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Florida panther or bobcat? Here's how to tell the difference and 10 things to know

Call the Wildlife Alert Hotline to report injured, sick or dead panthers or to report livestock or pet loss due to a Florida panther or bobcat.

 

DCF: Pensacola man charged with father's attempted murder is mentally competent for trial

Eight months after a judge ruled
Larry Reid Jr. was not mentally fit to be tried, DCF believes he is now competent to proceed.

 

Hurst Hammock fire: brush fire now at 86 acres

Escambia County Fire Rescue and the Florida Forest Service are working to contain a brush fire in the Hurst Hammock Road area.

 

Mugs & Jugs homicide a 'cowardly act,' sheriff says. Woman unconscious before shooting.

Sheriff Chip Simmons said Binion was fighting with Christian Ketchup's girlfriend before Ketchup blindsided her with knockout punch.

 

'Rockin' and rollin' with book challenges: Internal emails show Moms for Liberty plans

A Mom for Liberty chapter in Florida is working to remove mulitple books from school shelves. But internal emails indicate the group has its eyes on hundreds.

 

Florida Lottery drawings Wednesday saw no winners. Powerball climbs again

A $1 million winning scratch-off ticket was sold in North Miami, and another was sold in The Villages.

 

What are the odds? 2 in Florida won $1 million (twice!) from same scratch-off in one year

Millionaire lottery winners from Florida, Altovise Morris of Orlando & Scottie Grant of Molino, each opted for lump sums of $820,000 twice in one year

 

'The elephant not in the room': 5 takeaways from a Republican debate with no Donald Trump

Eight contenders battled it out in the first Republican primary debate, facing long odds and an uphill battle to stop Donald Trump from grabbing the nomination.

 

Escambia's CORE program seeks to help end opioid addiction. Here's how it works.

EMS Chief David Torsell said the CORE program is the "missing piece" in drug addiction treatment.

 

Pensacola dentist Charles Stamitoles' former employee files civil suit over 'malicious' acts

The suit says Stamitoles committed "negligent and intentional and malicious acts of battery and sexual harassment"

 

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