The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is warning Northwest Floridians about recent scams involving the coronavirus. Cybercriminals are using emails to suggest clicking on a link to view information about new coronavirus cases around your city or downloading an attached PDF file to learn about safety measures you can take against spreading the virus. However, if…… MORE
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ATMORE FIRE FATALITY
The Atmore, Alabama Fire Department says a woman died in in a fire north of Atmore early Saturday morning. The fire was reported at 1:12 a.m. on Martinville Loop, just east of Highway 21 and after it was extinguished, the body of an adult female was found. Four other people escaped the blaze, including a…… MORE
DRIVER IN FATAL WRECK ARRESTED
The Florida Highway Patrol says a 36-year-old Pensacola man has been arrested for a fatal wreck in Milton on Monday afternoon. Troopers say around 2:30pm Jack Tchorzewski crossed the center line on Berryhill Road near Whispering Woods Drive, and crashed head-on into another vehicle, killing 70-year-old Nancy Lou Graham. Tchorzewski, is charged with DUI, as…… MORE
PRO-LIFE SANCTUARY RESOLUTION
Santa Rosa County Commissioners declined to take action on a controversial resolution yesterday that would have designated Santa Rosa County as a “pro-life sanctuary”, the first in the state. Instead, voters will be asked if they want the County to symbolically declare itself an anti-abortion county. Commissioners had planned to vote on whether to adopt…… MORE
HUMAN SMUGGLER SENTENCED
A human smuggler from Honduras who was arrested in Okaloosa County in 2019, has been sentenced to federal prison. Edwin Tercero and five other people in his vehicle were pulled over by Okaloosa County sheriff deputies as part of an Operation Stonegarden patrol in February of 2019. Operation Stonegarden is a U.S Border Patrol –…… MORE
IMOGENE THEATRE FOR SALE
The historic Imogene Theatre in downtown Milton is for sale. The 8,000-square-foot building, built in 1912, was listed for sale on by Voyage Real Estate for $995,000. It has been owned by the Santa Rosa Historical Society since the 1980’s. Board member and spokeswoman Cassandra Sharp said the historical society isn’t in the business of…… MORE
SANTA ROSA COUNTY FRAUD ARREST
A Santa Rosa County woman was arrested for swindling a man into sending her money. The man said a woman called him to make payment arrangements for a program to get his grandson out of the Santa Rosa County Jail. His grandson told him about a $400 program that could bail him out of jail…… MORE
CRESTVIEW MAN ARRESTED FOR FRAUD
A Crestview man who said he was part of the hip-hop group the Wu-Tang Clan, is one two men arrested for using fraudulent and stolen credit cards to steal from hotels and a limousine company. 28-year-old Aaron Barnes-Burpo, of Crestview, and 51-year-old Walker Washington – listed as homeless – are accused of organizing a group…… MORE
PERJURY ARREST
A man who accused an assistant state attorney of stalking him has been arrested and charged with perjury. 43-year-old Rico Hudson, was released from prison last year after being sentenced to five years on a charge of domestic violence by strangulation. His case was prosecuted by Assistant State Attorney Nichole Lonergan. During his incarceration, Hudson…… MORE
VOTE-BY-MAIL BALLOTS MAILED
More than 24,000 vote-by-mail ballots for residents of Escambia County for the March 17th Presidential Preference Primary election are in the mail. This is in addition to the more than 3,000 ballots sent to military and overseas voters earlier this month. David Stafford, Escambia County Supervisor of Elections, said voters who requested to vote-by-mail should…… MORE
