Florida Governor Rick Scott has signed a that could restrict public access to private beaches. At issue is the question of whether the public can walk or sunbathe on privately owned sand. The sand below the high tide line is always open to walking, fishing and other beach activities in Florida, but anything landward could…… MORE
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FLORIDA EX-FELONS VOTING RIGHTS
A federal judge has blocked Florida’s process of restoring voting rights for ex-felons. U.S. District Judge Mark Walker has given Governor Rick Scott and the Board of Executive Clemency a month to come up with a new system of providing ex-felons the right to vote. Walker, found that the state’s clemency system is arbitrary and…… MORE
NEW COUNTY JUDGE CANDIDATES
The list of candidates to fill the Okaloosa county judge’s seat of retiring Judge Pat Maney has been narrowed to five. Florida Governor Rick Scott will select the new judge from a list that includes personal injury attorney J. Bruce Bowman and assistant state attorneys still in the running are Ginger Madden, Angela Mason, Jonathan…… MORE
PENSACOLA AIRPORT LOCKED DOWN
A suspicious item found inside a checked bag at Pensacola International Airport caused the airport to be shut down for several hours yesterday morning. Pensacola Police Department Public Information Officer Officer Mike Wood said a TSA agent located the cylindrical device inside luggage around 6:30 a.m. The device was taken away from the terminal area…… MORE
DEPUTY-INVOLVED SHOOTING
The Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office says one man is dead and a deputy injured after a confrontation yesterday in Midway. Santa Rosa County Sheriff Bob Johnson said deputies responded to a report of a burglary in progress in the 2000 Block of Brightwater Drive. The arriving deputy was attacked by the suspect and was shot…… MORE
CANTONMENT PEDESTRIAN FATAL
The Florida Highway Patrol says a 34-year-old pedestrian was struck and killed Monday night on East Kingsfield Road near Majestic Drive. Troopers say Jason Strother, age of Cantonment, was walking east on East Kingsfileld was he was hit by a car driven by 41-year old Patrick Bell of Cantonment about 9:15 p.m., according to the Florida…… MORE
CAR IN SWIMMING POOL
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office said a car ended up in an unusual location yesterday…at the bottom of a swimming pool. Deputies said a woman got out of her car at Emerald Towers on Sundial Court, but did not place the vehicle in park and it continued driving and ended up in the submerged in…… MORE
FOUND BODY
Pensacola Police say a man’s body was found in Pensacola Bay yesterday. Department spokesperson Officer Mike Wood said someone walking along the waterline found the body around 2pm and alerted authorities. The body is that of a white male in his 30s and no signs of trauma were seen. The body has been taken to…… MORE
CRIS DOSEV TO RUN AGAINST GAETZ
Cris Dosev has announced he will be running against incumbent Congressman Matt Gaetz in the Republican primary in August. Dosev has collected the required number of signatures to have his name placed on the ballot. Dosev, a Marine veteran and real estate developer, came in 3rd in 2016 with almost 21 percent of the vote…… MORE
GULF COAST RAIL SERVICE
The 1.3 trillion omnibus bill signed by President Trump on Friday contains 20 million dollars for a grant program to restore or enhance passenger rail service and gives priority to restoring service on routes formerly operated by Amtrak. If the Gulf Coast line gets approval, the grant money could be used to help restore the…… MORE
