The Florida Bar has dismissed a complaint filed against Congressman Matt Gaetz after he and other Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives attempted to enter secure rooms where depositions were being conducted during impeachment proceedings against President Trump. The Bar committee charged with investigating Gaetz concluded it could find no probable cause to…… MORE
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COAST GUARD CALLS OFF SEARCH
The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search in the Gulf for a father and son from Rhode Island who disappeared after leaving Panama City two weeks ago. 81-year-old Gerald Cook, and 55-year-old Peter Cook, left Panama City on February 13th and were scheduled to arrive at Vero Beach on February 18th. The Cooks were…… MORE
BURGLARY SUSPECTS SOUGHT
Walton County Sheriff’s deputies are searching for two suspects after a break-in in Santa Rosa Beach in the area of Hamon Avenue. Video surveillance shows the two in the house shortly before 3 a.m. One is said to be a man wearing a gray hoodie, the second suspect is wearing a white t-shirt, black face…… MORE
MATT GAETZ TURNS REFUSES PAC MONEY
Congressman Matt Gaetz says he will no longer accept campaign donations from political action committees and that he is the only Republican returning to Congress to make the no PAC pledge. He made the announcement at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C. Gaetz’s reelection campaign has raised more than a million dollars, with…… MORE
GARCON POINT BRIDGE TOLL INCREASE
The toll on the Garcon Point Bridge will be raised from $3.75 to $5.00 on March 1st. A Tallahassee judge ordered the Florida Department of Transportation to raise the tolls after the department failed to do so in December. The corporation that represents the bondholders who own the bridge, filed a motion asking the judge…… MORE
FATAL SHOOTING
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a fatal shooting that happened yesterday afternoon. Deputies responded to a report of the shooting in the 4200 block of North Baylen Street around 4:30 p.m. While deputies were on their way to the scene, they were notified that victim had arrived at a local hospital, where he…… MORE
FIRE STATION STAFFING REDUCED
Escambia County Interim Fire Chief Paul Williams said five Escambia County fire stations will operate with reduced staffing as part of an effort to cut down on the amount of overtime. Only five months into its fiscal year, the fire department has used more than 50% of the overtime budget. The five stations – Bellview,…… MORE
PENSACOLA BEACH RANKED NATIONALLY
Pensacola Beach has been ranked fourth on the “Top 25 beaches in the United States” list by the travel website Trip Advisor. Trip Advisor compiles an annual “Travelers’ Choice Best of the Best” of the best beaches ranked by region, country and overall across the world. Siesta Beach in Florida is ranked number 1; Saint…… MORE
JERRY MELVIN HONORED
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis issued an executive order to fly flags at half-staff at the Okaloosa County Courthouse, the City Hall in Fort Walton Beach, and the State Capitol in Tallahassee in honor of a former State Representative Jerry Melvin, from Okaloosa County, who passed away on February 19th. Between 1968 and 2005 Melvin served…… MORE
LYNCHING NOW A CRIME
Sixty-five years after 14-year-old Emmett Till was lynched in Mississippi, Congress has approved legislation designating lynching as a hate crime. The measure was approved 410 to 4 yesterday in the House and now goes to the White House, where President Donald Trump is expected to sign it. The Senate unanimously passed the legislation last year.…… MORE
