The Baldwin County Sheriff’s Department says the autopsy of the man who died after a shootout with Gulf Shores Police succumbed from injuries received after falling or jumping from the 8th floor of a condominium. On Monday police attempted to make a traffic stop on Russell Mallette for speeding and suspected DUI, but he refused…… MORE
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WANTED FUGITIVE SOUGHT
The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Department is seeking a wanted fugitive. 38-year-old Joseph Robey is wanted on charges of lewd and lascivious behavior on a victim less than 12-years-old. He is a white male, with brown hair and blue eyes. If you know Robey’s whereabouts, call the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Department or Santa Rosa…… MORE
SHOOTING SUSPECTS INDICTED
The State Attorney’s Office said three of the suspects involved in the shooting that happened across the street from the Platinum Night Club in Pensacola last May, have been indicted for murder. Tequan Warren, Markeasia James, and Cordellious Dyess were indicted for first-degree felony murder, attempted second-degree murder and shooting into an occupied vehicle. That…… MORE
FORT WALTON BEACH FIRE FEE
The City of Fort Walton Beach has approved the fire assessment fee. This fee will provide revenue for enhancements within the fire department and will free up property tax revenue to be invested in the police department and other City services. The assessment will be collected monthly on the City’s utility bills and is scheduled…… MORE
FLORIDA OFF-SHORE DRILLING BAN
The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to permanently ban drilling off Florida’s Gulf Coast. The bipartisan bill, known as the Protecting and Securing Florida’s Coastline Act of 2019, would make permanent the moratorium put in place after the 2010 BP oil spill that was set to expire in 2022. Congressman Matt Gaetz was a…… MORE
PENSACOLA TWO-WAY TRAFFIC PROPOSAL
The city of Pensacola wants to turn the one-way portions of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and North Davis Highway back to two-way streets. Both were two-way roads before Interstate 110 was built. Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson suggested the change, and the Pensacola City Council, sitting as the Community Redevelopment Agency, unanimously supported asking…… MORE
CENTURY TOWN MANAGER POSITION
North Escambia.com is reporting that the Century Town Council has voted to a hire a town manager to run its daily operations, and they also voted to name Buz Eddy – retired Gulf Breeze City Manager – as the interim town manager until a permanent hire is made. Eddy said he does not plan to…… MORE
ALABAMA PRISON SWEEP
The Alabama Department of Corrections and more than 300 officials from local, county and state law enforcement agencies, conducted an operation to remove illegal contraband from the G.K. Fountain Correctional Facility in Atmore, Alabama. 621 homemade weapons, 51 contraband cellphones, 240 grams of synthetic drugs, and seven gallons of an alcoholic beverage were discovered. The…… MORE
OKALOOSA COUNTY VEHICLE VANDALISM
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office says a 30-year-old homeless man caused more than $30,000 in damages by smashing out windows with rocks and a belt buckle. Justin Wilson was found by deputies passed out nearby on a bench. An employee at the Holiday Inn Resort on Miracle Strip Parkway in Fort Walton Beach said Wilson…… MORE
MEL PONDER MAY NOT SEEK REELECTION
District 4 State Representative Mel Ponder may step down to run for the District 5 Okaloosa County Commission seat in 2020. Ponder has scheduled an announcement for 1:30 p.m. this Friday. He served as a member of the Destin City Council from 2002-06 and as mayor from 2014 until January 2016. Retired Okaloosa County Judge…… MORE
