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Milton man dies after losing control and rolling SUV into treeline in Santa Rosa County
A Milton man died Sunday after he overcorrected his vehicle, launching himself into multiple trees in Santa Rosa County. Florida Highway Patrol says a 64-year-old was driving his SUV eastbound on State Road 4 near Pitnic Road when he began driving in the grass shoulder. ...
Drive-by shooting kills 2, injures 5 others outside Wedgewood Community Center
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Two people are dead and five others injured after a shooting in Pensacola Sunday night. According to the Escambia County Sheriff's Office, a drive-by shooting took place outside the Wedgewood Community Center on Wagner Road during a men's basketball league game just before 8 p.m. Sheriff Chip...
Career offender alerts issued for two men in Santa Rosa County, Flordia
MILTON, Florida — The Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office has issued a career offender alert for two men residing in Milton. Christopher A. Vaughn, a 41-year-old white male, is registered at 5178 Springdale Dr. Vaughn, who stands 6 feet tall and weighs 150 pounds, has brown eyes and brown hair. His qualifying offenses include two counts of aggravated battery (victim pregnant), aggravated assault on law enforcement, grand theft firearm, resisting an officer with violence, and depriving an officer of protection, according to the Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office.
FHP arrests Pensacola man in connection with deadly crash
ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WALA) - The Florida Highway Patrol today arrested a 31-year-old Pensacola man on an outstanding warrant in connection to a fatal crash that happened late last year. Casey Folds is charged with DUI manslaughter and DUI with serious bodily injury. The crash happened Nov. 13. According to...
70-year-old Mississippi man arrested on cocaine trafficking charge in Florida
A 70-year-old Mississippi man was arrested for cocaine trafficking and possession of drug equipment in Florida. The arrest occurred during a traffic stop conducted by a deputy from the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office (SRCSO) on July 10. Johnson was driving a 2021 Chevy Malibu registered in Mississippi when he was pulled over for a traffic violation.
Missing endangered child in Florida prompts urgent search
EAST MILTON, Florida — Authorities are searching for a missing 13-year-old boy last seen Saturday night. Aiden Thomas Daniel Harris, a 13-year-old white male, was last seen leaving 8929 Bluebell Street in East Milton, Florida, at approximately 10:00 p.m. on July 27, 2024, according to a press release from the Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office. Harris, who is diagnosed as a high-functioning autistic, was wearing an unknown colored shirt, grey shorts, green crocs, and carrying a green backpack.
66-year-old Pensacola man in serious condition after hit-and-run driver ran stop sign
A 66-year-old Pensacola man is in serious condition after a driver failed to stop at a stop sign and collided with his vehicle on North Pace Boulevard on Saturday. Florida Highway Patrol responded to the intersection of Pace Boulevard and West Lloyd Street after a hit-and-run driver drove through a stop sign...
Florida Highway Patrol seeks driver after hit-and-run in Pensacola
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- The Florida Highway Patrol is on the lookout for a driver involved in a hit-and-run car accident on Saturday. Troopers say two cars collided on North Pace Boulevard near Lloyd Street. One of the cars fled the scene and was last seen driving south on North Pace...
Fire damages home in Escambia County, Florida
ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — Officials with the Florida Bureau of Fire, Arson, and Explosives are investigating after a fire heavily damages a home in Escambia County, Florida Thursday. Firefighters were called to a home on Adkinson Drive Thursday morning just before 11. They brought the fire under control in about 10 minutes. A Facebook […]
Pensacola Fire Department teams up with Red Cross to install free smoke alarms
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Nearly 1,500 people across the country die every year in house fires due to missing or non-functioning smoke alarms. The Pensacola Fire Department is taking action to make sure that doesn't happen. Firefighters took the latest steps to make sure people are safe inside their homes on...
Officials: Southwest Florida inmate, already serving life for killing fellow inmate, kills again
A Charlotte Correctional Institute inmate has been indicted on first-degree murder charges for the death of another inmate. According to the State Attorney's Office, James Howze died from strangulation on Feb. 29 while alone in a cell with William Tulenko. At the time of the incident, Tulenko had a pending...
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