The future of the Florida Supreme Court may depend on the outcome of this fall’s race for governor. The Court ruled that the next governor, who takes office in early January, has the authority to make those appointments. If Republican Ron DeSantis wins he has said he will appoint three conservative justices. If Democrat Andrew…… MORE
Yearly Archives: 2018
UTILITIES BILLING PROBLEMS
One of the utility companies that serves counties in rural Northwest Florida that were impacted by Hurricane Michael has asked state regulators Tuesday for permission to suspend sending bills to customers while power restoration continues. Florida Public Utilities has about 13,000 customers in Jackson, Calhoun and Liberty counties, said they continue to have problems delivering…… MORE
CAB DRIVER DECLARED INCOMPETENT
A former cab driver, charged with shooting and killing an Uber driver in June, has been declared incompetent to stand trial. Bill Bishop, the chief assistant state attorney in Okaloosa County, said Circuit Court Judge William Stone has ordered 35-year-old Timothy Anderson sent to the Florida State Hospital in Chattahoochee for competency training and evaluation.…… MORE
NEW FLU DRUG
U.S. health regulators have approved the first new type of flu drug in two decades for people age 12 and older. Xofluza is a pill that can reduce severity and shorten THE duration of flu symptoms after one just dose. It works about as well as Tamiflu, which is also available in cheaper generic versions.…… MORE
FANTASY 5 WINNER CLAIMS PRIZE
The owner of a winning lottery ticket sold last week in North Escambia has claimed her prize. The Florida Lottery said the Fantasy 5 ticket was sold to Sharon Hare of Thomasville, Alabama, who bought the ticket at the Korner Kwik Stop on Highway 97 on October 19th. It was worth $38,558.47 and was one…… MORE
MEDICAL EXAMINER PAY DISPUTE
Dr. Andrea Minyard, Medical Examiner for the First Judicial Circuit here in West Florida, says she is still planning to resign on November 30th unless a salary dispute between her and the four counties she serves can be resolved. State Attorney Bill Eddins is urging the counties to come to a compromise on pay until…… MORE
FATAL SANTA ROSA DUI CRASH ARREST
The Florida Highway Patrol says a 47-year-old Mississippi man was arrested yesterday morning and charged with DUI manslaughter. Troopers say David Owen Jr., of Gulfport, Mississippi, was eastbound on Interstate 10 in Santa Rosa County at around 3:35 a.m. when he failed to negotiate an off-ramp, and the truck ran off the roadway and overturned. A passenger…… MORE
CONTAMINATED TAQUITOS
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, says 2.5 million pounds of taquitos have been recalled for possible salmonella and listeria contamination. The frozen, ready-to-eat meat and poultry taquitos, mostly sold in bulk packaging, were produced from July 1st through Oct. 10th. They include 4.5-lbs. cardboard cases 24-count Go-Go Taquitos “Beef Taco…… MORE
OKALOOSA COUNTY BUS INJURIES
The Florida Highway Patrol says seven passengers on an Okaloosa County transit bus were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after the bus collided with a truck pulling a trailer at Racetrack Road and Mar Walt Drive at about 7:45 a.m. yesterday morning. The bus operator was cited for failing to yield to oncoming traffic, for pulling…… MORE
PENSACOLA SHOOTINGS
The Pensacola Police Department says two people were shot early Saturday morning in downtown Pensacola. Police say the two incidents could be related. Just before 1am officers responded to a shooting that occurred in a parking lot on the corner of Government and Jefferson streets, behind Seville Tower in a fight involving multiple people. Another man…… MORE
