A “Trump 2020” mural was removed from a Pensacola street yesterday after it was painted overnight. The mural was at 12th Avenue and East Hatton Street and Police discovered it yesterday morning. The City says the painting was done without a permit and Mayor Grover Robinson said it was an act of graffiti and vandalism.…… MORE
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BLUE ANGELS FLIGHT
The Navy’s Blue Angels will make a final flight in their F/A-18 “Legacy” Hornet aircraft, signifying the official transition to the F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet. The 2020 show season marked the end of the service life of the aircraft the team has flown for 34 years. The final flight will take place tomorrow from 4…… MORE
FATAL MOBLE HOME FIRE
Escambia County Emergency Services says two children died Saturday in an early morning fire at a mobile home. The fire was reported just after 4:30 a.m. off Lillian Highway in the 1200 block of 46th Avenue. Firefighters arrived to find the mobile home engulfed in flames and the two juvenile victims were discovered at the…… MORE
INTERSTATE FAIR SHOOTING INVESTIGATION
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that happened in the parking lot of the Pensacola Interstate Fair early Saturday morning. The Sheriff’s Office says it occurred about 1:30 a.m. during a fight between juveniles. The victim was transported to a Pensacola hospital with injuries that did not appear to be life-threatening. The…… MORE
EARLY VOTING
David Stafford, Escambia County Supervisor of Elections, says over half of the registered voters in Escambia County have already cast ballots in the general election. Early voting ended Saturday with 69,834 early votes cast, and 57,881 vote-by-mail ballots cast for a total of 127,775 ballots and a voter turnout of just over 55%. Of the…… MORE
SHOOTING INVESTIGATION
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a weekend shooting. Deputies were dispatched around 2:30 Saturday morning to the Tom Thumb gas station on Creighton Road after a man walked into the convenience store after being shot. The domestic-related shooting happened in the 1800 block of San Dollar Circle and the man was transported to…… MORE
WASHINGTON COUNTY HAYRIDE TRAFFIC CRASH
The Florida Highway Patrol says multiple people were injured in Washington County when a hayride carrying 30 passengers was struck by another vehicle on Halloween night throwing several people from a 24-foot trailer. It happened about 6 p.m. on Corbin Road, and several injured people were taken to local hospitals. The 46-year-old driver of the…… MORE
DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME
Florida Senators Rick Scott and Marco Rubio want Daylight Saving Time to be permanent. In September, the two senators introduced legislation that would keep the United States on DST through November of 2021. The bill failed but if it had been enacted it would have prevented the United States from “falling back” to Standard Time,…… MORE
ESCAMBIA COUNTY SCHOOLS REOPEN
The Escambia County School District says all schools will be open today, and all employees will report to their work sites as scheduled. A few schools were still without power midday Thursday, but Gulf Power said all schools would have service restored by today. No major damage was reported to district facilities.… MORE
BAY BRIDGE REPAIRS
The Florida Department of Transportation says the Pensacola Bay Bridge did not sustain any additional damage during Hurricane Zeta. FDOT has three bridge contractors on site to expedite the demolition of damaged spans. Debris from two spans has been cleared along with the complete removal of one damaged span. Design is underway for permanent repairs…… MORE
