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Sheriff’s Office Investigating Disturbance Involving Gun at Cantonment Whataburger Following Football Game
Deputies are investigating an altercation involving a firearm that forced a Cantonment fast food restaurant to shut down Friday night following a local high school football game.
Deputies from the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office 5th Precinct in Cantonment were dispatched to the Whataburger on Highway 29 around 10:30 p.m. for a reported shots-fired disturbance, according to [...]
Highs Around 90, Chance Of Afternoon Showers For Labor Day Weekend
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Mostly clear, with a [...]
Federal Trial Delayed For Molino Suspect Accused Of Sex Trafficking, Money Laundering
Trial has been continued for a Molino man indicted in June and arrested in July on multiple federal charges including sex trafficking, prostitution, and money laundering.
Javier Cyree Tyrell Brown, 28, of Blueberry Lane, was indicted in federal court on one count of commercial sex trafficking, one count of financially benefiting from commercial sex trafficking, one [...]
Cantonment Man Sentenced To State Prison Following $100K Stolen Property Investigation
A Cantonment man arrested last year after the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office recovered more than $100,000 in stolen property has been sentenced to state prison.
Colby Chase Myrick entered a plea of no contest and was adjudicated guilty by Circuit Judge John L. Miller, on charges of possession of a weapon or ammunition by a convicted [...]
SUV Hits Tractor And Mower On Highway 29 In Molino
There were no injuries when an SUV collided with a tractor and mower on Highway 29 in Molino on Wednesday afternoon.
The tractor was reportedly in the right travel lane at the time of the crash.
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Update: Flomaton Parents Now Charged With Attempted Murder After Child Hospitalized In Critical Condition
Attempted murder charges have now been filed against two Flomaton parents previously arrested on child torture charges after their 15-year-old child was taken to a Pensacola hospital in critical condition, authorities announced Wednesday.
Eric Douglas McClure, 41, and Cynthia Danielle Tedder, 36, are now charged with attempted murder. They were originally charged with torture and willful [...]
Century Approves Half Million Dollar Repayment Note For Highway 29 Utility Relocation
In a short agenda council meeting that only lasted only about eight minutes, the Century Town Council on Tuesday night approved a revised promissory note for over a half million dollars with the Florida Department of Transportation.
The note locks in a zero-interest repayment schedule for utility relocation expenses totaling $522,555.71.
The revised agreement replaces and cancels [...]
ECSO, PPD Suspend Automated License Plate Readers Following State Directive
On Tuesday, both the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office and the Pensacola Police Department announced they are suspending their use of Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) camera networks.
The local announcements follow sweeping state action taken Monday by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration. In a statewide directive, the Florida Department of Transportation moved to shutter the rapidly expanding [...]
Cantonment Shed Shooting Suspect Arrested On Attempted Homicide Charge
A homeless woman wanted in connection with an August shooting from inside a Cantonment shed is now behind bars.
Lisa Ann Elliott, 36, was booked into the Escambia County Jail on charges of attempted second-degree murder and shooting into a building. She was being held with no bond.
According to an Escambia County Sheriff’s Office arrest report [...]
Cantonment Contractor Jesse Wayne LaCoste Sentenced To 30 Years
Embattled Cantonment contractor Jesse Wayne LaCoste was sentenced Monday morning to 30 years in state prison following his conviction last week on racketeering and organized fraud charges.
Chief Judge John Simon sentenced LaCoste to 30 years on each count—racketeering and organized fraud over $50,000—with the terms ordered to run concurrently.
A six-person jury deliberated for less than [...]
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High School Football Scoreboard
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Here’s Where To Watch This Weekend’s College Football
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Wild 10th Inning Gives Wahoos Much-Needed Win Aas Magic Number Drops To 3
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Tate Aggies Push No. 1 Gulf Breeze To The Limit In Hard-Fought District Clash; Northview Falls To Jay
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Sheriff: Two Jailed After Escambia Traffic Stop Nets Enough Fentanyl To Kill Over One Million People
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Man Arrested In Connection With Fatal 2025 Hit-And-Run Crash
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Wahoos Powered Down by Clingstones in 4-1 Defeat
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Escambia Residents Sentenced To Federal Prison For Fentanyl Distribution
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Registration Deadline Near For Tate Aggies Softball 11th Annual Sporting Clay Shoot
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ECUA Reports 3,600 Gallon Sewage Spill On East Kingsfield Road
‘ The Emerald Coast Utilities Authority (ECUA) reported a sanitary sewer overflow on Wednesday on East Kingsfield Road. The 3,600 ...
UWF Named FCS National Team Of The Week, Breaks Into National Rankings
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Wahoos Pitted by Clingstones In 10-1 Loss
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Atmore Man Charged With Attempted Murder Following Shooting Early Tuesday
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Three Teens Charged In String Of Nine Mile Road Vape Shop Burglaries
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Florida Man Executed 50 Years After Killing Girl
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Cat Country 98.7 Earns Two CMA Award Nominations
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Escambia Felon Pleads Guilty To Federal Gun, Meth Charges
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Northview Sweeps J.U. Blacksher, Undefeated Tate Blanks Washington
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Driver Cited Following T-Bone Crash With ECSO Deputy In Byrneville
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FDOT Considering Traffic Light Or ‘Restricted Crossing U-Turn’ For Highway 29 At Highway 196
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Two Escambia Fentanyl Traffickers Sentenced To Federal Prison
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