A couple has been arrested after they stole a car and robbed a woman in Destin back in June of 2018. the victim said she saw that 30-year-old Cassie Niehenke and 37-year-old Lee Yerena were having car trouble and offered them a ride. They told her to drive to a secluded beach in Destin, where…… MORE
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CHARGES AGAINST SCHOOL BUS DRIVER DROPPED
The State Attorney’s Office has dropped charges filed last year against an Okaloosa County school bus driver who left an 8-year-old disabled student about a mile from her Crestview home. Anthony Campbell was charged last May with one count of child neglect. The investigation revealed the bus driver was not advised of any disabilities or…… MORE
NO MORE RED TIDE
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says tests indicate that red tide was not detected in Florida waters this past week. The region has been impacted by red tide since November 2017 causing serious damage to wildlife. The FWC said the red tide organism was not observed in daily water samples collected from southwest…… MORE
ACCUSED MURDERER SENTENCED
A 41-year-old Pensacola woman, awaiting trial on murder charges, has been sentenced to seven years in prison for a separate crime. Ashley McArthur is charged with first-degree murder FOR the 2017 death of 33-year-old Taylor Wright whose body found buried in a wooded area near McArthur’s family property after the two had a dispute over…… MORE
BOND SET FOR MURDER SUSPECTS
The three suspects accused in the deadly armed robbery at the Quick Fill gas station on Mobile Highway made their first court appearance and a bond has been set for each suspect. Keandra Smith’s bond is set at 2.5 million dollars and Crystal Claudell’s bond is $100,000. Efidarius Bryant was given no bond amount until…… MORE
HIT AND RUN SUSPECT SOUGHT
The Florida Highway Patrol is looking for a Pensacola woman who hit a pedestrian with her car on January 30th and drove off. It happened at the J & J Apartments in the 7700 block of West Fairfield Drive after 42-year-old Cherie Wallace was involved in a burglary and intentionally backed her car into 56-year-old…… MORE
BAY COUNTY FIRE DEATH
A 66-year-old man who served almost 27 years in prison for second-degree murder before his release in 2017, died in a house fire in Callaway Wednesday night. Wilmer Adkison, died when his home at 1903 Greenwood Way was engulfed in flames. His brother, Johnny, was at the home Wednesday when the fire broke out, but…… MORE
MID-BAY BRIDGE REPAIRS
The Florida Department of Transportation is working with a contractor to complete a plan to make permanent repairs to the Mid-Bay Bridge, but does not have a completion date yet. The 3.6-mile-long, two-lane toll bridge that crosses Choctawhatchee Bay was closed January 8th after problems were found with steel cables that reinforce the bridge. After…… MORE
AIR FORCE HOUSING INSPECTIONS
Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson and Chief of Staff General David Goldfein have directed commanders at every Air Force base worldwide to conduct a review of the condition and safety of all military housing by March 1st. The effort will involve a health and safety check of all 74,500 family housing units in the Air…… MORE
CONVENIENCE STORE MURDER ARRESTS
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Department said three people have been arrested and charged in the murder of a convenience store clerk Tuesday night. About 8:15 pm 50-year-old Govardhan Kotha was found shot to death in the Quick Fill convenience store on Mobile Highway by arriving deputies. 29-year-old Efidarius Bryant and 23-year-old Keandra Martez Smith have…… MORE
