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CANTONMENT TRAIN BLOCKING PROBLEM

Florida Senator Doug Broxson and Escambia County Commissioner Steven Barry met with CSX Railroad officials and International Paper  Tuesday to discuss trains that have been blocking local roads for extended periods of time. Senator Broxson said the first step will include real time communication between Escambia County and the railroad so County officials and emergency…MORE

MAN CRASHES FENCE AT PENSACOLA AIRPORT

Pensacola Police arrested a man after he drove through a fence and onto an active runway at the Pensacola International Airport yesterday. Police said Zane Carlson drove through the fence between the passenger terminal and Heliworks just before 1pm, drove onto an active runway and then into a grassy area, where he did doughnuts in…MORE

FIRE CHIEFS SETTLEMENT

The Pensacola News Journal is reporting that the city of Pensacola settled discrimination and retaliation lawsuits filed by the city’s former fire chiefs for $575,000 in November. Former Interim Fire Chief Matthew Schmitt and Deputy Fire Chief Joseph Glover filed lawsuits in 2016 alleging their firings earlier that year were in retaliation for filing a…MORE

SUSPECT RAMS DEPUTY’S CAR

The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office said a Pensacola man has been arrested for fleeing police and ramming a patrol car. A Santa Rosa County Deputy tried to make a traffic stop on a car driven by 37-year-old Ray Clausell, who refused to stop. The deputy discontinued his pursuit for the safety of other motorists,…MORE

FATAL FORKLIFT ACCIDENT

The Shalimar Police Department says a man – acting as a spotter for a forklift operator – killed yesterday afternoon when he was hit in the head by a beam. Timothy Hassenplug was taken to Fort Walton Beach Medical Center where he was pronounced dead. The incident was reported to the Occupational Safety and Health…MORE

HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION FOLLOW-UP

The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is trying to locate four men for questioning about the death of 39-year-old Gustavo Adams, whose body was found partially buried in West Pensacola on January 22nd. His death is being investigated as a homicide. 41-year-olds Michael Robinson and Demond McShan, 22-year-old Kendall Lewis, and 18-year-old Travyon Jackson Jr., are…MORE

DEATH INVESTIGATION FOLLOW-UP

Authorities are investigating the death of a baby at a Pensacola apartment complex last month as a homicide. On December 29th, officers with the Pensacola Police Department responded to the Pensacola Village Apartments at 500 East Fairfield Drive for the death of a 1-year-old boy. Yesterday, the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office  said they would take…MORE

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