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Recently two Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies were chosen to move from the traffic unit to the K-9 unit, increasing the total K-9 teams at the agency from four to six.

LaFayette, La. (AP) – Dozens of outstretched hands tried to scoop Henri, a Great Pyrenees, into a hug, patting his long tufts of fur, none of which fazed the large white dog, who sat patiently, accepting the attention as he listened attentively to the young voices reading to him about a dog, who like Henri, finds a home of his own.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) held the last of six public meetings Tuesday to discuss bear management in the eastern portion of the panhandle. The final meeting was held in Port St. Joe for the area designated as the East Panhandle Bear Management Unit (BMU), which focuses on the Apalachicola National Forest and surrounding areas.

Magi Linscott, a Pace High School student and Students Working Against Tobacco (SWAT) youth advocate, was named the National Youth Advocate of the Year by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. This is the highest award among the country’s top youth advocates working against tobacco.

The 96th Ground Combat Training Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base will deactivate June 6 as the training mission moves to Fort Bliss, Texas.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has in the last 10 days announced several voluntary recalls of products distributed nationwide or specifically in Florida.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and Florida Department of Health (FDOH) are encouraging residents and tourists alike to exercise caution whether aboard a boat or swimming in the Gulf, lake, river or pool.

Around 28,000 registered voters in the Navarre area will have a say this November in whether or not they support an initiative to incorporate the community. That ballot issue, however, will be for informational purposes only. The Santa Rosa County Commission voted May 22 to allow a nonbinding referendum of residents in six precincts in the proposed incorporation area on the 2014 election ballot.

Washington (AP) – Research shows a common antidepressant may cut production of one of the chief suspects behind Alzheimer’s, a new avenue in the hunt for drugs to prevent the devastating brain disease.

Federal fisheries officials announced last week that the recreational harvest season for red snapper was being shortened from 11 to nine days. It is currently set to begin June 1.