Two Army soldiers have been sentenced to federal prison for conspiring to smuggle cocaine on military planes from Columbia to Eglin Air Force Base. 36-year-old Daniel Gould, of Crestview, and 36-year-old Henry Royer, of Fayetteville, North Carolina, were each sentenced to 9 years in federal prison for drug trafficking conspiracy. They pleaded guilty to bringing…… MORE
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TEXTING WHILE DRIVING BILL
The Florida Legislature has passed a texting-while-driving bill that allows law enforcement to pull over drivers for texting and would make texting while driving a primary offense instead of a secondary offense and requires drivers to go totally hands free when operating wireless communications devices in school zones and in construction zones when workers are…… MORE
SHOOTING JUSTIFIED
State Attorney Bill Eddins has announced an Okaloosa County deputy has been cleared of any wrongdoing after firing his weapon at a suspect in a shooting that injured two people outside the Bric a Brac nightclub on March 10th. State Attorney Bill Eddins said a review of the shooting determined the shots to be a…… MORE
DRIVER CRITICALLY INJURED
The Florida Highway Patrol says a 19-year old man was critically injured in a traffic crash early Sunday morning in West Escambia County. Troopers said 19-year old Ricky Markham lost control of his pickup on Mobile Highway near Beulah Road and hit a brick post, fence and a tree. Markham, who was wearing a seat…… MORE
SANTA ROSA COUNTY TRAFFIC FATALITIES
The Florida Highway Patrol says three people were killed in a two-car traffic crash early Saturday morning in Santa Rosa County. Troopers say a pickup truck was northbound on Chumuckla Highway around midnight when it crossed the centerline and collided head-on with a Jeep Wrangler and both vehicles caught fire. The driver of the pickup…… MORE
FORMER GREEN BERET TO BE SENTENCED
A former Green Beret master sergeant from Crestview will be sentenced Tuesday in Federal Court for trying to import and distribute cocaine. Daniel Gould and co-defendant, Henry Royer of North Carolina, will be sentenced by Senior Judge Roger Vinson at 2 p.m. in Pensacola. Both men face 10 years to life in prison for possession…… MORE
BROOKS BRIDGE HIT BY TUG
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office says the Brooks Bridge in Okaloosa County was temporarily closed Saturday night after being struck by a tugboat around 7:15pm. The Florida Department of Transportation made an inspection and ruled the bridge was structurally sound and the bridge was reopened to traffic.… MORE
12-YEAR-OLD BICYCLIST KILLED
The Florida Highway Patrol says a 12-year-old boy was killed when his bike was hit by a vehicle yesterday morning in Okaloosa County. It happened about 11:30am on Bluewater Boulevard at the intersection of Southwind Drive when 92-year-old Kiyoko Blystone entered the round-a-bout at the intersection and hit Abraham Sitcer, who was riding his bicycle…… MORE
FLORIDA LEGISLATIVE TAX PLAN
The Florida Legislature continues to work on back-to-school and hurricane-related sales tax holidays that could be part of a tax-package agreement reached by House and Senate budget chiefs. House and Senate Appropriations Chairmen also said they also have settled on 115 million dollars for housing needs in areas still struggling after Hurricane Michael. Other parts…… MORE
CITY BOTTLE CLUB ORDINANCE
At last night’s city council meeting, members approved the first reading of an ordinance that will reduce business hours in the city from 5 a.m. to 3 a.m. The vote was 4 to 1, with Councilwoman Sherri Myers voting against. The ordinance would mainly affect the downtown bottle club, Bedlam, at Intendencia and Jefferson Streets,…… MORE
