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Cocoa News

Local news for Cocoa, FL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

Yesterday | Florida Today

Couple vow to rise above floodwaters

Virginia Repko-Franco's home flooded 3 feet deep. Looters stole jewelry. The mold is "incredible." But the 52-year-old English teacher and her husband will recover, she said.

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Related Topix: FEMA, US News

Mon Sep 01, 2008

Florida Today

Pipeline sends water to Viera

Cocoa's utilities division is extending a main water pipeline south to meet growing demand in Viera.

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Related Topix: Melbourne Metro, Melbourne, FL, Rockledge, FL

Sat Aug 30, 2008

FloridaToday.com

Fay recovery center open in Cocoa

A disaster recovery center was opened in Cocoa Saturday, with the intention of helping people in the aftermath of flooding by Tropical Storm Fay in central Brevard.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, FEMA, US News

Fri Aug 29, 2008

Disaster News Network

Water still rising in some FL towns

Jon Davis balanced carefully as he walked across the sandbags on Seminole Boulevard on his way to a riverfront pizza restaurant in Sanford.

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Related Topix: Sanford, FL, Brevard County, FL, Lake-Monroe, FL, Fort White, FL

Thu Aug 28, 2008

Floridatoday.com

Recovery and aid are slow in Cocoa

Secondary flooding after Tropical Storm Fay is not likely to be a significant problem locally, officials said Wednesday, although one Brevard County road was closed from flooding because of rising waters in the ...

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Related Topix: Hurricane, Natural Disasters, Brevard County, FL, Merritt Island, FL

Wed Aug 27, 2008

WLTX-TV Columbia

Drunk Driving Suspect Attacks Firefighter with Box Cutter

A suspected drunk driver attacked a firefighter with a box cutter Tuesday, Hillsborough County Fire Rescue reports.

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Related Topix: Fire

Tue Aug 26, 2008

Tampa Bay Online

Hillsborough Fire Rescue Driver Hurt In Attack

An off-duty firefighter with Hillsborough County Fire Rescue was attacked this afternoon by a man armed with a box cutter, authorities said.

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Related Topix: Fire

Floridatoday.com

Boil water notice lifted for Cocoa-served customers

Including all of Cedar Lake Drive, Yarmark Avenue, Wixie Drive, Yabber Avenue, Garvin Street, Akorn Street, Cherry Avenue, Iris Street, Booth Street, Broadway Boulevard, Robyn Street, Ronald Street and the 5280 ...

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Related Topix: Cape Canaveral, FL, Cocoa Beach, FL, Melbourne Metro, Melbourne, FL, Merritt Island, FL

Sun Aug 24, 2008

Floridatoday.com

Five kids rescued from swift currents in Melbourne

Windover Farms - 24.80 inches. Fort Pierce - 13.37 inches. Sebastian - 18.50 inches.

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Related Topix: Vero Beach, FL, Sebastian, FL, Fort Pierce, FL, Volusia County, FL

Sat Aug 23, 2008

WESH-TV

Cocoa Flood Victims Ask For Federal Government's Help

Flood waters on one road in Cocoa had only receded a few inches on Saturday. Some homes in the area have been completely flooded, they have no power and the roads are impassable.

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Related Topix: Melbourne Metro, Melbourne, FL, Brevard County, FL

BrevardBioDiesel Blog

1 day biodiesel workshop - Cocoa FL - Oct. 3, 2008

Florida Space Coast Clean Cities Coalition is putting on a 1 day workshop covering biodiesel topics on Friday October 3rd, 2008.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Alternative Energy

Fri Aug 22, 2008

WESH

Fay Flooding Hits Cocoa Hard

Tropical Storm Fay left dozens of homes and many roads under water in Cocoa. According to WESH 2 News reporter Gail Pascall-Brown, 50 to 60 homes in the Stratford Drive area are under water, leaving streets ...

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Penticton Herald

Fay bedevils Florida for 5th weary day

Due to heavy rains, Keira Dreiling, left, Crystal Ellis, center and Greg Meyer make their way down a flooded street during Tropical Storm Fay in Cocoa, Fla.

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Related Topix: Flagler Beach, FL, Merritt Island, FL, Melbourne Metro, Melbourne, FL

FloridaToday.com

Voluntary evacuation in W. Cocoa

Late Wednesday, Fay's rain finally became enough to prompt a voluntary evacuation in West Cocoa as flood water encroached upon houses.

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Related Topix: Brevard County, FL, Natural Disasters, Flood, Hurricane, Rockledge, FL

Thu Aug 21, 2008

FloridaToday.com

Flooding familiar on Cocoa's Victor Rd.

As Michel Chavannes pulled out of his driveway onto a flooded Victor Road on Wednesday to visit his brother in Rockledge, the 57-year-old said he's "made it through worse." The hum of a motor from a lift ...

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Related Topix: Rockledge, FL, Cape Canaveral, FL, Brevard County, FL

Wed Aug 20, 2008

Floridatoday.com

Flooding lessens in West Cocoa neighborhood

Waters appear to be receding in the flood-stricken West Cocoa neighborhood along Stratford and Hathaway drives, the Brevard County Sheriff's Office reported.

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Related Topix: Brevard County, FL, Sharpes, FL

Daily Report

Tropical Storm Fay hugs Florida's Atlantic coast

Northern Florida and much of Georgia are expecting a long drenching, which some farmers hope will boost crops hurt by a lingering drought.

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Related Topix: Melbourne Metro, Agriculture, Science, Duval County, FL, Jacksonville Metro

FloridaToday.com

Latest closings: No school Wednesday

Brevard County public schools will remain closed on Wednesday. Other school closings include: Brevard Community College, all campuses during the day Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Florida Institute of Technology, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, Seminole County, FL, Florida

Tue Aug 19, 2008

Florida Today

Fay Watch: Flooding threatens 25 to 30 homes in West Cocoa

After winds picked up outside the Walter Butler Community Center, more people began to come in.

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Related Topix: Sharpes, FL, Indian Harbour Beach, FL, Melbourne, FL, Brevard County, FL

El Sentinel

McCain: No to storm fund; yes to NASA money

With Florida bracing for a potential hurricane, Republican presidential candidate John McCain said Monday that he sympathizes with homeowners battered by soaring insurance costs, but he was not prepared to ...

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Related Topix: Orlando Metro, Orlando, FL, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Brevard County, FL

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Cocoa, Florida is located in Brevard County and is part of the Melbourne Metro Area. Zip codes in Cocoa, FL include 32926, 32922, and 32927.

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