The Pensacola News Journal is reporting the National Park Service has delayed the start date for ferry service between Gulf Islands National Seashore, downtown Pensacola and Pensacola Beach. Dan Brown, superintendent of Gulf Islands National Seashore, said Thursday that ferry service will not start on May 18th, as previously announced. He said he did not…… MORE
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MOBILE HIGHWAY TRAFFIC FATALITY
The Florida Highway Patrol says a 34-year-old Pensacola woman was killed and a 21-year-old Pensacola man critically injured in a four-vehicle traffic crash Wednesday night on Mobile Highway and Eight Mile Creek Road. Troopers say about 8:55 p.m. a pickup driven by Kyle Harrison, of Pensacola, rear-ended a stopped vehicle driven by 36-year-old Chanphana Tran,…… MORE
JEFF MILLER NOMINEE FOR V.A. SECRETARY
The publication, Military Times, says former Congressman Jeff Miller is a candidate for the position of Veterans Affairs Secretary. Rear Admiral Ronny Jackson, a Navy doctor, withdrew his name from the nomination process yesterday. While in Congress Miller served as the Chairman of Veteran Affairs before deciding not to seek re-election after more than 16…… MORE
GREAT WHITE SHARK VISITING
A 12-foot, 1,300 pound great white shark was in our area recently. Hilton, a male great white, has covered almost 10,000 miles in the past 14 months. He was tagged in March of 2017 off the coast of South Carolina and his movements tracked ever since. He has been as far north as Nova Scotia,…… MORE
FUGITIVE ARRESTED IN DESTIN
A fugitive from Indiana, wanted on several felony gun charges, was arrested Wednesday at a Destin restaurant after two Okaloosa County sheriff’s deputies recognized him while on their lunch break. Deputies thought the man resembled an individual wanted by the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office in Indiana. He was 37-year old Donald Nelson, wanted for armed…… MORE
CRESTVIEW BUS CRASH FOLLOW-UP
The Crestview Police Department says the passengers injured in that crash of an Okaloosa County Transit bus Tuesday are recovering. Officers say the bus was eastbound on P.J. Adams Parkway about 2:30 p.m. when a westbound car driven by 18-year-old Sophia Williams crossed the centerline and hit the bus nearly head-on. The bus overturned and…… MORE
PENSACOLA SCRATCH-OFF WINNER
A 47-year-old Pensacola man won the top prize in the $1,000 A Week for Life Scratch-Off Florida Lottery game. Jason Spero claimed at the Florida Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee and chose to receive his winnings as a one-time lump sum payment of $815,000. He purchased his winning ticket from a Circle T Food Store in…… MORE
NO SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE SESSION
It does not appear there will be a special session of the Florida Legislature that would focus on gambling issues. Incoming Senate President Bill Galvano and incoming House Speaker Jose Oliva conceded they were unable to reach a deal on a gambling plan before the November elections. They were trying to head off a proposed…… MORE
BEAR VISIT
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says a young black bear spent most of a day roaming around a family’s home in Santa Rosa County. The homeowner said the bear arrived Saturday morning at their home Holley. The animal was said to be 2 and 3 years old and weighed roughly 200 pounds. A…… MORE
ACCUSED MURDERER NOT GUILTY
An accused murderer from Pace has been found not guilty by reason of insanity. Christopher Lynch beat his mother to death on Mother’s Day in May of 2016. He also attacked Santa Rosa County deputies. A Santa Rosa County Circuit Court judge ruled that Lynch was insane when he killed Cheryl Lynch. Several medical professionals…… MORE
