A high-speed chase that began in Alabama late Saturday ended in Florida when the driver crashed his van into a tree just west of Century in North Escambia County. Deputies with the Escambia County Alabama Sheriff’s Office tried to make a traffic stop on the van in Alabama, but he refused to stop and crossed…… MORE
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DROWNING VICTIM ID’d
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has identified the victim of an apparent drowning from June 14th in the Gulf. 36-year-old Carlos Rodriguez of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was seen struggling offshore near Gulf Shore Drive in Destin around 2 p.m. Witnesses say he was already unconscious when he was pulled from the water.… MORE
GULF DEAD ZONE
Abnormally heavy rains and flooding along the Mississippi River will likely cause a larger-than-normal dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico this summer. Dead zones occur where there is so little oxygen that marine life caught in it can die and it happens every year in the Gulf. They are caused when an excess of…… MORE
WHATABURGER SOLD
The hamburger chain Whataburger – which has more than 700 stores in 10 states – has been sold to the Chicago-based investment banking company BDT Capital Partners. The burger chain will remain headquartered in Texas, but will no longer be family-owned. Over 43,000 employees work in the fast-food restaurants which are open 24-hours a day.… MORE
ARREST FOR THREAT AGAINST DEPUTY
A 22-year-old Escambia County man has been arrested after he threatened to kill Escambia County Sheriff’s deputies who shot his brother last month. Matthew Berry-Rivera was arrested Monday for making threat against public servant. On May 12th, a deputy shot 19-year-old Jerome Berry, as he tried to escape out a back window of a home…… MORE
PENSACOLA HIT AND RUN INVESTIGATION
Pensacola Police say a 22-year-old man was seriously injured after being struck by a car just after 1am on June 8th. That car left the scene at Garden and Romana streets and was described as a Toyota Tundra that may have sustained damage to its driver’s side mirror or its left front fender. Anyone with…… MORE
NICEVILLE DEATH INVESTIGATION
Niceville Police are investigating the death of a 1-year-old child. Niceville Police Chief David Popwell said a call was received from firefighters around 8:45 a.m. on Thursday to help with an unresponsive child in a home on Georgia Avenue. An autopsy has been ordered to determine the cause of death and the investigation is on-going.…… MORE
SANCTUARY CITY BILL SIGNING
On Friday Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Congressman Matt Gaetz will appear together at the Okaloosa County Administration Building on Friday to sign a bill that bans sanctuary cities in Florida. The so-called sanctuary cities bill has been controversial and conservatives have been trying to get a sanctuary cities bill passed for years. Alachua County…… MORE
BLOUNTSTOWN POLICE OFFICER ARRESTED
An officer with the Blountstown Police Department is facing four charges of battery after he, his son and another man were arrested last week after a fight inside an Eastpoint restaurant. 47-year-old Lieutenant Tim Partridge, of Altha was charged with four counts of battery. His son, 23-year-old Scott Partridge, also of Altha, was charged with…… MORE
WALTON COUNTY SCHOOL NURSE ARRESTED
The Walton County Sheriff’s Office says a Paxton School nurse was arrested yesterday following an investigation into missing medication. 40-year-old Jacquetta Lowry, of Laurel Hill, was charged with two counts of child neglect after it was found that a substantial number of pills were missing” from the school’s inventory. Sheriff Mike Adkinson said some pills…… MORE
