The Fly-In Expo by the Snowbirds, the flight demonstration team of the Royal Canadian Air Force that was scheduled for January 21st at the National Naval Aviation Museum, at NAS Pensacola, has been canceled. Access to NAS, including the Museum and Lighthouse, is available only to Department of Defense ID cardholders and Veterans with a…… MORE
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NEW FLIGHTS FROM DESTIN-FORT WALTON
Allegiant Airlines has announced new flights for as low as $33 one-way, will start soon out of the Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport. The new routes include: Boston, Massachusetts – Dayton, Ohio – Houston, Texas – Chicago, Illinois and Hudson Valley, New York. The new flights may begin as early as May.… MORE
N.A.S. ATTACK AN ACT OF TERRORISM
U.S. Attorney General William Barr and FBI Deputy Director David Bowdich say the shooting on the Pensacola Naval Air Station on December 6th was an act of terrorism carried out by a single shooter. Three American service members were killed and eight other people were wounded by 21-year-old Mohammed Al-Shamrani, a Saudi flight student. Al-Shamrani…… MORE
FORT WALTON BEACH MURDER INDICTMENTS
The State Attorney’s Office says two Pensacola residents have been indicted by an Okaloosa County Grand Jury for the November murder of a Fort Walton Beach man. 24-year-old Jordan Phillips, and 27-year-old and Carissa Lynn Parker, are charged in the death of Edgar Jennings III who was shot at his home on Culp Avenue. Jennings…… MORE
WALTON COUNTY DRUG BUST
The Walton County Sheriff’s Office’s newest K9 assisted with a drug bust early yesterday morning. Deputies made a traffic stop about 3 a.m. near the intersection of Highway 98 and County Highway 393. In the car was the driver – 40-year-old Brandon Shaw from Alabama – and a passenger – 38-year-old Cassie Ponthieux, from Freeport.…… MORE
POSTAL EMPLOYEE SENTENCED TO PRISON
The Department of Justice says a former U.S. Postal Service employee from Panama City was sentenced to two years in federal prison after pleading guilty to stealing and using debit cards and checks from postal customers, as well as cash from Post Offices. 29-year-old Elizabeth Brown worked at post offices in Okaloosa, Walton, and Holmes…… MORE
MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION DRIVE
The committee “Make It Legal Florida” a political committee working to legalize recreational marijuana, has raised over 4,800,00 dollars and spent 4 million of that. The committee wants to pass a constitutional amendment that would allow adults 21 or older to possess up to 2.5 ounces of marijuana and marijuana accessories for personal use. They…… MORE
FLORIDA GAS PRICES
Gas prices are declining in Florida. They had reached an average price of nearly $2.53 per gallon last Tuesday, but have dropped 4 cents to $2.49 per gallon. Tensions between the US and Iran pushed crude oil prices higher in recent weeks, but oil prices sank as tensions began to ease. Normally, drivers see some…… MORE
WEEKEND FATAL SHOOTING
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a weekend fatal shooting. Deputies were dispatched to the 2200 block of West Hernandez Street near “P” Street around 4 p.m. Deputies were said to be seeking a silver Chevy Silverado pickup, but few other details have not been released and the investigation is continuing.… MORE
BANK ROBBER IDENTIFIED
The FBI says they believe they know the identity of the person who robbed the Synovus Bank on Nine Mile Road last Tuesday. 57-year-old Timothy Langford, from Colorado, is suspected of multiple bank robberies. He walked into the Synovus Bank at the northwest corner of Nine Mile Road and University Parkway and gave the teller…… MORE
