A new security device now being used at the Okaloosa County Jail has reduced the amount of illicit drugs smuggled by mail to inmates in the facility. A “VeroVision Mail Scanner” is now scanning each of the roughly 150-200 pieces of mail that arrive at the facility each day. Stefan Vaughn, director of the county…… MORE
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TRAIN-RELATED INJURY MAY BE SUICIDE ATTEMPT
Pensacola Police say the incident involving a pedestrian who was hit by a train Monday morning near Bay Bluffs Park was likely a suicide attempt. The woman, whose identity has not been released, suffered severe head and arm injuries and was taken to the hospital via trauma alert. Pensacola Police Department spokesman Mike Wood said…… MORE
DELAYED TRAFFIC FATALITY
A second person has died trying to help out accident victims involved in a four-vehicle traffic crash in Beulah last week. The Florida Highway Patrol said it happened on Mobile Highway and Eight Mile Creek Road when 21-year-old Kyle Harrison rear-ended a vehicle carrying four passengers. Harrison and another woman, Dannah McCormick, got out to…… MORE
MEDICAL EXAMINER FINANCES EXAMINED
The Okaloosa County Commission will not endorse the reappointment of longtime District 1 Medical Examiner, Dr. Andrea Minyard, because of long-delayed autopsies, high costs and other concerns. The commission also directed staff to obtain copies of the Medical Examiner’s Office’s financial records. Minyard said she is a private individual doing business as Gulf Coast Autopsy…… MORE
S.R. COUNTY CHILD ABUSE INVESTIGATION
The Northwest Florida Daily News is reporting the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a teacher for the alleged abuse of a 5-year-old special needs student in Navarre. Tiffany Hackbarth, the child’s mother, said the male teacher at West Navarre Intermediate kicked the boy in the ribs and hip on April 11th. Hackbarth said…… MORE
GAETZ CRITIC
Congressman Matt Gaetz met with sixth-graders at Shoal River Middle School in Crestview Monday to give them a brief civics lesson. After meeting with students, Gaetz took a selfie with the kids and a female student can be seen in the background extending her middle finger. Gaetz laughed it off, but the mother of the…… MORE
OPIOID OVERDOSE DEATHS
Data from the National Vital Statistics System show that overdose deaths from synthetic opioids like fentanyl have now surpassed deaths involving prescription opioids. In 2016, there were 42,249 opioid-related overdose deaths. 19,413 involved synthetic opioids, 17,087 involved prescription opioids and 15,469 involved heroin. That means synthetic opioids were a factor in 46 percent of all…… MORE
PENSACOLA WOMAN HIT BY TRAIN
The Pensacola Police Department says a woman was seriously injured after being hit by a train near Bay Bluffs Park yesterday morning. The victim has not yet been identified, but appears to be in her 20s. Department spokesman Officer Mike Wood said she was taken to an area hospital with severe head and arm injuries.…… MORE
MATT GAETZ QUALIFIES FOR REELECTION
Senator Bill Nelson, Florida’s only statewide elected Democrat, filed qualifying papers yesterday and will run for a fourth term although he faces a challenge from Republican Governor Rick Scott. Scott announced three weeks ago he was entering the Senate race, but has not yet qualified. However, Federal candidates, along with candidates for judgeships, state-attorney and…… MORE
FIREFIGHTER DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINT
A female career firefighter with Escambia Fire Rescue has filed a federal discrimination complaint with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, against Escambia County. The firefighter kept a journal in which she detailed a culture of verbal, physical and sexual harassment incidents that occurred during her time with the fire department. An investigation by the…… MORE
