The Better Business Bureau of Northwest Florida says citizens should be aware of a holiday scam. Called the “Secret Sister Exchange” it’s similar to chain letter gift exchanges that were popular in the 1990s and the email chain letters that followed in the early 2000s. Participants are asked to send a ten-dollar gift to a…… MORE
Yearly Archives: 2018
FLEEING SUSPECT IDENTIFIED
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office continues to search for a male suspect who fled on foot after a traffic stop in Molino on Sunday. A female in the vehicle – a stolen pickup truck – identified him as 27-year old Colby Myrick, wanted for a violation of probation warrant. During a search of the are…… MORE
PRESIDENT WANTS FLORIDA RECOUNTS HALTED
President Donald Trump on Monday called for a halt in the recounts in the Florida races for Senate and governor, saying that many ballots were missing or forged and that a valid tally was no longer possible. In a morning tweet, the President said the results from the night of the election should stand, with…… MORE
EGLIN RANGE TESTING ROAD CLOSURES
Testing on the Eglin range complex in Okaloosa County by the 96th Test Wing will cause several roads to be closed for a time tomorrow. State roads 85 and 123 will be closed from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesday evening. The back-up date for the mission is Thursday at the same times.… MORE
OKALOOSA CREDIT CARD SCAM
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office says scammers have come up with a new scheme to defraud area businesses. An employee of a Fort Walton Beach business received an email from someone who she thought was the business owner, instructing her to purchase gift cards using the company’s credit card or her personal credit card to…… MORE
ESCAMBIA DEPUTY SHOOTS SUSPECT
A weekend shooting of a wanted felony suspect by an Escambia County Sheriff’s deputy sent both the deputy and the suspect to the hospital. About 1 p.m., the Escambia County Sheriff’s deputies attempted to serve a felony warrant in the 4600 block of Erress Boulevard off Massachusetts Avenue. The suspect attempted to flee in a vehicle…… MORE
NAVARRE NEWSPAPER PUBLISHER SUES
The Northwest Florida Daily News is reporting the publisher and owner of the Navarre Press newspaper, has filed a defamation lawsuit against outgoing Santa Rosa County Commissioner Rob Williamson. The lawsuit, which seeks damages of over $15,000, claims mailers sent by Williamson during his unsuccessful campaign for re-election subjected Kemp and the newspaper to public…… MORE
ATMORE ALABAMA SHOOTINGS
The Atmore Alabama Police Department says three people were shot early yesterday morning at an event center in Atmore. It happened inside the assembly hall formerly known at the Chik-A-Dee Nightclub on Carver Avenue. All three victims were adult males. Two were airlifted to a Mobile hospital where one was listed in critical condition and…… MORE
FLORIDA ELECTION RECOUNTS
Secretary of State Ken Detzner has ordered recounts for the U.S. Senate, governor and agriculture commissioner races. State law requires machine recounts when the margins between candidates are 0.5 percent or less. The machine recounts will take five days, with county canvassing boards required to report results by 3 p.m. Thursday. At that point, races…… MORE
MILTON POLICE SHOOTING
A Milton police officer shot a suspect in the chest yesterday after the man stole two vehicles, crashed one of them, then charged at the officer with a knife. Milton Police Chief Tony Tindell said the officer involved was not injured and acted in self-defense and the suspect is expected to survive. Tindell said the suspect stole a…… MORE
