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Escambia County Sheriff Simmons is providing more details about a double shooting Thursday night in Century that claimed one person’s life and injured another, and he said shots were fired into a nearby home a short time later in possible retaliation. The incident occurred about 6:30 p.m. at Showalter Park, off Hecker Road. The Escambia County [...]

The investigation is continuing into a double shooting that left one man dead and another wounded on Thursday evening at a Century park. The incident occurred about 6:30 p.m. at Showalter Park, off Hecker Road. There were no organized activities at Showalter Park at the time, but youth football and cheerleading practices were underway a short distance [...]

An electrical problem is blamed for a fire that destroyed a guesthouse in the 2800 block of Stefani Road in Cantonment early Thursday morning, according to Escambia County Fire Rescue. ECFR responded to the fire at approximately 3:41 a.m., arriving to find heavy flames showing from the 600-square-foot guesthouse located behind the main residence. Crews worked quickly [...]

Escambia County Fire Rescue firefighters are continuing safety standbys in school zones across the county. The trucks are there with emergency lights activated to remind drivers to slow down and keep children safe in school zones. Pictured: Engine 18 from the Molino Station of Escambia County Fire Rescue on Highway 97 in the Molino Park Elementary school [...]

An Escambia County woman has been indicted on a federal charge of arming a convicted felon. Razhane Harrison, 31, was indicted in federal court for the transfer of a firearm to a prohibited person. The indictment alleges that Harrison disposed of a Glock 9-millimeter pistol to convicted felon Marcellous Likely-McWilliams III, who pleaded guilty earlier this [...]