The Pensacola Police Department says a 36-year-old woman was arrested after she attacked a hospital employee in the Emergency Room at Baptist Hospital. A nurse told Christie Grubb to stop using racial slurs towards another patient and Grubb shoved her to the floor. Another nurse was also attacked, and a security guard who tried to…… MORE
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TEXTING AND DRIVING LAW
Florida’s latest texting and driving law, signed by Governor Ron DeSantis, makes the act a primary offense. Prior to its passage officers had to pull a driver over for another violation first before issuing a ticket for texting. Now just texting is a violation. The new law also bans the use of any handheld wireless…… MORE
MILTON MAYOR CLEARED OF VIOLATION
The State Attorney’s Office says Milton Mayor Heather Lindsay has been cleared of any Sunshine Law violations after she reported herself for a memo she sent to city staff and council members earlier this month. Lindsay asked the State Attorney’s Office to determine if a memo she sent violated the state’s Sunshine Law. The State…… MORE
NEW BAY COUNTY AMBULANCE SERVICE
The Bay County Commission has approved a certificate of public convenience and necessity for new ambulance company that will soon be operating in Bay County. First 2 Aid EMS, based in Osceola County, will bring 28 employees and three ambulances to the area. They will fill a void created when Century Ambulance left the county…… MORE
STOLEN GUNS RECOVERED IN WALTON COUNTY
The Walton County Sheriff’s Department says deputies recovered 22 guns and other stolen property while executing a search warrant at a home off Davis Drive north of DeFuniak Springs. Firearms recovered included AR-10s and a Thompson submachine gun. The guns were stolen in Covington County, Alabama, from a gun safe that was opened with a…… MORE
BAY COUNTY COMMERCIAL LITTERING CHARGE DROPPED
A commercial littering charge against Okaloosa business owner Todd Schweizer has been dropped. Circuit Judge Brantley Clark granted a defense motion for a judgment of acquittal and cleared Schweizer of all charges because of a lack of evidence in the case. Schweizer was charged with a felony in Bay County in 2016 when the State…… MORE
ESCAMBIA COUNTY SHOOTING VICTIM ID’d
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office has identified the man shot and killed in Ensley early Monday morning. 30-year-old McQuell Spellman, was found dead in the 500 block of Cobb Lane in Ensley around 3:30am The Sheriff’s Office is continuing to investigate the case.… MORE
FIRST SEA TURTLE NEST
Biologists say the first sea turtle nest of the year has been found on the beach in the Fort Pickens area of the Gulf Island National Seashore. Sea turtle nesting season generally runs from mid-May through late summer and the national seashore serves as prime nesting habitat for many species of sea turtle. Gulf Islands…… MORE
PENSACOLA BEACH SNORKELING REEF
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has approved a near-shore snorkeling reef off of Casino Beach with construction expected to start early next year. Robert Turpin, marine resource manager for Escambia County, said the $59,000 project is part of a larger annual grant request by FWC to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for…… MORE
OKALOOSA COUNTY FATAL SHOOTING
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office says a Fort Walton Beach teenager died after being shot in the chest Monday night. Deputies found 19-year-old Cordell Smart, on the ground beside a fence at 110 Oakhill Avenue shortly after 10 p.m. He was unresponsive and was later pronounced dead at the Fort Walton Beach Medical Center. The…… MORE
