The Escambia County Sheriff’s Department is looking for a missing 69-year-old man. Alvin James Crossman was last seen around 4am Saturday morning at the Westpointe Retirement Community in the 5100 block of Northpointe Parkway. If you have information on his whereabouts, notify any law enforcement agency.… MORE
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FLORIDA VAPING BILL FILED
A bill filed in the Florida House of Representatives would raise the legal age for vaping and smoking tobacco from 18 to 21 in Florida. The Federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending people stop using e-cigarettes until a multistate investigation into lung-related illnesses is complete. As many as 450 people in 33…… MORE
RED TIDE DETECTED
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says red tide-producing organisms were detected in Bay County last week. According to the report, background concentrations of the toxic algae were observed in one sample. The report states that the algae was also observed in samples from Sarasota, Charlotte, Lee and Collier Counties. No fish kills have…… MORE
MOBILE HOME FIRE
Escambia County Fire/Rescue said three people were taken to the hospital after a mobile home fire at the Oakstead Mobile Home Park off Massachusetts Avenue yesterday morning. Firefighters responded just after 9am and found the interior of the mobile home in flames. There was little to no fire or smoke damage visible on the exterior…… MORE
VEHICLE PURSUIT ARREST
Pensacola Police say a man is in custody after fleeing on foot after a vehicle pursuit. Police said 22-year-old Austin Wigley was wanted on outstanding warrants and police were pursuing him when he crashed his car at the intersection of Scenic Highway and Creighton Road at about 2 a.m. and ran. Police deployed a drone…… MORE
HOSPITAL DONATION
The Sacred Heart Foundation says the Studer Family Children’s Hospital has received a 2.5 million-dollar donation. It came from the Pediatrics Medical Group, an affiliate of MEDNAX. The gift will be recognized with the naming of the Children’s Hospital’s Level III neonatal intensive care unit. The new, four-story Studer Family Children’s Hospital at Ascension Sacred…… MORE
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE RECONSTRUCTION
Tyndall Air Force Base in Bay County is undertaking most of its missions again after taking a direct hit from Hurricane Michael last year. 11 months after the storm, repair and demolition work continues and Colonel Brian Laidlaw, commander of the 325th Fighter Wing, said nearly all of pre-storm missions are being performed. Construction is…… MORE
MILITARY PAY RAISE
The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee has approved a bill that would give a 3.1% pay raise to military personnel, the largest pay raise for the military since 2010. The funding bill provides a total of 695 billion dollars for national defense, a 20 billion dollar increase over fiscal year 2019. The bill now goes to…… MORE
OKALOOSA COUNTY DROWNING
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the drowning of a 9-month-old infant in a bathtub. Deputies were called to a home on Corvet Street north of Racetrack Road about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. The baby had been in a bathtub with an older sibling when he was found face down, not breathing. He was taken…… MORE
ESCAMBIA SCHOOLS LOCKED DOWN
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office Pine Forest High School and George Stone Technical College were placed on lockdown yesterday after an online threat was made. Major Andrew Hobbs said a George Stone student made the threat on social media and was taken into custody. The investigation is continuing.… MORE
