Just a week after jury trials in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties resumed after a seven-month pause because of the coronavirus pandemic, they have again been delayed again because of an increase in COVID-19 cases. Chief Judge John Miller told the Pensacola News Journal that trials will be suspended for at least two weeks. Santa…… MORE
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GULF POWER COSTS FROM HURRICANE SALLY
Gulf Power says the costs to restore electricity in the Florida Panhandle after Hurricane Sally was estimated at about 200 million dollars. The company will likely seek approval from the Florida Public Service Commission to pass that cost onto customers. Hurricane Sally made landfall September 16th in Gulf Shores, Alabama. Florida utilities have typically been…… MORE
BLUE WAHOOS ON NBC TELEVISION
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos may have lost out on the minor league baseball season because of the Coronavius pandemic, but they will be getting national exposure on NBC Television. As a way of putting their dormant facility to good use, the organization turned the clubhouse and field into an Airbnb. It was an instant hit…… MORE
WALTON COUNTY TRAFFIC FATALS
The Florida Highway Patrol says a 44-year-old Santa Rosa Beach man was killed in a Tuesday night hit and run while riding his bike in Walton County. Troopers say the man was westbound on Highway 98 near Don Bishop Road around 7 p.m. when he was hit by an unknown vehicle which left the scene.…… MORE
POSSIBLE WORLD-RECORD SAND DOLLAR
A resident from South Carolina was scuba-diving off Panama City and found a sand dollar that might be a world-record. 22-year-old Patrick Starosto, a senior at the University of South Carolina, said the sand dollar was submerged near wreckage of a sunken airplane about 6 miles off the coast and was almost 7 inches in…… MORE
PRESIDENT MAY VISIT PENSACOLA
President Trump might make a campaign stop in Pensacola on Friday. The Federal Aviation Administration issued a notice that pilots can expect airspace restrictions in Pensacola on Friday, which is the type of notice that usually accompanies the travel of the president or the vice president. Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson told the News Journal that…… MORE
DEPUTY-INVOLVED FATAL SHOOTING ON PERDIDO KEY
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office says deputies were involved in a fatal shooting yesterday near Perdido Key. Major Andrew Hobbs said deputies were responding to a suicide threat around 12:15pm and found an armed man on the beach near the 1300 block of Sandy Key Drive. Deputies attempted to talk with him, but he opened…… MORE
BALDWIN COUNTY FATAL MAINTENANCE ACCIDENT
The Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office says one man is dead and two others have been rescued by helicopters after an accident involving a three-man crew on a TV broadcast tower in Robertsdale yesterday afternoon. It happened just after noon while the crew was performing maintenance work on the tower for Channel 44, WJTC. The accident…… MORE
FEMA FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
The Federal Emergency Management Agency says 2,410 homeowners and renters in Escambia County have been approved for more than 10 million dollars in federal grants through FEMA’s individuals and households program. This includes more than 8 million dollars in housing assistance grants for housing repair costs, home replacement and rental payments, as well as grants…… MORE
NON-STOP FLIGHTS TO WASHINGTON D.C
In December United Airlines will offer daily, non-stop flights between Dulles International Airport outside Washington, D.C., and the Pensacola International Airport. The daily service will begin December 17th and continue through January 4th, then from January 5th to March 3rd service will change to Saturday and Sunday, then back to daily service until the end…… MORE
