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MEDICAL EXAMINER WILL STAY ON THE JOB
The Pensacola News Journal is reporting that First Judicial Circuit Medical Examiner Doctor Andrea Minyard will continue to perform her duties for the foreseeable future. Minyard’s contract expi...
Oct 02, 2018
ESCAMBIA COUNTY COMMISSION RACE DECIDED
The Escambia County commission will soon have a new member. Robert Bender, running in District 4 to replace Grover Robinson who is running for Mayor of Pensacola, won the Republican primary in August ...
Oct 02, 2018
SOCIAL MEDIA SCHOOL THREAT ARREST
The Escambia County Sheriff's Office says a Pensacola Catholic High School student was arrested over the weekend for posting a threat of violence against the school on social media. 15-year-old Quante...
Oct 02, 2018
FORT PICKENS ROAD FUTURE REPAIRS
Gulf Island National Seashore Superintendent Dan Brown said the next time Fort Pickens Road is destroyed by a storm, the federal government may decide not to repair it. Since Fort Pickens Road and Hig...
Oct 02, 2018
FIRE CLOSES V.A. CLINIC
An electrical fire at the Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic in Pensacola forced it to close yesterday. VA officials said the fire occurred in an isolated area of the building and that no one was inju...
Oct 02, 2018
PANAMA CITY OYSTER SHUCKER
A Panama City man has placed fifth place in the World Oyster Opening Championship in Galway, Ireland. Honor Allen, who works at Hunt's Oyster Bar in St. Andrews as an oyster shucker, has won the U.S. ...
Oct 02, 2018
MURDERER CONVICTED
Mary Rice, the companion of serial killer Billy Boyette, Jr., has been found guilty on all charges against her. She was sentenced to life in prison on a charge of first degree murder, for the death of...
Oct 01, 2018
GRAY TRIGGERFISH SEASON CLOSED
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation commission says starting tomorrow, the gray triggerfish season is closed in state waters. The FWC said the decision to close the season early was made after ...
Sep 28, 2018
FATAL TRACTOR ACCIDENT
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office says a tractor accident in Molino yesterday afternoon claimed the life of a four-year child. Officials received a call around 3 p.m. on Wednesday that the bo...
Sep 27, 2018
SCENIC HIGHWAY TRAFFIC FATALITY
The Florida Highway Patrol says an early morning traffic crash on Scenic Highway in Escambia County took the life of a 49-year-old man. Troopers say 49-year-old Michael Rhatigan was northbound on Scen...
Sep 27, 2018
