The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office says one person was killed in a triple shooting in Century late Monday night. The shooting occurred around 11:30 p.m. in the 8200 block of Alger Road, off North Century Boulevard. Arriving deputies found one male dead and two others injured. The injured were transported by Escambia County EMS and…… MORE
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FORMER SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR ARRESTED
A former administrator with the Escambia Virtual Academy has been charged with sexual battery of an underage girl over several years. 46-year-old Jeremy Lowery, allegedly molested the girl beginning when she was 13-years old, and it continued from 2013 thru 2017. None of the abuse was reported to be directly related to his employment at…… MORE
DELAYED RAPE ARREST
The Escambia County Sherriff’s Office says a man accused of raping a woman in Escambia County in 2009 has been arrested. In September 2009, the victim reported she went to a home with a friend where she was drinking alcohol and believes someone drugged her. She says she was in and out of consciousness when…… MORE
ASCEND WORKING TO RESTART PLANT
Ascend Performance Materials in Gonzalez is working to restart production at their plant following a weekend power failure that led to releases of chemicals. The power failed at the plant on Old Chemstrand Road just before midnight on Friday, leading to the release of anhydrous ammonia, nitric oxide and nitrogen dioxide that lasted for 33…… MORE
COVIDE-19 UPDATE
The Florida Department of Health says the state added 6,659 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the state’s total to 999,319. There were also 98 new deaths bringing the state’s death toll to 18,834 Escambia County had 54 new cases and one new death Santa Rosa County had 32 new cases Okaloosa County had 20 new…… MORE
DEPUTY-INVOLVED FATAL SHOOTING
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Department says deputies were involved in a fatal shooting yesterday afternoon near the intersection of Ninth and Langley at about 2 p.m. Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan said deputies were trying to make a traffic stop on a man wanted on several felony warrants near Ninth Avenue and Bayou Boulevard, but…… MORE
PENSACOLA SHOOTING VICTIM IDENTIFIED
Pensacola Police have identified the 19-year-old man who was fatally shot Friday morning while in the parking lot of the Platinum Club on North Palafox Street. Keavian Sanders was shot around 1 a.m. Another man was also shot and is hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. The investigation is on-going.… MORE
ESCAMBIA COUNTY FATAL TRAFFIC CRASH
The Florida Highway Patrol says one person is dead after a fatal single-vehicle traffic crash on Citrus Street in west Escambia County. Troopers say it happened around 12:30 a.m. Monday when a car northbound on Citrus Street ran off the road and hit a tree. The 27-year-old driver was transported to the hospital with injuries…… MORE
CRESTVIEW OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING FOLLOW-UP
Skeletal remains found near the interstate last week in South Florida are believed to be 18-year-old Jalajhia Finklea, the woman believed to have been with a wanted suspect who was shot and killed by law enforcement officers in Crestview. Local officers, working as part of the U.S. Marshal’s Service’s Regional Fugitive Task Force, were trying…… MORE
FLORIDA PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL REMAIN OPEN IN 2021
Governor Ron DeSantis has announced that Florida public schools will remain open in 2021 and families will continue to have the option to keep students at home during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, parents with students who are struggling academically in remote learning situations will be notified by their school districts that the students will be…… MORE
