorial Day, events around Brevard will honor the lives that have been lost while fighting for our freedom.

A Brevard County woman was arrested on Monday after abandoning a dog and a pig at her dead boyfriend’s home, according to the sheriff’s office.

Brightline is ramping up testing of its high-speed trains to prepare for its service to Orlando this year.

A man who was shot and accused of assault at a Cocoa apartment complex last year has had his charges dropped by the State Attorney’s Office — and is now filing a lawsuit.

Another day of severe storms in Central Florida brought hail to Brevard County.

An inmate who escaped from a work camp in Cocoa on Friday was booked in Volusia County within a week, deputies said.

A Cocoa man was arrested on Sunday morning after a woman told deputies he had pointed a shotgun at her, according to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.

A 25-year-old Cocoa woman was killed and four other people — including three children — were hurt in a single-vehicle crash overnight in Brevard County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office put out a call for the public’s help Saturday in locating an inmate who escaped from a work camp in Cocoa.

A certified nursing assistant from Cocoa was arrested Friday, accused of stealing around $20,000 from an 87-year-old man staying at a Florida retirement home where she worked.

A 56-year-old man was arrested on DUI charges after injuring two people when he crashed into a golf cart in Cocoa, according to Florida Highway Patrol.

An 18-year-old Cocoa woman died and a 29-year-old Mims man was left with serious injuries early Saturday after both were thrown from an ATV they were riding through a wildlife refuge in Brevard County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

A Cocoa man was found dead Tuesday in the St. Johns River, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

A man accused of shooting inside a home and stealing a car in Cocoa was arrested Sunday after an 8-hour standoff with police, the department said.

In a release, health officials said the alert was issued for the 32927 area of Cocoa and will remain in effect for 60 days.

Brightline’s latest round of high-speed testing is slated to begin in Brevard County, according to a release from the company.

A fatal crash is under investigation in Brevard County.

A motorcyclist was killed Wednesday afternoon after striking a guardrail in a crash, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Anaya Smith and her sister Andrea Johnson have argued for a year that a profanity-ridden bomb threat on the answering machine at Cocoa High School was not Smith’s voice, nor was the phone number recorded hers.

A woman was arrested Thursday night at a McDonald’s in Cocoa, accused of brandishing a gun in the drive-thru and pointing it at an employee due to an argument over a nonexistent menu item, according to the Cocoa Police Department.

Brightline reaches a milestone that makes it the fastest train in Florida.

Brevard County deputies identified a man shot and killed in unincorporated Cocoa on Sunday, according to the sheriff’s office.

A 26-year-old man from Cocoa is dead after a crash Friday afternoon in Brevard County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Police said that neither the child nor police suffered any injuries in the incident.

Testing runs parallel to Beachline throughout spring

Beachline will test its trains at speeds reaching 125 mph.

School's out -- at least for a day!

Rooted in the community for more than 100 years and making a dollar was not always easy for Stone Funeral Home in Cocoa.

Work is underway to replace floating boat ramps the city of Cocoa says only lasted a couple of years in between hurricanes damaging the waterfront at Lee Wenner Park.

The City of Cocoa warned residents Wednesday about a spam caller under the caller ID of Titusville Tax Accessor Michael Blake.

A missing 4-year-old boy in Brevard County has been found safe, according to the sheriff’s office.

Looking for a romantic, laid back activity for you and your loved one or crush? News 6 has you covered with a Sunday Funday cruise for two on the Dora Queen paddlewheel boat and we’re throwing in dinner afterward.

Another Cocoa High School football alum has made it to the Super Bowl.

The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a 19-year-old man for a shooting near a Cocoa-area gas station over the weekend.

A single-vehicle crash early Saturday in Brevard County killed a 30-year-old Cocoa man and left his passenger badly hurt, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

A Cocoa police officer arrested in December after an hourslong standoff with Brevard County law enforcement at a Viera home was denied bond Thursday.

Before Jonathan Hosmer was pepper sprayed and restrained by his ankles, Cocoa Beach police say Officer Matt LaFleur was right to check on the 30-year-old after he fell asleep on a bench in front of the Tropics bar last summer.

Cocoa Police Officer Patrick Kelly is still trying to get out of jail after deputies said he shot toward a SWAT team responding to Kelly's Viera home on Dec. 28.

Two people were injured in a crash involving an overturned septic truck on Interstate 95 in Brevard County on Wednesday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

A Cocoa man was arrested Sunday after his mother was found dead in their shared home, police said.

One person was hospitalized after a fire Saturday morning at a home on Lake Pickett, according to Orange County Fire Rescue.

Crash occurred in area of Northwest 97th Place.

It certainly won’t rain all day and most should remain dry this New Year’s Eve, but it will be turning gray by the afternoon. It will still be warm, however, with highs climbing to around 80 degrees.

Records released Friday provided new details into what led up to the hours-long standoff at a Melbourne home that ended with the arrest of a Cocoa police officer.

A Cocoa police officer is being held in jail without bond after an hourslong standoff with the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office SWAT Team.

Two men were arrested Christmas Eve after being accused of carjacking and kidnapping a woman in Brevard County, according to the Brevard County Sheriff's Office.

A 17-year-old boy arrested last month in Brevard County is accused of helping a fellow teen who tried to kill his own mother flee law enforcement, according to the Cocoa Police Department.

An 18-year-old man was arrested Tuesday after police said he accidentally shot a woman, also 18, dancing with him at a possible Cocoa house party nearly a month ago.

Surfing Santas typically draws national television coverage with colorful images of costumed surfers joy-riding across a sun-splashed Florida beach — while most of America shivers amid wintry December weather, according to News 6 partner Florida Today.

Tobias Brewer – the 17-year-old accused of stabbing and beating someone in Cocoa back in November – tried to kill his own mother, police said.

Two dogs were killed in a Cocoa house fire Friday that broke out when the owners weren’t home, a department official said.

A 15-year-old girl was shot while riding in a vehicle near Cocoa Friday in what deputies believe was a targeted attack on some of the car’s occupants, according to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.

A fatal crash is investigated on SR-520 in Brevard County.

A 17-year-old accused of stabbing and beating a victim in Cocoa was taken into custody after fleeing authorities and crashing in north Brevard County, according to police.

A crash caused multiple lane closures on Interstate 95 in Brevard County on Thanksgiving Day, according to the Florida Highway Patrol website.

A 68-year-old man dies during Hurricane Nicole.

Police arrested a 36-year-old Titusville man following a countywide stolen car chase, according to the Titusville Police Department.

A 8-year-old boy was airlifted to a hospital after being hit by a car in Brevard County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

A man accused of strangling a jogger earlier this year has been found incompetent to stand trial.

A man was arrested in connection with a shooting in Cocoa late Tuesday that left a person in critical condition, according to police.

A landmark restaurant in Cocoa is getting ready to close its doors for the last time.

A Cocoa man accused of firing a gun at a security guard and a tow truck driver in front of police is now in Brevard County Jail, the Cocoa Police Department said Wednesday.

A 4-vehicle crash Wednesday night left two men injured and closed part of Interstate 95 in Brevard County after a tractor-trailer spilled sandwiches and other groceries on the roadway, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

A Cocoa woman who worked through Rover.com as a dogsitter was arrested after a dog in her care died of heatstroke.

A man was shot Thursday afternoon at a Cocoa apartment complex after pointing a gun at an officer and security guard towing a vehicle in the area, according to the department.

A report from July says the city’s first Black police chief was investigated for racial comments to two of his officers.

The Rockledge Public Works Department Monday removed a bench on the Indian River that workers said was in danger of falling into the water.

Nice weather continues to dominate the forecast in the Orlando area.

An 80-year-old Cocoa woman died Wednesday morning after suffering a crash in Titusville, according to the Titusville Police Department.

A half-mile residential area in Cocoa was evacuated for hours on Wednesday due to “undetermined explosives” in a home’s backyard, police said.

Deputies investigate a triple shooting in Brevard County.

The long, narrow building at the north end of Delannoy Avenue in Cocoa Village feels tiny by restaurant standards.

Several restaurants along the Space Coast are planning to open early Monday morning ahead of the planned Artemis I launch, hoping to capitalize on the crowds expected to watch the historic lift-off.

After Brevard County fire authorities said a child died Friday night in a Cocoa house fire, J'Aimee Carroll remembered 4-year-old Henry Basinger's love of trains and Paw Patrol.

A child died following a fire at a Cocoa building, according to Brevard County Fire Rescue.

A crash Sunday morning forced the closure of all northbound and two southbound lanes of US Highway 1 in Cocoa, police said.

When she’s not running her own business, one Brevard County native is paying it forward in the community she grew up in.

Step into the Christmas spirit while sampling on wine or beer at Historic Cocoa Village Main Street this weekend.

Scammers are using City of Cocoa phone numbers to call customers and tell them they owe money on their account, according to the city.

A woman was critically injured after being hit by a car on State Road 524 in Cocoa, according to the police department.

A 911 caller at Bracco Pond Park reported seeing a man's body in the water Monday morning, according to the Cocoa Police Department.

The Brevard Schools Foundation is partnering with several sponsors to give out school supplies to 2,000 students.

Brevard Public Schools has 132 current openings for teachers, a district spokesperson said Wednesday.

A bomb threat prompted evacuations at two Eastern Florida State College campuses in Brevard County, school officials wrote in a Facebook post.

A career fair in Brevard County will be looking for support staff on Tuesday as Central Florida sees a shortage in public school staff.

A 6-month old baby died after being found unresponsive at a home, according to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.

A man was arrested Thursday after being clocked driving a stolen car 100 mph along a 35 mph road near Cocoa, according to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.

Members of the Tourist Development Council in Brevard County met to discuss the future of the $300 million Westin resort set to replace the International Palms in Cocoa Beach.

The Florida Highway Patrol is searching for a vehicle that troopers said Thursday may have been in the area of a hit-and-run crash on Merritt Island that killed a bicyclist from Cocoa.

The Florida Highway Patrol is searching for a vehicle that troopers said Thursday may have been in the area of a fatal hit-and-run crash June 3 in Merritt Island that killed a bicyclist from Cocoa.

A man was injured Tuesday following a shooting near 904 Peachtree Street in Cocoa, according to police.

A man was arrested after killing his 75-year-old roommate with a machete and later telling a stranger, who called deputies, according to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies found a body in a home near Cocoa after a stranger went to a man’s house and admitted to killing someone, according to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.

Crews worked Sunday afternoon to clear State Road 520 of a semitruck that overturned near Cocoa, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

A man and woman were arrested Wednesday after deputies found three dogs living in “inhumane” conditions in the couple’s home, according to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.

The Cocoa Police Department announced Wednesday its officers had begun searching for a missing teen believed to be in Orange County.

A bookstore owner who said she reads a book a day is helping to give away more than a thousand books for free this weekend in honor of Juneteenth.

Cities in Central Florida are celebrating Juneteenth by hosting performances, block parties, festivals and more.

A person was hit and killed by a vehicle on State Road 528 Monday night, forcing officials to temporarily close part of the Beachline Expressway bridge, according to the Cocoa Police Department.