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11/17/11--20:30: Escambia County Panhandling (chan 1863595)

ESCAMBIA COUNTY - Escambia County will start cracking down on panhandling.
   
After a vote of 3 to 2 tonight, commissioners passed a strict roadside safety ordinance.
   
It prohibits stopping or standing on medians. ...


11/18/11--08:39: Donations to Manna Food Pantries (chan 1863595)

You can help make sure others don't go hungry this holiday season by helping Fill the Mayflower.

WEAR is teaming up with Coastal Moving and Storage and Cat Country 98.7 to Fill Mayflower trucks with food for Manna Food Pantries.
    
The truck will be parked in front of Cordova Mall in Pensacola. ...


11/18/11--08:39: High School Football Play-offs (chan 1863595)

It's high school football's second season meaning all the games count.
   
 Channel Three Sports Director Dan Shugart gives us a preview of the games on tap tonight.
 
Northview reaps the first benefit of their district championship Saturday night. ...


11/18/11--08:40: Gallery Night in Pensacola (chan 1863595)

PENSACOLA  -       The streets of downtown Pensacola will be packed tonight for Gallery Night!
    
Over 50 businesses are participating.
The event runs from 5 pm until midnight.
    
And tonight Pensacola's new minor league baseball team the Blue Wahoos will unveil their logo. ...


11/18/11--08:41: Junior League of Pensacola (chan 1863595)

PENSACOLA  -      The Annual Market Basket event is going on right now in Pensacola.

There's a chance for you to get a jump on holiday shopping and support the community at the same time.

The Junior League of Pensacola is hosting its 25th Annual "Marketbasket. ...


11/18/11--08:42: Northwest Florida Unemployment Numbers (chan 1863595)

NORTHWEST FLORIDA  -       The holidays are shaping up to be a happy one for workers.
    
The unemployment rate has gone all over Northwest Florida.
Escambia County saw its rate go down half a point in October to 9. ...


11/18/11--08:42: Panhandling Ordinance Passed (chan 1863595)

ESCAMBIA COUNTY  -       Escambia County Commissioners have passed a new ordinance designed to crackdown on panhandling.
    
It prohibits stopping or standing on medians and approaching a vehicle on a public road with the intent to solicit money sell anything collect donations or distribute literature. ...


11/18/11--08:43: 'Occupy Pensacola' Received Eviction Notice (chan 1863595)

PENSACOLA  -       Occupy Pensacola protesters have until 11 pm tonight to pack up and go home or they could be arrested.
    
The city gave them an eviction notice yesterday.
It says the group failed to apply for a new permit and therefore can not stay on public land. ...


11/18/11--08:43: Escambia County Morning Accident Claims One (chan 1863595)

ESCAMBIA COUNTY  -       The Florida Highway Patrol says one person was killed this morning in a crash involving a mini-van and a dump truck.

It happened around 8:15 am near the intersection of Lillian Highway and Lazy Acres Street. ...


11/18/11--22:37: Free Thanksgiving Dinners (chan 1863595)

PENSACOLA  -  There are a couple of free Thanksgiving dinners for the homeless Saturday.

In Pensacola, Mr. Hollywood's Famous Bar-b-que in conjunction with Mr. Hollywood's Homeless Ministries is hosting their 4th annual free dinner event.

It will be all day Saturday across the street from Loaves & Fishes. ...


11/18/11--22:39: Mollye's A Mommy (chan 1863595)

MOLLYE'S A MOMMY - My husband and I are about four weeks away from welcoming our baby girl. Instead of our regularly scheduled "Mollye's a Mommy" segment, we bring you  -- "Craig practices to become a daddy."

Three babies await an unsuspecting craig. ...


11/18/11--22:41: Promised Lumber Yard Owner Arrested (chan 1863595)

CENTURY  -  The man who promised to bring hundreds of jobs to Century is now being investigated for fraud.
 
James Craft is now in jail in Alabama.
This is not the first time a company has backed out of moving in to Century.

By this time James Craft was hoping to be producing Lumbar Railroad and biofuel products here but as you can see the warehouse sits empty, craft sits in jail and last month this place was put back on the market

When I first talked to him he was promising starting off at 1 to 200 jobs and within a year or two up to 800 jobs
    
Scott Godwin says one of those spots, was promised to him. ...


11/18/11--22:42: Fatal Dump Truck Accident (chan 1863595)

PENSACOLA  -  A Pensacola woman died this morning when she hit a dump truck head on.

It happened around 8:15 near the intersection of Lillian Highway and Lazy Acres Street.
     
State troopers say 58-year-old Carolyn Jones drifted into the opposite lane side swiped another vehicle and hit the truck. ...


11/18/11--22:48: Pensacola Landlord Arrested (chan 1863595)

PENSACOLA  -  A landlord is accused of stealing thousands in rent money leaving several tenants in danger of losing their homes.
    
We're less than a week away from Thanksgiving, and one family is having to move, evicted from their home after they say the landlady took their money and failed to live up to her promises. ...


11/18/11--22:50: A Decline In Florida's Unemployment (chan 1863595)

FLORIDA  -  The decline in Florida's unemployment last month is partly because retailers are hiring 35,000  workers for the holidays.

4,000 of those are JC Penney jobs.
 That's 20 % more than last year.
Store managers say some of those positions will become permanent. ...


11/18/11--22:51: Avalon Middle Rewarded For Donations (chan 1863595)

MILTON  -  Students at Avalon Middle School donated more than 2500 pounds of food to Manna earlier this week.
     
Today they were rewarded for it.
Students got to see their favorite teachers get pied in the face kiss a pig and even shave their heads. ...


11/18/11--22:52: Bratt And Flomaton Rally Behind Their Football Teams (chan 1863595)

FLOMATON   -  The whole Bratt community is rallying around the team for tonight's contest.

It's the same story up the road in Flomaton where the Hurricanes have accomplished something they haven't done in 25 years.

It looks like Toomers Corner came down south to Northview High School. ...


11/18/11--22:54: Pensacola International Airport Welcomes A Special Plane (chan 1863595)

PENSACOLA  -  A special plane made an appearance at Pensacola International Airport today.

The "American Patriot" is a Citation Mustang.
Its mission is to give free medical and compassionate transport to wounded veterans.
     
It features a unique paint job. ...


11/18/11--22:57: A Fort Walton Beach Man Uncovers The Truth About His Brothers Death (chan 1863595)

FORT WALTON  BEACH   -   A Pensacola man is taking extreme measures to find out how his brother died in police custody 8 years ago.
     
He recently dug up his brother's body.
His goal is to prove what he believes is a cover-up. ...


11/18/11--22:57: Perdido Getting New Fire Station (chan 1863595)

PERDIDO KEY  -  A new fire station and Visitors Information Center will soon be built in Perdido Key.
    
Commissioners narrowly approved a bid last night.
Rod Cooke Construction had the low bid $4.62 million.
   
The commission unanimously approved leasing temporary office space for the visitors center during construction. ...