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COAST GUARD CALLS OFF SEARCH
The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search in the Gulf for a father and son from Rhode Island who disappeared after leaving Panama City two weeks ago. 81-year-old Gerald Cook, and 55-year-old Peter...
Feb 28, 2020
BURGLARY SUSPECTS SOUGHT
Walton County Sheriff's deputies are searching for two suspects after a break-in in Santa Rosa Beach in the area of Hamon Avenue. Video surveillance shows the two in the house shortly before 3 a.m. On...
Feb 28, 2020
MATT GAETZ TURNS REFUSES PAC MONEY
Congressman Matt Gaetz says he will no longer accept campaign donations from political action committees and that he is the only Republican returning to Congress to make the no PAC pledge. He made the...
Feb 28, 2020
GARCON POINT BRIDGE TOLL INCREASE
The toll on the Garcon Point Bridge will be raised from $3.75 to $5.00 on March 1st. A Tallahassee judge ordered the Florida Department of Transportation to raise the tolls after the department failed...
Feb 27, 2020
FATAL SHOOTING
The Escambia County Sheriff's Department is investigating a fatal shooting that happened yesterday afternoon. Deputies responded to a report of the shooting in the 4200 block of North Baylen Street ar...
Feb 27, 2020
FIRE STATION STAFFING REDUCED
Escambia County Interim Fire Chief Paul Williams said five Escambia County fire stations will operate with reduced staffing as part of an effort to cut down on the amount of overtime. Only five months...
Feb 27, 2020
PENSACOLA BEACH RANKED NATIONALLY
Pensacola Beach has been ranked fourth on the “Top 25 beaches in the United States” list by the travel website Trip Advisor. Trip Advisor compiles an annual “Travelers’ Choice ...
Feb 27, 2020
JERRY MELVIN HONORED
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis issued an executive order to fly flags at half-staff at the Okaloosa County Courthouse, the City Hall in Fort Walton Beach, and the State Capitol in Tallahassee in honor ...
Feb 27, 2020
WORKER IN DESTIN FATAL ACCIDENT IDENTIFIED
The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Department has identified the worker who died after falling from the top of a 16-story condo in Destin Saturday afternoon. Several witnesses told deputies they saw 38-yea...
Feb 25, 2020
UNPAID TOLLS COLLECTION
Florida's Turnpike Enterprise says it will resume collection activity that was suspended in June 2018 because of technical problems with the Sun Pass computer system. A collection agency will be emplo...
Feb 25, 2020
