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SHERIFF BUDGET DEAL COLLAPSES
The Pensacola News Journal is reporting the budget agreement between the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office and Escambia County Commissioners appears to have fallen apart. The County and the Sheri...
Syndicated Author Mar 20, 2018
BLUE ANGELS ARRIVAL
If you were hoping to see the Blue Angels make their return to Pensacola yesterday you were disappointed. The team had to cancel their beach flyover because of bad weather along their route from their...
Syndicated Author Mar 20, 2018
CHARTER SCHOOL FRAUD SENTENCING SET
An Ohio businessman convicted of defrauding Newpoint charter schools out of hundreds of thousands of dollars in public funds will be sentenced Friday. Steven Kunkemoeller was found guilty of organized...
Syndicated Author Mar 20, 2018
LOST KAYAKERS FOUND SAFE
Three people were taken to the hospital early yesterday morning after being lost along the Escambia River for most of the night. They were able to call for help about 7:30 p.m. Sunday from somewhere a...
Syndicated Author Mar 20, 2018
MOTORCYCIST CRITICALLY HURT
The Florida Highway Patrol says a Santa Rosa Beach motorcyclist was critically injured after he hit a buzzard. Troopers say 47-year-old Dominic Brewer was driving on Black Creek Highway Sunday evening...
Syndicated Author Mar 20, 2018
MOBILE COUNTY DEPUTY INVESTIGATED
The Mobile County Sheriff's Office says it has opened an internal investigation after an open beer bottle was seen in a deputy's patrol car. Sheriff Sam Cochran identified the deputy as Sergeant Joe M...
Syndicated Author Mar 20, 2018
FLORIDA OPIOID LAW
Florida Governor Rick Scott has signed a bill intended to help prevent people from becoming addicted to opioids. Among other provisions the bill would limit doctors to writing prescriptions for three-...
Syndicated Author Mar 20, 2018
CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE CANDIDATES
Nine candidates, including current judges, prosecutors and private attorneys, are in the running to replace Judge Edward P. Nickinson, who has been a judge in the First Circuit since January 1990 and ...
Syndicated Author Mar 16, 2018
VALPARAISO MAYOR ELECTION
After fifty-four years the City of Valparaiso has a new mayor. Brent Smith will take the job previously held by the late Bruce Arnold. Smith, received 321 total votes in Tuesday's municipal election b...
Syndicated Author Mar 15, 2018
MILTON BARS
The City of Milton in Santa Rosa County is moving forward with an ordinance that would allow bars to operate in the city. At present businesses can only serve alcohol if 51 percent of their gross reve...
Syndicated Author Mar 15, 2018