Police crackdown on skate park
The Milton Skateboard Park is in danger of being shut down for a month at a time if skaters don't start wearing their helmets. That is the word from Milton Police Chief Greg Brand.
Attorney general makes statement on tax relief extension
TALLAHASSEE — Attorney General Pam Bondi issued the following statement on Congress’ one-year tax relief extension for consumers who have mortgage debt canceled or forgiven due to financial hardship …
Fire Marshal to look at residential fire in Milton
The State Fire Marshal's office has been called to investigate a fire that burned a Milton home early Wednesday morning.
It appears the home, located near the intersection of Hamilton Bridge Road…
Pensacola man struck by train while walking near tracks
On Wednesday just after noon, a pedestrian identified by the Florida Highway Patrol as Demetri Stone, 19, Pensacola was struck while walking near the CSX tracks.
GLOBETROTTER: Man pushing large globe to help bring awareness to diabetes
You’ve probably seen him in the past week. He’s the man pushing the giant Earth along Santa Rosa roadways. Walking along Highway 90 in Milton, Erik Bendl and his dog, Nice, are far from their home in…
'I have a warrant out for my arrest'
FORT WALTON BEACH – "I have a warrant out for my arrest," a Pace man declared after he was approached by a Fort Walton Beach Police officer for causing a traffic hazard.
On Dec. 17 the officer wat…
IMAGES OF THE PAST: 40 years ago in the Press Gazette
These images all come from the 1963 Press Gazette.
Fatalities on Florida’s roadways drop in 2011
TALLAHASSEE — Fatalities on Florida’s roadways decreased in 2011 by almost 2 percent, adding up to a 32 percent reduction in deaths on Florida’s roadways since 2005. The fatality rate per mile travel…