The cause of death has been released for the Pollard, AL, woman who went missing days before her body was found in the Escambia River.
The autopsy report says 74-year old Eva McBride accidently drowned.
McBride was last seen at her home on November 23 on McBride Circle, east of Flomaton and very near the Alabama/Florida line. [...]

The Florida House has unanimously passed a bill that allows 18-year old corrections officers in Florida.
The minimum age for a corrections officer in Florida is currently 19. The 18-year old minimum, if it becomes law, would apply not only to the state prison system, but also to county jails in an effort to solve staffing [...]

By 2:30  a.m. Friday, storms had caused few problems in the North Escambia area:

The largest single power outage Thursday night in the North Escambia area was reported about 8:40 p.m. with 430 Escambia River Electric customers in the dark from Oak Grove south to Barrineau Park.
A downed power line was reported on Molino Road just [...]

Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Today: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Southwest wind 5 to [...]

A registered sex offender has been sentenced to a decade in prison for sexually abusing a teen girl in Century.
Peter Mika Lotoa, 32, was convicted of six felony counts of sexual battery on a victim 16 or 17 years old. After he completes a 10-year state prison sentence, he will be on sexual offender probation [...]

A 4-year old child died after being struck by a vehicle Wednesday evening at a Century community center.
The incident happened at the Carver Community Center on Jefferson Avenue about 6:20 p.m.
The Florida Highway Patrol said 66-year old Alberta Knight of Century was in the parking lot of the Carver Community Center on Jefferson Avenue when [...]

More than 300 law enforcement officers conducted a shakedown early Thursday morning at Holman Prison in Atmore.
The Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) conducted a joint law enforcement operation in an effort to find and remove illegal contraband from Holman.  ADOC officials launched the operation at 4:30 a.m. with support from more than 300 officials from [...]

NorthEscambia.com has obtained an internal county memo that describes a “dysfunctional professional environment” and a “paramilitary” structure in Escambia County EMS six weeks after a new medical director joined the organization.
Dr. Rayme Edler became medical director in early May 2018, responsible for overseeing all county medical staff under EMS and the county jail. Escambia County [...]

Authorities in two states say they have solved multiple burglaries in the area, and two people are now behind bars.
The Atmore Police Department, Escambia County (FL) Sheriff’s Office and the Alabama Drug Enforcement Task Force executed a search warrant at a residence on Harris Street in Atmore on Monday.
Jylyn Kevon Cooper, 18, was taken into [...]

With the addition of two names Tuesday, there are now eight finalists set for interviews for Escambia County administrator.
Commission Chairman Lumon May added Kimberly Washington of Molino and Ricardo Mendez of Miami. He previously expressed displeasure with the lack of diversity among the finalists.
They join three candidates on a rankings list compiled by the Florida [...]

A man is recovering from serious burns he received while using gasoline to light a fire.
Escambia Fire Rescue responded to the 50 block of Main Street in McDavid about 7 p.m. Monday. They found an adult male with burns he received from lighting a fire with gas, according to Escambia County. The fire was out [...]

The Florida Highway Patrol is searching for a driver involved in a hit and run Tuesday afternoon on Highway 29 at Kingsfield Road.
The FHP said the driver of a white Ford Crown Victoria failed to stop before hitting a vehicle that was stopped for a red light. The Crown Victoria rear-ended a 2008 Chevrolet Uplander [...]

Interim Escambia County Administrator Amy Lovoy has resigned, saying it’s hard to work in an environment filled with “allegations of any variety” that can ruin a person before they can respond. She is the fourth top level administrator to step down from the county this month.
“I have thoroughly enjoyed my years with the County and [...]

The Town of Century has discovered hundreds of customers that are not being billed for utilities.
Century Gas Superintendent Wally Kellett told the told council Monday night that 268 customers are not being billed each month for some combination of services including gas, water and sewer. He said there may be a few duplicates in the [...]

A $1.9 million project is set to begin Wednesday to replace a bridge on Highway 168 between North Highway 99 and Pine Barren Road in Bratt.
The Florida Department of Transportation will replace the structurally deficient bridge on Highway 168 over an unnamed branch. The new bridge will consist of two 12-foot travel lanes with 6-foot [...]