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SANTA ROSA DEPUTY CLEARED IN SHOOTING
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement says a Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office deputy has been cleared of wrongdoing after he shot a naked man who aimed a crossbow at him. It happened back ...
Dec 13, 2018
TUESDAY NIGHT TRAFFIC FATALITY IDENTIFIED
The Florida Highway Patrol has identified the Jay woman who was killed in a traffic crash at Highway 29 and State Road 97, Tuesday night. Troopers say 76-year-old Benny Wolfe, of Jay, was northbound o...
Dec 13, 2018
PENSACOLA BEACH ROAD REOPENS
The National Park Service says Highway 399 between Pensacola Beach and Navarre has re-opened after extensive repairs of damage from Hurricane Michael. The road, which stretches through Gulf Islands Na...
Dec 13, 2018
SHOOTING VICTIM IDENTIFIED
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office has identified the man found shot to death on Tuesday near the intersection of North "S" Street and West Lee Street. Deputies responded to a report of a shoo...
Dec 13, 2018
WALTON COUNTY CONFEDERATE FLAG
Last February Walton County commissioners voted unanimously to allow voters to decide whether a Confederate flag should continue to fly outside the courthouse. County Attorney Sidney Noyes said 65 per...
Dec 13, 2018
RECALLED THERMOSTATS
Thousands of thermostats installed in homes across the country are now being recalled because they may pose a fire hazard. The Emerson Company says contact between the thermostat wires and household l...
Dec 13, 2018
NEW JOB FOR FORMER PENSACOLA MAYOR
Ashton Hayward, the former mayor of Pensacola, will take on a new position as president of the Andrews Institute Research & Education Foundation. After serving as Mayor for 8 years, Hayward announ...
Dec 12, 2018
BATTALION FIRE CHIEF TRAFFIC CRASH
A driver traveling in reverse on Interstate 10 Saturday night, collided with and Escambia County Fire Rescue battalion chief's vehicle. It happened about 9:15 pm as the driver was backing up on I-10 i...
Dec 10, 2018
ESCAMBIA COUNTY RESIDENTIAL FIRE
The first red bulb has been placed as part of Escambia County's Keep The Wreath Green fire safety campaign. The Fire destroyed a mobile home early Saturday morning in Century, but the occupants were a...
Dec 10, 2018
BAY COUNTY HURRICANE PROPERTY DAMAGE
Bay County property appraisers say Hurricane Michael has caused an estimated 1.14 billion dollars of damage after they assessed 48,000 of the county's 73,000 buildings. Dan Sowell, county property app...
Dec 10, 2018
