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FLORIDA VAPING BILL FILED
A bill filed in the Florida House of Representatives would raise the legal age for vaping and smoking tobacco from 18 to 21 in Florida. The Federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recomm...
Sep 16, 2019
RED TIDE DETECTED
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says red tide-producing organisms were detected in Bay County last week. According to the report, background concentrations of the toxic algae wer...
Sep 16, 2019
MOBILE HOME FIRE
Escambia County Fire/Rescue said three people were taken to the hospital after a mobile home fire at the Oakstead Mobile Home Park off Massachusetts Avenue yesterday morning. Firefighters responded ju...
Sep 13, 2019
VEHICLE PURSUIT ARREST
Pensacola Police say a man is in custody after fleeing on foot after a vehicle pursuit. Police said 22-year-old Austin Wigley was wanted on outstanding warrants and police were pursuing him when he cr...
Sep 13, 2019
HOSPITAL DONATION
The Sacred Heart Foundation says the Studer Family Children’s Hospital has received a 2.5 million-dollar donation. It came from the Pediatrics Medical Group, an affiliate of MEDNAX. The gift wil...
Sep 13, 2019
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE RECONSTRUCTION
Tyndall Air Force Base in Bay County is undertaking most of its missions again after taking a direct hit from Hurricane Michael last year. 11 months after the storm, repair and demolition work continu...
Sep 13, 2019
MILITARY PAY RAISE
The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee has approved a bill that would give a 3.1% pay raise to military personnel, the largest pay raise for the military since 2010. The funding bill provides a tota...
Sep 13, 2019
OKALOOSA COUNTY DROWNING
The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office is investigating the drowning of a 9-month-old infant in a bathtub. Deputies were called to a home on Corvet Street north of Racetrack Road about 5:30 p.m. Wednesd...
Sep 13, 2019
MEL PONDER MAY NOT SEEK REELECTION
District 4 State Representative Mel Ponder may step down to run for the District 5 Okaloosa County Commission seat in 2020. Ponder has scheduled an announcement for 1:30 p.m. this Friday. He served as...
Sep 11, 2019
VAPING ILLNESSES
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says Vaping Associated Pulmonary Injury has affected 450 people in 33 states, including Florida, and caused five deaths so far. Matt Jordan, Florida dire...
Sep 11, 2019
