A 30-year-old Staff Sergeant stationed at Eglin Air Force Base, has been arrested for possession of child pornography. Sergeant Holden Jacobs, is facing 14 counts of obscene material possession. The videos and images were found on several electronic devices seized during the serving of a search warrant and involved young girls between the ages of…… MORE
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GUNMAN SHOT
A gunman who walked into a grocery store on Lillian Highway and fired several shots was himself shot by Escambia County Sheriff’ Deputies. It happened at the Grocery Advantage store around 3pm and deputies responded and cornered the suspect in a warehouse area. When the suspect displayed a weapon, he was shot at least twice.…… MORE
BLUE ANGELS INCIDENT
The Navy says there was a close call this week at the Blue Angels practice when two planes made contact. Spokesperson Lieutenant Michelle Tucker said the team was performing the Diamond 360 maneuver when the canopy of Blue Angels number 3 and the wing of Blue Angel’s number 1 touched during the maneuver and the…… MORE
SCHOOL BUS CRASH
The Florida Highway Patrol said an Escambia County school bus collided with a car yesterday on Alexandria Drive in the Mayfair Subdivision in west Escambia County. Troopers say the driver of the car – 33-year-old Christopher Callaway – crossed the center line and hit the bus. There were 15 passengers on the bus at the…… MORE
NEW MEDICAL EXAMINER
A Medical Examiner’s Search Committee, established to find a replacement for outgoing Doctor Andrea Minyard, will recommend a California forensic pathologist to be the next First Judicial Circuit medical examiner. Doctor Scott Luzi is the medical director and manager of Anatomic, Clinical, and Forensic Pathology Services in Escondido, California. The four counties within the Judicial…… MORE
GULF COUNTY SCALLOP SEASON OPENS
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says the scallop season for Gulf County and St. Joseph Bay opens today. The annual survey of the adult scallop population in June and July showed they have made a remarkable recovery since 2016, after the Bay’s scallop population collapsed. That year the harvest season was just 10…… MORE
BEACH RENOURISHMENT PROJECT
A major beach renourishment project for the 18.5-mile Gulf beachfront in Bay County is a step closer. Tourist Development Council President Dan Rowe said the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released the funds that will cover the cost of replacing 1.4 million cubic yards of sand estimated to have been lost from Hurricane Michael.…… MORE
ESCAMBIA COUNTY DEATH INVESTIGATION
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office says the body of an unidentified man was found yesterday morning behind a hair salon in the 100 block of Beverly Parkway in Brent. Department spokesman Major Andrew Hobbs, said 49-year-old Donald Barbee was identified as a possible suspect and was taken into custody after a tip was received from…… MORE
PILOT OF CRASHED PLANE ID’d
The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office says the name of the pilot of the small plane, which crashed on a sand bar in the Escambia River yesterday, has been released. 26-year old Scott Nee, from Woodbury Minnesota, was alone in the single-engine Cessna 172, and was airlifted to Sacred Heart Hospital by a U.S. Coast…… MORE
FLORIDA BAR MATT GAETZ INVESTIGATION
A Florida Bar grievance committee has found no probable cause to show that a tweet by Congressman Matt Gaetz to Michael Cohen earlier this year violated the bar’s rules of conduct. However, the Bar will issue a “letter of advice” that will become public once it is sent to the Congressman. In February, Gaetz sent…… MORE
