The Florida Highway Patrol says a 22-year-old Pensacola man died Friday in a two-vehicle traffic crash at the intersection of South Blue Angel Parkway and Dog Track Road. Troopers say around 8 p.m., Darby Paddie, was northbound on South Blue Angel Parkway and turned in front of a vehicle driven by 55-year-old Fredrick Bethune. Paddie…… MORE
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ECUA TRASH AND GARBAGE COLLECTIONS
ECUA offices will be closed today, for Presidents Day. However, residential and commercial sanitation collections for ECUA customers in Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties will NOT be affected, and will be carried out as scheduled.… MORE
FLORIDA VOTING RIGHTS FOR FELONS
Florida State House members Thursday are considering what many state officials are calling ambiguities in the constitutional amendment that restores the right for most felons to vote if they have completed their sentences. Murderers and people who have committed felony sex offenses are not included. However, the amendment doesn’t define exactly what constitutes “murder” or…… MORE
ESCAMBIA COUNTY MURDER INVESTIGATION
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a murder. Around 11:15 yesterday morning deputies were called to the 2100 block of Spink Lane, off North 9th Avenue, where they found a man who had been severely beaten. The victim was able to talk to deputies, but died after being taken to a local hospital. The…… MORE
ST ENGINEERING FUNDING
Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson has announced the Florida Department of Transportation will add another 20 million dollars to the expansion of ST Engineering in Pensacola, completing the funding needed for the project. Earlier this month, Escambia County contributed another 5 million dollars, for a total of 15 million dollars, mostly from local option sales tax…… MORE
CANTONMENT TRAIN BLOCKING PROBLEM
Escambia County District 5 Commissioner Steven Barry says CSX Railroad has proposed a plan to keep their stopped trains from blocking the Cottage Hill area east of Highway 95A. Trains under 10,000 feet will be pulled far enough south so the McKenzie Road crossing will remain open. CSX will break trains over 10,000 feet long…… MORE
OPEN GAETZ DAY
Congressman Matt Gaetz will hold an “Open Gaetz Day” in Jay and Century next week on Thursday, February 21st. He will visit Jay High School, then have a legislative luncheon in Jay with invited local officials, then visit the Terrace at Ivy Acres Assisted Living Community in Jay, the Century Town Hall for a round…… MORE
MURDER CONVICTION APPEAL DENIED
A man convicted of murdering of his mother has had his appeal denied. Circuit Court Judge John Brown sentenced Justin Lantz to life in prison without the possibility of parole after a jury convicted him in April of 2018. Lantz argued that the trial court abused its discretion by excluding evidence that his mother, Robin…… MORE
NO CRIMINAL CHARGES AGAINST DOCTOR
A Crestview Police Department investigation of Dr. Khalid Moussa, who is being sued by 12 women who say they were sexually assaulted in his office, has been closed after no probable cause was found to bring criminal charges. Investigators interviewed five women who said they were groped by Moussa and one said he rubbed her…… MORE
MOBILE HIGHWAY TRAFFIC FATALITY
The Florida Highway Patrol says a 44-year-old Pensacola man died Tuesday night after a two-vehicle crash on Mobile Highway. Troopers say it happened about 10:35 p.m., just north of Michigan Avenue, when a car driven by 22-year-old James Moody, collided with an S.U.V. driven by Jeffrey Williams, which then hit a concrete power pole. Williams…… MORE
