Pensacola police are warning residents not to fall for a scam that asks them to pay parking citations online with a credit card. The Pensacola Police Department and the Downtown Improvement Board do not email parking citations. Both agencies only issue paper citations, according to a press release from the police department.… MORE
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MOTORCYCLE FATAL 4-21-17
The Florida Highway Patrol said a fatal crash discovered along the interstate yesterday likely occurred Tuesday night. Troopers say around 9:30pm 53-year old Rodney Logan of Pensacola was northbound on I-110 and failed to negotiate the curve onto the westbound lane of I-10. His Harley-Davidson motorcycle went into the woods and was not visible from…… MORE
CENTURY BINGO HALL 4-20-17
A new bingo hall will open in Century in about six weeks, but not all residents are supportive of the idea. Some feel it is not the right kind of business for the town. One of the partners in Century Bingo says it’s no different than bingo halls all over the state which requires that…… MORE
1-10 FATAL 4-20-17
The Alabama Highway Patrol says a 75-year-old Mobile woman was killed in a head-on crash with a state trooper Tuesday night on Interstate-10 at mile marker 34. State troopers had gotten calls about a vehicle traveling east in the west bound lanes. They say a vehicle driven by Wanda McLemore collided with the Alabama State…… MORE
FUGITIVE ARRESTED 4-20-17
The U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force has arrested a bank robber wanted in Alabama. The Greenville Alabama Police Chief confirmed that Kevin Golden was captured and arrested around 5:30 p.m. yesterday in Pensacola. He was taken into custody at a relative’s apartment in the 200 block of Broadmoor Lane in Warrington. Golden was wanted for…… MORE
MURDER SUSPECT ARRESTED 4-19-17
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Department says a man wanted for a fatal shooting in Pensacola on Monday has turned himself in. The incident happened at a mobile home park in the 700 block of Old Corry Road around midnight. The victim, Curtis Hodge Jr., died Monday at a local hospital. The Sheriff’s Department now says…… MORE
NATIONAL CONCEALED CARRY PERMIT 4-19-17
A federal bill has been filed to create a national reciprocity for concealed carry permits. Currently, concealed carry permits are honored on a state-by-state basis. House Bill 38, would require states that allow people to carry concealed firearms to recognize out-of-state permits. However, opponents of the bill say not all states have the same permitting…… MORE
SHOOTING SUPECT ARRESTED 4-19-17
A 4th suspect has been arrested in connection to a fatal drive-by shooting that occurred in Milton back in February. Dedric Davis, Kyhem Johnson and Walter Ford were charged with the shooting of Thomas Buckhalter. They were inside Melissa Pocopanni’s car when the shooting took place February 4th. Rodney Jones, president of the Pensacola branch of the NAACP,…… MORE
LEVIN DONATES $550,000 4-18-17
Pensacola attorney Fred Levin has donated $550,000 to the University of West Florida. The money will be used to establish the Reubin Askew Institute for Multidisciplinary Studies. The university says the new institute will contribute to its efforts in science, technology, engineering, art and math initiatives and will also include partnerships with area schools and businesses, internships and…… MORE
FATAL SHOOTING 4-18-17
Escambia County Sheriff’s Office deputies are searching for the suspect in a fatal shooting Sunday night that happened just before midnight at Old Corry Field Road and Merito Street. Responding deputies found Curtis Hodge Jr. suffering from a gunshot wound to the head. Hodge was said to have been standing outside a residence when he…… MORE
