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Undocumented Farm Worker, 45, Gets 25 Years For Attempted Sexual Battery Of 11-Year Old In Walnut Hill
A former Walnut Hill farm worker that charged with a child sex crime after a 2002 Amber Alert has been sentenced to state prison.
Brijido Manriquez-Ortiz, now 45, was sentenced under a plea deal to 25 years in state prison after pleading no contest to attempted sexual battery on child under age 12. Manriquez-Ortiz was [...]
Fields Of Faith: Community Worship Service Held At Northview High
Northview High School’s Fellowship of Christian Athletes hosted a spring Fields of Faith on a cold Wednesday night in Northview’s Tommy Weaver Memorial Stadium.
Fields of Faith is a national student-led initiative. “Students invite, pray for, share with, and challenge their peers to read the Bible and follow Jesus Christ. An athletic field provides a neutral, [...]
ECSO Deputy Involved In Chain Reaction Crash On Highway 29
An Escambia County Sheriff’s Office deputy was involved in a chain reaction crash involving four vehicles Wednesday morning on Highway 29.
The driver of a Kia apparently collided with another vehicle, pushing into in the rear of the deputy’s vehicle. The ECSO cruiser then bumped into a work van.
For more photos, click here.
The crash happened just [...]
Updated: Two Stab Each Other Outside Atmore Tractor Supply Company Store In Ongoing Dispute
Two young men, both about 19-years-old and from Atmore, were stabbed Tuesday afternoon outside the Tractor Supply Company store in Atmore. Police say they pulled knives on each other.
It happened about 12:20 p.m. in the parking lot of the Tractor Supply on Lindberg Avenue.
“These two young men who had been having issues over something that [...]
Two Injured In Two Wrecks That Slowed Highway 29 Traffic Tuesday Afternoon
Two people were injured in one of two crashes minutes apart on Highway 29 near Cantonment Tuesday afternoon.
The first crash (pictured above and two photos below) happened about 4:33 p.m. on Highway 29 at Neal Road when a Chevrolet Sedan and an older model Chevrolet Caprice collided. The Caprice came to a stop about 500 [...]
County To Continue Discussions On Latest Offer For OLF-8 Property
Escambia County will continue discussions with the latest parties to make an offer to make an offer for 290 acres of the county-owned OLF-8 property on Nine Mile Road.
As we reported yesterday, a Letter of Intent (LOI) offering $22.5 million for 290 acres was received from a law firm on behalf of local potential buyers [...]
Murderer Serving Life Sentence Assaulted Correctional Officer At Century Prison, FDC Says
A convicted murderer serving a life sentence assaulted a correctional officer at Century Correctional Institution recently, according to the Florida Department of Corrections.
Inmate Michael Harvis, 49, assaulted a correctional officer by striking the officer in the face.
Harris is serving life on a first degree murder conviction in Hillsborough County. He is also serving time for [...]
Century Mayor Reports Entire Playground Stolen; ECSO Says It Was Scrapped For $196
Century Mayor Luis Gomez, Jr. reported an entire park playground had been stolen, but the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office determined that no crime was committed.
Gomez told the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office that he went to the Carver Community Center on Jefferson Avenue on April 8 and noticed that the playground equipment, basketball goals and poles, [...]
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Northview Lady Chiefs Beat Washington 19-2
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Berry Delivers Walk-Off Magic For Blue Wahoos With Game-Winning Hit
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Tate AJROTC Teams Place In Top 10 At State Competition
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Northview Lady Chiefs Shut Out J.U. Blacksher
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Locals Make New $22.5 Million Offer For OLF-8 Property
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Beulah Middle FFA Teams Places 7th In Florida In Meat Identification
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Escambia Woman, 20, Gets 15 Years In Prison for 2022 Double Fatal Crash
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Northview High 2024 Prom King And Queen Named
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Cantonment Woman Found Asleep In Vehicle Facing Cocaine And Fentanyl Charges
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