The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says an outbreak of salmonella linked to raw turkey products has sickened at least 90 people across 26 states, including Florida. 40 people have been hospitalized, but no deaths have been reported. People who have gotten sick reported eating different types and brands of turkey products purchased…… MORE
Yearly Archives: 2018
WALTON COUNTY SEXUAL ASSAULT ARRESTS
The Walton County Sheriff’s Office says an employee of the Walton Academy for Growth and Change, a residential facility for troubled juveniles, has been arrested for allowing a 15-year-old boy to be sexually assaulted by a group of delinquent teens. Investigators say 27-year-old Antoine Davis stood in the cell’s doorway, laughing as the group of…… MORE
DRIVER CONVICTED OF LESSER OFFENSE
A 46-year-old Georgia man who was charged with a felony after being involved in a fatal 2015 crash that occurred while he appeared to be having a seizure, has been found guilty of a lesser offense. Jack Payne Jr., was facing a charge of driving without a valid license resulting in death for the September…… MORE
ESCAMBIA COUNTY DROWNING VICTIM ID’d
Escambia County Sheriff’s office have identified the 54-year old woman who was found unresponsive in a residential swimming pool on Tuesday night. The body of Bibiana Key was discovered in the pool at a residence on Saufley Pines and East Fence Road. Investigators said they do not believe foul play was involved in the death…… MORE
CORRECTIONS HIRING BONUS
The Florida Department of Corrections has announced $1,000 hiring bonuses for new hires at several institutions statewide, including the Santa Rosa Correctional Institution in Milton, but the bonus program does not include the Century Correctional Institution. Applicants who complete their correctional officer certification will be eligible for the bonus. Paid training is available through the…… MORE
FUGITIVE SOUGHT
The Walton County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a man wanted on multiple charges in Walton and Bay Counties. 32-year-old James Jackson has active warrants for grand theft auto, grand theft, burglary and criminal mischief. Jackson is believed to be in the Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa County area. Anyone with information should call any law…… MORE
STING RAY INJURY
A woman was injured by a sting ray Tuesday afternoon while swimming in the Gulf at Navarre Beach. Santa Rosa County Emergency Services said they responded to the call around 3:30 p.m. yesterday afternoon. A Santa Rosa County spokesperson said the female victim sustained a puncture wound to her foot from the barb of a…… MORE
PANAMA CITY ARTS DIRECTOR RESIGNS
After two years as director of the Panama City Center for the Arts Kim Griffin White has resigned. She replaced former director Vicki Dwyer Middlemas who was indicted in February in federal court on 20 counts of wire fraud related to fraudulent wire transfers from the Center’s bank account for personal use, along with four…… MORE
AIR SHOW ATTENDANCE
Pensacola Beach officials estimate that close to 250,000 people attended the Blue Angels Air Show on Pensacola beach over the weekend. Traffic counts from Escambia County and the Santa Rosa Island Authority showed 83,123 vehicles entered the beach from either direction between Wednesday and Saturday. Officials multiply each vehicle by three to estimate the number of people…… MORE
CITY CIGARETTE TAX
The Pensacola News Journal is reporting that City Councilwoman Sherri Myers wants a legal opinion on whether the city of Pensacola can tax cigarettes and e-cigarettes. Myers told the News Journal she hopes revenue from the new tax could fund the city’s contribution to a public skate park in downtown Pensacola. The City has no…… MORE
