Pensacola Police say a pedestrian was killed near South J Street and Barrancas Avenue around 3 a.m. Sunday. Pensacola Police Department Spokesperson Mike Wood said the driver fled the scene. Details are sketchy, and the investigation is continuing. … MORE
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BARBARA BUSH FAILING
Former first lady Barbara Bush, who is 92, is in “failing health” and won’t seek additional medical treatment, Mrs. Bush, has been treated for decades for Graves’ disease, which is a thyroid condition, she had heart surgery in 2009 for a narrowing of her main heart valve and was hospitalized a year before that for…… MORE
PENSACOLA SKATEBOARDING BAN
The Pensacola News Journal is reporting that Councilwoman Sherri Myers is proposing that the City of Pensacola should ban skateboarding on sidewalks within the city limits. Councilman Brian Spencer wants to ban skateboarding at Veterans Memorial Park because there had been more than $1,000 of damage in the park from skateboarding, but Spencer’s measure failed…… MORE
GULFVIEW HOTEL MOVE
The move of the two-story, historic Gulfview Hotel is scheduled for tomorrow night in Fort Walton Beach. Ducky Johnson House Movers, of Marianna, will move the Hotel about a third of a mile to its new destination at 115 Miracle Strip Parkway SE. The project will result in the temporary closure of both eastbound and…… MORE
AFRICAN WARTHOG CAPTURED
If your pet African warthog is missing the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission may be able to help. An African warthog was captured recently in a suburban neighborhood in Port St. Lucie about fifty miles north of West Palm Beach. State law requires a permit to own a warthog, but no one in that…… MORE
EGG RECALL
An Indiana egg producer is recalling more than 200 million eggs because of fears of salmonella contamination. Rose Acre Farms said at least 22 people have gotten sick. The potentially infected eggs were sent to stores in Colorado, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia and Florida. Salmonella can cause…… MORE
MILTON CITY MANAGER FIRED
The City Manager for the City of Milton has been fired. Milton Mayor Wesley Meiss cast the deciding vote to terminate Brian Watkins after the council members deadlocked in a 4-4 tie. The motion to fire Watkins was made by Councilman Jeff Snow who said his biggest complaint was lack of communication with Watkins, who…… MORE
CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION HIRING EVENT
The Florida Department of Corrections says a one-day hiring event will be held for the Gulf Correctional Institution in Panama City, one of several correctional facilities offering a $1,000 signing bonus to new hires. Applicants should bring a driver’s license, a copy of a birth certificate, social security card, high school diploma, GED or college…… MORE
FOUND BODY
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office said a man was found dead inside a car in Century, in North Escambia County. Major Andrew Hobbs, spokesman for the Sheriff’s Office, said the car was in the parking lot of the Century Park Apartments on Second Street, just east of the Billy G. Ward Courthouse. Escambia County EMS…… MORE
SANTA ROSA DETENTION DEPUTY ARRESTED
A detention deputy with the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office has been arrested on a felony charge of animal cruelty. Sheriff Bob Johnson said a horse that was in the care of John Rutherford, a 14-year veteran, was found with sores and other signs of cruelty, and had to be put down. Rutherford was released from…… MORE
