The Florida Highway Patrol says an Escambia County man died as the result of a single vehicle crash yesterday morning. Troopers say 79-year old James Crabtree was southbound on Guidy Lane off of Nine Mile Road when he ran off the road around 5:30am and hit a tree near Grace Drive. Crabtree was transported to…… MORE
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SR COUNTY JAIL INMATE FOUND DEAD 12-14-16
The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Department says an inmate was found dead in a cell in the Santa Rosa County Jail yesterday. Jonathan Cotant was found in his cell dead at approximately 2:30 p.m. Cotant was arrested December 3rd by the Florida Highway Patrol. The case remains under investigation as a possible suicide.… MORE
LIGHTNING FATALITY 12-14-16
Escambia County Fire Rescue say a man died in Molino last night after an apparent lightning strike. Around 9:15pm EMS was dispatched to a home in the 3000 block of Wilder Road. When they arrived, they found a white male believed to be in his 40’s dead in his yard. The man’s name has not…… MORE
ROBBERY ARRESTS 12-13-16
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Department says two people have been arrested after a robbery yesterday afternoon on Truman Avenue. Deputies arrested the two at the Tom Thumb gas station on Mobile Highway. Investigators found guns inside their car. The victim of the robbery was hospitalized with minor injuries. … MORE
HUNTING FATAL CHARGES 12-13-16
A Flomaton, Alabama man has been charged with killing his girlfriend during a hunting accident. Investigators say Shannon Bell and Donna Martin were illegally hunting from their pickup truck on County Road 40. When Bell pulled his rifle out of the truck it reportedly went off and shot Martin in the stomach. She was taken…… MORE
FREE SMOKE DETECTORS 12-13-16
For those citizens of Escambia County who do not already have one, Escambia Fire Rescue will install a new smoke detector with a 10-year battery at no charge. Escambia Fire Rescue Chief Patrick Grace stressed the importance of having a properly installed and maintained smoke detector year-round, but especially during colder weather. On Saturday Fire-Rescue…… MORE
SWEDE DANIELSON FUNERAL 12-13-16
Funeral services for N. L. “Swede” Danielson, co-founder of Faith Chapel Funeral Home, will be today. The 94-year-old Danielson passed away Thursday. In 1965 he and the late Tommy Smith opened Faith Chapel Funeral Home on Beverly Parkway and when Danielson retired in 2012 he was the oldest active funeral director in the State of Florida.…… MORE
RESIDENTIAL FIRE 12-12-16
Escambia Fire Rescue reports a home in Beulah in West Escambia County was destroyed by a fire early yesterday morning. Firefighters responded to the report of the blaze in the 8900 block of Mobile Highway around 4:30am. The fire may have started in the ceiling and one firefighter was taken to Sacred Heart Hospital for…… MORE
SWEDE DANIELSON DIES 12-12-16
L. “Swede” Danielson, co-founder of Faith Chapel Funeral Home, has died. He was 94. Danielson was a U. S. Navy veteran who served in World War II. In 1965 he and the late Tommy Smith opened Faith Chapel Funeral Home on Beverly Parkway. Danielson retired in 2012 and was the oldest active funeral director in…… MORE
CHILD DIES IN FATAL ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING 12-12-16
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Department says young child died in an accidental shooting Friday night. Deputies responded to a home in the 2200 block of Brookpark Road, just off East Kingsfield Road, about 7:30 p.m. and found the child suffering from a gunshot wound. The child was taken to West Florida Hospital and was pronounced…… MORE
