A man who stole a car from Santa Rosa Mall yesterday afternoon and then tried to evade Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies, was quickly arrested. A deputy spotted the car a short time after the theft was reported and attempted to make a traffic stop, but the driver refused to pull over. He was captured…… MORE
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FATAL MOTORCYCLE CRASH
The Florida Highway Patrol says man and woman from Milton were killed in a traffic crash in Holt in Okaloosa County. It happened on Highway 90 and Wilkerson Bluff Road. Troopers say 21-year-old Gregory Geiger was stopped at the stop sign, then pulled into the path of a motorcycle driven by 40-year-old Charles Sillars. He…… MORE
HIT AND RUN DRIVER SENTENCED
The man involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash on Cervantes Street last year that killed a woman and a baby has been sentenced. 27-year-old Markquise Wallace was sentenced to 65 years in state prison by Circuit Court Judge Lacey Powell Clark, the maximum possible sentence. On June 6th, 2018, Wallace struck the two adults and…… MORE
NAS SHOOTING FOLLOW-UP
All eight of the people who were injured in the shooting at the Pensacola Naval Air Station on December 6th, have been released from the hospital. Four people were killed, including the gunman, a second lieutenant in the Royal Saudi Air Force. The Navy has since posthumously awarded Wings of Gold to the three other…… MORE
WEEKEND ARMED ROBBERY
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an armed robbery of the Happy Jack’s convenience store at 6680 North Palafox Street. It happened early yesterday morning, but no injuries were reported. Investigators are working to identify the suspect and anyone with information about the robbery is asked to contact the Escambia County Sheriff’s Department or…… MORE
FORT WALTON MURDER ARREST
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office says a 24-year-old Pensacola man has been charged with first-degree murder for a shooting that occurred last month in Fort Walton Beach. Jordan Phillips is accused of shooting 35-year-old Edgar Jennings in the head outside Jennings’ home on Culp Avenue on November 19th. U.S. Marshals arrested Phillips Friday night and…… MORE
CRAB ISLAND ORDINANCE REVISIONS
Proposed changes to Okaloosa County’s ordinance that regulates floating structures and commercial vessels at Crab Island in Destin will be discussed at tomorrow’s County Commission meeting. The potential revisions include modifications to the county fee system for island businesses, as well as a requirement for commercial vessels and floating structures to pick up passengers from…… MORE
NEW PANAMA CITY STREET LIGHTS
Panama City commissioners have approved an emergency purchase of 30 street light fixtures and mounting assemblies to be installed on Beck Avenue and Bayside Avenue in the Saint Andrews area in the next 30 days. They will replace street lights destroyed in Hurricane Michael. United Lighting and Supply Company was awarded the $50,700 contract. City…… MORE
CITY OF PENSACOLA CYBERATTACK
The city of Pensacola says online payments can once again be made after the recent cyberattack against the city’s computer network. The city was still trying to determine if personal data was exposed in the cyberattack, which began early Saturday morning. Anyone who had a bill due while the system was down should contact customer…… MORE
“KEEP THE WREATH GREEN” UPDATE
Escambia County Fire Rescue says a fifth red lightbulb has been placed on Escambia County’s “Keep the Wreath Green” fire safety wreath. That means five residential fires have occurred so far in December. The fifth fire occurred in the 1500 block of West Highway 4 in north Escambia County early Thursday morning. All residents escaped…… MORE
