The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred yesterday morning in West Pensacola. Around 10:30am responding deputies to the area of Trenton Drive and Edison Drive say they found one man shot, who later died from his injuries. Investigators say the man – whose name has not yet been released –…… MORE
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SAM’S SEAFOOD CLOSING
After 36 years in business one of Pensacola’s iconic seafood restaurants is closing. Sam Camariotes (“Cam-Ree-Otis”), the owner of Sam’s Seafood Steak and Spirits at “A” and Main Street, is retiring and June 29th is the restaurant’s last day. The 67-year-old owner agreed to a buyout deal with J.W. Renfroe Pecan Company, a family-owned business…… MORE
LOCAL PROJECTS VETOED BY GOVERNOR
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has vetoed more than 4.6 million dollars in projects slated for Escambia and Santa Rosa counties, including $600,000 for safety improvements for West Cervantes Street. However, the Florida Department Of Transportation plans to ask the Legislature for 7 million dollars to fund West Cervantes improvements, beginning with the 2020-2021 budget. The…… MORE
ESCAMBIA COUNTY BUDGET MEETINGS
The Escambia County Commission will begin meetings this week on their 2019-2020 fiscal year budget. The commission will hold Budget Committee of the Whole meetings tomorrow and Wednesday at 8:30 a.m., on the first floor of the Ernie Lee Magaha Government Building at 221 Palafox Place in Pensacola. They will meet again Thursday morning at…… MORE
HIGHWAY 4 BRIDGE DOWN TO ONE LANE
State officials say the Highway 4 bridge over Canoe Creek in North Escambia County is down to one lane after a problem was found with a piling under the bridge. It will be about a week before it is repaired. The 225-foot long bridge between Bratt and Century averages over 1,000 vehicles per day and…… MORE
RED TIDE FUNDING
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has signed a bill that will help combat red tide and the blue-green algae bloom that has cost the tourism industry millions of dollars and the Governor says $3,000,000 a year will be directed toward controlling the problems. The initiative is being carried out in conjunction with a newly established algae…… MORE
PENSACOLA BEACH TRAFFIC PROBLEMS
Escambia County Commissioners are considering ways to deal with traffic delays at the Pensacola beach toll booths after traffic backed up through Gulf Breeze and onto the Pensacola Bay Bridge for hours last weekend. Commissioner Jeff Bergosh proposed the county adopt a system that would allow county staff to press a panic switch during severe…… MORE
BAYVIEW CROSS LAWSUIT
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that a 40-foot cross on government property in Bladensburg, Maryland, – that was erected as a World War I memorial a century ago – can remain standing. That decision may have implications for the lawsuit involving the cross at Bayview Park in Pensacola. The American Humanist Association and the…… MORE
MILTON HIGH SCHOOL INVESTIGATION
A report made public by the State Attorney’s Office says for several years, leaders at Milton High School paid thousands of dollars to athletic coaches who weren’t certified to coach, weren’t performing the duties they were being paid for or were coaching teams that didn’t even exist. The report said several coaches at Milton High…… MORE
MISSING WOMAN FOUND
Pensacola Police say a missing and endangered 21-year-old woman who was last seen earlier this week at the Pensacola fishing pier has been located and is safe. Police say Marilyn Howard was last seen at the fishing pier around 10 p.m. Monday and has the mental capacity of a 10 to 12-year year-old. They now…… MORE
