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Cocoa Beach, Florida is located in Brevard County. Zip codes in Cocoa Beach, FL include 32931, and 32932. More Cocoa Beach information.

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10 hrs ago | Florida Today

Armored cops: Too much or just right?

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.

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Sat Feb 11, 2012

Florida Today

Cocoa Beach seeks ways to boost golf course revenues

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.

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Florida Today

Newsmaker spotlight: DoubleTree laundry supervisor makes a clean sweep

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

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Fri Feb 10, 2012

Florida Today

Cocoa Beach firefighters Matthew Ericson and Capt. Justin Grimes take ...

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.

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Space Ref

NASA Deputy Administrator Holds Space Coast Media Availabilities

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

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Wed Feb 08, 2012

Florida Today

No detail too minor when looking at assisted-living facilities

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.

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Sunderland Echo

Weight loss no holiday

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

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Tue Feb 07, 2012

OfficialWire

NASA Calls For New Commercial Crew Proposals

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.

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Sun Feb 05, 2012

Florida Today

Jim Handley of Cocoa Beach checks results as they come in during an...

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.

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Florida Today

An Suv slammed into a Cocoa Beach home late Sunday afternoon. Tim Shortt/Florida Today

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

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Sat Feb 04, 2012

Florida Today

Quantum Technology breaks out

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

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Fri Feb 03, 2012

Florida Today

Cocoa Beach spring break madness mollified

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.

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Northwest Florida Daily News

Turn up the heat: La Place offers array of handmade hot sauces

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

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Thu Feb 02, 2012

Florida Today

Letter: Driver upset over $99 fix-it headlight ticket

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

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Florida Today

After going through Customs, passengers disembark off the Carnival...

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

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Florida Today

Cocoa Beach commissioner to unveil beach alcohol-management plan

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.

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Wed Feb 01, 2012

Florida Today

City commissioners seek attention with booze bans

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

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Tue Jan 31, 2012

Florida Today

Thumbs up, thumbs down

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

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Daily Kos

Fun with Highways: Florida

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

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Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Off to the moon with randy Newt

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.

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