In a non-binding referendum that would have given pensions and state benefits to firefighters in Navarre, 56% of voters said “yes” to the referendum and 44% said “no,” but that was 4 percentage points short of the 60% threshold needed to take the bill to the next level. State Representative Jayer Williamson said had the…… MORE
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HURLBURT SERGEANT DIES IN TRAINING
The Air Force says a Hurlburt Field special tactics para-rescueman died Tuesday while performing mountain rescue training in Boise, Idaho. 33-year-old Tech Sergeant Peter Kraines died from injuries he suffered in the accident. Colonel Matthew Allen, commander of the 24th Special Operations Wing, said Kraines was a military static-line jumper, free fall jumper, Air Force…… MORE
CORRECTION OFFICER ARRESTED
Florida Department of Law Enforcement agents have arrested a 26-year-old correctional officer at the Northwest Florida Reception Center in Chipley and charged him with possession of child pornography. In July, FDLE’s Panama City Field Office began investigating a tip about child pornography. The investigation revealed that Andrew Williams had been uploading images and videos of…… MORE
NORTHWEST FLORIDA DROUGHT WORSENS
The weekly drought monitor is out and the drought across northwest Florida is getting worse. The monitor is not an agency but a partnership between the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the United States Department of Agriculture, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. So fat this year, Pensacola is 12.7…… MORE
MIKE HILL ABORTION BILL FILED
State Representative Mike Hill has again filed a bill in the Florida House that would ban abortions if a fetal heartbeat is detected, but the bill removes any medical exceptions, including if the mother’s life is in danger. The bill also changes the word fetus to “preborn human being.” The legislation Hill filed last year…… MORE
TRAFFIC FATALITY FOLLOW-UP
The woman killed in a traffic crash on Perdido Key Tuesday has been identified. The Florida Highway Patrol said 19-year old Victor Rogel was driving an ECUA maintenance truck east on Perdido Key Drive when he rear-ended an SUV that was slowing in front of him. A passenger in the SUV, 60-year old Melissa Farmer…… MORE
2ND CHILD NEGLECT ARREST
Pensacola Police say a second person has been charged after a child was found in a hot car at Cordova Mall Tuesday afternoon. The child was taken to a local hospital and is said to be doing well. The father of the child, 21-year-old Steven Kroeger of Milton, was charged with one count of child…… MORE
SHOOTING SUSPECT ARRESTED
The DeFuniak Springs Police Department says a suspect wanted for a shooting in Walton County shooting has been captured in Jackson County. Florida Highway Patrol troopers arrested 34-year-old Ishmeal Hodges while they were serving a warrant on an unrelated case. Hodges was wanted for shooting at several people with a handgun on September 18th. He…… MORE
WALTON COUNTY BURN BAN
The Florida Forest Service says Walton County has issued a burn ban. Bay, Okaloosa and Santa Rosa counties are considering that option as conditions become more dry. Joe Zwierzchowski (“Zweer-Chow-Ski) with the Forest Service says it’s up to county commissioners to vote a burn ban into effect. However, the Forest Service has restricted prescribed burns…… MORE
PANAMA CITY LOTTERY WINNER
A 68-year-old Panama City woman claimed the top prize in a Lottery scratch-off game. Linda Shannon won $500,000 playing the PAYDAY Scratch-Off game. She bought the winning ticket at Express Lane Store on Panama City Beach Parkway.… MORE
