Jun 30, 2016
Airman’s journey to citizenship
Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. — With the words “I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen […],” Airman 1st Class Jae Yen Kim, 33rd Fighter Wing budget analyst, finally became a United States citizen.
Jun 30, 2016
Semi jackknife causes rush-hour traffic jam
Traffic on U.S. Highway 98 came to a crawl for more than three hours Wednesday afternoon, June 22 after a three-car accident left a semitrailer jackknifed across the westbound lanes.
Jun 30, 2016
Resign-to-run law ensnares Jayer Williamson
Florida’s so-called resign-to-run law has been occasionally overlooked by candidates seeking higher office, and last week it forced District 1 Commissioner Jayer Williamson to resign abruptly from his county post.
Jun 30, 2016
Gulf Breeze eyes big profit on Wayside Park
In a proposed deal that even Donald Trump might envy, the Gulf Breeze City Council is seeking a mark-up of nearly $13 million on a $100 investment by selling a sliver of Wayside Park to the state as right-of-way for the new Pensacola Bay Bridge.
Jun 30, 2016
Man chokes wife
A Navarre man was arrested on third-degree felony battery charges Wednesday, June 22 after he allegedly attempted to strangle his wife.
Jun 30, 2016
Cyberstalker arrested after year passes
A Navarre woman was arrested Wednesday, June 22 on felony cyberstalking charges after more than a year after a warrant was issued for her arrest.
Jun 30, 2016
Blue Angels crash probe to take months
The Navy investigation into the fatal crash of a Blue Angels jet on June 2 in Tennessee may last through the rest of the elite flight demonstration team’s 2016 air show season.
Jun 30, 2016
Half cent tax or property tax spike
Funding for county infrastructure needs and a new county courthouse will be decided by voters this August as the two separate half cent local option sales taxes (LOST) have been finalized for the primary ballot by the Board of County Commissioners.
Jun 30, 2016
Blue Angels back on schedule
According to a press release, The U.S. Navy Blue Angels will return to its 2016 demonstration schedule July 2-4 in Traverse City, Mich., Commander, Naval Air Forces announced.
Jun 23, 2016
A Hall of Fame love story
Oklahoma City (AP) — The folded two-page letter arrived long ago on now-faded stationery. At the top rested the iconic red, white and blue logo of the legendary New York Yankees Inc. At the bottom sat the loopy signature of a future Hall of Famer.