The Escambia County Sheriff’s Department says a two-year-old child was found dead after being left in a car in a car in Escambia County. Investigators say the child was found inside the vehicle on Meadson Road off of Bauer Road in West Escambia County around 4 p.m. yessterday. Few details have been released and the…… MORE
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MINOR LEAGUE FOOTBALL TEAMS SUSPENDED
North Escambia Dot Com is reporting that the two minor league football teams involved in a brawl after a game in Century last Saturday have been suspended until further notice by the Amateur to Professional Developmental Football League. A fight broke out between the T.C. Venom, which plays in Century, and the Greater Pensacola Jets…… MORE
FORMER NAVARRE CHAMBER CEO SENTENCED
The former Chief Executive Officer of the Navarre Beach Chamber of Commerce, has been sentenced to five years in an Alabama prison for defrauding an elderly woman and another couple out of $300,000 to pay her own personal debts. The Alabama Securities Commission says Judy Morehead was also ordered to pay $250,000 in restitution. Morehead,…… MORE
HUMAN REMAINS FOUND ON EGLIN
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office says human remains have been found on the Eglin Air Force reservation. A hiker found the scattered remains on Tuesday in an area north of Highway 98 around 5:30 pm near the Okaloosa and Santa Rosa County line. No additional information has been released and the investigation is continuing.… MORE
MILTON TRAFFIC CONGESTION
The Milton City Council has voted against a plan to widen Highway 90 to four lanes in downtown Milton. The Florida Department of transportation has recommended widening Highway 90 through Escambia and Santa Rosa counties to six lanes from Glover Lane to State Road 87 to reduce traffic congestion and increase capacity. A section through…… MORE
MEXICO BEACH POLICE SHOOTING
A man wanted in Pasco and Franklin Counties was shot and killed by Mexico Beach police in Bay County yesterday after he confronted officers with a firearm. The Bay County Sheriff’s Office say Mexico Beach Police Officers responded to Rustic Sands Campground around 9:50 a.m. Wednesday morning to arrest a wanted person. There was a…… MORE
PUBLIC SAFETY DIRECTOR UNDER FIRE
North Escambia Dot Com, an on-line newspaper that covers the northern part of Escambia County, is reporting that the Escambia County Professional Firefighters Union has notified the Escambia County Commission the union has no confidence in the leadership of Public Safety Director Mike Weaver and wants him removed. In a letter to Escambia County Commissioners,…… MORE
BOMB THREATENER ARRESTED
A Pensacola man was arrested after he allegedly threatened to bomb the Escambia County Courthouse. 38-year-old Joshua Hanson was standing in the courthouse on the 4th floor at about 9 a.m. and appeared agitated when an assistant state attorney overheard him say he was going to kill everyone, and bomb the building. Hanson was scheduled…… MORE
STRONGEST TOWN COMPETITION
Pensacola has made it to the finals for the title of World’s Strongest Town. The competition recognizes towns that are financially strong and resilient by building enduring financial resilience at the local level and actively embodying the Strong Towns approach to economic growth and development. Last year’s winner was Muskegon, Michigan. Over the past several…… MORE
GULF OIL DRILLING BAN
A bipartisan group of Florida congressional representatives is working to permanently extend a ban on oil and gas leasing that would protect the Gulf Test Range – a military test and training area covering 120,000 square miles of the Gulf of Mexico. The existing ban is scheduled to end June 30, 2022. The bill would…… MORE
