Pensacola Police are investigating a reported bomb threat. The Walmart on Creighton Road in Pensacola was evacuated after a bomb threat was made. Department spokesman Officer Mike Wood said bomb-sniffing dogs searched the store, but found nothing. … MORE
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MILTON RIVERWALK VANDALISM
Milton Police are investigating the vandalism of several new light fixtures that were recently installed on Milton’s Riverwalk South. City officials said 14 light fixtures were ripped from railings and 200 feet of wiring damaged with the damage is estimated at $3,500. The lighting project was the final installment of the Festival Area improvement plan.…… MORE
FALSE REPORT SENTENCING
The State Attorney’s Office says a 36-year-old Pensacola woman has been sentenced to 12-months of probation after pleading no contest to a charge that she lied when she said she saw a deputy shoot her son in the arm. Sheekina Williams’ son, Antonio Smith, was shot in the arm by a deputy in November of…… MORE
FLORIDA BLIND TRUST LAW REPEALED
A law created by the Republican-led Florida Legislature that allowed then-Governor Rick Scott to shield his multi-million-dollar wealth from public view has been repealed. Governor Ron DeSantis signed the measure that was unanimously approved by the Legislature and repeals a law created in 2013 that allowed public officials to put their assets in a blind…… MORE
MILTON RABIES ALERT
The Florida Department of Health in Santa Rosa County has issued a rabies alert for the City of Milton after a raccoon tested positive for rabies on May 31st. The alert will be in effect for the next 60 days. All residents and visitors in Santa Rosa County should be aware that rabies is present…… MORE
NEW AIRLINE DESTINATIONS
Allegiant Air will offer six new nonstop routes to Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport beginning this week. Allegiant is offering one-way fares on the routes for as low as $62. The new seasonal routes to Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport will include the cities of Rockford, Illinois; Wichita, Kansas; Huntington, West Virginia; Tulsa, Oklahoma; Omaha, Nebraska; and…… MORE
ESCAMBIA COUNTY SHERIFF’S SWAT CALL-OUT
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team was sent to a home in Myrtle Grove yesterday morning, but an arrest was made before the team had to be deployed. Deputies had first responded to the intersection of West Fairfield Drive and Chesterfield Road after a report of gunshots. Deputies said one man had fired a…… MORE
FORMER DEPUTY SENTENCED TO PRISON
The State Attorney’s Office says a former Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office deputy has been sentenced to 25 years in prison on 18 counts of possessing child pornography. Jeffery Perkins was arrested after investigators found the images of child pornography on his laptop computer, including images depicting girls as young as 6 years old posing…… MORE
TOWN OF CENTURY GAS SYSTEM
Facing significant financial challenges, the Town of Century has now learned that the town’s gas superintendent has been operating the natural gas system without a required valid state certification. Mayor Henry Hawkins and Council President Ann Brooks confirmed Wally Kellett’s natural gas certification has expired. Inspectors were able to conduct the inspection only because Town…… MORE
MID-BAY BRIDGE REPAIRS
Repair work on the Mid-Bay Bridge in Okaloosa County has been rescheduled for tonight and early tomorrow. The bridge will be closed to all traffic from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. tomorrow morning and motorists must use alternative routes during the closure. Repairs are expected to be complete fall 2019, but traffic on the bridge…… MORE
