Firefighters from the South Walton Fire District say a 4-inch natural gas line was ruptured during a construction project in Miramar Beach in the Scenic Gulf Drive area between Poincianna Boulevard and Miramar Beach Drive. The area was secured as a precaution and traffic was blocked for a time. Okaloosa Gas crews were sent to…… MORE
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PROSTHETIC LEG FOUND
A prosthetic leg found in the Gulf of Mexico in Panama City Beach on Monday morning has been reunited with its owner. The leg was turned over to the Panama City Beach Police for safekeeping and the finder posted the information on Facebook. She also emailed the serial number to the leg’s manufacturer to try…… MORE
BOMB THREATENER CHARGED
A suspect has been charged with making two bomb threats last week that caused the evacuations of the Social Security Administration and U.S. Attorney’s Office buildings in Pensacola. 24-year-old Noah Stirn – an inmate at the Blackwater Correctional Facility in Santa Rosa County – has been charged with interstate threats involving explosives and mailing interstate…… MORE
ENSLEY FATAL SHOOTING
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal shooting that happened in Ensley yesterday. Deputies responded to a report of shots being fired on Cobb Lane around 3:30 a.m. They found a male dead from gunshot wounds. The identity of the victim and details of the shooting have not yet been released and the…… MORE
ESCAMBIA COUNTY GAS LEAK
Escambia County officials say a natural gas storage tank was found leaking in the 3700 block of Market yesterday around 11:30 a.m. Fire officials and Escambia County Firefighters were on standby while Air Gas secured the leak. There were no evacuations and the problem was corrected by noon.… MORE
FLORIDA GAS PRICES
Florida gas prices are on the way down as Memorial Day weekend approaches. The Triple A Auto Club Group says if gas prices continue to decline drivers could find holiday gas prices 30 cents less than last year. Florida gas prices are averaging $2.64 per gallon – the lowest daily average price since March. The…… MORE
WALTON COUNTY STABBING SUSPECT SOUGHT
The Walton County Sheriff’s Office is seeking a suspect wanted for a weekend stabbing. Deputies responded to 1st Street just after 10:00 p.m. The suspect – William Ramos – and the victim had been drinking and got into an argument, which quickly escalated and Ramos stabbed the victim before fleeing the area on foot. Anyone…… MORE
BAY COUNTY BATTALION CHIEF ARRESTED
A 44-year-old Bay County Fire and Rescue battalion chief is on paid leave after he was arrested earlier this month for attacking his pregnant girlfriend. Marcus Vigil was charged with aggravated battery on a pregnant victim after the May 10th incident and was released on a $10,000 bond. Vigil has been placed on paid administrative…… MORE
ESCAMBIA COUNTY DUI BICYCLE FATALITY
The Florida Highway Patrol says a bicyclist was hit and killed early Saturday morning on Ashland Avenue in Ensley. It happened just after 12:38 Saturday morning when the male bicyclist – whose name has not yet been released – was struck by a car driven by 54-year-old Lathaniel McGhee, of Pensacola. The bicyclist was pronounced…… MORE
ATMORE FATAL SHOOTING
Atmore Alabama Police say one person was killed and eight others injured when gunfire erupted at a graduation party in Atmore early Saturday morning. It occurred at a community center in the former Escambia County Middle School on Martin Luther King Drive about 2 a.m. Atmore Police Chief Chuck Brooks said a male victim was…… MORE
