The shorebird nesting season has begun at the Gulf Islands National Seashore. Last week the first shorebird nest of the year was seen. Each year, from late February through the end of summer, the seashore provides nesting habitats for several species of ground-nesting shorebirds, including terns, snowy plovers, and black swimmers. Superintendent Dan Brown said…… MORE
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ALABAMA SWAT SHOOTING
The Baldwin County Alabama Sheriff’s Department has confirmed that a man killed after an armed standoff in the Barnwell Community was shot by SWAT team members. 65-year-old Robert Yates fired on deputies who were attempting to evict him from his rental mobile home. No deputies were hit, and the SWAT Team and negotiators responded. After…… MORE
PENSACOLA AIRPORT EXPANSION GRANT
Florida Governor Rick Scott announced the 11 projects that will qualify for 22 million dollars in awards from the Florida Job Growth Grant Fund. One of those projects will provide 4 million dollars for the Pensacola International Airport to develop additional taxiways, construct ramps and future airport development, including improvements to facilities for education and…… MORE
FLORIDA TAX PROPOSAL
The Florida Senate has approved a proposal that will ask voters to make it tougher for future state lawmakers to raise taxes. If approved in November, the measure would require two-thirds votes in the House and Senate to raise taxes or fees in the future, up from the usual majority votes. The measure will join…… MORE
MISSING ALABAMA TEENAGER
Saraland Alabama Police are searching for a missing 14-year-old girl. Kaylee Presley was last seen Friday after being dropped off at Rambo’s Skateland center in Mobile County around 7 p.m. She was wearing blue jeans and a black shirt. Kaylee is a white female with blonde hair and blue eyes. She is 5’2″ and weighs…… MORE
BEACH DRINKING ARRESTS
With Spring Break underway the Bay County Sheriff’s Office and Panama City Beach Police Department say eight people were charged with possession of alcohol on the beach. Possession of alcohol on the sandy beach is illegal during March in Panama City Beach. The first arrests came Friday when deputies made contact with a group of…… MORE
DELAYED TRAFFIC FATALITY
The Florida Highway Patrol says a 63-year-old Pensacola man has died after being hit by a pickup last week. It happened Wednesday, February 28th on Michigan Avenue, just east of Memphis Avenue, around 8:40 p.m. Troopers say Raymond Murphy Jr. was hit by the pickup driven by 22-year-old Marcus Scott and was taken to Sacred…… MORE
WALTON COUNTY SEX STING
The Walton County Sheriff’s Office says eight men were arrested for soliciting a child for sex following a five-day operation sting called “Paladin’s Shield”. One of the men is a registered sex offender from Escambia County and two of the suspects were from Milton. The Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force started the operation after…… MORE
WARRINGTON SEWAGE SPILL
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection says about 2,000 gallons of sewage were released into a creek in Pensacola last Thursday. According to their report a grease blockage caused a manhole to overflow in the 4600 block of Twin Oaks Drive and the discharge from the manhole passed into a flowing creek. DEP estimated about…… MORE
Harley Davidson Street 500 Giveaway Contest Rules
WCOA, WJTQ and WXBM’s “Harley Davidson Giveaway” Contest Official Rules A complete copy of these rules can be obtained at the offices of radio station WCOA, WJTQ and WXBM (“Station”), owned and operated by Cumulus Media Holdings Inc. or one of its subsidiary companies, 6565 North W St. Ste. 270 Pensacola, FL 32505, during normal…… MORE
