Santa Rosa County News

Lancaster County mom, Brenda Heist, is now answering questions about her disappearance.

Santa Rosa County sheriff's deputies were justified in fatally shooting an armed Navarre man who had barricaded himself in his home in March, according to the state attorney's office.

The Pensacola area needs 500 to 600 acres of shovel-ready industrial parks within the next four years and a $15-million to $25-million Targeted Employment Education Endowment fund to improve workforce skills, especially for higher-wage jobs.

Roads have been reopened after smoke from a brush fire on Ward Basin Road at New Lake Road created a hazard.

The first annual Anthony Forgione Memorial SWAT Competition will be held during National Police Week., according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office.

Firefighters in Santa Rosa County, Fla. worked Tuesday night to Wednesday morning to stop a wildfire that's threatening homes.

Charges have been filed against a 26-year-old man after a child in his care was shot in the face by a minor with an unattended firearm.

Sometimes when a public employee moves up into a new job, the transition is a smooth one.

Last Thursday, The Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office was contacted by the Santa Rosa School District regarding a suspicious letter received by a school member on May 8. According to police reports, a white male hand-delivered a letter to a school staff member encouraging schools to be sure that students were safe.

ARTmore, an inaugural gallery night in Downtown Atmore will feature the works of 40 artists, music, wine tasting and food 4 to 8 p.m. on May 18.

As early voting in House District 2 wraps up and residents of Escambia and Santa Rosa counties gear up for Tuesday's GOP primary to replace the late Clay Ford, the candidate vying to become the Florida House's only black Republican says his campaign's internal polling has him leading by double digits.

A Pennsylvania woman presumed dead after disappearing in 2002 - only to re-emerge in the Florida Keys in late April - is in the Santa Rosa County Jail for failing to check in with a probation officer.

A Thursday afternoon crash that critically injured two women remains in north Santa Rosa County is under investigation by the Florida Highway Patrol, according to the agency's media release.

A Pennsylvania mother who was thought to be dead after she went missing in 2002 is now in a Panhandle jail.

Escambia and Santa Rosa county artists partner with Atmore, Ala., business community on ARTmore gallery night event celebrating Southern art and culture PENSACOLA, FLA.-ARTmore, an inaugural gallery night in Downtown Atmore, Ala.

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After more than a year as the interim economic development director in Santa Rosa County, Shannon Ogletree now has the position permanently.

Earlier this week, we had a story looking at Central Florida and whether new laws could pave the way for a new trauma center in our market.

Timothy Donald Helton was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday for beating another man severely enough to cause permanent injury.

Santa Rosa County commissioners again are going to try to get a new judicial center built, but this time they are going to take things slow.