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SHOTS FIRED INVESTIGATION

The Escambia County Sheriff’s Department says deputies responded to a report of shots fired between a man and a group of bikers. It happened on Saturday just before 4 p.m. on Nine Mile Road and Klondike Road during a fight between the man and the bikers. There were no reports of any injuries, but least…MORE

CATALYTIC CONVERTER THEFT SUSPECT SOUGHT

The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office is seeking a 33-year-old man wanted for several catalytic converter thefts. Brett Andrew Bass is 5-foot, 6-inches tall, 140 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes. He is wanted on charges of criminal mischief, burglary of an unoccupied conveyance, possession with burglary tools with intent to use and grand…MORE

DEPUTY-INVOLVED FATAL SHOOTING JUSTIFIABLE

The State Attorney’s Office has ruled that Escambia County Sheriff’s Office deputies were justified when they shot and killed an armed  suspect at 9th and Langley in Pensacola last year. 28-year-old Mickee McArthur, was killed after he pointed a gun at deputies after a vehicle pursuit.  McArthur was wanted on several felony warrants including kidnapping,…MORE

PROPOSED TRAFFIC LIGHT AT 1-10 AND HIGHWAY 87

Changes are on the way for the intersection of Interstate 10 and Highway 87 in Santa Rosa County. Drivers say the I-10 bridge pillars can make it more difficult to have a clear line of vision pulling out onto Highway 87 from the interstate off-ramp. The additional traffic in the area because of the damage…MORE

WENTWORTH MUSEUM NAME CHANGE

The University of West Florida Board of Trustees has voted to move forward with changing the name of the T.T. Wentworth Jr. Museum after it was learned that the founder was a member of the Ku Klux Klan. The vote was 5-4 vote and was the second of three needed by different boards to approve…MORE

DEPUTY-INVOLVED FATAL SHOOTING UPDATE

More information has been released about the man who was shot and killed by Escambia County Sheriff’s deputies on Pensacola Beach Wednesday night. Two deputies responded to a report of an armed disturbance at the Surf and Sand Hotel on Fort Pickens Road. They confronted the male suspect and ordered him to surrender. He refused…MORE

SANTA ROSA COUNTY MISSING WOMAN

The Santa Rosa County Sherriff’s Office is searching for a missing and possibly endangered woman last seen by her family about 10 days ago. 60-year-old Cynthia Marie Hoover, was reported missing March 15th Hoover is a white female, 5 feet, 5 inches tall, 230 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes and has a medical…MORE

FORT WALTON BEACH FATAL SHOOTNG UPDATE

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is trying to locate a suspect after a Fort Walton Beach man was shot and killed Wednesday evening in Okaloosa County. The shooting happened on Vincent Lane around 7 p.m. Responding deputies found the body of 48-year-old Earnest Riggs Jr. inside a rental work truck parked in the street. Two…MORE

CENTURY HIRINGS

The Century Town Council has rejected two employees hired by the mayor because they say he violated the town’s charter. After the town received applications for an entry-level service worker in the street department and for a citizen services clerk office position, Mayor Ben Boutwell and staff members offered jobs to two people. But Town…MORE

PANAMA CITY BEACH JUVINILE CAR THIEVES

The Panama City Beach Police Department says two Panama City children were taken into custody for stealing a vehicle and leading officers on a car chase. A 12-year-old boy and 13-year-old girl, stole the vehicle at the Fuel 360 Store at Hutchison Boulevard and Alf Coleman Road. The chase ended when the vehicle collided with…MORE

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