The Emerald Coast Utilities Authority has terminated the company that had been processing their recyclables. Nathalie Bowers, spokesperson for the ECUA, said Zero Waste was in breach of contract and owed ECUA about $250,000 for six-months of recyclables sold. She said the company withheld $50,000 last September and October, paid November and December, and then…… MORE
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DEATH INVESTIGATION
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the death of a one-year-old over the weekend. The child was pronounced dead Saturday afternoon at West Florida Hospital after being found unresponsive in the bathtub at the home on Doris Avenue in Pensacola. The child’s name has not been released and an autopsy will determine the cause…… MORE
PENSACOLA BEACH CONSTRUCTION
Construction of intersection improvements at the Casino Beach parking lot on Pensacola Beachis scheduled to start today. The improvements will allow drivers to enter the main parking area from the parking lot in front of the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office Substation and construction is expected to last three weeks. The parking lot will continue to…… MORE
ULTRALIGHT PLANE CRASH
The crash of an ultralight aircraft crash in Escambia County, Alabama on Friday seriously injured the pilot. Deputy Chief Mike Lambert with the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office in Alabama said it happened around noon in the Canoe community outside of Atmore when the aircraft lost power, hit some trees and a powerline then crashed in…… MORE
EGLIN LAB FIRE
The report on the fire at Eglin Air Force Base’s Climatic Laboratory in July of 2017 has been released. The fire on July 5th, 2017 caused 30 million dollars in damages. A contractor was using an oxy-acetylene torch to remove a corroded steel I-beam causing a refrigerant coil – containing methylene chloride – to burst,…… MORE
SYNTHETIC URINE
Drug testing labs along the Gulf Coast say they are have a problem with synthetic urine. One lab said at least 10 people a week are caught trying to fool the test. The synthetic urine kits are available for as little as $10.99 and include a bottle of urine and two heating pads to warm…… MORE
GULFVIEW HOTEL UPDATE
The historic Gulfview Hotel – moved several weeks ago to the heart of downtown Fort Walton Beach – is awaiting a new foundation to complete the job. Ducky Johnson House Movers of Marianna moved the 112-year-old building to the city-owned lot at 115 Miracle Strip Parkway SE, on April 18th. City Manager Michael Beedie said…… MORE
STOLEN ICE CREAM CART
An ice cream vendor on Panama City Beach is having a tough time selling his ice cream…That’s because his ice cream cart was stolen last week. Tosh McKenzie has been selling ice cream out of the cart for the past four years, but on May 3rd the 250-lb, banana yellow, sticker-plastered ice cream cart was…… MORE
CHILD PORN ARREST
An investigation by the Pensacola Police Department led to the arrest of a Beulah man on 30 counts of possession of child pornography. A Pensacola Police Detective discovered numerous child porn videos on a file sharing application and traced them to a home computer network belonging to Matthew Roesgen. Agents with the Florida Department of…… MORE
OKALOOSA COUNTY SKIMMER ARREST
Eglin Federal Credit Union employees helped Okaloosa County deputies arrest two men believed to be installing skimming devices on ATMs. An employee inspecting the ATM at the Eglin Credit Union in Navarre located a skimmer, a device which records credit card data and PIN numbers, installed on the ATM. The technician saw a man standing…… MORE
