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DEFUNIAK SPRINGS INFANT INJURED

DeFuniak Springs Police say an infant suffered head injuries at an apartment complex Monday night. Responding officers found a two-month-old infant with head injuries sustained from adults who had been  fighting. The child had to be airlifted to Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola. The Walton County Sheriff’s Office, and the State Attorney’s Office are assisting…MORE

ENSLEY FATAL SHOOTING

The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that occurred early yesterday morning. A deputy in the area heard multiple gunshots in the area of East Ensley and Vickie streets around 2 a.m. and then saw a car moving erratically. He stopped the car at the intersection of West Hannah Street and Pensacola Boulevard…MORE

ECAT BUS CRASH

A collision between an Escambia County Area Transit bus and a truck yesterday afternoon sent five people to the hospital. Pensacola Police say it happened around 2 p.m., when the truck and the bus collided on Ninth Avenue between East Fisher and East Baars streets, causing the bus to hit a tree. Four passengers and…MORE

STABBING SUSPECT ARRESTED

Pensacola Police say they have arrested a suspect for a stabbing that happened around 1 p.m. Monday near the 600 block of East Scott Street. Department spokesman Mike Wood said one person was transported to the hospital with a stab wound in the chest. The suspect was apprehended a short time later and the investigation…MORE

BOATING ACCIDENT VICTIMS IDENTIFIED

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has identified the two men involved in that weekend boating accident in Choctawhatchee Bay. The U.S. Coast Guard received a request for assistance yesterday around 12:30pm from the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office after 34-year-old Thomas Robinett and his passenger, Matthew Martinello, were ejected from a 20-foot center console…MORE

OKALOOSA-WALTON COUNTY GUARDIAN PROGRAM

Okaloosa and Walton County School districts are both considering training and arming school staff members under the State of Florida’s Guardian Program. The program allows Florida school districts to train and arm staff members but excludes classroom teachers unless the teacher is an active duty service member, current or former law enforcement officer or a…MORE

FBI SERVES SUBPOENAS ON LYNNHAVEN

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has served subpoenas on the City of Lynn Haven. The subpoenas requested any and all paperwork related to former City Manager Michael White and two Bay County businesses.    Two other subpoenas were served related to city business with Erosion Care Specialists and Greenleaf Lawn Care. White was arrested for aggravated…MORE

PENSACOLA FERRY SERVICE

A ribbon cutting has been held for the new 3.5 million-dollar dock and terminal building for the ferry service. Located at the head of Commendencia Slip between the Port of Pensacola and Plaza de Luna/Palafox Pier, it will serve as the homeport location for the “Turtle Runner” and “Pelican Perch”, the National Park Service’s 150-passenger,…MORE

ANOTHER EARTHQUAKE

Another earthquake has been recorded about six miles northeast of Century in Escambia County Alabama. The U.S. Geological Survey says the weak quake had a magnitude of 1.8 and was centered between Little Escambia Road and Chavers Creek Road in Escambia County, Alabama. It was the 9th earthquake in the North Escambia area in since…MORE

ATTEMPTED MURDER SUSPECT SOUGHT

A 24-year-old suspect wanted for attempted murder is being sought by Pensacola Police. Ralph Waldo Emerson is wanted for stabbing a man on the evening of April 10th on Dunwoody Drive in Pensacola. He is a white male, 5 feet, 9 inches tall, 132 pounds with brown hair and green eyes, a large tattoo on…MORE

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