Pensacola Police say a maintenance man was arrested Tuesday for breaking into a woman’s home and sexually assaulting her while she was sedated. A 42-year-old woman told police she had fallen asleep on her couch after taking medication, and when she woke up the man was having sex with her. The woman said the door to…… MORE
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IMHC FOUNDER HONORED 3-23-17
Ken Ford, the co-founder of the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition in Pensacola, will be inducted into the 2017 Florida Inventors Hall of Fame. Ford is one of eight inventors being inducted and is being recognized for his contributions to robotics technology and research. This is not the first such honor for IHMC.…… MORE
EX-FIRE CHIEF LAWSUIT 3-22-17
Attorneys for the City of Pensacola say a lawsuit filed by former Pensacola deputy fire chief Joseph Glover is a frivolous action in bad faith. Former Interim Fire Chief Matthew Schmitt and Glover were terminated from the Pensacola Fire Department last year. They have filed separate civil lawsuits alleging they were fired in retaliation for…… MORE
ASSISTED LIVING CARE FACIILITY CITED 3-22-16
The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration says a Pensacola assisted living facility was involved in a negligent patient death. Earlier this month, the agency issued an emergency moratorium on admissions to Alpine Adult Care Center on Louisiana Drive in West Pensacola. The report alleges a number of residents in the 14-bed facility weren’t given correct…… MORE
CRIME STOPPERS REWARD CHANGE 3-22-17
Gulf Coast Crime Stoppers is changing the way they will calculate reward money. Law enforcement officers who were working on the case involving multiple murderer William Boyette said after monitoring tips on social media, they noticed people saying they were holding back information because they were waiting for the reward money to increase. But from…… MORE
FT. PICKENS ROAD PROJECT 3-21-17
Ever since Hurricane Ivan washed away protective dunes on Santa Rosa Island, Fort Pickens Road has been prone to flooding from even routine weather events. Dan Brown, Park Superintendent of the Gulf Islands National Seashore, said normal storms can dump four feet of sand on the road, which can take about 10 days to 2…… MORE
BLUE ANGELS RETURN 3-21-17
The Blue Angels have returned to Pensacola after completing their annual training in El Centro, California. The Navy’s flight demonstration team buzzed downtown Pensacola and Pensacola Beach late yesterday afternoon on their way back to their home at NAS Pensacola for the air show season. The Blues practice aboard NAS Pensacola at Sherman Field most…… MORE
GULF POWER RATE HIKE 2-21-17
A rate hike for hundreds of thousands of Gulf Power customers might not be as big as initially proposed. Just prior to the start of a hearing before the Florida Public Service Commission the company agreed to a settlement with the state Office of Public Counsel, which objected to the original proposal to raise base…… MORE
GULF POWER RATE INCREASE 3-20-17
The Florida Public Service Commission will begin a multi-day hearing on Gulf Power’s request for a base-rate increase. $106.8 million. The proposed increase has drawn objections from the state Office of Public Counsel, which represents consumers in utility cases. They say Gulf Power’s base rates should decrease by about 2 million dollars – not increase.…… MORE
TEACHER ARRESTED 3-20-17
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Department says a Warrington Elementary School teacher has been arrested and charged with cruelty towards a child for punching a student. The incident happened on Friday, March 10th after a student said the teacher, 66-year-old Sharon Jones, punched him in the back of the head. Jones has been suspended with pay…… MORE
