The Florida Highway Patrol is searching for a vehicle that struck and killed a 43-year-old Orlando man in Panama City Tuesday evening. Troopers say it happened just after midnight on State Road 390 near Ruth Hentz Avenue, when Michael R. Hart – who was in the roadway – was struck by a vehicle that continued…… MORE
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SUN SCREEN BAN
The city of Key West is banning sunscreens that contain chemicals that could harm coral reefs. The sale of sunscreens in Key West will be illegal starting in 2021. However, Florida lawmakers may outlaw the sunscreen ban and make sure no other local governments impose similar ordinances. Bills filed in the Legislature put local governments…… MORE
HIT AND RUN TRIAL UNDERWAY
The trial has begun for a 27-year-old Pensacola man accused of killing a woman and a young child in a hit-and-run crash on Cervantes Street last year. 27-year-old Markquise Wallace faces a variety of charges, including two counts of vehicular homicide. On June 6th, 2018, a 28-year-old woman, and an 8-month-old baby were killed and…… MORE
NEW AREA CODE
Progress is being made on establishing a new area code for Northwest Florida. The Florida Public Service Commission says the current 850 area code, which covers 18 counties, will run out of numbers in 2021. The North American Numbering Plan Administrator, which oversees telephone numbering across the U.S. and other countries, says people in Northwest…… MORE
ATTEMPTED ROBBERY ARREST
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Department says 30-year-old man was arrested for trying to rob Ritz Food Store in Baker. The two store clerks said they saw a handgun in Nicholas Weber’s waistband and he said he planned to rob the store. However, they were able to persuade him to leave the store on Highway 4,…… MORE
NAVARRE RANKED ON WORLD LIST
Navarre Beach is included on a list of the top 30 emerging travel destinations in the world. Travel Lemming Dot Com ranked Navarre Beach at No. 25, between No. 24 Paso Robles, California, and No. 26 McLaren Vale, in Australia. The European country of Georgia was ranked number one. Navarre Beach was the only location…… MORE
I-10 TRAFFIC FATALITY
The Florida Highway Patrol says a woman from the Fort Walton Beach area was killed in a traffic crash yesterday morning on Interstate 10 in Escambia County. Troopers say she was westbound on I-10 between Highway 29 and Pine Forest Road around11:30 a.m. when her vehicle collided with another and overturned. She was pronounced dead…… MORE
MONARCHS ON THE MOVE
You may have noticed the steady stream of Monarch butterflies moving along the coastline of northwest Florida. It is the annual fall migration from Canada to Mexico as the butterflies seek out warmer weather. This particular generation of monarch lives about six months and will come back to the United States to mate after the…… MORE
SCHOOLS LOCKED DOWN
Escambia County School District Deputy Superintendent Norm Ross said three schools in Escambia County were placed on lockdown for a time yesterday after reports were received of a possible trespasser. The schools were Bellview Elementary, Bellview Middle, and Longleaf Elementary School. Major Andrew Hobbs with the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, says one of the schools…… MORE
FREE DENTAL CARE FOR KIDS
Free dental care will be available at Pensacola State College this Saturday for kids ages 15 and younger. They will be able to get dental sealants, examinations, and cleanings, but those interested need to register by calling the college’s dental program at 484-2236. The event is going on from 8 a.m. to noon this Saturday,…… MORE
