Congressman Matt Gaetz was among 11 lawmakers who introduced a resolution this week calling for the impeachment of Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. The call for impeachment came from members of the House Freedom Caucus, who say Rosenstein has withheld documents related to the investigation being conducted by special counsel Robert Mueller into Russian interference…… MORE
Yearly Archives: 2018
ST. ANDREWS STATE PARK RECOGNIZED
Coastal Living Magazine says the snorkeling at St. Andrews State Park in Bay County is among the best in the state. It was named in the “10 Best Beaches to Snorkel in Florida” by the magazine, and the list included Red Reef Park in Boca Raton, Cannon Beach in Key Largo and Venice Beach. The…… MORE
RECALL PETITION
Walton County Commission candidate Trey Nick has gathered more than 1,000 signatures on a petition calling for the repeal of House Bill 631, which voided a customary use ordinance that Walton County had been enforcing for two years. The petition calls on the county’s legislative delegation to introduce legislation repealing House Bill 631, so that…… MORE
BLACK BEAR FOLLOW-UP
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says the 2-year-old male black bear that was tranquilized after being spotted in a tree near the McDonald’s on Fairfield Drive and Pace Boulevard on Tuesday seems to be doing well. FWC spokesman Robert Klepper said although the bear fell about 30 feet he landed in some bushes and appears…… MORE
POISONING ARREST
A Myrtle Grove animal clinic employee has been arrested for trying to poison a coworker. The victim told Escambia County Sheriff’s deputies she and 38-year-old Zoa McIntyre – both employed at Megan’s Landing Animal Clinic – had argued on March 1st about McIntyre starting rumors in the workplace, but the victim said she thought the…… MORE
RABID RACOON
The Bay County Health Department says a raccoon that attacked and killed a dog in the Cemetery Road area of Bayou George in Bay County has tested positive for rabies. The raccoon was also killed during the fight. This is Bay County’s fourth confirmed rabid animal of 2018. A rabid fox was killed while attacking…… MORE
GULFARIUM TURTLE RELEASE
The Gulfarium’s C.A.R.E. Center – a nonprofit foundation advocates coastal conservation through marine animal rescue and rehabilitation, released nine rehabilitated sea turtles before nearly 1,000 onlookers Six juvenile green sea turtles that had been hooked by fishermen, a 58-pound and an 83-pound endangered Kemp’s Ridley with injured flippers, and an 80-pound sub-adult Loggerhead with only…… MORE
WALTON COUNTY TRAFFIC FATALITIES
The Florida Highway Patrol said two people died in a multiple-vehicle crash early yesterday that shut down Interstate 10 just east of DeFuniak Springs about 5 a.m. Walton County Fire Rescue responded to the crash, which involved three vehicles when a pickup ran off the Interstate into the median and overturned, causing a toolbox on…… MORE
FELONS VOTING RIGHTS
A three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, is hearing a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Florida’s process for restoring the right to vote to felons who’ve completed their sentences and paid restitution. Florida’s Solicitor General told the Appeals Judges that the clemency process is not unconstitutional. The state requires felons to…… MORE
PENSACOLA HIT-AND-RUN DRIVER ARRESTED
The hit-and-run driver, wanted for the crash that killed a woman and an infant on Cervantes Street in Pensacola back on June 6th, has been arrested in Philadelphia. 26-year-old Markquise Wallace, is believed to have been staying with a relative in Pennsylvania for a month before his capture yesterday afternoon by U.S. Marshals. Pensacola Police…… MORE
