A new way to prepare financially for hurricanes will be part of budget talks among Florida lawmakers. The Legislature’s Office of Economic and Demographic Research is suggesting establishing a new fund to collect reimbursements from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to help the state’s general revenue fund. As another alternative, loans from a state reserve…… MORE
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MISSING CHILD FOUND
The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office says a missing 3-year-old autistic boy with a congenital heart defect, was found several hours after he wandered off into a heavily wooded area in Pace over the weekend. He went missing from his grandmother’s house when he unlatched a deadbolt and walked into the woods. Deputy Robert Lenzo,…… MORE
PENSACOLA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
More than 2 million passengers went through Pensacola International Airport in the last fiscal year, the most ever. City Administrator Chris Holley said 2,018,000 passengers have passed through the airport’s gates since October 2018. Dan Flynn, airport director, said there have been four straight months of 200,000 passengers, Demographic data for shows that 47% of…… MORE
NEW CITY ADMINISTRATOR
When Pensacola City Administrator Chris Holley leaves his job at City Hall in December, Deputy City Administrator Keith Wilkins will take over the position. Holley, who has had a 40-year career in local Florida governments, agreed to come out of retirement to oversee daily operations of the city for the first year of Mayor Grover…… MORE
GAS PRICES
After the bombing attacks on Saudi Arabian oil facilities during the weekend, the Triple “A” Auto Club said crude oil prices have surged. The attacks knocked out half the kingdom’s oil capacity, nearly six percent of what the world consumes every day. President Donald Trump authorized the release of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve…… MORE
VEHICLE SOUGHT
The Crestview Police Department is seeking a vehicle believed to have be involved in a shooting incident on Saturday, September 7th. Officers responded to a report of gunshots at the corner of West Edney Avenue and South Lincoln Street, and found multiple shell casings. Several buildings were hit by bullets, but no injuries were reported.…… MORE
GULF COAST JELLYFISH
Large numbers of jellyfish have been seen drifting across the Gulf Coast. David Vaughan, beach safety director for the South Walton Fire District, says purple flags – warning of dangerous marine life – have been flown every day since July 4th. However, officials in Destin and Okaloosa Island reported jellyfish numbers that are not out…… MORE
MISSING 12-YEAR-OLD
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public for help in locating a missing 12-year-old boy. Kardyaire Jamel Holmes is a black male, 5-feet tall, 160 pounds. He was last seen wearing a black shirt, black shorts and black Nike slides and walking in the 2100 block of West Blount Street about 2:30 a.m.…… MORE
PENSACOLA FIRE FATALITY
The Pensacola Fire Department says one person died in a house fire Friday night. It happened at a home in the 500-block of Ditmar Street around 7 p.m. Pensacola Fire Chief Ginny Cranor said an adult woman was pronounced dead at the scene. An adult male who was also in the home survived. The State…… MORE
CENSUS WORKERS
The next census is not until 2020, but the U.S. Census Bureau says a census worker may be knocking on your door in the next few weeks. About 40,000 Census Bureau employees carrying laptops and black messenger bags, are visiting areas through October in an effort to verify over 50 million addresses, or about one-third…… MORE
