Pensacola Police say a 41-year-old Pensacola man was arrested after he attacked a state investigator who was investigating after the man’s newborn son was born addicted to cocaine. The incident occurred last month at Sacred Heart Hospital as the investigator was interviewing Stephen Pea when he began to curse her and then shoved her. Hospital…… MORE
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ESCAMBIA COUNTY HOUSE FIRE
Escambia Fire-Rescue says seven cats are dead and three other pets unaccounted after a house fire in the 800 block of Esconditas Place. Escambia County Fire Chief Paul Williams said the cause of the fire is unknown at this time. At least a dozen pets were inside the home and firefighters said they did found…… MORE
SANTA ROSA COUNTY RECYCLING
Santa Rosa County commissioners have decided to renew their recycling program with the Emerald Coast Utilities Authority despite historic low prices. The current average market rate for recyclables at $54.10 per ton and the county will spend about $321,000 a year to process the nearly 6,000 tons of plastics, aluminum, cardboard and other material generated…… MORE
WALTON COUNTY SUSPECTS SOUGHT
The Walton County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help as they seek four suspects who attacked a couple in the drive-thru of the Tack Bell in Miramar Beach June 28th. The victims told deputies they were attacked by four males driving a black Ford pickup truck after a road rage incident which started…… MORE
WEATHER UPDATE
The National Hurricane Center is now issuing advisories on the weather system moving into the Gulf of Mexico. It is expected to become Tropical Storm Barry tonight, and a hurricane tomorrow. In the Florida Panhandle, several inches of rain are forecast, but forecasters are not expecting any significant wind threats in our area. However, stormy…… MORE
AIR SHOW VIEWING AT NAVAL AVIATION MUSEUM
If you don’t want to go to Pensacola Beach to watch the Blue Angel’s air show on Saturday you may want to head to the National Naval Aviation Museum. The Museum plans to live-stream the air show in the museum’s atrium on the new 30-foot, high-definition video board. Malerie Shelton, director of marketing and public…… MORE
NEW FEDERAL JUDGE
The U.S. Senate has confirmed a judge from Florida’s 1st District Court of Appeal to serve on the federal bench. 48-year-old T. Kent Wetherell will serve as a judge in the federal Northern District of Florida, which hears cases from a region that includes Gainesville, Tallahassee, Panama City and Pensacola. Wetherell, is a Daytona Beach…… MORE
JACKSON COUNTY DEPUTY ARRESTED
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement says a former Jackson County sheriff’s deputy has been arrested for planting drugs on drivers he pulled over for minor traffic infractions. Former Jackson County deputy Zachary Wester was arrested in Crawfordville, Florida after a nearly year-long investigation. Prosecutors had to drop charges in nearly 120 cases. Wester faces…… MORE
CRESTVIEW POLICE CHIEF VACANCY
The city of Crestview is having a hard time keeping a chief of police. Chief Tony Taylor, who was fired in June of 2018, was replaced by Deputy Chief Jamie Grant, who retired in April. Lisa Sprague, who had been promoted to deputy chief, became the interim chief of police, but now she too has…… MORE
SMOKE DETECTOR RECALL
The Consumer Product Safety Commission says a Maryland company is recalling 180,000 smoke detectors because they may not warn residents of a fire. The smoke alarms were manufactured in Hong Kong for Universal Security Instruments and were sold from July 2015 to December 2016 for about $20.00 each. According to the Safety Commission, Universal Security…… MORE
