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Bratt Woman Charged After Allegedly Selling A Boat Motor Online But Never Delivering It
A Bratt woman is facing a felony charge after allegedly selling a boat motor online but never delivering it to the buyer.
Tammy Sue Amerson, 50, was charged with felony grand theft.
Amerson listed a 2012 Mercury 150 horsepower outboard motor as for sale on Facebook for $7,000, according to the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office. She sold [...]
State Gas Prices Hold Steady; Escambia County Sees Jump After Terminal Closure
Florida gas prices have held relatively steady even after last week’s Colonial Pipeline outage led to a surge in gasoline demand.
The state average price for gasoline is $2.89 per gallon. That’s 1-cent more than a week ago and 2 cents less than this year’s highest price of $2.91 per gallon, set back in March.
In Escambia [...]
Woman Charged With DUI Manslaughter After Pedestrian Struck And Killed On Nine Mile Road
A Pace woman is charged with DUI manslaughter after hitting a pedestrian on Nine Mile Road.
Brittany Nicole Clark was booked into the Escambia County Jail without bond Saturday morning.
The Florida Highway Patrol said Clark was eastbound on Nine Mile Road west of Airway Drive, near the John. R. Johns Ballpark, when she ran off the [...]
Crash North Of Atmore Claims Life Of Teen
A traffic crash Friday night claimed the life of an Atmore teen.
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said the 17-year old was driving a 2007 Ford Fusion that left the roadway and struck a tree on Atmosphere Road north of Atmore. He was pronounced deceased at the scene of the 7:23 p.m. crash.
Troopers have not released [...]
Fire Destroys Vehicle In Barrineau Park
Fire destroyed a vehicle in Barrineau Park Saturday morning.
The vehicle fire was reported about 10:30 a.m. at a residence at the end Blueberry Lane. There were no structures immediately threatened and no injuries reported.
Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
Escambia Graduations Now Open At 100% Capacity, No Tickets Needed
Escambia County has opened all graduations with no capacity limits and no tickets needed.
The Pensacola Bay Center has increased arena capacity to 100% for graduations. Seating inside the Pensacola Bay Center arena is first come, first served, and no admission ticket is needed to enter for high school graduations.
CDC guidelines indicate that individuals who are [...]
Plane Makes Hard Belly Landing At Atmore Airport
A single engine plane made a hard belly-landing at the Atmore Municipal Airport Friday afternoon.
The plane slid some 200 feet after a landing gear failure at the Atmore Municipal Airport, according to officials. The pilot walked away from the incident without injuries.
The Atmore Fire Department responded to a reported plane crash at the airport about [...]
Former Tate High Homecoming Queen Pleads Not Guilty In Vote Scandal
A former Tate High School homecoming queen has entered a not guilty plea to the charges against her.
Emily Rose Grover, 18, was scheduled to appear in court Friday. She waived her appearance and instead entered a written plea of not guilty through her attorney Randall Etheridge.
Grover was 17-year old juvenile at the time of her [...]
Escambia County Man Facing 93 Felony Fraud Counts For Contracting Without License In Building Five Homes
An Escambia County man is facing 93 felony charges after allegedly engaging in a systematic course of conduct with the intent to defraud multiple people in conjunction with the construction of five houses.
Carl Zarlmane Likely, Sr., was charged with 92 separate third degree felony counts of fraud for false identifying as a contractor, one count [...]
Owner Of Pharmacies In Pensacola And Jay Sentenced In $4.8 Million Federal Fraud Case
The owner of a former Escambia County compounding pharmacy that later purchased and involved Jay Pharmacy in the scheme has been sentenced to federal prison in a $4.8 million federal fraud and money laundering conspiracy case.
Andrew E. Fisher, 35, of Gulf Breeze, was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison after a jury found him [...]
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Tate High School Names Students Of The Month
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No Serious Injuries In Highway 97, Highway 4 Crash
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Missing, Endangered Juvenile Safely Located
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‘Animal’ Beats 71-Year Old Woman With Wooden Club, Sheriff Simmons Says
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ECUA Repairs Pipe After Several Million Gallons Of Sewage Leaks; Health Advisory Remains in Effect
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DeSantis Appoints Three To Northwest Florida Water Management District
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Wahoos Beat Birmingham
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FWC: Wild Hog Hunting Opportunities Await On Wildlife Management Areas
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Woman Charged In Cantonment Shooting Death Appears In Video Court
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The Big Fill: Krul Lake Is Now Filling Up
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Jay Softball Wins Regional Championship; Northview Baseball Falls To Holmes County In Eight
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Blue Wahoos Lose 16-6 to Barons On Mullets Thursday
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Escaped Chickens Cause Traffic Problems On I-10. And Yes, Many Of Them Did Cross The Road.
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New Photos Show Severity Of Deputy Involved Crash; He Was Treated And Released
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Escambia County Tops 100,000 Vaccinated People
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Man Gets Nine Years In Prison For High Speed Chase On I-10 That Injured Two Florida Troopers
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Lightning Strikes McDavid Home
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DeSantis Declares State Of Emergency Over Gasoline Supply Problems
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Escambia County Asks Residents Not To Call 911 Unless It’s A True Emergency
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