The Pensacola Beach Gulf Pier has been closed due to storm damage from Tropical Storm Gordon. According to the Pier’s Facebook page the railing was damaged as a result of the storm. There was some beach erosion and sand in the Casino Beach parking lot as well, but damage to restaurants and businesses was said…… MORE
Yearly Archives: 2018
CRESTVIEW POLICE OFFICERS FIRED
The Crestview Police Department says two officers have been fired after an internal investigation. Officers Christina Dawson and Shawn Temple were placed on administrative leave in May after they held what was called a “secret meeting” on the Eglin Reservation in Walton County. Several officers were told the meeting was mandatory and two other officers…… MORE
POWER RESTORED
Gulf Power crews continued to work through last night to restore power to the last hundred or so customers still without power with help from crews from Georgia Power. Nearly 27,000 Gulf Power customers in northwest Florida lost power because of heavy winds and rain from Tropical Storm Gordon, with the majority of outages occurring…… MORE
DRUG COMPANY GRANT
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma announced Wednesday that it is making a 3.4 million dollar grant to Harm Reduction Therapeutics, a Pittsburgh-based nonprofit, that’s developing a low-cost naloxone nasal spray to counter the effects of an opioid overdose. Over a thousand lawsuits have been filed against Purdue and other drug companies for using deceptive marketing practices…… MORE
2018 Humana Health & Wellness Expo
The 2018 Humana Health & Wellness Expo is Saturday, September 22nd from 10a-3p at Cordova Mall. The event is FREE to attend. Walmart Neighborhood Market and Pharmacy will be giving free flu shots throughout the day. To see the Facebook event, CLICK HERE.… MORE
STORM-RELATED DEATH
Escambia County Emergency Services reports a storm-related death from Tropical Storm Gordon when a child was killed by a large tree falling on a mobile home in the 4000 block of West Bobe Street in West Pensacola last night. The identity and age of the child have not been released. No others injuries were reported.…… MORE
TROPICAL STORM GORDON
Tropical Storm Gordon went ashore late last night close to the Alabama-Mississippi border bringing torrential rain, high winds and coastal flooding to the central Gulf Coast. At least one tornado was reported in Northwest Santa Rosa County, and Gulf Power said an estimated 15,000 customers from Pensacola to Panama City were without power. Damage is…… MORE
CHILD CRUELTY ARREST
The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office says a Gulf Breeze woman is facing a child cruelty charge for giving a suicidal teenager a gun. The teenager went to her teacher and guidance counselor to tell them she and 50-year-old Denise Lapierre, got into an argument the night prior and said she wanted to harm herself. Lapierre…… MORE
MARIJUANA LEGAL FIGHT
The Florida Department of Health is appealing a ruling that would require it to pay more than $30,000 in legal costs in a fight about whether Tampa businessman Joe Redner should be able to grow his own medical marijuana. Leon County Circuit Judge Karen Gievers last week said the state should pay $30,299 requested by…… MORE
ESCAMBIA COUNTY SCHOOL CLOSURES
With the approach of Tropical Storm Gordon, schools in Escambia County Schools will be closed tomorrow including Pensacola State College, the University of West Florida, Catholic High School, Creative Learning Academy, East Hill Christian, and Montessori School. Schools in Santa Rosa County will close for a half day including all after-school activities.… MORE
