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CHARGES DROPPED

Charges have been dropped against a search-and-rescue volunteer who was arrested for impersonating a Pensacola Police officer in the search for a missing Pensacola woman. On July 3rd 39-year-old Stephen Williams – a Milton Search and Rescue volunteer – was charged with one count of impersonating an officer after it was reported he was walking…MORE

OKALOOSA COUNTY MURDER INDICTMENT

An Okaloosa County Grand Jury has indicted a man for first-degree premeditated murder in the shooting death of an Uber driver in June. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office said Uber driver 29-year-old Filip Kirilov was shot and killed by passenger Timothy Anderson, a former taxi driver, who may have been seeking revenge. The sheriff’s office…MORE

PLANE MAKES HARD LANDING

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Department said no one was injured after a plane had to make a hard landing at Bob Sikes Airport in Crestview yesterday. The Sheriff’s Office said the pilot was the only person on the twin-engine plane that made a belly landing after the landing gear failed to fully extend. There was…MORE

IMPEACHMENT RESOLUTION

Congressman Matt Gaetz was among 11 lawmakers who introduced a resolution this week calling for the impeachment of Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. The call for impeachment came from members of the House Freedom Caucus, who say Rosenstein has withheld documents related to the investigation being conducted by special counsel Robert Mueller into Russian interference…MORE

ST. ANDREWS STATE PARK RECOGNIZED

Coastal Living Magazine says the snorkeling at St. Andrews State Park in Bay County is among the best in the state. It was named in the “10 Best Beaches to Snorkel in Florida” by the magazine, and the list included Red Reef Park in Boca Raton, Cannon Beach in Key Largo and Venice Beach. The…MORE

RECALL PETITION

Walton County Commission candidate Trey Nick has gathered more than 1,000 signatures on a petition calling for the repeal of House Bill 631, which voided a customary use ordinance that Walton County had been enforcing for two years. The petition calls on the county’s legislative delegation to introduce legislation repealing House Bill 631, so that…MORE

BLACK BEAR FOLLOW-UP

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says the 2-year-old male black bear that was tranquilized after being spotted in a tree near the McDonald’s on Fairfield Drive and Pace Boulevard on Tuesday seems to be doing well. FWC spokesman Robert Klepper said although the bear fell about 30 feet he landed in some bushes and appears…MORE

POISONING ARREST

A Myrtle Grove animal clinic employee has been arrested for trying to poison a coworker. The victim told Escambia County Sheriff’s deputies she and 38-year-old Zoa McIntyre – both employed at Megan’s Landing Animal Clinic – had argued on March 1st about McIntyre starting rumors in the workplace, but the victim said she thought the…MORE

RABID RACOON

The Bay County Health Department says a raccoon that attacked and killed a dog in the Cemetery Road area of Bayou George in Bay County has tested positive for rabies. The raccoon was also killed during the fight. This is Bay County’s fourth confirmed rabid animal of 2018. A rabid fox was killed while attacking…MORE

GULFARIUM TURTLE RELEASE

The Gulfarium’s C.A.R.E. Center – a nonprofit foundation advocates coastal conservation through marine animal rescue and rehabilitation, released nine rehabilitated sea turtles before nearly 1,000 onlookers Six juvenile green sea turtles that had been hooked by fishermen, a 58-pound and an 83-pound endangered Kemp’s Ridley with injured flippers, and an 80-pound sub-adult Loggerhead with only…MORE

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