The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office said the deputy received a minor injury yesterday afternoon when a man fired a shot and fragments hit the deputy in an incident that began with a trespassing complaint. The man then ran to a home near Avery Street and Hollywood Avenue and barricaded himself inside. A SWAT team surrounded…… MORE
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OKALOOSA SCHOOLS GRAND JURY REPORT
The Northwest Florida Daily News is reporting the State Attorney’s Officer says the release of the Grand Jury report on the Okaloosa County School District’s operations has been delayed. At least one person named in the report asked that information contained in the presentment be repressed or expunged. The State Attorney’s Office said the report…… MORE
ALABAMA MOTORCYCLE FATAL
An Alabama man died yesterday morning after his motorcycle collided with a car in Foley, Alabama. Foley Police said 35-year-old James Dees, was traveling south on North McKenzie Street at around 9:30 a.m. when a 77-year-old woman turned in front of him at Berry Avenue. Dees was transported to South Baldwin Regional Medical Center where…… MORE
FLORIDA BUDGET FINALIZED
GOP leaders in the Florida Legislature announced yesterday they have finalized a budget deal that boosts funding for education programs, land conservation and school safety. The budget deal allocates 400 million dollars for school safety programs, delivers what is called record funding for schools, boosts spending on Bright Futures college scholarship and spends 100 million…… MORE
BAY COUNTY EMBEZZLER ARRESTED
The Bay County Sheriff’s Office says a 63-year-old Panama City woman was arrested after her employer said she stole money from the business. Marcia Avery worked part-time for Panhandle Marine Controls as a bookkeeper and investigators said she had been paying her personal utility and credit card bills with company money, and had taken out…… MORE
FLORIDA SCHOOL SAFETY BILL PASSED
The Florida House has passed the state’s first gun control measures in 22 years. It creates a program that would arm some classroom teachers and staff, includes a three-day waiting period for most gun purchases, raises the minimum age to 21 to purchase a gun, and gives police more authority to confiscate weapons. Florida Governor…… MORE
FALSE SCHOOL SHOOTER ALERT
An accidental triggering of a new active shooter alert app triggered a police response yesterday morning to the Miriam Cherry Street Elementary School in Panama City. The app alerts all law enforcement within a certain radius to a possible active shooter or other emergency at a nearby school. The school said they accidentally triggered the…… MORE
BEACH WALKING AND BIKE PATH
The developer of the Portofino condominium towers and Pensacola Beach leaders have reached a compromise in their property access dispute allowing Escambia County to move forward with a multi-use path. Developer Robert Rinke told Santa Rosa Island Authority board members at a recent meeting he would give the county a 680-square-foot perpetual easement through his…… MORE
FALSE SCHOOL SHOOTER ALERT
An accidental triggering of a new active shooter alert app triggered a police response yesterday morning to the Miriam Cherry Street Elementary School in Panama City. The app alerts all law enforcement within a certain radius to a possible active shooter or other emergency at a nearby school. The school said they accidentally triggered the…… MORE
FALSE SCHOOL SHOOTER ALERT
An accidental triggering of a new active shooter alert app triggered a police response yesterday morning to the Miriam Cherry Street Elementary School in Panama City. The app alerts all law enforcement within a certain radius to a possible active shooter or other emergency at a nearby school. The school said they accidentally triggered the…… MORE
