Because of the coronavirus pandemic, Florida’s 102 banks and thrifts posted a combined loss of 281 million dollars in the first quarter, the weakest performance since the Great Recession. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation says the number of unprofitable banks based in Florida doubled over the year to 18 and the drop in bank earnings…… MORE
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WEEKEND FATAL SHOOTING
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death a man found dead from multiple gunshot wounds on Saturday night. The victim was found at around 6:45 p.m. Saturday near the Oakwood Terrace apartments on Truman Avenue in Pensacola. No further information was available and the investigation is on-going.… MORE
FATAL DIVING ACCIDENT
The U.S. Coast Guard says one man died and another was hospitalized after a diving accident on Saturday. The Coast Guard received a report of the incident around 8:30 a.m. Saturday that occurred 12 nautical miles southwest of Pensacola Beach. A 48-year-old man went into cardiac arrest after surfacing too quickly. A 28-year-old diver found…… MORE
I-10 FATAL TRAFFIC CRASH
The Florida Highway Patrol says a head-on collision around 1:45 Saturday morning on Interstate 10 left one Alabama man dead and a Texas woman in serious condition. Troopers say a 46-year-old woman was driving an SUV the wrong way on I-10, heading westbound in the eastbound lane around mile-marker 3, and collided with a vehicle…… MORE
PACE PRO BASEBALL PLAYER
Former Chicago Cubs All-Star shortstop and Pace High School graduate Addison Russell has signed a one-year, $530,000 contract with the Kiwoom Heroes of the Korean Baseball Organization. The 26-year-old Russell, was cut from the Cubs’ roster in December after the Major League club declined to offer a new contract. Russell was banned for 40 games…… MORE
CRESTVIEW PILOT INJURED
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office says an unusual plane crash occurred this past weekend at Bob Sikes Airport near Crestview involving a plane without wings. The pilot was testing the engine of a single engine aircraft without wings on the runway at the airport when the aircraft rolled over. The pilot was injured and was…… MORE
P.C. BEACH TRAVEL AGENCY INVESTIGATION
The Florida attorney general’s office is investigating a Panama City Beach travel agency after nearly 700 complaints by customers who said they are owed money by the company – Book It Dot Com – which went out of business. Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office estimated that Bookit owes customers more than 2.1 million dollars. The…… MORE
RENAMING LEE SQUARE
The city of Pensacola’s Parks and Recreation Board is supporting Mayor Grover Robinson’s request to change the name of Lee Square back to Florida Square, its original name. The mayor also said that re-naming it Florida Square would be fitting for the upcoming 200th anniversary of Florida becoming a part of the United States. Robinson…… MORE
UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA PLAN FOR REOPENING
The University of West Florida has come up with their plan to safely re-open for the fall semester. It will include campus-wide face-masking and daily pre-screening for students, staff and visitors. Remote learning options will continue to be offered for most courses. UWF President Martha Saunders established a Return to Campus Task Force and five…… MORE
BLUFFS INDUSTRIAL PARK PROJECT
Last week, Florida TaxWatch included The Bluffs in Cantonment, a proposed industrial park, in their 2020 Budget Turkey Watch Report, and recommended Governor Ron Desantis veto funding for the project. But now TaxWatch says The Bluffs was named a budget turkey due to a longstanding position that programs that are not in the Florida Department…… MORE
