News Archive

In a day and age where the internet is rife with misinformation and spam calls keep our phones buzzing, is it any wonder elder fraud is a growing concern for law enforcement?

A couple of weeks ago, Gov. Ron DeSantis approved the state budget of $117.4 billion for the fiscal year 2025-2026.

Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Patrol has there hands full this nesting season!
The Patrol recently confirmed 15 sea turtle nests are now on Navarre Beach. 14 of the 15 nests belong to Loggerheads, with the lone outlier being a Green sea turtle nest.

A Navarre business found itself under the microscope Tuesday morning, July 22. 

Federal law enforcement officials from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) conducted a raid on Emerald Coast Lawns, a lawn care service located on Highway 87 S across from CEFCO in Navarre, Tuesday morning, July 22. The raid led to two arrests, Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office confirms.

Roofs help keep the rain off our heads and the sun off our backs. They can also lead to exemplary community service, as one Navarre woman found out.

For the past few months, Barbara Morgan has had a string of bad breaks.

Situated on a plot of land on Highway 87 S, across the road from Holley Assembly of God, Holley-Navarre Fire District’s newest station greets drivers with its tall front façade and fire-engine-red lettering spelling out “44 Holley Navarre Fire Department” above its bay doors.

Escambia County Emergency Medical Services is excited to introduce “Escambia County EMS By the Numbers” as another way to highlight the services provided by the men and women of EMS.

Santa Rosa County welcomes public input and review of the third proposed amendments to the Multi-Year Implementation Plan (MYIP) that was initially accepted by the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Gulf Coast Restoration in May 2017 and was first amended in September 2019. A second amendment was approved in 2021. A 45-day public review and comment period will be held before the third amended plan is submitted to the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

The U.S Army Special Operations Command has issued a “Duty to Warn” notification regarding a potential terrorist threat targeting retired senior officials who previously served in the Department of Defense with roles in the Syria/Iraq theater.

The owner of several Mexican restaurants in Northwest Florida and Alabama has been ar-rested on a slew of charges related to the mishandling of COVID-19 era federal loans.
Cesar Campos-Reyes, 52, is charged with four counts of bank fraud, four counts of wire fraud and one count of money laundering. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Alabama, the charges stem from an alleged scheme involving federal program fraud.