The Florida Highway Patrol says a horse was killed after it was struck by a car and then a pick-up truck yesterday morning IN Escambia County. It happened around 6 a.m. near the intersection of Highway 29 and Duxbury Avenue while it was still dark. After hitting the horse the pick-up crossed the median and…… MORE
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CONTROLLED BURNS
Escambia and Santa Rosa County residents were reporting a lot of smoke yesterday afternoon. The Florida Forest Service says the smoke is coming from a 1,600-acre controlled burn near Munson in northern Santa Rosa County. There’s also a controlled burn in Walnut Hill and another north of Cotton Lake Road and east of Highway 29…… MORE
DOG SHOOTER ARRESTED
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office says a Pensacola man has been arrested for shooting a dog. Deputies were called to the 1100 block of Concordia Boulevard where a woman said she was in her home when she heard gunshots. She came outside and two men said a man walking down the street was startled by…… MORE
ANIMAL CLINIC DISTURBANCE ARREST
The Niceville Police Department says a 52-year-old man was arrested after creating a disturbance at an animal clinic in Niceville. Kenneth Coleman was upset over the loss of his cat and refused to leave the clinic. He cursed and shoved a responding Niceville Police officer, hit him in the back and spit in the officer’s…… MORE
FORMER SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT WILL NOT RECEIVE LEGAL FEES
An Oklaoosa County Circuit Court Judge has ruled that former Okaloosa County School Superintendent Mary Beth Jackson is not entitled to the $283,000 in legal fees she incurred fighting her suspension. Judge William Stone granted the School Board’s motion to dismiss Jackson’s claim. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis suspended Jackson last January 11 for negligence and…… MORE
NEW GIRL SCOUT COOKIE
There is a new Girl Scout cookie this year. The Lemon-Up is described as a crispy lemon cookie baked with messages inspired by Girl Scout entrepreneurs. Messages like “I am a go-getter” and “I am an innovator” are two of eight phrases stamped into the cookie. The new cookies will only be available in certain…… MORE
BANK ROBBERY
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the robbery of a Nine Mile Road bank around 10:30 yesterday morning. A man walked into Synovus Bank at Nine Mile Road and University Parkway and gave the teller a note demanding money, then left with an undisclosed amount of cash. Anyone with information on the robbery is…… MORE
FLEEING DRIVER ARRESTED
A 24-year-old man was arrested after fleeing from a traffic stop in Cantonment. Escambia County Sheriff’s Major Andrew Hobbs said a deputy attempted a traffic stop on a stolen vehicle at Highway 29 and Muscogee Road, but the driver fled down Becks Lake Road before jumping from the car on Elder Lane and fleeing into…… MORE
DEATH INVESTIGATION
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is conducting a death investigation after a body was found near “U” and De Soto Streets. Investigators say the death doesn’t appear suspicious, but because the body was badly decomposed the Medical Examiner’s Office will have to determine the exact cause of death.… MORE
SEXUAL ASSAULT ARREST
The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office says a 24-year-old man has been arrested for a sexual assault that occurred back in 2015. 24-year-old Jerry Lassiter, was 19 when he is accused of sexual assaulting the 41-year-old victim on June 10, 2015, while she was asleep in a camper. A condom found at the crime scene…… MORE
