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HIT AND RUN FATALITIES

The Pensacola Police Department is investigating a hit and run incident at Cervantes and “M”” Street last night that left two people dead. Officer Mike Wood, a spokesman for the Police Department said the driver of the vehicle hit three pedestrians; two adults and a baby, killing one adult and the 7-month-old baby. Police are…MORE

GENERAL CHAPPIE JAMES MUSEUM

A museum honoring a legendary Pensacola airman will hold its grand opening today at 10am. The General Daniel “Chappie” James Museum and Flight Academy honors America’s first African-American four-star general. The opening ceremony starts at 10 a.m. today at 1608 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and the public is invited to attend.MORE

FISH HOUSE PROPERTY MAY BE SOLD

The Pensacola News Journal is reporting the city of Pensacola may sell the Fish House property in downtown Pensacola to the company that currently leases it. The Fish House’s parent company, Great Southern Restaurant Company subleases its location through Merrill Land LLC, which is owned by Collier Merrill. Merrill Land subleases its position from Seville…MORE

NEW MOSQUITO IDENTIFIED

A new species of mosquito has been identified in Escambia county. The Escambia County Mosquito Control Division says the Asian bush mosquito can also be found in Santa Rosa, Walton, Okaloosa, Bay and Leon Counties. Mosquito Control Technician Kimberly Betts identified the new species from a CDC light trap set in Cantonment near the paper…MORE

FISH HATCHERY

The Pensacola News Journal is reporting the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has notified the City of Pensacola it wants to terminate the lease for the Bruce Beach property and seek alternative sites for the Fish Hatchery project. The FWC said the decision is based on their assessment that there is insufficient community support…MORE

LIEN FILED

Escambia County will file a lien against the former Alger Sullivan Lumber Mill property in Century in North Escambia County as daily code violation fines continue to accumulate. The 38-acre industrial property was heavily damaged by a tornado in February of 2016. The property owners are listed as DMT Holdings in Navarre and DMT Holdings…MORE

MISSING JEWELRY

A man whose wife died from a heart attack at Sacred Heart Hospital on May 14th said some of her jewelry is missing. Ron Wagner said the hospital is unable to locate his wife Cheryl’s wedding ring and diamond stud earrings. In a statement Sacred Heart said the loss of the patient’s ring should not…MORE

CARJACKERS IN MIAMI

A man and woman wanted for an armed carjacking of a 74-year-old woman near the Tryon Branch Library on Langley Avenue in Pensacola on Friday, June 1st, are now said to be in Miami on a crime spree. The Pensacola Police Department says the man and woman took the victim’s car and went to the…MORE

KIDNAPPER ARRESTED

The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office says an Escambia County girl, kidnapped by a man she had been messaging on Facebook, was rescued after sending a coded text message for help. The girl said 32-year-old Alaric Brown, a convicted sex offender from Milton, kidnapped and raped her. She was reported missing on May 26th after she…MORE

I-65 TRAFFIC FATALITY

Alabama State Troopers say an Alabama Army National Guardsman was killed in a traffic crash on I-65 yesterday morning when the military Humvee he was driving went off the road about six miles north of the Atmore exit and overturned. Troopers said 38-year-old John Waldrop, of Satsuma, Alabama, was pronounced dead at the scene. A…MORE

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