Oct 1, 2015
FWC hot sheet includes bear, deer season info
The Florida Fish Wildlife Conservation Commission is once again providing a hunting hot sheet, which includes information on quotas and regulations for the upcoming hunting seasons.
Oct 1, 2015
Thrill-seekers find fix in region
Scranton, Pa. (AP) — After jumping out of an airplane more than 42,000 times, world-record-holding skydiver Don Kellner needs only the essentials.
Oct 1, 2015
Hurlburt celebrates Air Forces’ 68th Birthday, AFSOC 25th Anniversary
Ft. Walton Bch, FL — More than 900 Hurlburt Field personnel celebrated the Air Force’s 68th Birthday, Air Force Special Operations Command’s 25th Anniversary and The Year of the Air Commando with guest speaker retired Gen. Norty Schwartz, 19th Chief of Staff of the Air Force, during an Air Force Ball at the Emerald Coast Convention Center, Ft. Walton Beach, Florida, Sept. 12, 2015.
Oct 1, 2015
First AC-130 Spooky retires
Hurlburt Field, Fl. — The first AC-130U Spooky retired after more than 20 years of service during a small ceremony here, Sept. 21.
Oct 1, 2015
Gov. Scott to protect Floridians against hospital price gouging
Upon today’s meeting of the Commission on Healthcare and Hospital Funding, Gov. Rick Scott announced that he will work with the Legislature to increase transparency for Florida hospitals and empower patients to fight against hospital price gouging in the upcoming 2016 legislative session.
Oct 1, 2015
Navarre High grad turns himself in as a suspect in Centennial Bank robbery
The alleged perpetrator of a bank robbery five months ago at Navarre’s Centennial Bank, Joel Anthony Beauchemin, 22, was arrested Friday, Sept. 25 when he turned himself in at the Santa Rosa County Jail. Beauchemin graduated from Navarre High School in 2011 and was a member of the track and field team, football and baseball teams.
Oct 1, 2015
Flooding rains termed weather anomaly
“The rains of Sept. 28 are an event that happens only once every hundred years,” said National Weather Service meteorologist Joe Maniscalco referring to the amount of rain that fell within a six-hour period. “It was torrential.”
Oct 1, 2015
Man arrested for lewd behavior toward minor
Felix Valle-Ulieses, 45, of Tortuga Street in Navarre, was arrested Saturday evening, Sept. 26 for lewd and lascivious behavior on a victim age 12 to 16.
Oct 1, 2015
Fire department eyes responses to nursing homes
The Gulf Breeze Fire Department is reassessing how it responds to calls for medical help from senior living facilities as development plans move forward for a second one inside the city limits.
Oct 1, 2015
Dispatch alliance to speed Santa Rosa first response
First responses to traffic accidents and other emergencies in Santa could be reduced by several minutes thanks to a planned alliance of vehicle dispatch responsibilities with Escambia County assistance workers.