A Milton man was killed Friday when a car pulled into the path of his motorcycle at an intersection in Escambia County.According to a Florida Highway Patrol press release, 23-year-old Josef Martens was traveling east on U.S. Highway 90A on a 2005 Honda CBR600 sport bike when a car driven by James Elliott, 73, of Loxley, Alabama, pulled into his path from a stop sign at Bridlewood Road.The motorcycle struck the right rear passenger door on Elliott's 2016 Hyundai Sonata. Martens, [...]

The first round of charges in special counsel Robert Mueller's ongoing investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election were approved Friday — but it's still not known what they are or who they target.

Florida Highway Patrol reported that a Milton man was killed while walking in a travel lane of U.S. 90 early Saturday morning.According to a FHP press release, 22-year-old Jeffery M. Holloway was walking in the eastbound lanes of U.S. 90 near Airport Road in Santa Rosa County at 3 a.m. when he was struck by the front of a 2006 Chevrolet Silverado pickup driven by Tiffany Riley, 36, of Greenville, Alabama.Holloway was pronounced dead at the scene.FHP noted that alcohol [...]

Each year, the county sees an average of 35 people who die without the means to be buried. The county pays roughly $1,700 for each cremation.

The house was engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived, but the residents had escaped and no one was injured.

PACE — Former Santa Rosa Sheriff Wendell Hall will be honored during a public ceremony with the designation of Sheriff Wendell Hall Highway.The event, scheduled for 1 p.m. Oct. 30 at 3814 U.S. Highway 90, Pace in front of State Farm Agency, will formally designate U.S. Highway 90, from Chumuckla Highway to Woodbine Road in Santa Rosa County, in honor of Hall. The Senate and House of Representatives passed the designation and Gov. Rick Scott signed it into law at the request of [...]