How should Brevard County pay for lifeguards on every beach? The recent drowning of two people in Cocoa Beach is sparking a conversation, and pushback from one city mayor who says lifeguards can't be funded everywhere.
After two drownings this week, a Brevard commissioner says he’d be willing to raise taxes to put lifeguards on every beach in the county. The reality on most of the Brevard County coastline is there aren’t lifeguards to save someone in an emergency.
Two visitors to Central Florida were killed due to a rip current off Cocoa Beach on Tuesday afternoon, according to the fire department.
Brevard County sheriff’s agents arrested Cocoa Beach Junior/Senior High School math teacher Kirsten Rose on allegations of sexual misconduct involving a student, officials said.
The U.S. Navy Blue Angels return to the Space Coast for a weekend of flyovers and aerial demonstrations at the Cocoa Beach Air Show. Performances begin at noon both days, with the Blue Angels scheduled for 3 p.m.
The first launch-watching tourists who came here in the ‘60s could, if they were so bold, find the internationally famous astronauts simply hanging out at local motels after their long days of training.
A 19-year-old was jailed this week after brandishing a water gun outside a Denny’s Restaurant in Cocoa Beach, according to the police department.
A quick-thinking dad and a beach rental employee helped catch a man police said pulled his pants down at the beach in front of a 7-year-old.
A suspect accused of exposing himself to a child on Cocoa Beach has now been taken into custody, according to the police department.
A World War II-era “practice bomb” was disposed of after being found near an elementary school in Cocoa Beach, according to the U.S. Space Force.
Last week, seven more restaurants across Central Florida were forced to close after a visit from a health inspector, according to state records.
The World Atlas has released its most recent report on the best downtowns in Florida. And out of all nine cities to make the list, three can be found in Central Florida.
As part of the latest release of Epstein files, News 6 has uncovered an FBI report that links Epstein to a Central Florida strip club and biker gang.
Cocoa Beach is getting out in front of erosion concerns the mayor says could impact at least a thousand residents’ utilities one day.
Elizabeth Hill-Brodigan, who served as principal at Roosevelt Elementary School, was sentenced to two years of probation for hosting an underage drinking party last year.
Last week, half a dozen eateries across Central Florida were forced to close after a visit from a health inspector, according to state records.
On Christmas Eve in Cocoa Beach, Santa didn’t need snow or a sleigh. He grabbed a surfboard and hit the waves, Florida style.
Cocoa Beach police are warning, if you’re coming to Surfing Santas on Wednesday morning, don’t park on residential streets or you could be ticketed or towed. Extra officers will be on patrol.
A Cape Canaveral man accused of defrauding an elderly victim was arrested after a monthlong investigation, according to the Cocoa Beach Police Department.
Superintendent Dr. Mark Rendell is meeting with families at the two schools to learn more about how they feel about possibly closing Cape View Elementary and doubling the enrollment at Roosevelt Elementary, seven miles away in Cocoa Beach.
With the government shutdown extending into a second month, there are some new concerns about how the space industry could be impacted.
Brevard County has figured out a way to make swimming safer despite the dangers caused by weather. the
A PTO president says parents will be prepared to protest if Brevard Public Schools closes Cape View Elementary School.
In a county where the population is growing overall, some communities are actually considering consolidating schools, not building more.
Authorities in the Bahamas have closed a majority of schools following mandatory evacuations for some islands in the archipelago as Tropical Storm Imelda drops heavy rain and unleashes flooding in the northern Caribbean, with two people killed in Cuba.
The former teacher who said on body camera she was hanging out at a party with more than a hundred teenagers thinks she’s been punished enough.
An interesting show that includes slamming doors, flying sardines and actors forgetting their lines is coming to the Surfside Playhouse along the coast.
More than two weeks after the condemnation of an extended stay hotel forced him to leave, a former tenant is still searching for a place to live.
What is that weird red light beaming from the ninth floor of the Cape Royal Office Condominium on North Atlantic Avenue in Cocoa Beach.
Visitors and locals planning a day on the water at Cocoa Beach may soon face higher parking fees if the city commission approves a proposed rate increase.
The Air Dot Show Tour will return to Cocoa Beach this weekend, giving residents the chance to watch U.S. Air Force flight teams execute aerial acts over the Atlantic coastline, according to organizers.
More restrictions are now approved for short-term vacation rentals in what's already Florida's most expensive city to register and renew an AirBnb.
The food hall has a mobile ordering system where guests can browse all the vendors’ menus and pay at one location, according to a news release.
Last week, five more restaurants in Central Florida were forced to shut down after a visit from a health inspector, according to the Florida DBPR.
The only 4-star hotel in Brevard County should be quite the attraction when it’s done, but while it’s still being built, complaints are filling up from a property very close to the future Westin.
A student suffered a "medical emergency" on Wednesday morning, prompting an investigation into exactly what happened, the Cocoa Beach Police Department announced.
A day after a former teacher was found guilty of being drunk and disorderly at an underage house party, the attention now shifts to prosecuting the former principal of Roosevelt Elementary.
If you want to see some doggos hang 18 – yes, dogs have 18 toes – then head on down to the 13th Annual East Coast Dog Surfing Festival.
A 12-year-old boy was airlifted to an Orlando hospital after he was injured -- not by a shark or sea creature -- but by a surfboard, Brevard County Fire Rescue says.
USA Today has released its ranking of the best "small towns" in the southern U.S., highlighting some niche locales that many tourists might not know about.
Last week, nearly 30 restaurants in Florida were forced to shut down after a visit from a state health inspector, according to the Florida DBPR.
Police said the January party was attended by more than 100 juveniles, many of whom had been drinking and had access to alcohol available in coolers at the home owned by Elizabeth Hill-Brodigan, who is the former principal at Roosevelt Elementary School.
Cocoa Beach police have asked the public to avoid the area of a Winn-Dixie during an “active incident,” according to the police department’s social media.
During a three-hour commission meeting Thursday night, commissioners voted unanimously to enact a 30-day "grace period" for the payment of vacation registration fees and late fees.
A hospital in Cocoa Beach was placed on lockdown on Saturday evening while law enforcement responded to what officials later described as a "hoax 'swatting' call."
The city of Cocoa Beach is considering raising fees for short-term rental properties in response to growing complaints from residents about noise, parking issues, and other disturbances.
A principal, a teacher, and a teenager – who is accused of DUI – might not be the last people to get arrested after a big, underage house party in Cocoa Beach.
Cocoa Beach police arrest an elementary school principal and a teacher after 100 juveniles were spotted at a house party.
The Rolex 24 begins this Saturday at 1:40 pm and ends Sunday at 1:40 pm. 61 of the fastest Lamborghinis, Ferraris, Mercedes, Corvettes, Cadillacs and more will take to the road course for the world-famous marathon.
A man arrested by Cocoa Beach police is accused of robbing a convenience store at gunpoint and allegedly making away with more than $5,000 worth of scratch-offs.
The annual Surfing Santas event in Cocoa Beach brought more than holiday cheer to thousands of attendees this year — it also carried a life-saving mission.
Defibrillators that save lives when children suffer sudden cardiac arrest could be in thousands of schools across the country with the stroke of a pen.
The Cocoa Beach City Commission will hold the first reading of Ordinance 1694, a measure designed to combat misleading advertising practices linked to Cocoa Beach.
Concerned residents will hold a protest over the proposed plan to to give a new 4-star hotel exclusive use of a public beach park in Cocoa Beach.
It will be Brevard County’s only 4-star hotel when it opens in 2027. But now, the Westin also wants control of the public beach park next door.
A free program that offers protection for storm-damaged roofs is now available to residents in Central Florida counties whose homes have been damaged after Hurricane Milton.
The worst of Hurricane Milton in Brevard County came from tornado damage in Cocoa Beach, but in the south end of the county, another community is still picking up the pieces.
A confirmed EF-1 tornado touched down in Cocoa Beach as bands from Hurricane Milton swept through the area this week, according to the National Weather Service.
