A 27-year-old woman has been charged with child neglect after leaving her three young children unattended in a car Friday night in the parking lot of the Dollar Tree store at 8992 Pensacola Boulevard. A 6-year-old, a 4-year-old and a 3-year-old were alone in the car and the 6-year-old managed to back the vehicle from…… MORE
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NAVY FEDERAL LAND OFFER
Navy Federal Credit Union has submitted an updated offer of just under 4.2 million dollars and is promising 300 new jobs for 96 acres of the OLF 8 property owned by Escambia County on Nine Mile Road. In January, Escambia County acquired the 636-acre OLF-8 in a land swap with the U.S. Navy for property…… MORE
FORMER FIREFIGHTER TRAINEE ARRESTED
A former volunteer firefighter trainee has been arrested in Alabama for stealing a brush truck from the Walnut Hill Station of Escambia Fire Rescue. He is accused of taking the truck the night of April 14th, driving it around for more than hour, including crossing the state line to Flomaton, before returning it to the…… MORE
CANCER BENEFITS LAW
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has signed a law that will provide cancer benefits for firefighters, joining 45 other states that currently provide cancer benefits to first responders. While treatment for cancer is often covered in existing health plans, the new law requires the firefighter’s employer to cover out-of-pocket expenses such as copays and deductibles. However,…… MORE
FLORIDA HEMP PROGRAM
The Florida Legislature has passed a bill establishing a state hemp program. The vote comes after the 2018 federal Farm Bill removed prohibitions on industrial hemp in place since 1937 and authorized states to create hemp programs. The bill requires licenses for businesses or people that wish to grow hemp and requires detail information about…… MORE
WALTON COUNTY PEDESTRIAN FATALITY
The Florida Highway Patrol says a 25-year-old pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run in Walton County yesterday morning on Highway 331 in Freeport. Troopers say Jacob Dixon was standing in the road when he was hit by a dark red Honda sedan around 4:45am. The driver didn’t stop and Dixon was pronounced dead at the…… MORE
ACCUSED CHILD ABUSER HOSPITALIZED
A Pensacola man accused of torturing his girlfriend’s 2-year-old child with a shock collar and other implements was rushed from the Escambia County Jail to a hospital late Wednesday night after he was found hanging in his cell. 37-year-old Andrew Celaius was arrested April 9th on drug and weapon possession charges, but is facing a…… MORE
PENSACOLA ATTORNEY SUSPENDED
The Florida Supreme Court of Florida has suspended a Pensacola attorney for one year for failing to diligently represent or communicate with his client. The suspension of Eugene Polk, is effective 30 days from a March 28th court order. Polk was appointed to represent his client on a criminal appeal in 2015, but missed multiple…… MORE
NEW EGLIN MEDICAL FACILITY
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UNDERGROUND UTILITIES BILL
Florida lawmakers have given final approval to a bill that could lead to an expansion of underground power lines. Utilities already have underground power lines in some areas, but a key part of the bill would change the way underground power-line projects are financed, a change that could lead to more projects, but also higher…… MORE
