The Pensacola News Journal is reporting that Mayor-elect Grover Robinson says he has formed a transition team of 12 volunteers to be chaired by Pensacola businessman Quint Studer. Robinson said the team will make recommendations to advance the city in multiple areas. Robinson will be sworn in as mayor on November 27th, but he’s already…… MORE
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ESCAMBIA COUNTY CAR-CHASE ARREST
Escambia County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a woman after a car chase yesterday morning. Deputies tried to stop 22-year-old Tamario Mosley who was driving a stolen a car, but she continued driving. The car eventually wrecked on West Jackson Street and Mosley ran out of fled on foot, but was quickly captured. Mosley has been booked…… MORE
PERSON OF INTEREST SOUGHT IN DEATH
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a person of interest in the beating death of a Fort Walton Beach-area woman. The body of 47-year-old Michele Lemmo was found by her roommate inside their home in the 500 block of Union Street on Sunday. Investigators ae seeking Lemmo’s ex-boyfriend, 46-year-old Jarod Skiles and her…… MORE
COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE RACE
The Republican candidate for the Florida Commissioner of Agriculture seat has he conceded the race to Fort Lauderdale lawyer Nikki Fried. Matt Caldwell, a real-estate appraiser from North Fort Myers who has served the past eight years in the Florida House, said in a statement that he still had questions about how ballots were handled…… MORE
PENSACOLA MOTORCYCLE FATALITY
Pensacola Police say a man was killed in a motorcycle crash early Saturday morning. Police say it happened just after 2 a.m. on Cervantes and “S” streets when the motorcycle collided with an SUV. The name of the victim has not yet been released.… MORE
ESCAMBIA COUNTY WEEKEND SHOOTING
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a weekend double-shooting. Responding deputies say around 2:30 a.m. Saturday, two men showed up to the Waffle House on New Warrington Road with gunshot wounds. The victims told deputies that three black males tried to rob them outside the Family Dollar store on Chief’s Way, and then shot…… MORE
OKALOOSA COUNTY PLANE CRASH
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office says one person died and another was transported to Fort Walton Beach Medical Center after a small plane crashed on Forest Road near Niceville Saturday afternoon. The plane went between Jason Drive and Golf Course Drive just before 1 p.m. Two people were removed from the aircraft and taken to…… MORE
FLORIDA COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE
Democrat Nikki Fried has defeated Republican Matt Caldwell for the Florida Commissioner of Agriculture seat. If the results are certified tomorrow, Fried will replace Republican Adam Putnam who was barred from seeking a third term by term limits and ran unsuccessfully for the Republican gubernatorial nomination. With the defeat of U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, Fried…… MORE
Democrat Andrew Gillum has conceded the governor’s race to Republican Ron DeSantis after trailing by more than 30,000 votes. The 39-year-old Gillum earned national attention and financial backing for his liberal platform that included expanding Medicaid and raising taxes to spend more on education even though both ideas would have been hard to pass through…… MORE
FLORIDA GOVERNOR’S RACE
Democrat Andrew Gillum has conceded the governor’s race to Republican Ron DeSantis after trailing by more than 30,000 votes. The 39-year-old Gillum earned national attention and financial backing for his liberal platform that included expanding Medicaid and raising taxes to spend more on education even though both ideas would have been hard to pass through…… MORE
