Smoking in the United States continues to decline. Only about 14 percent of U.S adults were smokers last year, down from about 16 percent the year before. In the early 1960s, roughly 42 percent of U.S. adults smoked. Fewer teenagers are smoking as well. Survey results showed smoking among high school students was down to…… MORE
Yearly Archives: 2018
LAWSUIT AGAINST SUBSTITUTE TEACHER
Three Gulf Breeze families of young girls who were inappropriately touched by a substitute teacher are suing the contract company who hired him. Richard Mack pleaded no contest and was sentenced to 20 years in prison earlier this year for four counts of lewd and lascivious behavior while working as a substitute teacher at Gulf…… MORE
PROJECT LIFESAVER
Escambia Search and Rescue wants to inform the public about Project Lifesaver, a program that uses radio receivers to find lost people who are wearing small transmitters. Jon Rhodes, one of Project Lifesaver’s coordinators says the device can help find someone in 30 minutes instead of using a team of 40 or 50 people who…… MORE
GASOLINE PRICES DECLINING
The price of gasoline is declining. The national average price for a gallon of regular unleaded averaged $2.90 on Sunday, after declining 7 cents since Memorial Day weekend. Mark Jenkins, spokesman, for the Triple “A”Auto Club, said gas prices could drop another 5-10 cents if OPEC agrees to ease production cuts. In Florida prices declined…… MORE
VIDEO GAME ADDICTION
If you think video games are addicting…you’re right. “Gaming Disorder” is now recognized by the World Health Organization as a mental health condition. It is included in the new edition of the “International Classification of Diseases,” and defines addictions as “gaming that takes precedence over other life interests and daily activities.” However, the World Health…… MORE
WALTON COUNTY FATAL SHOOTING
The Northwest Florida Daily News is reporting that the Walton County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal shooting off Highway 98 that happened last night. A spokeswoman for the Sheriff’s Office said the male victim, who was a passenger in a car, apparently shot himself while inside the vehicle. The shooting was apparently connected to…… MORE
DUMP THE PUMP DAY
This Thursday the Escambia County Area Transit will join with other public transportation systems nationwide to participate in the 13th annual National Dump the Pump Day. ECAT is offering free rides to encourage residents and visitors to ride public transit for the day instead of driving a car. The slogan of this year’s National Dump the…… MORE
HURRICANE IRMA FLORIDA INSURANCE LOSSES
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation says insurance loss estimates from Hurricane Irma have hit 9.7 billion dollars, up by more than 1 billion dollars since April. The number of claims had reached 987,767, up more than 54,000 from when numbers were previously updated in April. In Escambia County, there were 265 Irma claims filed,…… MORE
HURRICANE IRMA FLORIDA INSURANCE LOSSES
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation says insurance loss estimates from Hurricane Irma have hit 9.7 billion dollars, up by more than 1 billion dollars since April. The number of claims had reached 987,767, up more than 54,000 from when numbers were previously updated in April. In Escambia County, there were 265 Irma claims filed,…… MORE
JACKSON COUNTY METH ARREST
A 39-year-old woman from DeFuniak Springs was arrested for possession of methamphetamine after making false 911 calls claiming her two children had been kidnapped. Misty Brock was also charged with resisting an officer without violence and making a false report to law enforcement. Brock called the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office. reporting that her two children,…… MORE
