Florida voters will have the opportunity to ban greyhound racing in the state by voting for a Constitutional Amendment on the November ballot. The Florida Constitution Revision Commission voted to put the proposed ban on the ballot, but the Florida Greyhound Association plans to challenge the proposed constitutional amendment in court. There are 18 greyhound…… MORE
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OKALOOSA COUNTY DEATH INVESTIGATION
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office says the body of a 40-year-old Mary Esther woman was found on a beach in Okaloosa County Monday evening. Jamie Graham’s body was found on a beach towel off Tecumseh Lane around 7 p.m. by a man walking his dog. Graham lives nearby and her vehicle was located in a…… MORE
ALABAMA FUGITIVE SURRENDERS
A 46-year-old man wanted in Jefferson County, Alabama, for attempted murder and armed burglary surrendered to the Escambia County Sheriff’s Department yesterday. Jefferson County deputies say the 45-year-old ex-wife of Dereck Walker was shot on Monday and she has since been placed on life support. Deputies say Dereck Walker broke into the home where she…… MORE
STUDERS DONATE A MILLION DOLLARS
Quint and Rishy Studer have donated a million dollars to the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition to further the organization’s work with human performance. The Institute is a not-for-profit research institute based in Pensacola with a branch in Ocala. Much of the IHMC’s work in human performance is focused on humans in extreme…… MORE
COUNTY FIRE CHIEF FINALISTS
Interviews with the three finalists for the Escambia County fire chief job will be held Friday morning. The finalists for Escambia County Fire Chief’s position are: Stephen F. Cox, from South Bend, Indiana – Russell Nail, from Melbourne, Florida and Paul Smith, from Mobile. One will replace Patrick Grace who was dismissed after failing to…… MORE
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
Florida’s Constitution Revision Commission has voted to send a proposed constitutional amendment that would ban offshore oil drilling and fracking to the Secretary of State to be placed on the November ballot. Proposal 4 was among the eight initiatives approved Monday. The fracking ban would be part of a three-pronged measure that also prohibits vaping…… MORE
CRESTVIEW FATAL SHOOTING
Crestview Police arrested a soldier with the 7th Special Forces Group for the fatal shooting of his estranged wife Sunday night. Police responded to the 120 block of Northview Drive in the Countryview Estates neighborhood and found 34-year-old Natasha McKinney dead on the bedroom floor. 32-year-old Derek McKinney, was arrested at the scene and charged…… MORE
3 MILLION DOLLAR SCRATCH-OFF WINNER
A 32-year-old Destin man won 3 million dollars in the Florida Lottery’s Gold Rush scratch-off game, and he did it on Friday the 13th! Glenn Matthews purchased the ticket at the Tom Thumb on Highway 30-A in Santa Rosa Beach and chose to take a one-time, lump-sum payment of $2,157,504.35. The retailer will receive a…… MORE
PACE HIGH GRADUATE SENTENCED
A 20-year-old graduate of Pace High School has been sentenced to 60 days in jail for his part in the hazing death of a Florida State University fraternity pledge. Brett Birmingham was one of nine fraternity members charged in Andrew Coffey’s death from excessive alcohol consumption. Authorities said Coffey was forced to drink an entire…… MORE
HURRICANE “CONE OF UNCERTAINTY”
The National Hurricane Center plans to shrink the “cone of uncertainty” during the upcoming season based on an improving forecast record. The Miami-based center made other changes including extending warnings and watches to 72 hours in advance of a storm, providing a full additional day to prepare. The forecast cone is calculated using the previous…… MORE
