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SHERIFF’S BUDGET AGREEMENT
The Escambia County Commission and the Escambia County Sheriff's Department have reached an agreement on the Sheriff's budget. The agreement is similar to one reached in March but establishes a reserv...
Apr 27, 2018
FERRY SERVICE DELAYED
The Pensacola News Journal is reporting the National Park Service has delayed the start date for ferry service between Gulf Islands National Seashore, downtown Pensacola and Pensacola Beach. Dan Brown...
Apr 27, 2018
MOBILE HIGHWAY TRAFFIC FATALITY
The Florida Highway Patrol says a 34-year-old Pensacola woman was killed and a 21-year-old Pensacola man critically injured in a four-vehicle traffic crash Wednesday night on Mobile Highway and Eight ...
Apr 27, 2018
JEFF MILLER NOMINEE FOR V.A. SECRETARY
The publication, Military Times, says former Congressman Jeff Miller is a candidate for the position of Veterans Affairs Secretary. Rear Admiral Ronny Jackson, a Navy doctor, withdrew his name from th...
Apr 27, 2018
GREAT WHITE SHARK VISITING
A 12-foot, 1,300 pound great white shark was in our area recently. Hilton, a male great white, has covered almost 10,000 miles in the past 14 months. He was tagged in March of 2017 off the coast of So...
Apr 27, 2018
FUGITIVE ARRESTED IN DESTIN
A fugitive from Indiana, wanted on several felony gun charges, was arrested Wednesday at a Destin restaurant after two Okaloosa County sheriff's deputies recognized him while on their lunch break. Dep...
Apr 27, 2018
CRESTVIEW BUS CRASH FOLLOW-UP
The Crestview Police Department says the passengers injured in that crash of an Okaloosa County Transit bus Tuesday are recovering. Officers say the bus was eastbound on P.J. Adams Parkway about 2:30 ...
Apr 26, 2018
MURDER SUSPECT ARRESTED
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office has arrested an 18-year-old on charges of murder, sexual battery and robbery. Antjuan Sanders is accused of raping and strangling 58-year-old Susan Midyett, ...
Apr 20, 2018
NRA CRITICIZES SENATOR BROXSON
The Pensacola News Journal is reporting that National Rifle Association lobbyist Marion Hammer is criticizing State Senator Doug Broxson for his vote for the School Safety Act that, among other things...
Apr 20, 2018
GAMBLING DEAL
Florida Governor Rick Scott has announced a deal that will lead to the Seminole Tribe continuing to pay more than 300 million dollars a year in casino money to the state. In exchange, the tribe will c...
Apr 20, 2018
