Cocoa Beach News

Since Sept. 11, 2001, the state of Florida has received more than $2 billion in domestic security funding to secure ports and transportation systems, outfit law enforcement agencies with anti-terrorism equipment, fire departments with protective environmental bio-hazard gear and enhance emergency preparedness and response capabilities.

Rounds of golf played at Brevard County's three county-owned courses have dropped 20 percent - and golfer-generated revenues have fallen 15 percent - during the past five years, records show.

Johnson's laundry tips After decades dealing with laundry, Cassie Johnson has learned a thing or two about the process.

When monstrous Hurricane Floyd flirted with the Space Coast in 1999, fire engines were forced to relocate from the city's rickety South Orlando Avenue station to the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, City Commissioner Skip Williams recalls.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Media are invited to accompany NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver on Feb.

More than 900,000 Americans live in about 39,500 assisted-living facilities, according to estimates, but there is no federal oversight of the industry.

A SHINE PRODUCTION FOR ITV1 THE BIGGEST LOSER on ITV1 January 2012 Picture shows: 23yr old Amy Mac.

As part of NASA's ongoing efforts to foster development of a U.S. commercial crew space transportation capability to and from low Earth orbit and the International Space Station, NASA has issued a call for industry to submit proposals for the Commercial Crew Integrated Capability Initiative.

Here's a look how Brevard County voted Grant/Valkaria R: 224; G:200 Melbourne R: 2,053; G: 1,700 West Melbourne R: 447; G: 411 Rockledge R: 848; G: 673 Malabar R: 125; G: 135 Cocoa R: 319; G: 291 Cocoa Beach R: 737; G: 453 Cape Canaveral R: 398; G: 339 Titusville R: 1,679; G: 1,489 Palm Bay R: 1,896; G: 1,890 Port St.

Cocoa Beach police and firefighters are at the scene where a silver SUV slammed into a house on South Orlando Avenue.

Headquarters: Cocoa Beach Employees: 30 Products: Systems that convert raw data into usable information; geophysical sensors and sensor systems; custom research and development.

Hoping to stem the tide of alcohol-fueled disorderly beachgoers, a city commissioner is proposing a beach management plan that stops short of banning alcohol, but could ultimately ban - at least temporarily - some beachgoers.

Nina and Duane Selph bottle and box a batch of one of their hot sauces at La Place on Eglin Parkway.

After having dinner out in Cocoa Beach recently, I was stopped by the police and given a ticket for having a headlight not working.

I'm writing in response to the Canaveral Port Authority's video on its website about the negative aspects of parking outside the port.

Cocoa Beach Commissioner Kevin Pruett is expected to roll out a beach management plan during tonight's Commission meeting that aims to tide a wave of disorderly behavior, discarded trash and alcohol-related issues that threaten the town's tourist-draw reputation.

Cocoa Beach City Commissioners Kevin Pruett and Dave Netterstrom are out to make names for themselves, and the effects could be sobering.

Thumbs up: To West Melbourne Elementary School for Science for being ranked the No.

Our "Fun with Highways" series comes to the Sunshine State, just in time for the primaries.

The great entertainers of our time turn out to be presidents and the men who would be president, and last week most of them were in Florida.