The Federal Court building in downtown Pensacola was evacuated yesterday afternoon after a white powder was found inside an envelope that was mailed to the courthouse. The Pensacola Fire Department was dispatched to the courthouse about 2:30 pm and the building was evacuated. The Escambia County Hazmat team was on scene and prepared to enter…… MORE
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PENSACOLA STORMWATER FEES
The Pensacola News Journal is reporting that the Pensacola City Council will vote today on a resolution that could establish a new stormwater fee to pay for improvements to the city’s stormwater system. Mayor Grover Robinson told the Pensacola News Journal the vote will not set a new fee, but would give the Council the…… MORE
MATT GAETZ ATTACKER TO BE SENTENCED
Congressman Matt Gaetz is asking the federal court to sentence the woman who threw a drink on him last June to serve some time in jail to send a message to supporters and opponents that violence will not be tolerated. 35-year-old Amanda Kondrat’yev admitted throwing a cup of red liquid at Gaetz as he was…… MORE
ECUA RECYCLING MANAGER ARRESTED
The former manager of Emerald Coast Utilities Authority’s recycling facility has been charged with stealing more than $510,000. Escambia County Sheriff’s investigators say 42-year-old Jarrell Reynolds created a shell company and sold recycling material collected by ECUA to three other companies. Two of the companies were led to believe that they were buying from ECUA…… MORE
HUMANE SOCIETY RUNNING SHORT OF FOOD
The Pensacola Humane Society operates a Pet Pantry that provides food to pet owners who need temporary help. But the Pantry is running short of food due to higher than expected demand. The society can accept any brand of dog or cat food, both wet and dry varieties, as well as cat litter and donations…… MORE
OKALOOSA COUNTY MURDERS
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Department says 30-year-old Jacob Price walked into the Crestview Police Department shortly after 4 a.m. with blood on his shirt and said he had shot his parents and two family dogs. When deputies arrived at the home on Equine Drive, north of Crestview, they found two people and two dogs dead…… MORE
FLAGS AT HALF-STAFF
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has ordered that flags be flown at half-staff in honor of Escambia County Fire Rescue Volunteer District Chief Dwain Bradshaw. Bradshaw was killed last week after being struck by a semi-truck while responding to another fatal traffic crash. The governor ordered that the U.S. and Florida flags be flown at half-staff…… MORE
FLORIDA LOTTERY EDUCATION CONTRIBUTIONS
The Florida Lottery announced that educational contributions from the Lottery have reached 36 billion dollars since the lottery began. Florida’s public schools have received more than 11.6 billion dollars, colleges and universities have received a combined total of 8.4 billion dollars, and 6.2 billion dollars has gone to fund the Bright Futures Scholarship program allowing…… MORE
SUPPLEMENT RECALLED
The Food and Drug Administration has issued a voluntary recall on the dietary supplement Up2 sold to boost libido because it is tainted with sildenafil (“Sill-Denna-Fill”) a prescription drug for erectile dysfunction. The FDA said sildenafil can interact with nitrates found in some prescription drugs, such as nitroglycerin and may lower blood pressure to dangerous…… MORE
WOMEN CHARGED WITH METH AFTER HIGH-SPEED CHASE
Two Walton County women have been arrested after leading law enforcement officers on a pursuit that started in Florida and ended in Alabama. It began near the Holmes County Sheriff’s Office substation on Highway 90 in Ponce de Leon and ended on State Road 87 in Geneva County, Alabama. 30-year-old Victoria Duncan was the driver…… MORE
