The Milton Police Department says a juvenile was accidentally shot Friday morning in Milton as a group of students played with a handgun at a home in the Whiting Pines neighborhood. The victim was said to be speaking when transported by ambulance. Three students involved in the incident left the scene, causing nearby schools to…… MORE
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V.A. SMOKING BAN
The Department of Veterans Affairs is banning smoking at all of its health care facilities. The upcoming bans will also apply to electronic cigarettes with nicotine vapor cartridges. On October 1st, smoking will be prohibited for patients, visitors, volunteers, contractors and vendors. An agreement between the VA and the union representing VA healthcare workers will…… MORE
INTERSTATE 10 TRAFFIC FATALITY
The Florida Highway Patrol said a 72-year-old Freeport man was killed in a single-vehicle crash Friday night on Interstate 10 near the Santa Rosa-Okaloosa County line. Troopers said the driver – 75-year-old Genevieve Hamilton – was eastbound on I-10 near mile marker 42 around 10pm when she lost control of the vehicle while being passed…… MORE
AIR FORCE DAY-LONG SUICIDE AWARENESS STAND-DOWN
The Air Force has ordered a service-wide day-long stand-down to focus on suicide prevention. The stand-down comes as the Air Force deals with a significant increase in suicides over last year. As of August 1st, 78 airmen had taken their own lives, 28 more than last year. More airmen were lost to suicide than to…… MORE
CALHOUN COUNTY TRAFFIC FATALITIES
The Florida Highway Patrol said two people were killed in a traffic crash in Calhoun County on Saturday. Troopers say it occurred near State Road 20 and Melvin Grade Road, when a car heading east on State Road 20 crossed the centerline and collided with another car. Moments later, a third vehicle crashed into one…… MORE
PENSACOLA MURDER ARRESTS
Pensacola Police say three people have been arrested for a drive-by shooting in May that killed 20-year-old Elizabeth Harris. It happened in a parking lot on North Palafox across from the Platinum Club and 44 shots were fired from 7 guns. Harris was not the target and was hit by a stray bullet. Captain Chuck…… MORE
SUSPECT IN FATAL HIT-AND-RUN ARRESTED
The Florida Highway Patrol said a firefighter from the Midway Fire District was arrested yesterday for a hit-and-run traffic crash on the Navarre Bridge that killed a Texas woman last year. Troopers say Jeannette Martinez of Houston, Texas, and Amber Morin, also of Houston, were riding on the outside of a vehicle driven by Martinez’s…… MORE
COAST GUARDSMEN ARRESTED
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Department said two members of the U.S. Coast Guard have been arrested for buying alcohol for minors at Pensacola Beach, one of whom had to be taken to the hospital for alcohol toxicity. 21-year-old Jimmie Hill, of Gloucester, Virginia, and 23-year-old Gabe Munoz, of Oxnard, California, were both charged with buying alcohol for a…… MORE
WOMAN DIES IN FALL ON OKALOOSA ISLAND
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office said a 25-year-old woman was killed when she fell from a balcony at the Holiday Inn Resort on Okaloosa Island. It happened on Wednesday and deputies said she fell from the fourth floor onto the concrete pool deck below. The woman, whose name has not yet been released, was pronounced…… MORE
FLORIDA SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE SESSION UNLIKELY
It appears unlikely that a special session of the Florida Legislature on gun violence will be convened. Initial voting shows that House Democrats will have a tough time reaching the required 60 percent approval needed in both chambers. Additionally, neither Senate President Bill Galvano nor House Speaker José Oliva, support calling the Legislature into a…… MORE
