The Milton Police Department three people were shot in Milton, Saturday night in a drive-by shooting and one of them died. Officers responded to a report of a fight in the 6600 block of Applegate Street around 10:45 p.m. Arriving officers found two men and one woman who had been shot. 34-year-old Thomas Buckhalter died…… MORE
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STOLEN VEHICLE RECOVERED 2-6-17
The stolen vehicle missing from a Lillian home was found in Escambia County on Saturday morning. The Baldwin County Sheriff’s Department reported the vehicle missing after authorities said family members found Peggy Broz murdered in her front yard. The car was found near the intersection of Interstate 10 and Nine Mile Road. William Boyette Jr.…… MORE
IP TOWN MEETING 2-3-17
Several hundred people gathered in the cafeteria of Tate High School last night to attend a Town Hall Meeting put on by International Paper. The mill in Cantonment was shut-down by an explosion in a pulp digester . There were no injuries or fatalities, but the mill suffered extensive damage. Attendees were allowed to ask…… MORE
SHOOTING VICTIMS ID’d 2-3-17
The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Department has released the names of the two women shot to death in a Milton motel on Tuesday. 30-year-old Alicia Greer and 49-year-old Jacqueline Moore – both from Escambia County – were found dead in a room at the Emerald Sands Inn. Authorities are seeking William “Billy” Boyette Jr. Anyone…… MORE
TEACHER CHARGED WITH CHILD MOLESTING 2-3-1
A 66-year-old substitute teacher has been arrested for molesting three young girls last year at Gulf Breeze Elementary School. Gulf Breeze Police Department Chief Rick Hawthorne said the three girls were between the ages of 9 and 10 years-old happened in fall 2016. Richard Mack, of Gulf Breeze, was Substitute Teacher of the Year in…… MORE
FATAL SHOOTING CHARGES 2-4-17
A Pensacola teen is facing homicide charges for a fatal shooting in Ferry Pass two months ago. On November 23, 2016, deputies responded to a report of a double shooting at a home in the 100 block of Mirabelle Circle. When deputies arrived they found 17-year-old Tristan Bruni and the victim’s father in the front…… MORE
MATT GAETZ TO DO AWAY WITH THE EPA 2-2-17
Northwest Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz wants to do away with the Environmental Protection Agency. Gaetz said that he does not want to get rid of the functions that protect the environment. He believes in conservation, but said the federal government is not doing a good job at it and that states should be in charge…… MORE
NEW DIRECTOR OF CORRECTIONS 2-2-17
Escambia County has a new director of corrections. Tamyra Jarvis comes from Coleman, Florida, in the central part of the State, where she served as the warden at the Federal Correctional Complex. She started work here yesterday and will be responsible for the oversight of the Escambia County Jail, the Community Corrections Division and the…… MORE
SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION 2-2-17
A South Florida group called the Florida Action Committee wants to change the laws regarding the registration of sex offenders in the state. More than 65,000 people are on the state’s registry. The state requires all sex offenders, regardless of the circumstances, to register for life. Gail Colletta heads the group wants to divide the…… MORE
DOUBLE HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION 2-2-17
The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Department is looking for an Escambia County man they say is a person of interest in a double homicide case in Milton. 44-year-old William “Billy” Boyette Jr. is being sought in connection with the shooting deaths that happened at the Emerald Sands Motel in Milton on Tuesday. Authorities say Boyette…… MORE
