I spoke with a producer from 48 Hours yesterday about the Billings case. We talked about the dozens of twists and weird angles in this story: the 17 children, the brutality of…
Arrest in Okaloosa County home invasion
On Dec. 3 three armed Hispanic men forced their way into a home on Glory Place in Fort Walton Beach and stole the money. One of the men knocked on the door…
Toned down PNJ article in USA Today
The table talk around town yesterday was the daily newspaper’s Sunday cover story on the Billings’ case in which the paper called those arrested a gang of fools and mocked Sheriff David…
Billings’ camera system
On Thursday, the media will be allowed to view the video from the surveillance system at the Billings’ residence. The State Attorney released more documents yesterday that describe what the cameras captured…
Will City Council act on Museum funding?
The CMPA board passed the recommendation to use New Market Tax Credits as a funding mechanism for the Maritime Museum. Today the Pensacola City Council will have a presentation of the funding…
Buzz: State GOP leaders and their lavish spending
Conservative political analyst Roger Stone blasts State Republican Party chairman Jim Greer for his lavish spending. Former Florida House Speaker Ray Sansom was roasted in the news for his credit card –…
Save the Post Office
Press Release: Dear Supporters Of The Downtown Post Office: As you know, the downtown Pensacola post office is on the chopping block. Despite a meeting with almost 100 individuals opposing closure of…
Geraldo at Large
I’ll be on the Fox News show tonight at approximately 9:40 p.m. I guess I’m the “Large.”
Daily News reports on FWB connection
The Daily News picked up on the same Fort Walton Beach connection with earlier home invasions in Okaloosa County (Read article) that I reported earlier. The Pensacola News Journal believes the seven…
Time covers Billings case
Duwayne Escobedo helped with the reporting on this article – Pensacola murders. The blog gets plug at the end.
Oops, naysayers are wrong…again
For the past three months, we have seen letters to the editor and viewpoints from C. C. Elebash and his boys telling us that City of Pensacola would never get any financing…
Are you kidding me?
We are hearing the Escambia County Commission will turn down the $3M+ COPS Hiring Recover Program grant that will fund 20 additional deputies over three years. Yes, the deputies will have to…
FWB suspects don’t fit – updated
The involvement of four Fort Walton Beach black men with the home invasion and murder of Bud and Melanie Billings doesn’t fit with what I am hearing about Leonard “Lenny” and Patrick…
Charter Commission adds back At-Large seats
The Pensacola Charter Review Commission bowed to the unspoken demands of certain city council members and voted to amend their charter proposal to include two At-large seats on the council. Two months…
More on Funding Maritime Museum
Here is the agenda for the Friday meeting of the CMPA Board: Board of Trustees Meeting Agenda 8-21-09 More on the tax credits: CTA CDE info packet for CMPA w reservation agreement…
Buzz: Construction could begin on Maritime Museum
Source are telling me that the CMPA board will be presented with a funding opportunity on Friday that could fully fund the Maritime Museum and let construction begin almost immediately. The funding…
Valentino’s response
On August 17, Commissioner Valentino’s issued this response to the State Attorney’s reports on the Sunshine Law and public records investigations – read. Gene has chosen to emphasize certain words: BASELESS ALLEGATION…
The Daily Beast: Anatomy of a Massacre
How I write for the blog, the newspaper and The Daily Beast is very different. Each has a a different audience and each is a different twist on the Billings case. The…
Transcript of Tice interviews
The State Attorney has released the transcripts of the interviews with Henry “Cab” Tice. In his interview, Tice described Salvano Gonzalez as a good salesman that worked for him and later for…
Zoo director resigns
The Daily News is reporting that Danielle Lantz, executive director of The Zoo Northwest Florida, has resigned. She announced her decision in an e-mail dated Friday, according to Joanne Curtin, a member…
