The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is trying to locate a suspect after a Fort Walton Beach man was shot and killed Wednesday evening in Okaloosa County. The shooting happened on Vincent Lane around 7 p.m. Responding deputies found the body of 48-year-old Earnest Riggs Jr. inside a rental work truck parked in the street. Two…… MORE
CENTURY HIRINGS
The Century Town Council has rejected two employees hired by the mayor because they say he violated the town’s charter. After the town received applications for an entry-level service worker in the street department and for a citizen services clerk office position, Mayor Ben Boutwell and staff members offered jobs to two people. But Town…… MORE
PANAMA CITY BEACH JUVINILE CAR THIEVES
The Panama City Beach Police Department says two Panama City children were taken into custody for stealing a vehicle and leading officers on a car chase. A 12-year-old boy and 13-year-old girl, stole the vehicle at the Fuel 360 Store at Hutchison Boulevard and Alf Coleman Road. The chase ended when the vehicle collided with…… MORE
DEPUTY-INVOLVED FATAL SHOOTING
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Department says a deputy shot and killed a man involved in an armed disturbance on Pensacola Beach last night. Deputies were dispatched the disturbance at the Surf and Sand Hotel on Fort Pickens Road around 7:15pm. An armed male suspect was reportedly assaulting a woman inside of a hotel room, but…… MORE
I-10/I-110 FATAL TRAFFIC CRASH
The Florida Highway Patrol said the body of a 37-year-old man who died in a traffic crash two days after he was reported missing was found yesterday afternoon. Troopers are not sure exactly when the crash happened but apparently the man lost control on the I-110 ramp, struck a concrete guardrail and overturned into the…… MORE
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COVID VACCINE CLINIC
Community Health Northwest Florida will hold a Johnson & Johnson One-Shot COVID-19 vaccine clinic today from a 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the Langley Bell 4-H Center, 3730 Stefani Road in Cantonment. The clinic is open to all Florida residents who qualify to receive the vaccine. An appointment is required; call (850) 439-3358 to…… MORE
INTERNAL REVENUE TAX DEADLINE EXTENDED
The Internal Revenue Service says the traditional tax filing deadline is being extended from April 15th May 17th, according to the House Ways and Means Committee. The extension comes after an intense year for the chronically underfunded IRS. The pandemic hit in the middle of last year’s tax filing season, setting the agency back in…… MORE
FLORIDA GOVERNOR TO LOWER COVID ELIGIBLE AGE
Governor Ron DeSantis says he will soon lower the eligibility age to 55 for COVID-19 vaccinations. More than 4.4 million people in Florida have received at least one dose, including about 120,000 who have received a single-dose vaccine produced by Johnson & Johnson. Vaccines produced by Pfizer and Moderna require two doses.… MORE
WALTON COUNTY DROWNING
The Walton County Sheriff’s Office says a 54-year-old Texas man drowned while attempting to save a young boy from rough waters in the Gulf. Authorities said 20 other people were rescued from the rough surf. Timothy Browne died at a local hospital after helping a boy in distress in Miramar Beach. The boy was able…… MORE
WALTON COUNTY LAWSUIT SETTLED
A lawsuit filed three years ago by a former Walton County beach maintenance employee who said he had been subjected to unfair treatment and harassment because he is black has been formally settled. Under the terms of the settlement reached last month in mediation the county and former employee Lakota Givens agreed to a voluntary…… MORE
