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pnj.com > story > news > crime > 03/04/2026 > april-oliva-milton-mom-stabbed-daughter-40-times > 88978394007

Milton mom allegedly stabbed daughter 40 times; 'knew she would be going to jail"

1+ hour, 48+ min ago  (415+ words) New documents filed in the case of the Milton mother accused of fatally stabbing her 6-year-old daughter indicate that she stabbed her child roughly 40 times and cut her throat. Assistant State Attorney Mark Alderman filed documents in April Oliva's murder…...

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pnj.com > story > news > crime > 02/25/2026 > april-oliva-milton-mom-stabbed-daughter-valerie-20-times-allegedly > 88865355007

Milton mom allegedly stabbed 6-year-old daughter over 20 times

1+ week, 1+ hour ago  (256+ words) A Milton child found early Wednesday morning covered in blood and lying underneath her mother had been stabbed more than 20 times before she died. April Oliva, 40, was arrested shortly after midnight Feb. 25 for allegedly attacking her daughter Valerie inside their…...

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pnj.com > story > news > local > gulf-breeze > 01/26/2026 > midwater-water-retrial-sought-over-juror-conduct > 88305806007

Can a single juror tank a $34M verdict for Midway residents?

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (891+ words) Judge J. Scott Duncan has been left to decide whether attorneys for Midway Water System uncovered jury misconduct serious enough to set aside a $37.4 million verdict and conduct a new trial in a civil case that followed what lawyers came to…...

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pnj.com > story > news > crime > 01/15/2026 > pace-hot-car-death-trial-for-dustin-campbell-continues-in-santa-rosa > 88163518007

On trial for son's death, Pace dad tearfully tells how infant was left in hot car

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (458+ words) Through bated breath and tears streaming down his face, the father of Ryver Campbell took the stand in his own manslaughter case to explain how he left his son to die in a hot car in 2021. During questioning in Wednesday's…...

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pnj.com > story > news > local > gulf-breeze > 01/08/2026 > midway-water-cites-juror-misconduct-in-trial-over-gulf-breeze-case > 88052788007

Midway Water wants new 'water crisis' trial, cites juror misconduct

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1263+ words) Midway Water System lawyers are asking a Santa Rosa County judge for a new trial in a case in which the utility was held primarily responsible for a piping misconnection that allowed raw sewage to enter home water systems in…...

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pnj.com > story > news > local > 09/22/2025 > pensacola-pickleball-scene-thrives-with-new-players-every-day > 86082091007

Pickleball is growing and Pensacola can't add courts fast enough

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1273+ words) Pickleball has been around since the 1960s since emerging from a backyard court in Washington dreamed up by a future U.S. House Representative and Washington lieutenant governor. But you would be hard pressed to find a pickleball player in Pensacola who has…...

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pnj.com > story > news > 09/22/2025 > charlie-kirk-funeral-barron-melania-ivanka-arizona-bettina > 85607059007

Trump family members who did (and didn't) attend Charlie Kirk funeral in Arizona

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (297+ words) President'Donald Trump'spoke at Charlie Kirk's funeral " with some of his biggest supporters by his side. On Sunday, Sept. 21, thousands of mourners honored the life of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at a memorial service at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona....

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pnj.com > videos > news > 09/17/2025 > charlie-kirk-pensacola-pepper-spray-incident-leads-to-arrest > 86200894007

Man pepper sprayed after attempting to paint over Kirk memorial during vigil | VIDEO

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (23+ words) Pensacola police arrested 56-year-old Troy Grow and issued a warrant for Larry Hopkins on felony battery charges related to the incident....

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pnj.com > story > news > local > escambia-county > 09/15/2025 > charlie-kirk-inspires-escambia-county-road-renaming-turning-point-usa-road > 86171921007

Turning Point USA Road? Escambia commissioner proposes naming road in honor of Charlie Kirk

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (407+ words) In the wake of the shooting death of political activist Charlie Kirk, Escambia's Board of County Commissioners may designate a portion of North 65th Avenue between West Fairfield Drive and Lillian Highway with the honorary name of "Turning Point USA Road…...

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pnj.com > story > news > local > santa-rosa > 08/11/2025 > santa-rosa-wellfield-protection-district-could-expand > 85573543007

Protective buffer around Santa Rosa drinking water aquifer could expand 17,350 acres

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (752+ words) The concept of a Santa Rosa County Wellfield Protection District may well have originated with a phone call to East Milton resident Kyle Holley from the city of Gulf Breeze. City leaders, on behalf of their Fairpoint Regional Utility System,…...