The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office says a teenage wanted for a shooting that left a man injured has been apprehended in Georgia. 16-year-old Richard Grice, is being detained on a warrant for aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. He is accused of shooting 22-year-old Kelsey Siler on December 28th while he was a passenger in…… MORE
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FLORIDA GAS PRICES
Florida gas prices are going up a bit. The state average increased 4 cents last week. Drivers are now paying an average price of $2.46 per gallon at the pump, an increase of nearly 30 cents per gallon from what drivers paid this time last year. The Triple “A” Auto Club Group believes the state…… MORE
FLEEING DRIVER ARRESTED
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Department says a 27-year-old Cantonment man was arrested on drug charges after fleeing from a traffic stop. A deputy saw Thomas Jackson not wearing his seatbelt near Clifton Avenue and Lucerne Avenue in the Crescent Lake area and attempted a traffic stop, but Jackson fled. The deputy terminated the traffic stop,…… MORE
RABIES ALERT
The Florida Department of Health says a rabies alert remains in effect for all of Escambia County after a raccoon tested positive for rabies. The animal had been left in a box outside a local wildlife sanctuary. The Health Department said the individual who left the raccoon should be immediately evaluated by a medical professional…… MORE
SEXUAL ASSAULT ARREST
The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office says a 22-year-old Navarre man has been arrested for having sex with an underage girl. Jaymes Eurey is accused of having sex with a minor two times and engaging in sexual behavior with her on multiple occasions between January 1st and June 24th. The girl told investigators she and…… MORE
HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER ARRESTED
The Walton County Sheriff’s Office says a 52-year-old teacher at South Walton High School in Santa Rosa Beach has been arrested for texting inappropriate photos to a female student. Robert Hartness, was arrested by the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office on a warrant from Walton County. The student reported the teacher sent inappropriate images and attempted…… MORE
SHOOTING SUSPECT SOUGHT
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a suspect in a weekend shooting that wounded a Panama City man outside a residence on Cat Mar Road, east of Niceville. Investigators say 22-year-old Kelsey Siler was shot twice while inside a parked car and is undergoing treatment. An active warrant has been issued for 16-year-old…… MORE
FLORIDA FIREARMS BILL
A bill titled the ‘Foreign National Firearms Background Check Enhancement Act’ has been introduced in the Florida House. It is intended to close the loophole that allowed a Saudi Arabian flight student at the Pensacola Naval Air Station to buy a gun used in the shooting on December 6th. That student was able to legally…… MORE
MEDALS AWARDED
The three men killed in the NAS Pensacola shooting on December 6th have been posthumously awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for heroism. The Navy posthumously awarded the medals to Naval Aircrewman 3rd Class Mohammed Haitham, Naval Aircrewman 3rd Class Cameron Walters and Ensign Joshua Watson. The families of the three received the medals…… MORE
TRAFFIC FATALITY
The Florida Highway Patrol said a 77-year man was killed when his bicycle was hit by a car yesterday morning. Troopers said Willie Gaines was eastbound on Fairfield Drive near Mission Road when he was hit by a car driven by 54-year-old Luvenia Boyd. Gaines was pronounced dead at the scene and no charges have…… MORE
