Florida CFO delivers $1.3M in immigration enforcement grants to NWFL sheriffs
SHALIMAR Fla. -- Florida's Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingolia was in Shalimar Thursday handing out more than $1.3 million in state grant funding to sheriffs across Northwest Florida. The money was meant to reimburse each organization for funding related to immigration enforcement. Escambia, Santa Rosa, and...
Woman held under Aniah’s Law in Escambia Co. murder after victim found to be...
MOBILE, Ala. (NBC 15) — According to the Escambia Co. (AL) Sheriff's Office, on March 6, 2026 at around 6:00 a.m., Escambia County Sheriff’s Deputies and Brewton Police Officers responded to the 3400 block of McGougin Road in reference to a 911 call that was for a gunshot wound.
Trauma counselors offered to students on Santa Rosa school bus following deadly crash
SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Fla. -- After a deadly crash involving a Santa Rosa County school bus in Navarre on Wednesday, school officials are making sure students who were on board have the support they need. While none of the children were physically hurt, situations like this can still leave a...
Pace man stole $1.1M in COVID funds, gets four years in prison
PACE, Fla. — A former Pace resident has been sentenced to four years in federal prison after pleading guilty to fraud, money laundering, and bankruptcy crimes tied to a scheme involving more than $1.1 million in COVID-19 relief funds, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida announced. Sean...
7 illegal immigrants indicted, 5 convicted for illegal reentry in Northwest Florida
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Seven previously deported illegal immigrants have been indicted in Pensacola for illegal reentry into the United States, while five illegal immigrants were convicted of federal crimes in Pensacola in the month of February. Five previously indicted defendants were convicted in the month of February...
UPDATE: Bond set for Pensacola brothers charged in Baldwin County chase, crash: BCSO
UPDATE (3 p.m.): Bond has been set for two Pensacola brothers accused of leading Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office deputies on a chase that ended in a crash. Max Lewis, 21, is charged with attempting to elude and leaving the scene of an accident with injury. His bond is set at $65,000 — $15,000 for eluding […]
ICE detainer filed against man charged in death of 3-year-old nephew in Florida
ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WALA) - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement lodged an immigration detainer against a 28-year-old Honduran national accused of killing his 3-year-old nephew, a U.S. citizen, on March 4. Samuel Antonio Maldonado-Erazo faces a charge of aggravated manslaughter in connection with the child’s...
Milton Parents Arrested After 11-Year-Old Son Hospitalized at 36 Pounds
A Alarming Hospital Admission Sparks Probe (Image Credits: Tcd-images.akamaized.net) Milton, Fla. – Authorities arrested a couple on felony child neglect charges following the hospitalization of their severely malnourished 11-year-old son. A Alarming Hospital Admission Sparks Probe The boy entered the hospital on...
‘Not a regular bicycle’: Gulf Breeze Police explains difference between e-motos, e-bikes
SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Fla. -- The Gulf Breeze Police Department is getting the word out on some electric vehicles that are growing in popularity and what can happen if your child is driving one that is not street legal. With "e-motos" becoming more popular, police are asking people to know...
Bagelheads is spreading its good vibe to Perdido Key and Gulf Breeze
Dr. Ben Fishbein said he feels like he's mastered the art of orthodonture, but when it comes to being a restaurant owner he's still learning the ropes. "It's beneficial to have a lot of good help," he said. The good doctor, who has been straightening teeth in the Pensacola area for more than a decade, just might need...

















