Construction activities will begin at the end of May on a $4.4 million project to mill and resurface a 2.4-mile segment of Sorrento Road (State Road 292) from the Theo Baars Bridge…
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Leatherback is Back!
Largest Species of Sea Turtle Makes Rare Return by Jeremy Morrison It’s been a long time coming, but a leatherback sea turtle has again been seen on Pensacola Beach. A large female…
City completes FEMA repairs at Sanders Beach
The City of Pensacola has completed repairs to the Sanders Beach pier and boardwalk that was damaged during Hurricane Sally. The project included boardwalk repairs, landscaping and new sidewalks. The public’s patience is…
Fourteen victims of Uvalde shooting identified
Axios reports 14 of the 21 victims — 19 kids and two of their teachers — have been identified so far. The victims were all in the same classroom, law enforcement said….
Real News podcasts: May 25, 2022
Pensacola Councilman Delarian Wiggins and Jennifer Grove, vice president of external relations for Baptist Health Care, discuss the vision that Baptist Health Care has for its campus in the West Moreno District….
Finding the poop sources
By Jeremy Morrison Knowing that the waters off Bruce Beach in downtown Pensacola are fouled with human waste is one thing. Figuring out the source of the contamination is quite another. This…
School shooting reignites partisan divide on guns
By Jim Turner and Tom Urban, The News Service of Florida In the wake of Tuesday’s school shooting in Texas, Democratic lawmakers in Florida called on their Republican colleagues to use time…
Gun violence in Pensacola and Uvalde [podcast]
Commissioner Lumon May talks about the life of Carla Williams, the associated PSC professor gunned down at local gym. ABC New’s Aaron Katersky shares the latest on the mass shooting at an…
Airport, ST Engineering hit milestone
Project Titan, the $210 million Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) facility expansion at Pensacola International Airport, has hit a tremendous milestone in the construction phase. Construction crews from Brasfield & Gorrie recently…
UWF psychology students furnish house for victims of sex trafficking
Pensacola, Fla. – Five University of West Florida students recently collected donations to help furnish Set Free Refuge, a transitional living home in south Santa Rosa County for sex trafficking victims. The…
SRIA offers free beach trolley rides
The Santa Rosa Island Authority (SRIA) will launch its free, open-air trolley service along Pensacola Beach this Memorial Day weekend, beginning Friday, May 27. The 2022Â Pensacola Beach Island Trolley, operated by Escambia…
Byrd: More elections changes could be necessary
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida MIRAMAR BEACH — Florida’s top elections official said Tuesday that voters should be confident in the state’s voting process, including when casting ballots by…