The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles’ recently released report indicates red-light cameras at intersections increase accidents cumulatively by nearly 15 percent. This finding is in direct opposition to the reasons provided for placing red-light cameras into service.
James Shumbert and Dr. Sheryl Roe were killed Feb. 11 when a small plane they were in crashed into the Gulf of Mexico off of Henderson Beach in Destin. The couple was flying in from Texas to celebrate Valentine’s day on the Emerald Coast.
In a video taken Feb. 10, a mother’s despair can be heard over social media as she tells her missing son, “We are looking for you…we love you and we aren’t going to stop searching for you until you are back here safely.” Senior Airman Keifer Huhman, a 2012 Navarre High School graduate, is missing and authorities need information to help find him.
The data for last year’s real estate sales and transactions have been released for 2015, and the news looks good for Santa Rosa County. According to these numbers supplied by the Clerk of Court public records, the county as a whole this past year saw total sales for property exceeding $1 billion. This historic high for real estate sales set an all-time record for the county, boasting total sales of about $1,016,353,862. With steady housing market increases year-to-year averaging 14.8 percent (2012-2015), Santa Rosa County citizens can only hope this trend continues, bringing new growth, families and economic opportunity to the local area.
The Florida State Legislature is considering a bill that would create the Care for Retired Law Enforcement Dogs Program within the Department of Law Enforcement.
The Magnuson-Stevens Act turns 40 in April. It has undergone its share of changes along the way, but four decades later, there is no question it has had a major impact on the management of fisheries in the United States.
The Air Force Special Operations Command nominated an aircrew with the 319th Expeditionary Special Operations Squadron for the ‘most meritorious flight of the year’ in the Air Force.
Hurlburt Field, Fla. — Air Commandos, past and present, and their families gathered to celebrate the service of two iconic aircraft, the AC-130H Spectre and the MC-130P Combat Shadow, during dedication ceremonies at the air park here, Feb. 2.
