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

DEPUTY-INVOLVED FATAL SHOOTING

The Escambia County Sheriff’s Department says a deputy shot and killed a man involved in an armed disturbance on Pensacola Beach last night. Deputies were dispatched the disturbance at the Surf and Sand Hotel on Fort Pickens Road around 7:15pm. An armed male suspect was reportedly assaulting a woman inside of a hotel room, but…MORE

I-10/I-110 FATAL TRAFFIC CRASH

The Florida Highway Patrol said the body of a 37-year-old man who died in a traffic crash two days after he was reported missing was found yesterday afternoon. Troopers are not sure exactly when the crash happened but apparently the man lost control on the I-110 ramp, struck a concrete guardrail and overturned into the…MORE

JOHNSON & JOHNSON COVID VACCINE CLINIC

Community Health Northwest Florida will hold a Johnson & Johnson One-Shot COVID-19 vaccine clinic today from a 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the Langley Bell 4-H Center, 3730 Stefani Road in Cantonment. The clinic is open to all Florida residents who qualify to receive the vaccine. An appointment is required; call (850) 439-3358 to…MORE

INTERNAL REVENUE TAX DEADLINE EXTENDED

The Internal Revenue Service says the traditional tax filing deadline is being extended from April 15th May 17th, according to the House Ways and Means Committee. The extension comes after an intense year for the chronically underfunded IRS. The pandemic hit in the middle of last year’s tax filing season, setting the agency back in…MORE

FLORIDA GOVERNOR TO LOWER COVID ELIGIBLE AGE

Governor Ron DeSantis says he will soon lower the eligibility age to 55 for COVID-19 vaccinations. More than 4.4 million people in Florida have received at least one dose, including about 120,000 who have received a single-dose vaccine produced by Johnson & Johnson. Vaccines produced by Pfizer and Moderna require two doses.MORE

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