The Pensacola City Council unanimously approved leaving the city’s mask mandate in place through the end of February, 2021. The current mandate, approved by the council in late June, requires face coverings by employees and patrons in Pensacola businesses, but the ordinance applies only within the city limits of Pensacola. However, an executive order issued…… MORE
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GARCON POINT BRIDGE TOLL SUSPENSION
The Florida Department of Transportation says the five-dollar toll on the Garcon Point Bridge has been suspended again to January 12th, 2021. The Pensacola Bay Bridge is expected to be closed for repair at least until March 2021. Florida Senator Doug Broxson says legal constraints only allow Governor Ron DeSantis to extend the suspension in…… MORE
ADDITIONAL CHARGES AGAINST POLICE LIEUTENANT
The Flomaton Alabama Police Department lieutenant arrested for trafficking methamphetamine in Florida is now facing an additional felony charge in Alabama. On Monday, December 7th, the Escambia County Florida Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit, SWAT team and Patrol Division arrested 36-year-old Isaac Lopez on charges of trafficking methamphetamine after arranging a narcotics deal for methamphetamine. The…… MORE
17 NARCOTICS ARRESTS
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Department says 17 people were arrested on various narcotics charges after a search warrant was served at an Escambia County home in the 4500 block of Florelle Way off Massachusetts Avenue. oxycodone, ecstasy pills, heroin, cocaine, and marijuana were seized including 10 firearms, four of which were stolen. $21,000 in cash…… MORE
NORTHVIEW GRADUATE KILLED IN ALABAMA
A graduate of Northview High School was shot and killed in Jackson, Alabama, Friday night. Jackson Police say 20-year-old Daniel Merit, of Century, was in a vehicle with 20-year-old Gordon Marks, his college roommate, near the McDonald’s in Jackson when there was some sort of gun play, and Merit was killed when the gun went…… MORE
INMATES STABBED
The Florida Department of Corrections said two inmates were stabbed Friday at the Century Correctional Institution. The inmates were transported to an area hospital by Escambia County EMS and Flomaton Lifeguard ambulance. The Department of Corrections did not release their identities or the extent of their injuries. Century Correctional Institution remained under normal operation following…… MORE
TWO CHILDREN KILLED IN PANAMA CITY BEACH
Two children in Panama City Beach were killed when they were hit by a pickup truck as they played miniature golf. Authorities said the driver veered from the road and into a miniature golf course in Panama City Beach, striking a 4-year-old boy and his 6-year-old sister. One child died at the scene, the other…… MORE
BAY COUNTY BODIES IDENTIFIED
The Panama City Beach Police Department has identified two bodies that were found near a liquor store three weeks ago. They were identified as 45-year-old John Douglas and 52-year-old Clifford Lowrey, both from Panama City Beach. One body was found floating in a retention pond, the other was discovered the same day, but buried south…… MORE
FORT WALTON BEACH SHOOTING INVESTIGATION
The Okaloosa County sheriff’s Department says a fight that broke out at a Friday night party to honor the memory of a deceased teenager led to gunfire that left one person injured. Deputies responded to a shots-fired call at 428 Racetrack Road N.W. about 8:30 p.m. A 20-year-old Fort Walton Beach woman who had been…… MORE
COVIDE-19 UPDATE
The Florida Department of Health says the state added 10,870 new COVID-9 cases yesterday, bringing the state’s total to 1,029,030. There were also 100 new deaths bringing the state’s death toll to 19,112 Escambia County had 170 new cases and 3 new deaths Santa Rosa County had 109 new cases Walton County had 42 new…… MORE
