The Florida Highway Patrol said a Pensacola man died in a traffic crash while attempting to flee from an Escambia County Sheriff’s deputy. Troopers said just after midnight, the deputy was attempting to make a traffic stop on a car driven by 20-year-old Micheal Crumpton, who refused to stop and fled south on Palafox Street,…… MORE
Yearly Archives: 2018
PHARMACY BILL
A bill backed by President Trump that will allow pharmacists to tell patients about the cheapest way to pay for prescription drugs at the counter won approval in the House of Representatives Tuesday and has already been passed by the Senate. It prevents insurers and pharmacy-benefit managers, from prohibiting pharmacists from telling patients they could…… MORE
CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT REJECTED
A federal appeals court has rejected class-action lawsuits filed by Florida homeowners who said they were charged too much for property insurance after leaving it to mortgage companies to buy coverage. Four Florida residents and a Pennsylvania resident filed class-action lawsuits in 2015 against two mortgage-servicing companies and an insurance company alleging a scheme that…… MORE
CRESTVIEW HIGH SCHOOL THREAT
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office says a 15-year old Crestview High School student has been arrested for writing or sending a threat to kill or injure, after a school resource officer was notified a girl had received threatening text messages from a freshman boy at the school threatening to shoot up the school. The student…… MORE
DUI DRIVER SENTENCED
A pace man who killed two young girls while fleeing from a Santa Rosa deputy last May, was sentenced to life in prison yesterday. 35-year-old Kailen Kelly, was charged with two counts of DUI manslaughter for the head-on crash on May 6th on Woodbine Road that took the lives of 7-year-old Stormie Harrell, and 17-year-old…… MORE
INMATE DEATH
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating an inmate death at Blackwater River Correctional Institution. Officials say 33-year-old Kenneth Davis died at the private prison on Saturday. FDLE spokesman Jeremy Burns confirmed the agency is involved in the investigation but could not comment further. Florida Department of Corrections records show Davis, was serving 25…… MORE
9 MILE ROAD MOTORCYCLE CRASH
The Florida Highway Patrol says a 54-year-old Pensacola man was critically injured when his motorcycle was struck by a car early yesterday morning on Nine Mile Road. Troopers say Kenneth Pike collided with a car driven by 55-year-old Edward Cochran at the intersection with Bowman Avenue, around 5a.m. Pike was transported to Sacred Heart Hospital…… MORE
SAENGER THEATER IMPROVEMENTS
Recent improvements to the Saenger Theatre in downtown Pensacola were done without approval of the city’s Architectural Review Board. A spokesperson for the theatre said the Saenger overlooked applying for approval of new doors from the Architectural Review Board by mistake and that it was simply an oversight. The Architectural Review Board did not grant after…… MORE
OLD MOTEL TORN DOWN
A landmark motel that has been in Fort Walton Beach for over 60 years has been demolished. The Dolphin Inn was built on Miracle Strip Parkway in 1957 and was originally called the Papagaya Motel, and reportedly had the city’s first swimming pool. Sam Patel, who has owned and managed the inn since 1999 said…… MORE
DISNEY WORLD TICKET PRICES
Disney World officials have announced that prices at the resort’s four theme parks will be adjusted next month so they’re the same instead of Magic Kingdom having a higher price. Disney introduced flexible pricing at U.S. parks three years ago as an incentive for guests to visit during less busy times. Under the new plan,…… MORE
