Milton police say a 46-year-old woman has been arrested after an accidental shooting last week in which a minor was shot in the face while a group of juveniles was playing with a handgun. Sheila Mock, was arrested Monday afternoon by Milton police and charged with culpable negligence and two counts of unsafe storage of…… MORE
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AIR FORCE OFFICER DEATH
The death of an Air Force officer following a physical training test has resulted in a change in the base’s physical fitness assessment schedule. 29-year-old Captain Tranay Tanner died on August 17th, less than 24 hours after suffering health complications during a physical fitness test at Eglin Air Force Base. Four days after Tanner’s death,…… MORE
OKALOOSA COUNTY PHONE SCAM
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office says a Crestview woman was scammed out of $1,500 by a caller who said her social security number had been stolen and she had a warrant for her arrest. The woman was told to purchase gift cards within an hour and provide the card numbers to pay off her warrant,…… MORE
FORMER SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT SUES SCHOOL OKALOOSA DISTRICT
Former Okaloosa County School Superintendent Mary Beth Jackson is suing the School District, seeking reimbursement of attorney’s fees that accrued as she fought her suspension from office by Florida Governor Ron Desantis for neglect of duty and incompetence. Jackson is seeking to recover almost $300,000. She says she is entitled to the attorney’s fees because…… MORE
MILLION-DOLLAR SCRATCH-OFF WINNER
The Florida Lottery says a 54-year-old Fort Walton Beach man is a million dollars richer after purchasing a winning a thirty-dollar Gold Rush Special Edition Scratch-Off game. Kevin Laws bought his winning ticket at the Tom Thumb store on Navarre Parkway in Navarre. Laws chose to receive his winnings in a lump sum payment of…… MORE
9-MILE ROAD CONSTRUCTION
The Florida Department of Transportation says the lanes on Nine Mile Road between the Leisure Lakes RV entrance to the 11 Mile Creek bridge will be shifted onto the new east-bound road. The transition was originally scheduled for Monday will now be rescheduled for today because of weather conditions. It will allow construction crews to…… MORE
NEW DEPUTY AIRPORT DIRECTOR
The City of Pensacola has announced that Pensacola International Airport now has a new deputy airport director. Matt Coughlin – who previously served Escambia County as the interim county administrator and assistant county administrator – will start September 9th. He also worked as the assistant director at the airport from 2014 till 2017. In his…… MORE
PUBLIC RECYCLING BIN REMOVED
Destin officials have removed the city’s only public recycling Dumpster that was at the city public services maintenance facility on Commons Drive. It was meant to be used by residents in apartments, condos or other housing units who do not receive curbside recycling pickup service. However, non-recyclable items including mattresses, plastic bags and yard waste…… MORE
MIG-21 ARRIVES AT MUSEUM OF NAVAL AVIATION
A MiG-21 supersonic fighter jet has arrived at the National Naval Aviation Museum. It will be renovated for an exhibit about the Navy’s downing of two Iraqi MiGs in January 1991, on the first day of Operation Desert Storm. The actual F/A-18 Hornets from that incident arrived earlier this year. The MiG-21 will be re-assembled…… MORE
ESCAPED INMATE RECAPTURED
An inmate who escaped from the Escambia County jail early Saturday morning was recaptured Saturday afternoon when he was located by a Sheriff’s K-9 unit. Around 5am, 31-year-old Michael Perkins escaped while loading a food truck. He was being held on charges of burglary, larceny and dealing in stolen property and had been at the Jail…… MORE
