Northwest Florida lawmakers are supporting a proposal in the Florida Senate that would make 315 million dollars available to local governments for Hurricane Michael recovery. So far, about 1.2 billion dollars has been spent by the state to help with cleanup efforts, but local communities are running out of money. Representative Jay Trumbull from Panama…… MORE
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LIBERTY COUNTY ELECTRIC SHOCK DEATHS
The Liberty County Sheriff’s Office says two adults were killed when they suffered an electrical shock in an accident at the Liberty County High School’s baseball field Sunday. A juvenile was injured, but survived. The names of those involved have not been released, but were said to be an adult male and female and a…… MORE
BIG-HEADED ANTS
Something else for Floridians to worry about – Bigheaded Ants. An invasive species from Indian Ocean island of Mauritius, the good news is that the aggressive ants will attack Fire Ants and Bigheaded Ants’ stingers are too small to penetrate people’s skin the way fire ants do. However, they reproduce rapidly and their nests can…… MORE
VISIT PENSACOLA SPENDING
Yesterday, Escambia County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh asked his fellow County Commissioners to postpone a routine budget amendment for the tourist promotion organization Visit Pensacola until he can investigate their spending. Bergosh said he is concerned that there may have been a $150,000 expenditure for a website that was made without the approval of Visit Pensacola’s…… MORE
ESCAMBIA COUNTY DEATH INVESTIGATION
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Department says a five-month-old baby was found dead yesterday morning at the American Best Value Inn & Suites on Pensacola Boulevard just south of West Burgess Road after deputies were called to the hotel around 10 a.m. No foul play is suspected, but the body has been turned over to the…… MORE
JAY EARTHQUAKE
The United States Geological Survey says weak earthquake was recorded near Jay Wednesday night at 10:45. The epicenter was near the intersection of Nelson Town Road and Shell Road and was a magnitude 2.7, strong enough to be felt, but too weak to do significant damage. About 11 people used an online reporting tool to…… MORE
SANTA ROSA UNITED WAY LOSES CHARTER
The Pensacola News Journal is reporting that United Way of Santa Rosa County lost its charter on Wednesday, four months after its executive director was fired after an investigation into the agency’s finances and an FBI probe. United Way Worldwide confirmed that United Way of Santa Rosa County is no longer a member of United…… MORE
BORDER WALL FUNDING
The Pentagon is planning to use 1 billion dollars in leftover funds from military pay and pension accounts to help President Trump pay for the border wall. The money would come from military pay and pensions and is available because Army recruitment is down and a voluntary early military retirement program is being underutilized. The…… MORE
EAST PASS DREDGING CALLED OFF
Okaloosa County officials are concerned that a dredge that was supposed to be headed to Destin’s East Pass has been diverted to river areas in northern Alabama and Tennessee. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers had previously said the dredge would be in Destin by mid-March and complete dredging of East Pass by April. However,…… MORE
PENSACOLA POLICE DEATH INVESTIGATION
The Pensacola Police Department says a possible cold weather-related death may have occurred under Interstate 10 near Tarragona and Lloyd Streets yesterday. Office Mike Wood, department public information officer, said authorities do not consider the man’s death suspicious at this time and believe the cause of death may be natural or weather-related. Low temperatures in…… MORE
