The Franklin County Sheriff’s Department says a 73-year-old businessman from Fort Myers was killed in the crash of a small plane around 6:30 Friday evening in marshland just east of the Apalachicola River. Sheriff A.J. Smith said Lewis Midlam was piloting his single-engine Cessna aircraft when it crashed and burned just after takeoff from the…… MORE
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OKALOOSA COUNTY SHOOTING
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office says an 18-year-old man has suffered a second gunshot in a week. Investigators say the victim was first struck in the head by a bullet during a shooting at a Mary Esther car wash on Friday, November 23rd, but was not seriously injured. Then on Friday, November 30th, deputies were…… MORE
ESCAMBIA COUNTY SCHOOL SECURITY THREAT
Ransom Middle and Kingsfield Elementary schools were placed under a precautionary elevated security threat yesterday. Escambia County Sheriff’s deputies were attempting to serve felony arrest warrants when the suspect fled from the residence. Under that threat level normal movement of students are still permitted within the schools, but outsiders were not permitted access to the…… MORE
ALABAMA MURDER SUSPECT CAPTURED
A suspect wanted in connection with a homicide in Foley, Alabama, was captured by Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s deputies in Santa Rosa Beach yesterday. The Baldwin County Major Crimes Unit and the Foley Police Department offered a reward on Thursday to anyone who had information on the whereabouts of Nicholas Young, wanted for questioning about…… MORE
COAST GUARD SEARCH CALLED OFF
The Coast Guard has suspended the search for a missing person in the Gulf after a ultralight aircraft went down about a mile south of Panama City Beach yesterday. The report was received about 6:35 a.m. A helicopter and a 45-foot response boat began a search. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the…… MORE
BAY COUNTY RABID RACCOON
The Florida Department of Health in Bay County says a raccoon killed off Western Road, west of Westchester Road, has tested positive for rabies. This is the 7th confirmed rabid animal for Bay County in 2018. They include five raccoons and a rabid fox. Wild animals that act strangely or are aggressive should be avoided…… MORE
WALTON COUNTY SUSPECT SOUGHT
Walton County deputies are searching for a man involved in a traffic crash in Santa Rosa Beach in Walton County yesterday who fled the scene on foot. He is said to be a white male who was last seen wearing a teal donut hole shirt and a blue hat. Anyone with information on his whereabouts…… MORE
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PROPOSAL
A proposal has been filed in the Florida House intended to make it harder to pass future constitutional amendments. The proposal would require support from two-thirds of voters for passage of constitutional amendments instead of the current 60 percent. The 2019 legislative session starts in March. If approved by lawmakers, the proposal would go on…… MORE
THOMAS SUPERINTENDENT OF THE YEAR
Escambia County School Superintendent Malcolm Thomas has been selected as Florida’s 2019 Superintendent of the Year. Thomas was recognized for his leadership as superintendent over the past 10 years, and for his nearly four decades of service to Escambia County students. Thomas began his career as a teacher, and he went on to serve as…… MORE
CRIME RATE DECLINES
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement says crime is down significantly in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. From January through June of 2018, major crimes in Santa Rosa County were down by 20 percent. The Pensacola Police Department reported 1,090 major crimes for the first half of 2018, down 15 percent from its previous semi-annual…… MORE
