Every Saturday at 10am from July 1st- September 2nd, the Pensacola Saenger Theatre will show a family movie. It’s part of the “Family Movie Club” sponsored by Kids ER at West Florida Hospital. To see the full list of movies CLICK HERE. From 9am-10am before each movie, we will be collecting nonperishable food items for…… MORE
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BALD EAGLE INJURED 5-8-17
A Bald Eagle, injured when it flew into a car on Beulah Road in West Escambia County on Saturday morning, is now recovering at the Wildlife Sanctuary of Northwest Florida. Several people stopped to assist and were able to pull the eagle off the pavement on Beulah Road, near the Perdido Landfill. It was taken…… MORE
INMATE STABBED 5-5-17
The Florida Department of Corrections says an inmate at the Century Correctional Institution in North Escambia County was seriously injured in a fight with another inmate Wednesday night. The injured inmate – whose name has not yet been released – was stabbed and was transported to a Pensacola hospital for treatment. There were no injuries…… MORE
GULF POWER RATE INCREASE APPROVED 5-5-17
The Florida Public Service Commission has approved a rate increase for the Gulf Power Company, effective July 1st. The average residential customer will see their bill increase from about $131 a month to $137. The bill’s impact on commercial and industrial customers will vary depending on usage; however, on average, those bills will increase by about…… MORE
GOVERNOR IN TOWN 5-5-17
Florida Governor Rick Scott was in town yesterday to gain support for his efforts to have the Legislature continue funding the state’s tourism and economic development agencies. Speaking at the Sanders Beach-Corrine Jones Resource Center, the Governor said both Visit Florida and Enterprise Florida have had a favorable impact on the state and that Enterprise…… MORE
RAWSON LANE CLOSURE VOTE 5-5-17
The Escambia County Board of County Commissioners may delay the vote on closing Rawson Lane. During yesterday’s Agenda Review meeting, it was decided to schedule a special meeting to allow all five commissioners to be present. The proposed date for the special meeting is Monday, May 22nd at 5:30 p.m. Pensacola Christian College has long…… MORE
SANTA ROSA C.O. ARRESTED 5-4-17
A Santa Rosa Corrections Officer was arrested yesterday for beating a juvenile on April 21st. Sheriff Bob Johnson said Detention Deputy Sergeant Ovando Blankenship, used excessive force to place the juvenile into a cell, then falsified his report of the incident. Blankenship – who has been with the department for 12 years – was charged…… MORE
HIT AND RUN DRIVER ARRESTED 5-4-17
Authorities have arrested a hit and run driver involved in a deadly golf cart accident near the Alabama state line Tuesday afternoon. About 4:30pm, Flomaton, Alabama Police said a vehicle driven by 25-year-old Garrett Williamson struck the golf cart on Old Fannie Road in Flomaton. Myrtle Rolin was flown by Life Guard helicopter to Sacred…… MORE
SHOOTING INVESTIGATION 5-4-17
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Department is still investigating the shooting death of Anna Brown whose body was found last Sunday on Gibson Road in Molino. Witnesses near the scene said they heard gun shots around 4:00 p.m. and saw a silver four-door Volvo, leaving the area. Anyone with information on the case is asked to…… MORE
ROAD CAMP ESCAPEE RECAPTURED 5-4-16
An inmate who fled from the Escambia County Road Camp on Bratt Road yesterday was recaptured about five miles away, not far from Bratt Elementary School. 31-year-old Richard Ethridge was found by a Florida Department of Corrections K-9 Unit from Century Correctional. Ethridge was serving a five year, sentence on multiple burglary and stolen property…… MORE
