COCOA BEACH, Fla. — Now open in the heart of downtown Cocoa Beach is a restaurant and lounge paying homage to the city’s name. Coa (pronounced Coh-uh) is unlike anything offered downtown – especially ...

Two recent Cocoa Beach drownings highlight Brevard County's lifeguard shortage and budget debate. Who should pay for safety?

Cocoa Beach asks vacation rental managers to post informational flyers about beach safety. This initiative comes after three ...

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COCOA BEACH, Fla. — Police have identified two Brevard County visitors who recently drowned while saving a child in the ocean. Cocoa Beach police say Jason Degray, of Connecticut, and Ebony Mount, of ...

COCOA BEACH, Fla. — Two people are dead after getting caught in a rip current on a Florida beach. The Cocoa Beach Fire Department responded to a water rescue emergency on Tuesday afternoon, when they ...

“We extend our deepest condolences to the victims’ families and loved ones,” said the Cocoa Beach Fire Department Sam Gillette is a Staff Writer on the Human Interest team at PEOPLE. She first joined ...

Two people, including a woman who ran into the waves to help her stepson, and a male bystander died in rip currents at Cocoa Beach on Tuesday, April 14. The deaths came on a day with warnings, ...