Pensacola Police say a 40-year-old Tampa man was killed in a traffic crash early Saturday morning. Investigating officers say Martin Brewer was westbound on Texar Drive between Menendez and Molaree drives around 2:15 a.m. when the car failed to negotiate a turn, struck a tree and overturned. Brewer was partially ejected from the car and…… MORE
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POSSIBLE PENSACOLA BEACH DROWNING
The death of a man found off Pensacola Beach remains under investigation. He was pulled from the water Saturday evening. An Escambia County spokesperson confirms he was snorkeling near the Park West Reef and was pronounced dead at the scene. The cause of death has yet to be determined.… MORE
FLORIDA HURRICANE SALES TAX HOLIDAY
Hurricane season began Saturday, and the 2019 Florida Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday is underway and runs through June 6th. Exempted items can run up to $750 for a portable generator. Less expensive items include reusable ice packs, flashlights, batteries, fuel containers, coolers, radios, tarps, tie-down kits, and many others.… MORE
PENSACOLA CHILD PORN ARREST
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement says a 47-year-old Pensacola man was arrested last week for possession of child pornography. Jeffrey Noakes is charged with 15 counts of possession of obscene material, several of which depicted the children in sexual acts. The FDLE estimated the ages of the children to range between 3 and 9…… MORE
PENSACOLA MAKES TOP 25 LIST
MSN says Pensacola has made their top 25 list of most desirable places to live in the United States. Among the factors contributing to the rankings were affordability, job market and population growth. MSN surveyed people throughout the country to determine where residents would live if given the choice and said for those who wanted…… MORE
HIGHWAY 98 WIDENING
State Senator Doug Broxson says a project to widen four miles of Highway 98 through Gulf Breeze from four to six lanes is getting almost 70 million dollars from the Florida Department of Transportation. The project – which has been planned for some years – will widen four miles of the busy roadway from Bayshore…… MORE
PACE TEACHER ARRESTED
The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office says a 30-year-old science teacher at Sims Middle School in Pace has been arrested for sending inappropriate text messages to a student. Christopher Johnson was charged with obscene communication using a computer to seduce solicit or lure a child Johnson was booked into the Santa Rosa County Jail on…… MORE
PENGUIN CHICK OPERATED ON
One of the Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park’s new African penguin chicks has undergone surgery to correct a problem with its ankles. It was discovered that the tendons in the two-month-old chick’s legs were too loose, allowing the joints to slip out of place. Specialists from the Zoological Medicine Department at the University of Florida College…… MORE
I-110 TRAFFIC CRASH
The Pensacola Police Department says a pickup went off Interstate-110 and ended up on Pensacola Bay Center property yesterday morning. The male driver had to be extricated from the truck and was transported to a local hospital as a trauma alert. A chihuahua in the truck was also injured and is was listed in stable…… MORE
WOMAN ARRESTED FOR ATTACKING EMTS
A woman was arrested at the Escambia County Probation Department at 2251 North Palafox Street after she struck two EMS responders. Police were called out to assist Escambia EMS with a combative patient after they responded to a call for a woman who needed medical assistance. She was arrested on a charge of battery on…… MORE
