Area hospitals feel the crunch of Florida's Obamacare defiance
Local hospitals are feeling the pinch of a tight belt as they try to cope with financial losses stemming from indigent care, a key issue that the Affordable Health Care Act aims to resolve.
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Cassity arrested for shooting at occupied vehicle
Law enforcement agencies joined forces last week, serving a felony warrant on a 21-year-old Milton man wanted for multiple gun violations after shots were fired during a street fight, according to po…
Couple having sex outside at Russell Harbor Landing faces arrest
Two teenagers are facing arrest after having sex, naked, on the ground at Russell Harbor Landing. That is what reports filed at Milton Police say following an incident last week.
Pastor Shane Tuck…
Pace Fire Department gets advance life support certification
Pace Fire Department can save your life. In more ways that one.
They routinely kick in doors and stomp out house fires. They are always ready to jump on their truck and wrestle an out-of-control b…
Two people killed in June 16 Interstate 10 wreck identified
MILTON — Officials have identified two of the three people killed in the June 16 wreck on Interstate 10. Dustin Richard Davis, 22, of Chipley, Fla., was driving a 1993 Jeep Cherokee around 2:45 a.m. …
Santa Rosa OKs $239,000 for Health Department
MILTON — Santa Rosa County commissioners have decided to help the county Health Department through its budget shortfall.
Commissioners on Thursday voted unanimously to approve $239,000 in emergenc…
Escambia arrests men believed to have robbed Milton stores
The Escambia County Sheriff's Office posted the following release yesterday.
Escambia Sheriff's Investigators believe that a string of conveience store robberies has come to an end with the a…
Mandabach dies in Sunday motorcycle accident
A 45-year-old Milton man died on Glover Lane just after midnight Sunday when he lost control of the Harley Davidson motorcycle he was operating, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
James Mand…
SRC United Way Has New Role in Emergency Response
The United Way of Santa Rosa County will take over ownership of Emergency Support Function 15 – volunteers and donations, said Kyle Holley, the director of development for the organization.
That m…
Accreditation team invites public's comments about the Santa Rosa Sheriff's Office
A team of assessors from the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation (CFA) will arrive July 10, 2013 to examine all aspects of the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office policies and procedu…