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ACCIDENTAL DROWNING
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office says a 29-year-old man drowned in a Destin pool Monday while doing swimming and breathing exercises. First responders were called to 4111 Commons Drive aroun...
Sep 01, 2020
MOSQUITOES BITING MANATEES
The first record of mosquitoes biting manatees is revealed in a new study by Lawrence Reeves, an entomologist at the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory in Vero Beach. There’s no proof any man...
Sep 01, 2020
COVID-19 UPDATE
The Florida Department of Health says Florida added 1,885 new COVID-19 cases yesterday to bring the state’s total to 623,471, which is the fewest COVID-19 cases reported in the state since June ...
Aug 31, 2020
REOPENING PENSACOLA COMMUNITY CENTERS
Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson said he is hoping that city facilities like community centers may be able to reopen by October. The Mayor said he will be meeting with local hospital officials on Septe...
Aug 31, 2020
RECORD-BREAKING CATFISH
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says a record-breaking flathead catfish was caught in the Yellow River. Lavon Nowling from Santa Rosa County caught the monster catfish on rod and...
Aug 31, 2020
FLORIDA GAS PRICES
Florida gas prices have not changed much since Hurricane Laura made landfall along the Gulf Coast even though the region is home to nearly half of total petroleum refining capacity in the United State...
Aug 31, 2020
TRIGGERFISH SEASON REOPENS
The recreational gray triggerfish season reopens to harvest in both state and federal waters today and will remain open through October 25th. The minimum size limit for triggerfish is 15 inches fork l...
Aug 31, 2020
COVID-19 UPDATE
The Florida Department of Health says Florida added 2,583 new COVID-19 cases yesterday and 14 new deaths. The state has reported a total of 621,586 cases since the pandemic began and 11,263 deaths.Esc...
Aug 30, 2020
ECUA RATE INCREASE
The Emerald Coast Utilities Authority Board has approved a 2% sanitation rate increase on a 4-0 vote. District 5 member Larry Walker was absent. For a single-family residential customer with one 90 ga...
Aug 27, 2020
COVID-19 UPDATE
The Florida Department of Health says the State added 2,258 new COVID-19 cases yesterday – the lowest single-day count reported since June. That brings the total number of cases reported 602,829...
Aug 24, 2020
