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BAYVIEW CROSS CASE

The case of the cross at Bayview Park in Pensacola park will go before the U.S. Court of Appeals next week. It began in 2016 when the American Humanist Association and the Freedom From Religion Foundation filed a lawsuit against the City claiming the cross at Bayview Park violated the constitutional right of separation of…MORE

COMMUNITY CENTER SHOOTING FOLLOWUP

The Escambia County Sheriff’s Department continues to seek one of two suspects wanted for the shooting of two people at the Wedgewood Community Center and Park on April 28th. One victim was shot in the foot and the other in the lower back which resulted in his intestines being removed. Surveillance footage from the community…MORE

SCHOOL BUS GUN SCARE

A scare on an Okaloosa County school bus yesterday. Okaloosa County Sheriff’s deputies and Fort Walton Beach Police officers responded to Beal Parkway and Memorial Parkway after a student called a parent to say another student on the bus had a gun. Responding deputies said it turned out to be a gun-shaped cigarette lighter, brought…MORE

POSSIBLE ATTEMPTED ABDUCTION

A Santa Rosa County mother said an attempt may have been made to abduct her 3-year-old son from their front yard. Jody Baker said she heard her son talking to a man who she thought was their neighbor – but he wasn’t. She said at that moment her neighbor called and said there was a…MORE

DISTRICT 1 MEDICAL EXAMINER DECISION

Santa Rosa and Okaloosa County commissioners say a decision on the reappointment of Doctor Andrea Minyard as District 1 Medical Examiner won’t come until later this summer. Commissioners and some Panhandle Sheriffs have questioned the quality of her service and how she spends her money. Santa Rosa County endorsed her reappointment, but Okaloosa County did…MORE

HIT-AND-RUN VICTIM ID’d

The Florida Highway Patrol has released the name of a bicyclist killed in a hit-and-run in Okaloosa County over the weekend. Troopers said 42-year-old Chad Berridge was riding on the shoulder of Highway 98 near Pier Drive when he was hit from behind Sunday afternoon. The car was identified as a Honda Passport and was…MORE

BAYVIEW CROSS CASE

The case of the cross at Bayview Park in Pensacola park will go before the U.S. Court of Appeals next week. It began in 2016 when the American Humanist Association and the Freedom From Religion Foundation filed a lawsuit against the City claiming the cross at Bayview Park violated the constitutional right of separation of…MORE

COMMUNITY CENTER SHOOTING FOLLOWUP

The Escambia County Sheriff’s Department continues to seek one of two suspects wanted for the shooting of two people at the Wedgewood Community Center and Park on April 28th. One victim was shot in the foot and the other in the lower back which resulted in his intestines being removed. Surveillance footage from the community…MORE

SCHOOL BUS GUN SCARE

A scare on an Okaloosa County school bus yesterday. Okaloosa County Sheriff’s deputies and Fort Walton Beach Police officers responded to Beal Parkway and Memorial Parkway after a student called a parent to say another student on the bus had a gun. Responding deputies said it turned out to be a gun-shaped cigarette lighter, brought…MORE

POSSIBLE ATTEMPTED ABDUCTION

A Santa Rosa County mother said an attempt may have been made to abduct her 3-year-old son from their front yard. Jody Baker said she heard her son talking to a man who she thought was their neighbor – but he wasn’t. She said at that moment her neighbor called and said there was a…MORE

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