A Washington man was arrested after he threatened to kill people at a rest stop. Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s deputies and state troopers were dispatched to the rest area at mile marker 30 after witnesses said 40-year-old Ronald Lynch was acting in a threatening manner and yelling that he would start killing people with a…… MORE
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MEDICAL MARIJUANA LAW
A Florida circuit judge has, for the second time, struck down a law that capped the number of dispensaries that medical marijuana businesses can run. Tru-lieve, a medical marijuana business based in Quincy, challenged the law saying it arbitrarily impairs product availability and safety and unfairly penalizes pot providers. Leon County Circuit Judge Karen Gievers’…… MORE
LION FISH TOURNAMENT
Okaloosa County had kicked off a three-month fishing tournament that will target Lion Fish. Marine Resource Coordinator Alex Fogg said the invasive species is preying on native species and organizers hope competitors will remove more than 10,000 lionfish from the Gulf. The tournament will wrap up with a lionfish festival on May 18th and 19th…… MORE
LION FISH TOURNAMENT
Okaloosa County had kicked off a three-month fishing tournament that will target Lion Fish. Marine Resource Coordinator Alex Fogg said the invasive species is preying on native species and organizers hope competitors will remove more than 10,000 lionfish from the Gulf. The tournament will wrap up with a lionfish festival on May 18th and 19th…… MORE
OKALOOSA SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT SUSPENSION
Suspended Okaloosa County School Superintendent Mary Beth Jackson’s appeal of her suspension by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is moving forward. A hearing in Tallahassee before a Special Master set out a timeline for the case Monday morning with a goal to hold a pre-hearing conference in mid-March and a final hearing soon after. Jackson was…… MORE
NUMBER OF SUPER BOWL VIEWERS DECLINE
Viewership of the Super Bowl declined again this year. The New England Patriots’ Super Bowl win over the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl 53 was seen by 100.7 million viewers, the smallest Super Bowl audience in a decade. The Nielsen company said viewership dropped 3 percent from last year’s 103.4 million. With only 16…… MORE
ATTEMPTED KIDNPPING UNFOUNDED
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office says the attempted kidnapping of a 14-year old girl on January 26th never happened. The victim told deputies that a white male got out of a white van in the 1800 block of Atwood Drive and tried grab her while she was walking, but she was able to break free.…… MORE
PENSACOLA POLICE TRAFFIC CRASH
The Pensacola Police Department is investigating a crash involving one of its officers that happened around 7:45 Friday morning at the intersection of 9th Avenue and Gonzalez Street. Police say the officer was responding to another crash with lights and sirens activated, when it collided with another vehicle. No one was injured, but extensive damage…… MORE
9 MILE ROAD WIDENING PROJECT
All four lanes of Nine Mile Road between Interstate 10 and Beulah Road are expected to be open by the end of 2019. The 46 million dollar project to widen Nine Mile Road has had long weather delays, and the entire project won’t be complete until the summer of 2020, nearly a year longer than…… MORE
FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT GENERATOR PLAN
Florida Power & Light has proposed a three-year pilot program in which they install and maintain backup power generators for customers. The proposal, filed with the state Public Service Commission, would be voluntary for customers, who would pay monthly fees to FPL if they choose to participate. FPL would own the generators, and the monthly…… MORE
