The Medical Examiner’s Office says a Georgia teenagers fall from a 17th-floor balcony Friday night has been ruled a suicide. The Panama City Beach Police Department said the 16-year-old was staying at Emerald Isle Condominiums with his older sister, father and family friend. He fell around 11pm and was pronounced dead at the scene by…… MORE
Yearly Archives: 2018
MURDER SUSPECT ARRESTED
Escambia County Sheriff’s deputies have arrested a homicide suspect after a police pursuit and traffic crash yesterday afternoon. Deon Harris was wanted for the January 2017 murder of Allen Ray Elliott. Elliott was found shot in the head January 6th near an apartment complex off Nine Mile Road and died at Sacred Heart Hospital. Deputies…… MORE
FORMER HIGH SCHOOL COACH PLEADS
A former Tate High School assistant football coach, sentenced to six consecutive life sentences for child sexual battery has pleaded guilty to his remaining charges. 55-year-old Charlie Hamrick, was sentenced in November for the sexual abuse of a young boy twenty years ago. Two more boys also accused Hamrick of abuse in the same time…… MORE
CAR DEALER CONVICTED
A 29-year-old Escambia County man could be sentenced to 15 years in prison for fraudulently selling used cars. Prosecutors said between November 2016 and August 2017, Manuel Jacquet advertised himself as a licensed car dealer, selling vehicles under the company name “Onest (“Honest”) Motors.” The State Attorney’s Office said Jacquet falsely represented the vehicle’s history…… MORE
VETERANS AGENT ORANGE COMPENSATION
Vietnam veterans suffering from Agent Orange Exposure may be able to qualify for medical care and disability compensation. A bill passed in the U.S. House specifies veterans who served in Vietnam between 1962 and 1975 are presumed to have been exposed to the Agent Orange herbicide and may retroactively apply for claims that were previously…… MORE
CRAB ISLAND REGULATIONS
Okaloosa County Commissioners are considering changes in ordinances to better regulate activities at Crab Island. Sheriff Larry Ashley told Commissioners his deputies pulled 25 people from the waters around Crab Island just last weekend and most were either intoxicated or did not understand the weather conditions. At their meeting on July 17th Commissioners will consider…… MORE
PANAMA CITY DEATH INVESTIGATION
The Panama City Police Department says they are not seeking any suspects in connection with the discovery of a woman’s body last week at the Panama City Marina. The body of 69-year-old Cathy Almond, of Panama City was found floating in the water just before 5pm on June 19th near the marina. Police said they…… MORE
WWII REMAINS IDENTIFIED
The remains of an Army Air Corps Staff Sergeant that were just recently identified, will be buried in Pensacola on Thursday. Percy Mathews, of Andalusia, Alabama, was 25 on May 19th, 1943, when his B-17 bomber was shot down over France. Mathews was a member of the 422nd Bombardment Squadron, 305th Bombardment Group, 8th Air…… MORE
HEAT DANGERS
With heat indexes as high as 106 degrees Fahrenheit in Northwest Florida over the next several days the risk of heat exhaustion or heat stroke – a life-threatening condition – is increased. Symptoms of heat exhaustion include feeling faint or dizzy, excessive sweating, cool, clammy skin, nausea or vomiting, and muscle cramps. Symptoms of heat…… MORE
GAS PRICES DOWN
Gas prices in Florida continue to decline. However, higher oil prices may soon put the brakes on that month-long downward streak at the pumps. The Triple “A” Auto Club says the state average of $2.70 a gallon for regular unleaded is 6 cents less than a week ago and 21 cents less than last month.…… MORE
