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USGS confirms undiscovered oil & gas in offshore Gulf waters off Escambia, Santa Rosa & Okaloosa counties. Offshore rigs may be in our future.

Escambia County wants YOUR Perdido Key beach stories. Sworn affidavits, photos & videos needed. Deadline: Aug. 28. Your story could shape beach access law.

PSC’s story just changed. First it was the Stop WOKE Act. Now the magazine was never an approved publication. The blocked articles are still unpublished.

PSC student: Admin knew about our magazine for months—then killed it the week before print. Now students are raising their own money to publish it.

Florida House Speaker Danny Perez and Senate President Ben Albritton have filed a proclamation with the Secretary of State calling a Special Session from Tuesday, May…

Pensacola rolls out the red carpet for American Idol’s Keyla Richardson — parade, sold-out concert & a city about to shine before 8 million viewers.

Florida Chamber grades NW Florida lawmakers: Boyles & Andrade earn A’s, Gaetz gets a B, Salzman pulls a C. See how your reps scored on business votes.

Pensacola’s Summit Blvd recycling center closes TODAY. New staffed drop-off opens at 100 W. Leonard St.—same mission, 90% lower cost. Know before you go.

Pensacola’s Keyla Richardson is TOP 3 on American Idol! Grammy winner Alicia Keys mentors her for the May 11 finale. KeylaFest starts Wednesday!

PSC administrator blocked student magazine, citing Stop WOKE Act. FIRE says it’s censorship. Incident overlooks PSC’s rich journalism history

Inweekly spoke with FIRE’s Dominic Coletti—PSC hasn’t responded yet, the deadline is fast approaching, and next steps are being weighed.

PSC banned student journalists from publishing stories on queer culture—now a national free speech group is demanding the college back down by end of day today.

Pensacola attorney Mike Papantonio exposes America’s troubled teen industry in his new thriller—and the abuse he describes is real. Book signing Wed., May 6.

History made at Churchill Downs, a Pensacola clerk lawsuit ignored by the PNJ, NAS Pensacola reopens, and a 2011 hiring scandal with a 2026 echo.

Gov. DeSantis appoints Flash Sprague—NASCAR driver, philanthropist & Gulf Breeze legend—to the UWF Board of Trustees. He’s unlike any trustee they’ve ever had.

Due to the threat of inclement weather, Five Flags Speedway officials have scheduled “Meet the Drivers” Night, from tonight to Friday night, May 29.

Ashlee Hofberger says she has 300+ public records on library services director hire. She told staff to give them to me, but they didn’t. Will we get them today?

Pensacola is ready to throw Keyla Richardson the biggest homecoming in city history—parade, concert, and millions of TV viewers—if she makes the Top 3 Monday.

Best of the Coast voting is open. Schools are short $18M. The Hard Rock TIF got rejected. Quint Studer bought a baseball team. It’s all in this week’s Inweekly.

Hofberger finally speaks—but her answers raise more questions than they answer. Read my full response to her radio defense.