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DEFUNIAK SPRINGS ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING
The DeFuniak Springs Police Department says a 7-year-old child may have fired a handgun outside a school bus yesterday afternoon. Officers responded to North 20th Street about 3:30 p.m. and investigat...
Syndicated Author Mar 28, 2019
SENTENCE REDUCTION APPEAL
A former Escambia County Sheriff's deputy, convicted for sex crimes involving a minor, is asking for a reduced sentence. Walter Thomas Jr. was convicted in August 2016 of three counts of unlawful acti...
Syndicated Author Mar 27, 2019
SAUFLEY FIELD CONTAMINATED WATER WELLS
The Navy says it has completed its testing of private water wells near Saufley Field in Escambia County after some tested positive for dangerous chemicals. 20 wells were tested and eight showed levels...
Syndicated Author Mar 27, 2019
FORMER UNITED WAY CHAIRMAN ARRESTED
The former board chairman of what was the United Way of Santa Rosa County has been arrested and charged with grand theft. David Willhoit, who was elected chairman of the board in January, is accused o...
Syndicated Author Mar 27, 2019
ALABAMA FUGITIVE ARRESTED IN MARIANNA
A woman wanted in Alabama for her failure to appear on a homicide charge has been arrested in Marianna. 35-year-old Sara Butner of Pensacola was driving an S.U.V. stolen in Pensacola. Butner's driver'...
Syndicated Author Mar 27, 2019
LYNN CITY MANAGER RESIGNS
Lynn Haven City Manager Michael White has turned in his resignation, a week after he was arrested and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The resignation was accepted by the Lynn Hav...
Syndicated Author Mar 27, 2019
FIRE WEATHER WATCH SET
The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a fire weather watch for Wednesday. The watch will last from Wednesday morning through the late afternoon in the eastern Panhandle counties, incl...
Syndicated Author Mar 27, 2019
EARTHQUAKE FOLLOW-UP
More information has come in about the latest earthquake in Northwest Florida. The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude 2.7 quake occurred at 6:40 a.m. near Century in North Escambia County. The ...
Syndicated Author Mar 26, 2019
NO POWERBALL WINNER
There was no winner in Saturday's Powerball drawing, so the prize will increase. The next drawing on Wednesday is estimated at 750 million dollars and the winner can choose a cash option of 465.5 mill...
Syndicated Author Mar 25, 2019
STRONGEST TOWN CONTEST
Pensacola has been selected as a finalist for the Strongest Town contest, a month-long, competition designed to identify communities from around the world that are working to become financially strong...
Syndicated Author Mar 22, 2019