Escambia County Commission Chairman Jeff Bergosh said Escambia County Transit System bus riders can expect fares to go up and some routes to be cut. Bergosh said that since the county cut ties with First Transit, a third party operator, ECAT will be managed by a special dependent district to save money. He said fares…… MORE
Yearly Archives: 2018
CHILD MOLESTOR ARRESTED
The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Department says a 23-year-old Pace man has been arrested for a sex offense on a victim younger than 12 years of age. Hayden Ward is accused of touching the genital area of a child who was 11 at the time. The victim told investigators she was molested five times. Ward…… MORE
JUDGE MANEY RETIRING
Okaloosa County Judge Patt Maney is retiring. He will put down his gavel in May on the day before he reaches 70, the state mandated retirement age for judges. Maney leaves after 29 years of service, the longest serving county or circuit judge in Florida’s First Judicial Circuit. He was appointed to the bench on…… MORE
SCHOOL THREAT MISCOMMUNICATION
Pensacola police there was a miscommunication about a school shooting threat yesterday that resulted in Pensacola State College being unaware that the threat was also directed at the college. Washington High School, Workman Middle School and Holm Elementary School went into lockdown at around noon Tuesday after a student posted a threat on social media that…… MORE
BALDWIN COUNTY HEROIN ARRESTS
The Baldwin County Alabama Sheriff’s Department have arrested two sisters for trafficking heroin. Deputies stopped a vehicle on Interstate 10 at Highway 59. The two sisters – Zonia Allen and Iris Garcia, said they were heading to Jacksonville, but a search of the vehicle turned up two pounds of heroin. Both were charged with trafficking…… MORE
NAVAL HOSPITAL CHANGES
The Naval Hospital in Pensacola is changing the services it offers to active duty service members, retirees, and dependents. Beginning in July, the hospital will offer only outpatient services, including same-day surgeries, urgent care, and regular appointments. Hospital admissions will be eliminated. Obstetric services will no longer be provided and expectant mothers will be transferred…… MORE
MILTON PASTOR ARRESTED
The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Department says a Milton pastor has been charged with molesting two teenage sisters. David Rowan was arrested on a warrant from Murfreesboro, Tennessee for two counts of unlawful sexual contact, three counts of sexual battery by an authority figure, and three counts of statutory rape with no bond. The sisters…… MORE
FERRY SERVICE
The National Park Service has announced ticket costs, schedules and other details about upcoming ferry service between the beach and downtown Pensacola. Dan Brown, superintendent of Gulf Islands National Seashore, said Tuesday that the ferry service is on schedule to start May 19th and tickets for the two, 150-passenger ferries, will cost no more than $20…… MORE
EXECUTION OF PENSACOLA MURDERER TONIGHT
The execution of the man convicted of the brutal murder of a University of West Florida student almost 25 years ago is scheduled for today at 6pm at the Florida State Prison in Raiford. Eric Branch has been on death row since 1994 for the murder of UWF student Susan Morris. Branch has filed numerous…… MORE
MOBILE POLICE OFFICER KILLED
A Mobile police officer was shot and killed last night. Mobile Police Chief Lawrence Battiste identified him as Officer Justin Billa. He also identified the suspect as Robert Hollie who is also dead. It is not known if he died from a self-inflicted or by police action. Officials say SWAT teams arrived on the scene…… MORE
