Two teenagers who escaped from a juvenile facility in Okaloosa County were captured the same day. Authorities say 13-year-old Nikolas Shoffner, and 15-year-old Richard Abenojar, ran into the nearby woods around 5 p.m. Tuesday afternoon. Staff members caught Abenojar soon after. Shoffner was apprehended in a McDonald’s on South Ferndon Boulevard in Crestview some hours…… MORE
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FLORIDA BALLOT AMENDMENTS
When Floridians go to the polls in November, they could face a dozen ballot measures from the Florida Constitution Revision Commission. 24 changes to the state Constitution, grouped into12 ballot measures, are proposed for the general election on November 6th. The proposed ballot measures, if approved by the full commission, would be added to five…… MORE
THUNDERBIRD’S FATAL CRASH
Major Stephen Del Bagno, the Thunderbirds pilot who died in crash in Nevada, on Wednesday, had been assigned to Eglin Air Force Base before going to the Air Force precision flight team. Del Bagno, in his first season with the Thunderbirds, was killed at about 10:30 a.m. Wednesday during what the Air Force is calling…… MORE
ESCAMBIA COUNTY FIRE CHIEF
Over seventy candidates applied for the job as Escambia County’s next fire chief. Only three remain. The county began the search for a new chief after former Chief Patrick Grace was fired in January over his handling of harassment complaints. The three finalists are: Stephen Cox of South Bend, Indiana; Russell Nail of Melbourne, Florida;…… MORE
NEW FLORIDA SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has announced an updated Sex Offender Registry went into operation this week. The new registry should be easier for citizens to use and will be more webpage mobile friendly. Citizens can search for offenders by name, by neighborhoods, and by college campuses. Citizens can also access Florida sex offender…… MORE
NEW PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
Escambia County has a new director of Public Works. Joy Jones will replace Joy Blackmon who retired after 19 years with the county. Escambia County Administrator Jack Brown said Ms. Jones is well respected by County staff and the local engineering community. Joy Blackmon began her career with Escambia County in 1999 as an engineer…… MORE
PHARMACY BOARD CRITICIZES LEGISLATURE
The Florida State Pharmacy Board is criticizing the Florida Legislature for not passing a bill that would have allowed Florida pharmacists to test and treat people for the flu and strep throat. Lawmakers failed to pass a proposal that would have authorized pharmacists, who have established written protocols with physicians and maintain $200,000 in professional…… MORE
CHIROPRACTOR ARRESTED
A Pensacola chiropractor has been arrested for setting her own business on fire. Vicki Lee Dempsey, owner of Chiropractic Solutions, is charged with second degree arson. On March 22nd Escambia County fire fighters responded to a fire in the 700 block of East Burgess Road and believed the fire was deliberately set. Dempsey reportedly told…… MORE
SEXUAL ASSAULT ARREST
Pensacola Police arrested a man for the rape of a woman that happened in February. The victim told investigating officers she was walking on West Cervantes Street around 4:30 a.m. on February 22nd, when Ja’Mone Clayton approached her on a bicycle and asked if she wanted to have sex with him. She declined and walked…… MORE
CAR THIEVES BEING SOUGHT
Police are searching for two people wanted for stealing a vehicle in Baldwin County, Alabama, and a robbery-carjacking in Escambia County. 20-year-old Haley Watson, and 25-year-old Chase Blackburn, are believed to be in one of the stolen cars. A red 2018 Nissan Versa stolen from the Walmart parking lot in Foley, Alabama Monday around 9:55…… MORE
