The 1st District Court of Appeals has refused to lift a stay on a Tallahassee judge’s ruling that would allow patients to smoke medical marijuana if their doctors approve it. The decision means that patients will continue to be barred from legally smoking medical marijuana for the foreseeable future while the legal challenges continue. The…… MORE
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PENSACOLA BEACH DROWNING
Pensacola Beach Lifeguards say five people have been hospitalized and a sixth has died after a water rescue at Pensacola Beach yesterday afternoon. Around 3:30pm lifeguards and Escambia Fire-Rescue units responded to a report of numerous people in difficulty in the Gulf near Avenida 11 and Ariola Drive on Pensacola Beach. One of the individuals…… MORE
PANAMA CITY BEACH DROWNINGS
Two swimmers, including a teenager, died after being pulled from the surf in separate incidents in Panama City Beach yesterday. Fifteen-year-old Tyler Spann from Lexington, Tennessee was pronounced dead at the hospital after he was found unresponsive by Beach and Surf Patrol behind Bikini Beach Resort at around 1:30 p.m. Less than three hours later…… MORE
SMOKING CONTINUES TO DECLINE
Smoking in the United States continues to decline. Only about 14 percent of U.S adults were smokers last year, down from about 16 percent the year before. In the early 1960s, roughly 42 percent of U.S. adults smoked. Fewer teenagers are smoking as well. Survey results showed smoking among high school students was down to…… MORE
LAWSUIT AGAINST SUBSTITUTE TEACHER
Three Gulf Breeze families of young girls who were inappropriately touched by a substitute teacher are suing the contract company who hired him. Richard Mack pleaded no contest and was sentenced to 20 years in prison earlier this year for four counts of lewd and lascivious behavior while working as a substitute teacher at Gulf…… MORE
PROJECT LIFESAVER
Escambia Search and Rescue wants to inform the public about Project Lifesaver, a program that uses radio receivers to find lost people who are wearing small transmitters. Jon Rhodes, one of Project Lifesaver’s coordinators says the device can help find someone in 30 minutes instead of using a team of 40 or 50 people who…… MORE
GASOLINE PRICES DECLINING
The price of gasoline is declining. The national average price for a gallon of regular unleaded averaged $2.90 on Sunday, after declining 7 cents since Memorial Day weekend. Mark Jenkins, spokesman, for the Triple “A”Auto Club, said gas prices could drop another 5-10 cents if OPEC agrees to ease production cuts. In Florida prices declined…… MORE
VIDEO GAME ADDICTION
If you think video games are addicting…you’re right. “Gaming Disorder” is now recognized by the World Health Organization as a mental health condition. It is included in the new edition of the “International Classification of Diseases,” and defines addictions as “gaming that takes precedence over other life interests and daily activities.” However, the World Health…… MORE
WALTON COUNTY FATAL SHOOTING
The Northwest Florida Daily News is reporting that the Walton County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal shooting off Highway 98 that happened last night. A spokeswoman for the Sheriff’s Office said the male victim, who was a passenger in a car, apparently shot himself while inside the vehicle. The shooting was apparently connected to…… MORE
DUMP THE PUMP DAY
This Thursday the Escambia County Area Transit will join with other public transportation systems nationwide to participate in the 13th annual National Dump the Pump Day. ECAT is offering free rides to encourage residents and visitors to ride public transit for the day instead of driving a car. The slogan of this year’s National Dump the…… MORE
