Health department officials are urging Escambia County residents to avoid contact with wild and stray animals after a rabid cat attacked two people. The Florida Department of Health in Escambia County said tissue samples from the stray cat tested positive for rabies at the state laboratory. Rabies is a viral disease that infects the central…… MORE
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NORTHWEST FLORIDA WILDFIRE THREAT
The Florida’s Forest Service says the lack of rain has significantly increased the potential for wildfires in northwest Florida. It’s been nearly two weeks since the last appreciable rainfall hit much of Escambia, Santa Rosa and Okaloosa counties and officials with the Florida’s Forest Service’s Blackwater Forestry Center are concerned. A weather pattern of dry,…… MORE
MILTON SAILOR KILLED IN MOTORCYCLE CRASH
A 21-year-old sailor who served aboard the USS Alabama, an Ohio Class Nuclear submarine, has died after a motorcycle accident on April 30th. Nathan Castor’s father, Robert, said his son has been in a coma for 18 days until they made the hard decision to take him off life support and donate his organs. His…… MORE
CRESTVIEW D-DAY COMMEMORATION
The city of Crestview plans to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day. The free observance is 4:30-8 p.m. June 6th at Warriors Hall, Whitehurst Municipal Building, 201 Stillwell Boulevard, in Crestview. The event will also feature an essay contest, with north Okaloosa County students in grades 7-12 invited to submit essays of 500 words or…… MORE
REPRESENTATIVE HILL ABORTION BILL
Florida State Representative Mike Hill says he will sponsor a bill next year to ban nearly all abortions in the state. Speaking at a meeting of Women for Responsible Legislation at Pensacola City Hall, Hill said God told him to sponsor the bill that would not include exceptions for rape, incest, domestic violence, human trafficking…… MORE
U.S. SENATE DISASTER RELIEF BILL
The U.S. Senate has passed a 19 billion dollar disaster relief package to cover damage from hurricanes, midwestern states deluged with springtime floods, and fire-ravaged rural California. A spokesman for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the chamber will try to pass the bill by a voice vote on Friday and President Donald Trump has said…… MORE
2019 ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON PREDICTION
The Federal Climate Prediction Center has issued their forecast for the 2019 Atlantic Hurricane season. They expect this season – which runs between June 1st and November 30th – to be near normal with between 9 to 15 named storms and as many as eight hurricanes. A weak El Niño is predicted, which will tend…… MORE
OKALALOOSA COUNTY CHILD NEGLECT ARREST
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office says a 34-year-old woman was arrested for leaving a child alone in a hot car while she shopped. Deputies say Brittney Foerster left a child under the age of six in a hot car for over 15 minutes at the Destin Commons. The vehicle was parked in direct sunlight and…… MORE
WALTON COUNTY FIRE FATALITY
Walton County Fire Rescue says an elderly person died in a house fire in Mossy Head Wednesday afternoon. Fire fighters responded to the scene just before 4 p.m. after a neighbor called 911 to report a structure fire with a resident still inside and after firefighters extinguished the flames, a body was found. The victim’s…… MORE
BAY COUNTY HURRICANE DAMAGE PAYMENTS
Bay County officials say the federal government may have underpaid more than 60 property owners in Bay County for hurricane damage repairs. County officials have asked the Federal Emergency Management Agency to reassess the properties in question which had significant damage, but received less than $5,000 or no money at all. The county has not…… MORE
