An environmental group says they want Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to stop issuing new oil-drilling permits and to ban fracking. They say they are concerned that the recent earthquakes in the area near the Florida-Alabama line may be linked to oil and gas operations. The group, Food & Water Watch, said that while they do…… MORE
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UNDERCOVER STING OPERATION
Eight men – including a former Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Deputy – have been arrested for soliciting minors for sex as a part of the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office’s “Operation Spring Cleaning.” During the operation an undercover deputy posed online as a 13 or 14-year-old girl, and in one case as a boy. The men are…… MORE
BODY OF MISSING BOATER RECOVERED
The body of a 7th Special Forces Group soldier who was thrown from a boat Sunday afternoon in Choctawhatchee Bay has been found in the Gulf of Mexico near Jetty East Condominiums. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said 34-year-old Sergeant 1st Class Thomas Robinett was ejected from the 20-foot boat early Sunday afternoon…… MORE
AIR COMMANDO ARRESTED
Fort Walton Beach Police say an Air Commando from Hurlburt Air Force Base has been arrested for pulling a gun on a pregnant woman. Police say Ty Gilbert hit a woman from behind on North Beal and Green Acres in Fort Walton Beach and took off with two others in the car with him. The…… MORE
BAY COUNTY HURRICANE RECOVERY MONEY
Bay County expects Hurricane Michael recovery spending to be about 80 million dollars, even if all expected federal disaster money is paid. That would cover the county’s portion of the 661 million dollar total cost for hurricane damage. Bay County officials are looking at all options to cover the cost, from raising taxes to cutting…… MORE
ECAT BUS CRASH FOLLOWUP
More information has come out about the collision involving an Escambia County Area Transit bus and a pickup at 9th Avenue and Baars Monday afternoon. A driver and several passengers were on the bus and police say some of the passengers suffered minor injuries. The driver of the pickup was taken to a local hospital…… MORE
DUI HIT-AND-RUN ARREST
A Pensacola man has been charged with child neglect and DUI, after he crashed into a vehicle and then drove off. Pensacola police responded to the area of North “G” Street and LaRua Street on Monday to a report of a hit-and-run. Police found the car stopped at “F” and Belmont streets and 62-year-old Gilberto…… MORE
FLORIDA SUPREME COURT RULING
The Florida Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that Governor Ron DeSantis acted within his authority when he suspended Okaloosa County Superintendent of Schools Mary Beth Jackson. DeSantis removed Jackson from her post a week after he was sworn into office, citing grand-jury reports that alleged dereliction of duty in a child abuse case involving an…… MORE
BAY COUNTY SHOOTING
Springfield Police in Bay County responded to a shooting on Pinnacle Pines Road yesterday afternoon around 2:30pm. after neighbors reported hearing several gunshots and seeing three or four people running from the home. Reports indicate at least one person may have been injured. Additional information has yet to be released and the investigation is continuing.… MORE
SEARCH FOR MISSING BOATER CALLED OFF
The U.S. Coast Guard has announced they have ended their search for the missing boater near Destin. 34-year-old Thomas Robinett and his passenger, Matthew Martinello, were ejected from their 20-foot boat on Sunday. The boat ran circles in the water and struck Robinett. Martinello was rescued, but the search continued for Robinett. The Coast Guard…… MORE
