If you noticed a thick column of black smoke in West Pensacola yesterday around 11:30am it was caused by a debris fire at a salvage yard that got out of control. It happened at the G.S.I. Recycling Plant in the 1700 block of Green Street and the fire sent a black cloud of smoke into…… MORE
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NO SCHOOL HOLIDAY TODAY 2-13-17
Today is not a school holiday in Escambia County. Escambia County School Superintendent Malcolm Thomas says in spite of what kids tell their parents, today is not a day off from school. However, he did point out there was an error on a printed school district calendar that was distributed early in the school year…… MORE
EGLIN WEAPONS TESTING 2-10-17
Military aircraft from as far away as Canada will be participating in weapons trials at Eglin Air Force Base this week. There will also be some Navy helicopters testing weapons on Choctawhatchee Bay. Most of the munitions are cement-filled inert bombs so no explosions will be heard. Lieutenant Colonel Sean Neitzke, commanding officer of the…… MORE
RICE GRANTED BOND 2-10-17
Mary Rice, serial killer William Boyette’s companion in crime, appeared in front of Santa Rosa County Judge Jose Giraud by video yesterday. She was granted a $750,000 cash bond because Assistant State Attorney James Parker did not file pre-trial detention. She arrived in Santa Rosa County just after 5 p.m. Wednesday after making the four-hour…… MORE
DANGEROUS HEROIN 2-10-17
Pensacola doctors and anti-drug advocates believe there is a strain of heroin in Pensacola that can kill users with just one hit. It has been laced with carfentanil, a large animal tranquilizer that is considered to be 10,000 times more potent than morphine. Sacred Heart Hospital Director of the Emergency Department Dr. Trish Stephens said…… MORE
NIGHT HUNTER ARRESTED 2-10-17
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says a 28-year-old Cantonment man was arrested after leading state law officers on a high-speed chase after being spotted night hunting. It began when an air unit guided a ground unit to a suspected night hunter in a vehicle off Highway 99A. A traffic stop was attempted, but…… MORE
BOYETTE ACCOMPLICE EXTRADITED TO FLORIDA 2-9-17
The accomplice of serial killer William Boyette has been extradited back to Santa Rosa County from Georgia. Mary Rice faces a capital murder charge from Baldwin County, Alabama, an accessory after the fact to first degree murder from Santa Rosa County and a first-degree murder charge in Escambia County. Sher surrendered to Georgia law enforcement…… MORE
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT WITH GUN 2-9-17
A 16-year-old student at Booker T. Washington High School has been arrested for possession of a firearm on school grounds. But the story goes deeper than that. On Friday another student showed William Caldwell a semi-automatic pistol he had in his backpack and said he planned to commit suicide before school started. Pensacola Police say…… MORE
OSHA FINES LOCAL PLANT 2-9-17
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined the Airgas plant in Cantonment $12,000 for a deadly explosion last year. On August 28, 2016, 32-year-old Jesse Folmar, was killed when nitrous oxide tanks exploded as he was filling a transport trailer at the plant. OSHA cited the company for failing to provide a safe workplace. The…… MORE
SWAT CALL OUT 2-9-17
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team responded to a domestic violence situation in Century yesterday. Deputes were called to a disturbance at a home on Elsie Davis Road where family members told them 53-year-old Samuel Macks had “gone crazy” after a family argument. He was armed with a handgun and threatened to shoot any…… MORE
