The Florida Department of Transportation says it will begin moving traffic from the old bridge across Pensacola Bay to the first expanse of the new replacement bridge on July 28th. The existing bridge, which opened in 1960, carries more than 55,000 vehicles between Pensacola and Gulf Breeze each day. FDOT spokesman Ian Satter said westbound…… MORE
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TEACHER BONUS LAWSUIT
The Florida Department of Education is being sued over claims it shortchanged teachers when it paid bonuses awarded by the Legislature. The class-action lawsuit says in 2018 the department illegally ordered school districts to subtract the employer’s portion of Social Security and Medicare taxes from the amount given to teachers under the state’s “Best and…… MORE
CANTONMENT WOMAN KILLED BY TRAIN
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office says an adult woman was killed when she tried to crawl through a train Monday evening in Cantonment. Witnesses said the train was stopped when she attempted to crawl under a train car, which then began to move, running over the woman near the intersection of Carver and Webb streets.…… MORE
ESCAMBIA COUNTY SCHOOL GRADES
Escambia County School Superintendent Malcolm Thomas said the recently released school grades from the Florida Department of Education show Escambia County is achieving academic success. The district maintained its B grade for the second consecutive year and 92% of schools are now rated a C or higher and there are no longer any F schools…… MORE
MISSING MILTON TEENAGER
Authorities are searching for a missing and endangered 16-year-old girl who was last seen on June 28th in Milton. Kyla Jade Shannon, is white, 5 feet, 5 inches tall, 190 pounds with black hair, blue eyes and may have a nose ring. She may be in the company of a white woman who is about…… MORE
BIG KAHUNA LAZY RIVER CLOSED IN DESTIN
The lazy river at Big Kahuna’s Water and Adventure Park in Destin has been closed since Monday after water quality tests by the Okaloosa County Health Department revealed unsatisfactory conditions. The Health Department said the sanitizer level was lower than what it needed to be and the PH level was off. The department will test…… MORE
PEDESTRIAN HIT BY DEPUTY
The Florida Highway Patrol says a 13-year-old pedestrian was injured yesterday afternoon after being after being struck by an Escambia County Sheriff’s Office patrol vehicle. FHP spokesman Lieutenant Eddie Elmore said it happened about 4:45 p.m. on West Fairfield Drive near North “L” Street. Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Sergeant Melony Peterson said the deputy was making…… MORE
MILTON FINANCIAL PLANNER ARRESTED
A former financial planner from Milton has been indicted by a federal grand jury on two counts of wire fraud and three counts of failure to file tax returns. 49-year-old James Young III is accused of encouraging his clients and others to invest money in false side investments in real estate and natural resource rights…… MORE
BLUE ANGELS AIR SHOW FOLLOW-UP
Although weather conditions reduced the number of people attending the Blue Angels Air Show on Pensacola Beach, over 66,000 vehicles did cross the Bob Sikes Bridge over the weekend. County officials said that was about 10,000 fewer vehicles than last year – a 13% decrease. County and beach leaders said they were pleased with the…… MORE
ALABAMA ESCAPEE STILL ON THE RUN
An Alabama prison escapee is accused of committing an armed carjacking in North Escambia County. 41-year-old Travis Dawson was armed with a machete when he took a minivan from a relative on Miller Road in the Nokomis Community early Sunday morning. The vehicle was later found abandoned in Mobile. No one was injured in the…… MORE
