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MISSING OKALOOSA COUNTY TEENAGER

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a missing teenager. 15-year-old Chase Davis, was last seen at a home on Scranton Street in Fort Walton Beach on Monday, February 8th. He is 5 feet, 6 inches tall, 135 pounds. If you have any information on Chase’s whereabouts, please contact the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office…MORE

ECAT MASK REQUIREMENTS

Escambia County Area Transit officials are reminding residents that an executive order signed by President Biden on January 21st requires face masks if they intend to ride public transportation. That rule had already been put into effect by ECAT on December 21st. ECAT has been providing free face masks to riders since June 1st, although…MORE

MILTON RED LIGHT CAMERAS TO BE REMOVED

The Milton City Council has voted 5-2 to remove all five red light cameras within city limits citing citizen complaints and financial concerns about ticket money going to the state and a private company. City officials say for every $158 ticket, $83 goes to the state of Florida and $75 goes to the company that…MORE

VA CENTERS TO OFFER COVID-19 VACCINES

The Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care Center in Pensacola and the Biloxi Veterans Affairs Medical Center are scheduled to host drive-thru COVID-19 vaccinations on Saturday, February 13th. Veterans interested in receiving a vaccination must make an appointment by calling            1-800-296-8872. Vaccinations will be given from 8 a.m. through 4:30 p.m. based on availability.MORE

NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION

Navy Federal Credit Union has announced that retired Navy Captain Keith Hoskins has been named executive vice president, branch operations and Kara Cardona has been selected to serve as the new leader of Greater Pensacola Operations. Hoskins served as lead executive for Greater Pensacola Operations since April 2019. Prior to joining Navy Federal, Hoskins was…MORE

FORT WALTON BEACH FATAL SHOOTING

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal shooting that happened Tuesday night in the Lovejoy Road area. The victim was identified as 44-year-old Nancy Schreiner of Fort Walton Beach and she was found was found in the roadway near the intersection of Marler Street and Shirley Drive around 9:45 p.m. with a gunshot…MORE

BAY COUNTY SCAM ARREST

The Bay County Sheriff’s Office says a 50-year-old man has been arrested for his involvement in a Jamaican lottery scam. The Logan County, Kentucky Sheriff’s Department told Bay County Investigators that a man in their county reported he had sent $10,000 in cash to Garinton Moore at a Panama City Beach address to pay “taxes”…MORE

COVID-19 UPDATE

The Florida Department of Health says the State added 7,023 new COVID cases yesterday, bringing the state’s total to 1,790,743 cases. There were 238 new deaths which brought the death toll in Florida to 28,526. Escambia County had 107 and 6 new deaths Santa Rosa County had 62 new cases and 12 new deaths Okaloosa…MORE

PENSACOLA MINATURE GOAT ORDINANCE

Pensacola City Councilwoman Sherri Myers is sponsoring an ordinance that would allow people to keep up to two miniature goats as pets inside the city limits. The goats only reach about 23 inches in height. Current city laws ban the keeping of any livestock in the city limits except for  pot-bellied pigs. The ordinance would…MORE

MOLINO TRAFFIC CRASH

The Florida Highway Patrol said six people were injured in a two-vehicle crash Monday night in Molino. A70-year old female driver was airlifted by Life Flight helicopter to Sacred Heart Hospital as a trauma alert. Five others, including two children, were transported to the hospital by Escambia County EMS with injuries that were not considered…MORE

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