Jan 16, 2014
Milton man points gun during family disturbance
A family disturbance escalated after a Milton man threatened a victim and children with a handgun last Thursday, according to a Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office arrest report.
Jan 16, 2014
Water system members cast vote via proxy form
Holley-Navarre Water System elections are approaching, and residents were given the option to turn their vote over to a board director via a proxy form. For those who wish to cast their own vote for possible candidates, voting will be conducted at the HNWS board room Jan. 21 from 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Jan 16, 2014
Firearm burglaries strike Navarre
Two men were arrested for burglary Thursday after stealing firearms from a Navarre residence, according to a Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office arrest report.
Jan 16, 2014
Zookeeper Megan Heidenreick bottle feeds Gamba, a 2-month-old giraffe at Gulf Breeze Zoo.
The baby giraffe born two months ago at Gulf Breeze Zoo finally has a name. After a monthlong naming contest, Gulf Breeze Zoo announced Friday that the winning submission was Gamba, which is African in origin and means “warrior.”
Jan 9, 2014
Architect’s namesake roams emerging college campus
LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — The list of honors that have been awarded to architect Santiago Calatrava is distinguished, but the naming of a once-scrawny cat on the Florida Polytechnic University campus marks the first time he has had a construction site mascot named after him.
Jan 9, 2014
Florida biologist takes bird houses to Belize
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – (AP) Michael Keys and his son, Larkin, will hike deep into the open savanna of pine trees and brush, carrying ladders and chain saws. Keys will climb 30 feet up a pine tree and spend three hours carving a hole in the tree to insert a wooden box.
Jan 9, 2014
Budget woes cause AF to refine funding priorities
WASHINGTON (AFNS) — Budget battles here are causing tectonic shifts in the Air Force, the service’s leaders said during a Pentagon news conference today.
Jan 9, 2014
Eligible officers, enlisted members offered early retirement
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas — Staff through senior master sergeants and captains through lieutenant colonels in certain Air Force Specialty Codes may apply to retire with fewer than 20 years of active service under the Temporary Early Retirement Authority, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced.
Jan 9, 2014
B-1B accident report released
A displaced fold-down baffle in the left overwing fairing of a B-1B Lancer led to a fuel leak and a series of detonations that disabled the aircraft prior to it crashing Aug. 19, 2013, near Broadus, Montana, according to an Air Combat Command Accident Investigation Board report released Dec. 30, 2013.
Jan 9, 2014
Medicaid waives flu shot fee for pregnant women
The increased impact of the influenza infection has led Florida Medicaid to temporarily activate payment for Medicaid recipients who are pregnantand age 21 and older now through March.