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Rep. Ray Sansom, R-Destin, listens to proceedings in the House Select Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010 in Tallahassee, Fla. Sansom is former Speaker of the House.
Sansom dealt double trouble by House committee (PHOTOS)
TALLAHASSEE — A House committee Tuesday afternoon denied embattled former Speaker of the House Ray Sansom's motion to dismiss legislative misconduct charges against him. Sansom, R-Destin, had a front row seat for the Select Committee on... Full story
Businessman pushes for music festival with audience of 50,000
Gulf Breeze bar owner Scott Wheatley is trying to persuade the Santa Rosa Island Authority that he has the fiscal and promotional might to stage a music festival on Pensacola Beach. The co-owner of The Bridge Bar and Sunset Lounge, Wheatley is... Full story
PCB looking at three water parks
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Panama City Beach developers are suddenly in love with water parks. The City Council recently approved a 13.5-acre rezoning request for a new water park along Clara Avenue near Front Beach Road. Council members also... Full story
GUILTY ON ALL COUNTS: Sabra Thornton guilty of grand theft in sheriff's kickback scheme
PENSACOLA — Sabra Thornton was found guilty Friday of six counts of theft. After seven days of testimony, a six-member jury returned the verdict after nearly eight hours of deliberation that began Thursday. After recessing for the night, the... Full story
'It's about time': Movie about Bud Day in the works
Retired Air Force Col. Bud Day has signed a contract for a movie about his life. The local war hero said he signed with a filmmaker from Hollywood who is writing a screenplay. Day said the project is in its “infancy” and was reluctant... Full story
Man says he was shot, injured at the Nipa Hut
FORT WALTON BEACH — The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an early morning shooting that left one man injured. Dondre Wright, 26, told investigators he was shot in the leg outside of the Nipa Hut nightclub at 724 Eglin... Full story
Charlie Morris testifies that he was "played"
PENSACOLA - Former Okaloosa County Sheriff Charlie Morris took the stand for the third time Wednesday in the grand theft trial of his former chief of staff Sabra Thornton, and this time dealt what appeared to be some significant blows to her case.... Full story
5 Guys to open in Uptown Station
Five Guys Burgers and Fries, the burger restaurant with a strong cult following, is set to open at Uptown Station in the spring. The menu at Five Guys is simple: burgers, hotdogs, fries, veggies, grilled cheese sandwiches and beverages.  The... Full story
Vehicle drives through The Breakfast Place — again (PHOTO GALLERY)
FORT WALTON BEACH — A red GMC Envoy trying to park at The Breakfast Place drove over the concrete parking block Monday morning into the kitchen of the restaurant. First responders were dispatched around 8:10 a.m. to 789 Beal Parkway after the... Full story
Pilot still missing after Whiting plane crashes (UPDATE)
One pilot is recovering and one is presumed dead following a training flight accident into Lake Ponchartrain, Saturday night. The U.S. Coast Guard ended the search for Lt. Clinton Wermers, one of two Whiting Field Naval Air Station pilots whose... Full story
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