Author: Rick Outzen
Nodine trial: Defense rests
Mobile Press Register: After 2 weeks, 60-some witnesses and more than 300 trial exhibits, legal instruction from the judge is all that remains before the…
Notes from community meeting on violence
The Escambia County Sherriff’s conference room was standing room only Friday afternoon at the community meeting on the violence. Sheriff David Morgan addressed the group….
Once upon a time, USA was the good guys
The Defense Department has posted documents regarding the treatment of detainees at Guantanamo Bay. One that is particularly disturbing is an interview with an unnamed…
PolitiFact’s Lie of the Year
From St.Petersburg Times: A GOP strategist developed a brilliant and powerful attack on President Obama’s health care reform plan, urging party leaders to call it…
Panhandle loses nearly 2,200 jobs
According to the latest state report, the number of jobs in Florida is 7,204,700 in November 2010, up 36,200 jobs compared to a year ago….
Naughty or Nice?
Since 2004, Independent News’ tradition is to give holiday gifts to our elected officials, leaders and newsmakers. We work long, hard hours to find unique,…
Buzz: Name Double A team
We’ve got a few suggestions for naming Pensacola’s new Double A baseball team: 1. Donovan’s Nightmare 2. Pensacola Petitions 3. Tick Tocks 4. L E…
Nodine Trial: Defense expert says evidence points to suicide
The defense is working hard to prove former Mobile County Commissioner Stephen Nodine didn’t kill his girlfriend Angel Downs. Private investigator Michelle Alfanso disputed the…
Things worth knowing, late at night…at a bar
From Day Riffer: Olympic-caliber trivia. In early auto races, including the Indianapolis 500, two people rode in the car: a driver and a mechanic. Also,…
Who is WikiLeaks guy?
The New Yorker published last June this article on Julian Assange, WikiLeaks founder, and his mission for total transparency. It gives a fascinating insight into…
Escambia High student wanted in robbery, shooting of cab driver
Press Release: The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a suspect in the armed robbery and shooting of a local cab driver. Investigators are…
Arrest records of drive-by suspects
Quamain Tyjuan Williams, 18 5/5/2010 Battery-Touch Or Strike: Nolle Prosequi 10/9/2010 Disorderly Conduct: Open Brandon Lashawn Holliman, 19 4/26/2009 Possess Of Weapon-Firearm Unlawfully By Minor:…
Drive-by suspects arrested
Press Release: Three people are in jail today after an early morning shooting leaves one man injured. At around 12:09 am this morning, deputies responded…
Poverty still plagues Escambia County
A new U.S. Census Bureau’s 5-year American Community Survey released this week by the U.S. Census Bureau shows 23.7 percent of children under age 18…
Feinberg admits transparency issue
ProPublica: Ken Feinberg, head of the Gulf Coast Claims Facility that is handling the BP claims process, has admitted his process is plagued with opaque…
Fox News boss’s not so fair & balanced email
Media Matters reports that Fox News Washington managing editor Bill Sammon sent an email to his reporters last December questioning the “veracity of climate change…
Nodine Trial: Defense pushes suicide theory
The former Mobile County commissioner Steve Nodine’s attorneys opened their defense by depicting Angel Downs, his girlfriend whom Nodine is charged with murdering, as a…
Buzz:Gangs, gangs, gangs
It’s truly amazing that the daily newspaper can write about the homicides in Escambia County and not mention gangs in the article. My sources say…
Rising Star Nominations
We need your help in identifying the 2011 Rising Stars — those under 35 adults that are truly making a difference in the community and…
Locals on Race To The Top committees
Florida Department of Education announced yesterday that members for seven of the eight Race to the Top implementation committees. Three are from the Escambia School…
