236 Escambia County residents approved for payments from the Escambia CARES Family Assistance Grant program, but did not receive checks because there were not enough funds. The county had set aside 16.5 million dollars in CARES Act funds – enough to send $3,000 checks to 5,500 families, but that wasn’t enough money. The Escambia County…… MORE
CANTONMENT ARSON ARREST
The Florida Bureau of Fire, Arson and Explosives says a Cantonment man has been charged by state investigators with setting fire to a house in the 600 block of Jacks Branch Road in Cantonment. A State Fire Investigator said Andrew Geoghagan is accused of starting the fire by lighting his backpack on fire, which contained…… MORE
MOBILE ARMORED CAR ARREST
The Mobile Alabama Police Department said an arrest of the robbery of a Brinks armored truck last Tuesday was made over the weekend. The robbery occurred at a Chevron Station on Higgins Road in Mobile. The driver told police he stopped to get coffee and was robbed at gunpoint by two armed suspects. Now that…… MORE
COVIDE-19 UPDATE
The Florida Department of Health says the state added 10,434 new COVID-9 cases yesterday, bringing the state’s total to 1,233,015. Florida also added 76 deaths to increase its total to 21,053. Escambia County had 353 new cases and 5 new deaths …… MORE
SKANSKA BARGE INVESTIGATION
It’s been three days since a Skanska barge ran aground on the Gulf Breeze side of Pensacola Bay after it had its anchor line allegedly cut. Federal and state agencies still have to determine who will investigate the incident. A Skanska spokeswoman said the company filed a report with the Coast Guard and contacted the…… MORE
COVID RELIEF CHECKS
The latest round of checks from the recently passed Pandemic Relief Package could begin arriving next week. Americans will receive up to $600 from the federal government to help ease the financial burden caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, about half of what millions of Americans received last spring under the previous relief package. Families with…… MORE
SEXUAL ASSAULT ARREST
The Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office says an 18-year-old man has been arrested on sexual assault charges from a case in September of 2019. The15-year female victim told deputies she attended a party in Jay and had been drinking beer and Vodka. She said a male offered her a shot of Vodka, but she only drank…… MORE
COVID-19 VACCINES
The Fort Walton Beach Medical Center and Twin Cities Hospital have received Moderna vaccines which will be made available to frontline healthcare workers. Ascension Sacred Heart in Bay County began administering vaccines to their workers yesterday. The hospitals joined 173 others across the state chosen for the initial distribution of the vaccine. … MORE
SHOOTING INVESTIGATION
The Pensacola Police Department says one man is in custody after shots were fired in the area of “M” and Lee Streets. Department Spokesman Officer Mike Wood says a weapon has also been recovered at the scene but no victim had been located. The investigation is continuing.… MORE
COVID VACCINE IN PENSACOLA
Acension Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola received its first shipment of COVID-19 vaccine Monday and started vaccinating frontline medical staff. The hospital received 4,500 doses of the vaccine from Moderna, which has been shipped to 173 hospitals across the state after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the vaccine for emergency use Friday. Ascension…… MORE
