A Pine Forest High School student who collapsed during a basketball practice is improving. Jaylen Clausell, a sophomore, is being treated at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville after he went into cardiac arrest during basketball practice six days ago. His mother said he has been removed from life support and is able to sit up…… MORE
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FATAL COCAINE OVERDOSE
The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office says a man died after swallowing cocaine during a traffic stop Monday night. The as yet unidentified man was stopped for a traffic violation and the deputy saw him place something in his mouth. He was arrested and taken to the Santa Rosa County Jail for driving with a…… MORE
WARRINGTON HOSTAGE SITUATION
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office says a hostage situation at a local motel yesterday ended peacefully. Deputies responded early Tuesday morning to a report of a woman being held hostage at the Motel 6 on New Warrington Road near Chief’s Way. Deputies contacted Roderick Sims, who confirmed a woman was being held against her will.…… MORE
GB MAYOR TO STEP DOWN
Gulf Breeze Mayor Matt Dannheisser has announced he will not seek reelection, but does plan to continue working as attorney for the Town of Century. Dannheisser has filled the unpaid post as Mayor of Gulf Breeze for the past three and a half years. Dannheisser also said he does not intend to return to working…… MORE
ALABAMA MISSING PERSON
Daphne Alabama Police have issued a missing person alert for a man believed to be suffering from dementia and endangered. Howard Lee Rose of Daphne, Alabama, was last seen in his 2000 silver Nissan Pathfinder. If you see Howard Rose, contact any law enforcement agency.… MORE
DEATH PENALTY APPEAL DENIED
The Florida Supreme Court has denied the appeal of a 67-year-old Santa Rosa County convicted murderer and has upheld his death penalty sentence. Norman Grim, was sentenced to death in 2000 for the murder and sexual battery of his neighbor, Cynthia Campbell, back in 1998. Grim had appealed to the Florida Supreme Court, claiming he…… MORE
INMATE TRIAL DELAYED
The murder trial for an inmate from Century Correctional Institution, charged with stabbing another inmate, has been delayed after the defendant – 27-year-old Robert Hunt – claimed he had ineffective counsel. Hunt is charged with the stabbing death of inmate 33-year-old Jorge Slaughter, last June. The state alleges Hunt stabbed Slaughter over a debt the…… MORE
WALTON COUNTY DEPUTY ATTACKER ARRESTED
The Walton County Sheriff’s Office says a 26-year-old Crestview man was arrested after he attacked deputies. Deputies were called to a home in Santa Rosa Beach and found a man covered in blood. The victim said the suspect – identified as John Botelho – attacked him as he was gardening in the front yard of…… MORE
SHERIFF’S BUDGET
The budget impasse between the Escambia County Board of Commissioners and the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office continues after what was thought to have been a budget agreement fell apart. Now the Board of County Commissioners has filed a motion with Governor Rick Scott’s Administration Commission to compel the sheriff’s office to comply with the terms…… MORE
ALABAMA BOATING FATAL
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s Marine Patrol Division says a Pace man died in a boating accident Saturday morning in north Baldwin County Alabama. It happened near the junction of Miflin Lake and the Tensaw River. when a bass boat piloted by Wesley Feely of Atmore, Alabama, collided with the a bass boat piloted by…… MORE
