A rest area on I-10 was closed for a time yesterday after a suspicious package was discovered. The Florida Highway Patrol, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, the State Fire Marshal’s Office and the Bay County Sheriff’s Office bomb squad assisted in the investigation, which began about 10:30 a.m. while the package was investigated. The rest…… MORE
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CHARTER BOAT STRUCK BY LIGHTNING
A 50-foot charter boat on a fishing trip in the Gulf was struck by lightning about 14 miles south of Destin. Captain Bud Miller said the boat lost all power and they were too far out for cell phones. He said deckhand Nick Bulger managed to get one engine started and they headed back to…… MORE
DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT
The Okaloosa County School District has agreed to settle a race discrimination lawsuit for $500,000. The board voted 5-1 in a closed meeting on March 17th to approve the settlement recommended by its insurance carrier. The family of Tyrone and Lakisha Adams filed the lawsuit, accusing about 40 students and teachers at Baker School of…… MORE
82-YEAR-OLD WOMAN ATTACKED
Pensacola Police have arrested an 18-year-old man for brutally attacking an 82-year old woman at the Arbor Club Apartments off Ninth Avenue. Tyler Owens was charged with attempted murder and home invasion robbery following the incident Saturday night at the Arbor Club Apartments off Ninth Avenue. Police said the woman was stabbed inside her apartment…… MORE
82-YEAR-OLD WOMAN ATTACKED
Pensacola Police have arrested an 18-year-old man for brutally attacking an 82-year old woman at the Arbor Club Apartments off Ninth Avenue. Tyler Owens was charged with attempted murder and home invasion robbery following the incident Saturday night at the Arbor Club Apartments off Ninth Avenue. Police said the woman was stabbed inside her apartment…… MORE
TRANSGENDER INMATE LAWSUIT
A 39-year-old transgender Century Correctional Institution inmate is suing the Florida Department of Corrections claiming she was stripped naked and ridiculed for having breasts. In the lawsuit Misha Sanders named a correctional officer, a sergeant, and a major at Wakulla Correctional Institution Annex as defendants. Sanders says on September 19, 2017, while housed at Wakulla Annex,…… MORE
BUD DAY POSTHUMOUSLY PROMOTED
The U.S. Air Force has posthumously promoted former Fort Walton Beach attorney and Medal of Honor recipient Colonel George “Bud” Day to the rank of brigadier general. Day died July 28, 2013, at age 88. As a fighter pilot, Day was shot down over Vietnam and spent more five years as prisoner of war sharing a cell with…… MORE
CRESTVIEW INTERIM POLICE CHIEF NAMED
Crestview Mayor David Cadle has named an interim police chief to replace fired former Police Chief Tony Taylor. He is Commander Jamie Grant who has been on the force for 27 years. A month-long investigation concluded that Taylor played favorites among the staff and was inconsistent with rules in the department. Grant says he plans…… MORE
NEW OKALOOSA COUNTY JUDGE
Okaloosa County has a new County Judge. Former Assistant State Attorney Angela Mason was sworn in yesterday morning at the Okaloosa County Courthouse by Circuit Court Judge Michael Flowers. Mason becomes the newest judge to join the ranks of the First Judicial Circuit of Florida, which includes Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa and Walton counties. She…… MORE
FLORIDA GAS PRICES
Gas prices in Florida declined nearly six cents last week. The state average of $2.80 per gallon is the lowest daily price since early May, according to the Triple A Auto Club. Since peaking at $2.92 on May 25th, gas prices have declined 16 consecutive days for 11 cents, although Motorists are still paying 46…… MORE
