Two Santa Rosa County buses got into difficulties yesterday after they got caught in floodwaters on Martin Road north of Willard Norris Road. The Santa Rosa County public information officer says one of the drivers got stuck on the roadway due to the floodwaters. A second bus that was empty came to help and also…… MORE
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DRUNK DRIVER PLEADS GUILTY
A 42-year-old Pensacola woman has pleaded no contest to fleeing the scene of a fatal traffic crash after last year’s Mardi Gras parade. Pensacola Police say Cherri Baker had a blood-alcohol content more than twice the legal limit when she collided with another car at East Cervantes Street and 19th Avenue, which was then struck…… MORE
PANAMA CITY – FSU HOUSING
The Florida Board of Governors has approved student housing for the Panama City campus of Florida State University. FSU-PC Dean Randy Hanna said housing could be available by August 2021 for FSU-PC and Gulf Coast State College students. The 28,000-square-foot structure on the waterfront side of the university will include 132 rooms with 400 beds,…… MORE
GENERAL CHAPPIE JAMES REMEMBRANCE
The life of the late General Daniel “Chappie” James Jr. will be honored this weekend ahead of the anniversary of his 100th birthday. James became the first African-American four-star general in the United States. The event will be this Saturday at 10:30 a.m., at the Air Force Armament Museum at Eglin Air Force Base. At…… MORE
ESCAMBIA A 2ND AMENDMENT SANCTUARY COUNTY
Escambia County Commissioner Doug Underhill is sponsoring a resolution that would declare the county a Second Amendment sanctuary, making Escambia County the 27th county in Florida to adopt such a resolution. Santa Rosa County passed a similar resolution in December, three days after the terrorist attack at the Pensacola Naval Air. Commissioner Underhill said while…… MORE
DOCTORS TO BE SENTENCED
Two Gulf Breeze doctors will be sentenced in federal court in Pensacola after pleading guilty to charges of acquiring controlled substances by fraud and identity theft. Robert Jensen will be sentenced in Pensacola on February 25th and Michael Harris will be sentenced on April 14th. The Justice Department says the two forged another physician’s signature…… MORE
DISEASE AFFLICTING LIONFISH
Scientists are reporting that the numbers of Lionfish in the northern Gulf of Mexico appear to be diminishing, which may be caused by a new disease that has caused open sores that can eat into the muscles of invasive species. Tests for molds, bacteria and viruses didn’t indicate the cause, but physical trauma and parasite…… MORE
COMMON CORE GONE
Governor Ron DeSantis issued an executive order Friday outlining new education standards for Florida public schools and eliminating the Common Core. The proposed Florida Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking Standards includes things like cursive writing, civics in Kindergarten through 12th grade, reading lists with foundational American historic documents, and no more confusing math. The proposed…… MORE
FLORIDA CONCEALED WEAPONS LAW
Current Florida law usually allows people to carry concealed weapons at religious institutions, but not on school properties. However, a House panel has approved a measure that would allow people to carry concealed weapons at religious institutions that share properties with schools. The House Criminal Justice Subcommittee also approved a separate bill that would allow…… MORE
AL-QAIDA TAKES RESPONSIBILITY FOR ATTACK
An Al-Qaida branch in Yemen has claimed responsibility for the deadly shooting at the Naval Air Station Pensacola by an aviation student from Saudi Arabia. Three people were killed and 8 wounded by Lieutenant Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani, a member of the Saudi Air Force who was training at the base. He was subsequently killed by…… MORE
