From the Newsroom: Santa Rosa Press Gazette

Congressman Matt Gaetz questions Director Robert Mueller on Tuesday during a House Judiciary Committee hearing. Audio from CSPAN

Hard to believe but a cold front is expected to transition the Florida Panhandle tomorrow, bringing rain and slightly cooler temperatures to the area.

Some parts of the northern counties could see temperatures in the 60s!

This audio from two threats made against Congressman Matt Gaetz.

A 54-year-old Navarre woman died Monday night following a motorcycle crash on U.S. Highway 98 near Coral Street.

Heidi Lynn Thomas was driving west on U.S. Highway 98 on her motorcycle at 6:15 p.m., according to a press release from Florida Highway Patrol. Traffic ahead of Thomas was stopped at the intersection of Coral Street.

The front of the motorcycle crashed with the rear of a Ford Explorer, driven by 29-year-old Robert John Lewis Orth Jr. of Navarre. The Explorer was forced forward, colliding with a Chevrolet Empala, driven by 25-year-old Brittney McCready of Navarre.

The system was upgraded to Tropical Storm Barry as of the 10 a.m. advisory from the National Hurricane Center.

The dawdling tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico is expected to become the first hurricane of the 2019 season within the next two days. 

A broad low pressure system located over the eastern Florida Panhandle is producing disorganized shower activity. The low is forecast to move southward to southwestward and emerge over the northeastern Gulf of Mexico later today, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Once the system is over water, environmental conditions are expected to be conducive for tropical cyclone formation, and a tropical depression is likely to develop by late Wednesday or Thursday while the system moves westward across the northern Gulf of Mexico. 

Regardless of whether or not a tropical cyclone forms, this system has the potential to produce heavy rainfall along portions of the northern and eastern U.S. Gulf Coast later this week.

Listen to an interview with National Weather Service meteorologist Eric Bunker about the upcoming storm moving into the gulf from Georgia.

Listen to an interview with National Weather Service meteorologist Don Shepherd.

Inspectors said they saw five live roaches and four dead roaches on the premises. There were also 11 live, small flying insects in the kitchen and food preparation area.

Another high priority violation was raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. There was raw chicken over cut onions and tomatoes in the walk in cooler. There was also raw burgers over cut lettuce. The violation was corrected on site.

Two area restaurants were forced to temporarily close after health inspectors found multiple violations.

Peking House in Navarre received a follow-up inspection following an inspection May 8 in which 12 violations were cited, including four dead roaches in the kitchen, "no MSG" advertised while a container of MSG was in the kitchen, and chicken in standing water placed on the floor, according to an inspection report from the state Department of Business and Professional Regulation.

During the follow-up inspection May 10, Peking House was closed after two high priority, two intermediate and nine basic violations were found. Violations included 72 live roaches found in the kitchen, roach feces, a roach egg on the floor and two eggs under the grill.

The inspector also found the wall in the back of the kitchen soiled and "slimy/mold-like build-up" in the walk-in cooler gaskets.

The restaurant re-opened May 11 after health inspectors found issues with prior inspections had been fixed, minus four basic violations.

The inspection had stemmed from a complaint to the state from a customer.

Jin Jin in Crestview was also temporarily closed May 8 after inspectors cited five violations, including finding of 20 live roaches and raw animal foods not separated, according to the inspection report.

The restaurant reopened the next day after health inspectors returned and found no violations.