Gulf Breeze Police say a woman died after in a traffic crash Friday on Highway 98 near the Gulf Islands National Seashore around 12:30 p.m. Police say a car driven by Eamon O’Regan was eastbound when it crossed the center median, and struck a westbound van driven by Pamela Shivers, who was pronounced dead at…… MORE
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ATTEMPTED KIDNAPPING
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an attempted kidnapping of a 14-year old girl Saturday. The victim said a white male about 30-40 years old with green eyes and gray hair, got out of a white van in the 1800 block of Atwood Drive off Davis Highway just north of I-10 and attempted to…… MORE
ESCAMBIA DEPUTY-INVOLVED SHOOTING
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office says one person was shot and killed by a deputy Friday night in North Escambia County. Deputies responded to the 10000-block of Highway 97 near Greenland Road, just south of the Alabama state line on a report that an armed family member was threatening to kill another family member. When…… MORE
ANDREW GILLUM ETHICS VIOLATION
State ethics officials have found probable cause that former Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum, who was the Democratic candidate for Governor in the last general election, did violate Florida ethics laws by accepting gifts from lobbyists. In December, former Tallahassee City Commissioner Scott Maddox and a close associate, political consultant Paige Carter-Smith, were indicted on 44…… MORE
SHALIMAR MAYOR RETIRES
Gary Combs became Mayor of Shalimar in 1999 after serving for two years as the town’s police commissioner and served for the next two decades. No one ever ran against him, but Combs has decided to step down and his last Town Commission meeting will be on March 12th, the same day that several municipal…… MORE
GOVERNOR NAMES FINAL JUSTICE TO COURT
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has selected the person to fill the third and final vacancy on the Florida Supreme Court. He named 49-year-old Carlos Muniz, general counsel at the U.S. Department of Education, as his selection to the state’s highest court. Muniz served as chief of staff to former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi and…… MORE
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT SUSPENSION
Florida Senate President Bill Galvano announced a special master has been appointed to weigh the merits of Governor Ron DeSantis’ suspension of Okaloosa County School Superintendent Mary Beth Jackson. Former State Representative Dudley Goodlette, from Naples, will conduct a hearing and submit an advisory report, which Galvano will refer to the chamber’s Committee on Rules…… MORE
EARTH GETTING WARMER
Scientists at Berkeley Earth say our planet experienced the fourth warmest year on record. Last year’s average temperature was 58.9 degrees Fahrenheit – 1.4 degrees warmer than the average from 1951 to 1980 and about 2 degrees warmer than pre-industrial times. Pennsylvania State University climate scientist Michael Mann, who wasn’t part of the Berkeley Earth…… MORE
BAY COUNTY DEBRIS REMOVAL
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has announced that Bay County and other areas devastated by Hurricane Michael will get 100 percent federal reimbursement for 45 days of debris removal instead of just five. The extension is expected to save the county 85 million dollars. The county estimates that debris removal costs will reach 400 million dollars.…… MORE
ESCAPEE AND HELPER ARRESTED
A Freeport woman has been arrested by the Walton County Sheriff’s Office for helping to hide an escaped inmate. On Tuesday afternoon, 30-year-old Joshua Handley ran from detention deputies while on an inmate work crew. Some hours later Handley was found hiding under a bed inside a shed behind a house where 28-year-old Logan Hamilton…… MORE
