Sunny Weekend; Artic Blast Brings Lows About 15 Degrees Next Week
January 13, 2024
Here is your official NorthEsambia area forecast:
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 53. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 56. North wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
M.L.King Day: A 30 percent chance of showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Northeast wind around 10 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 15. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 39.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 23.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.
Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 46.
Expires Today: Florida Hunting And Fishing Licenses, Park Passes Are 50% Off
January 13, 2024
Florida is offering a 50% discount on annual state park passes and FWC Gold Sportsman hunting and fishing licenses under the “Great Outdoors Initiative” under an executive order issued by Gov. Ron DeSantis. These savings will continue to be available until Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024.
“Florida has award-winning recreation lands, and I’m proud to see Floridians exploring our great outdoors,” said Gov. Ron DeSantis. “A lifetime hunting and fishing license or annual park pass at a large discount makes a great Christmas gift for the whole family. Excitement for the great outdoors has been passed on through generations of Floridians and I am proud to continue supporting these family traditions.”
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will discount the annual resident Gold Sportsman license, five-year Gold Sportsman license and Lifetime Sportsman license by 50%. Also, the Department of Environmental Protection will offer a 50% discount on annual state park passes.
The following FWC Gold Sportsman licenses, which include the saltwater fishing, freshwater fishing, and hunting privileges and all associated permits, are discounted by 50% and will be available at the following rates, plus applicable fees:
- Annual Gold Sportsman – $50.75.
- 5-year Gold Sportsman – $247.75.
- Lifetime Sportsman’s License
- Age 4 or younger – $201.50.
- Ages 5-12 – $351.50.
- Ages 13 and older – $501.50.
Florida State Parks Annual Passes will have a 50% discount and are available tat the following rates:
- Family Annual Pass – $60, plus tax.
- Individual Annual Pass – $30, plus tax.
To buy a pass or to find a park near you, visit: www.floridastateparks.org/.
To find more information on fishing and hunting licenses in Florida, visit: myfwc.com/license/recreational and to purchase a license, visit: License.GoOutdoorsFlorida.com.
Northview Boys Top Baker 45-38
January 13, 2024
The Northview Chiefs varsity boys defeated the Baker Gators 45-38 Friday night in Bratt.
Northview had 40 total rebounds.
Senior Jikeir Hudson led the Chiefs on their home court with 11 ponts. Luke Diamond had 10; Austin Dunsford 9 points; and Jacob Spence added 8 points; Jarrett Bodiford had 5 points for Northview while Jaques Moorer contributed 2.
Tuesday, Northview will travel south to take on Pensacola Christian Academy.
High Speed Chase Ends With Crash, Arrest On Pine Forest Road
January 13, 2024
An Escambia County man was jailed after leading deputies on a pursuit Thursday afternoon.
Ja’Corey Tyquell Clay, 25, was charged with fleeing and eluding, aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, cocaine possession and marijuana possession.
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office said Clay fled from deputies during a traffic stop attempt near Untreiner Avenue and Lepley Road.
Clay “drove towards another deputy’s vehicle, causing the deputy to take evasive action to avoid collision by driving off the road. Deputies canceled the pursuit due to safety concerns,” ECSO said. Deputies located Clay’s vehicle a short time later traveling north on Pine Forest Road and a second traffic stop was attempted.
“The pursuit ended when Deputy Beaty bumped the fleeing vehicle, which led to the vehicle ultimately hitting a trailer and coming to a stop in a ditch,” ECSO said in a statement. The pursuit ended in a ditch at Pensacola Memorial Gardens.
Clay was taken into custody by Deputy Beaty and K-9 Maddox. He was booked into jail with bond set $22,500.
About 32 Tonight; Teens Next Week
January 12, 2024
Here is your official NorthEsambia area forecast:
This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a steady temperature around 65. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 53. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 56. North wind around 5 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
M.L.King Day: A 30 percent chance of showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Northeast wind around 10 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 15.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 39.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 23.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.
Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Friday: A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 46.
Jim Allen Elementary Fifth Grade Scientists Explore At Roy Hyatt Environmental Center
January 12, 2024
Fifth grade scientists from Jim Allen Elementary visited the Roy Hyatt Environmental Center this week and participated in the Infinitely Big! Infinitely Small! program.
These explorers blasted off into space studying planets and the moon, observing constellations and so much more. They also studied the flow of energy through an ecosystem while observing microscopic food chains in their microscopes right in front of them.
The students ended their day meeting Tood, Roy’ Hyatt’s Florida kingsnake animal ambassador.
The Roy Hyatt Environmental Center is operated by the Escambia County School District.
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Century Man Charged With Child Abuse Of Two Children
January 12, 2024
A Century man has been accused of abusing two children as they were riding their bikes.
Cortez Rasheed Davison, 30, was charged with two counts of cruelty towards a child without great bodily harm and resisting arrest.
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office responded to a disturbance at the intersection of Ashford Alley and Jefferson Avenue in Century. Davison allegedly punched and slapped kids riding their bikes. According to an arrest report, Davison babysits at least one of the children while his mother is at work.
Davison denied that he ever touched or hit either child.
As a deputy grabbed Davison’s arm, telling him that he was under arrest, Davison jumped off his bike and took off running, the report states.
Davison was later arrested on outstanding warrants. He remained in the Escambia County Jail with bond set at $12,500.
Man Gets 40 Years For Murdering Pensacola Woman In Monroe County, Alabama
January 12, 2024
An Alabama man has been sentenced to 40 years for murdering his wife — a Pensacola woman — in July 2020.
Monroe County District Attorney Todd Watson said 37-year old Joshua Simpson, of Beatrice, pleaded guilty to the 2020 murder of Stephanie Rivers-Simpson, 55, of Pensacola.
The case began when a missing person report was filed on Rivers-Simpson July 7, 2020. During the initial investigation, law enforcement received numerous tips that led them to believe Simpson killed Rivers-Simpson and hid her body. A multi-agency search combed the Beatrice area and a state lake attempting to find Rivers-Simpson. Forensic digital evidence eventually led law enforcement to her body in a shallow grave within a heavily wooded area near Black’s Loop.
Simpson was subsequently arrested and indicted for murder.
Simpson admitted his guilt in open court before Monroe County Circuit Court Judge Jack Weaver. Weaver then sentenced Simpson to 40 years in prison.
“No amount of punishment will bring back the life that was taken,” Watson said. “There are no winners in a murder case. However, we are satisfied with the sentence in this case since Mr. Simpson was willing to admit his guilt and accept the punishment. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families involved in this tragic incident.”
Three Ejected In Munson Crash; One Dead
January 12, 2024
A 23-year-old man is dead and two others are critically injured after a crash Wednesday in Santa Rosa County.
It happened around 9:30 p.m. on Munson Highway south of Indian Ford Road.
Three Milton men — two aged 23 and another age 20 — were traveling north on Munson Highway in a pickup truck. FHP says it’s still unclear who was driving at this time.
A 66-year-old Milton woman was turning left in her sedan northbound on Munson Highway into the Lake Kristina Campground.
The driver of the truck began to pass the car on the left, but collided with the vehicle’s left front. The pickup overturned, ejecting the three men.
There were no other injuries.
FDLE Arrests Escambia Sex Offender For Online Solicitation
January 12, 2024
Agents with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) arrested 51-year old Charles Alvey of Escambia County for use of a computer to seduce a minor, transmission of material harmful to a minor, use of a two-way communication device to facilitate a felony, failure to register an internet identifier and failure to register a phone number.
Alvey has been on Florida’s Sex Offender Registry since 2023 after being convicted of using a computer to solicit a minor out of Okaloosa County.
FDLE began its investigation in November 2023 after Alvey started communicating with an undercover agent posing as a 13-year-old girl. Alvey engaged in sexually explicit conversations with the “child” and sent pornography.
FDLE, Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the FBI served a search warrant at Alvey’s residence on Olive Road in Pensacola. Florida Department of Corrections, Office of Probation Services assisted.
Agents believe Alvey may have been communicating with juvenile victims. If you have information about Charles Alvey that may assist investigators, call FDLE Pensacola at (800) 226-8574.
In addition to Alvey, agents also arrested Jeffrey Gunter, 33 of Pensacola, on a Department of Corrections warrant for violation of probation. Gunter has been on the Sex Offender Registry since 2022 for using a computer to solicit a minor.
Both Alvey and Gunter were booked into the Escambia County Jail. Alvey’s bond was set at $100,000.