A former Atlanta Braves minor league baseball player from Cocoa is accused of causing a fatal crash on I-75 in Manatee County and fleeing the area. Jonathan Matos Morales, 18, was arrested Tuesday.
After years of planning, the city of Cocoa says the money it needs to build Brevard County’s first Brightline station, which would be at US-1 and 528, could finally be secured within months.
Two months after police said a pickup truck driver ran over and killed a 25-year-old ballet dancer, a new crash report confirmed what police suspected at the scene - that the driver had a medical emergency when he hopped a curb in front of the Cocoa Village Playhouse and crushed Lexi Jordan against a wall.
A 22-year-old man was shot and killed early Sunday in the parking lot of Ace’s Bar in Brevard County, according to the sheriff’s office.
A suspect has been arrested after a 45-year-old man was shot to death outside his Florida home.
A 21-year-old woman is recovering after being shot a total of four times, and to the relief of her family, even more, police said they’ve caught her boyfriend, who was on the run.
A 22-year-old Cocoa man died when he lost control of his motorcycle and struck a guardrail while traveling on State Road 417 in Orange County.
Last week, half a dozen eateries across Central Florida were forced to close after a visit from a health inspector, according to state records.
A 9-year-old and his mom are sorting out a scare in Brevard County. On Monday afternoon, Alicia Aiken said Endeavour Elementary School sent the boy home and told him to walk to his house two miles away across a major highway.
Elizabeth Hill-Brodigan, who served as principal at Roosevelt Elementary School, faces charges of child neglect, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, and holding an open house party.
A crash in Cocoa left a woman dead and a driver hospitalized early Friday afternoon, according to the police department.
A Brevard County man was arrested after deputies say he shot a neighborhood cat, causing injuries that led to the animal’s leg being amputated, according to court documents.
The Cocoa Police Department says Edy Alexander Espinoza-Lopez has an active warrant for charges of sexual battery on a person under 12, lewd or lascivious molestation, lewd or lascivious battery and lewd or lascivious conduct.
An Orlando firefighter is on leave without pay after his second arrest since 2023, this time accused of stalking.
A motorist was injured after a small plane crash-landed on Interstate 95 on Monday evening, according to Brevard County Fire Rescue
Lake Mary, Lakeland, Jones, Bishop Moore and Cocoa played for a spot in the state championship Friday night.
Police said they were tipped off to the shooting near Bristol Drive on Sunday night, with surveillance footage showing a "slim male" near the scene.
Kennedy Space Center's star-studded culinary experience, "Taste of Space: Celebrity Chef," returns on November 15th, celebrating the 25th anniversary of the International Space Station with a showcase of international cuisine. The event brings together renowned chefs and NASA astronauts for a unique fusion of culinary arts and space exploration.
A second arrest was made in the October “ambush” shooting outside of a Cocoa restaurant that killed a 15-year-old girl and injured two others.
Two men, including one who remains at-large, have been indicted for murder in the October “ambush” shooting outside a Cocoa restaurant that killed a 15-year-old girl and injured two others.
Overnight storms dumped several inches of rain across parts of Brevard County, flooding streets, stalling cars and sending emergency crews to dozens of calls for rescues and water intrusions.
During the 911 call, the woman described how the man sped off but then backed up and returned the car after spotting the child.
A man briefly stole a car from a Brevard County gas station before returning the vehicle when he realized there was a baby in the back seat, according to the sheriff’s office.
Along with Jonterich Smith, who had active warrants, the driver was arrested for violating the state’s “Super Speeder” law, deputies said.
One suspect was arrested, and another is on the run, for the shooting that killed a 15-year-old girl and injured two others in Brevard County earlier this month, according to Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey.
A GoFundMe was set up for a 15-year-old girl killed earlier this week in an “ambush” shooting in Cocoa.
Health inspection records reveal that these restaurants suffered problems with rodents, cockroaches, time/temperature issues, and other types of violations.
A 55-year-old Cocoa woman was fatally struck after she “stumbled” into the path of a car on Monday evening, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
A 49-year-old Cocoa man driving a pickup truck was killed after speeding through a red light on U.S. Highway 1 in Brevard County and crashing into another car, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
As part of the mandate requiring the same designs for safer crosswalks, the Florida Department of Transportation on Tuesday removed an artistic crosswalk at Endeavor Elementary School.
The FHP says a 16-year-old driver was killed and her 15-year-old passenger suffered minor injuries in a rollover crash on State Road 520 in Cocoa.
A woman was arrested after a man on the hood of a car was injured in a crash that stemmed from a domestic dispute in Cocoa, according to police.
A Facebook Live recording of a woman’s fatal shooting in Cocoa at the alleged request of her ex-girlfriend will be shown in court, according to the Brevard-Seminole State Attorney’s Office.
Around 10 p.m. Thursday, officers responded to a driver attempting to get his car off the tracks at S.R. 520 and U.S. 1, the release said.
Each bus, which is a former charter bus outfitted with beds and other necessities, will sleep up to 20 people a night. The buses are also supposed to have security and cameras on board. Matthew's Hope is working with other nonprofits and churches to host the buses on a rotating basis each night throughout Brevard County.
A 29-year-old man from Cocoa was arrested after deputies allegedly found more than 20 grams of Fentanyl and cocaine hidden underneath a child’s car seat during a traffic stop, the police department said.
Another suspect has been taken into custody after a shootout near a Brevard County store left a 1-year-old injured last month, according to the sheriff’s office.
It’s a hole-in-one for students and community members. The Eastern Florida State College P.J. Wilson and Henry Scott Youth Golf Camp goes beyond the green in Cocoa teaching life lessons to campers.
The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office identified a suspect in a shooting that erupted outside a Brevard County store and injured a 1-year-old in a stroller.
Law enforcement officers arrested one of the suspects in a shootout at a Cocoa area store where a one-year-old child in a stroller was shot. Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey says JeMarcus Edwards, 17, was arrested Thursday morning in Atlanta.
A Cocoa man who posed as law enforcement in a fatal heist-gone-awry has finally been sentenced to prison, according to the 18th Judicial Court.
One person was arrested after a shooting that erupted outside a Brevard County store last week injured a 1-year-old in a stroller, according to the sheriff’s office.
No one wants to live next to an eyesore, but one man says he’s got two blighted vacant homes next to where he lives.
News 6 reporter James Sparvero checked with the sheriff’s office, and they told him they’ve responded to the store more than 70 times in just the last year, including a total of three shootings.
As the couple emerged from the store, gunfire erupted, with three individuals exchanging shots. According to Sheriff Ivey, 50 rounds were fired during the altercation, targeting the couple and their child.
A man arrested Sunday in Cocoa is accused of stabbing and beating another man to death that morning, according to police.
The Brevard County Sheriff is defending two deputies who have drawn criticism from the CEO and founder of a local non-profit organization dedicated to helping the homeless.
Larry and Charlotte called us from Cocoa because they saw our segment on cleaning out a dryer vent hose to get rid of lint buildup and reduce the risk of a fire, but they had a problem - they couldn’t get to the back of their dryer!
Matthew's Hope provides services to homeless people in Brevard and Orange counties, including food, medical and mental health care. Now those services are in jeopardy.
A Brevard County teacher who had been arrested in connection with a teen house party was placed on administrative leave at her new job after body camera video showing the night of the party was releas
A Florida man was arrested last week after he reportedly shot himself outside of his workplace over a year ago, according to the Cocoa Police Department.
A Mercedes driver was arrested this week after a getaway along Interstate 95 led to three people being killed last week, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
A 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.
Cocoa police are asking the public’s help with information about a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run that left a woman on an e-bike injured.
A 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.
John 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.
The 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.
A semitruck lost control on Interstate 95 in Brevard County, striking a tree off the road and catching fire, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The 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.
A 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.
