Author: Rick Outzen
Military and Law Enforcement Bigs
2024 Ronald Mobayed Military Big of the Year Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Florida proudly announces Orlando Navedo as the recipient of the 2024…
Bergosh on new $36 million offer for OLF-8
On WCOA’s “Real News with Rick Outzen,” Commisisoner Jeff Bergosh discussed the latest offer of OLF-8 for $36 million, which includes donating part of the…
Meet Lisa Newell
Lisa Newell, owner of the Gulf Breeze News and Splash Magazine, is running for the Florida Senate District 1 seat as a Democrat. Newell, a…
Buzz: Arson in Cordova Park
Early Saturday morning, someone set a vehicle on fire near the home of Escambia County Clerk Pam Childers. Neighbors reported that police are protecting her…
UnityFest returns
Press Release: Attorney Troy Rafferty and Adoration for a New Beginning Church announced today that they will again present the Annual Juneteenth UnityFest: A Community…
Meet Kim Kline
Small business owner and former Gulf Breeze teacher Kim Kline is running without party affiliation for the Florida House District 2 seat, currently held by…
Daily Outtakes: Slayton not running
NorthEscambia.com reports that Bill Slayton has decided to run for another term on the Escambia County School Board. Slayton has represented District 5 for 16…
Real News: Movies, Adventure, Sea Turtles and Cowsills
“Young Woman and the Sea” stars Daisy Ridley as Trudy Ederle, who in 1926 became the first woman to swim the English Channel. Does the…
Remembering Mayor Vince Whibbs
Mayor Emeritus Vince Whibbs, Sr. passed away on May 30, 2006, shortly after being named to the Community Maritime Park Associates board. He replaced Adm….
Reporter shares what it was like in the Trump courtroom
ABC News investigative reporter Peter Charalambous was in the New York courtroom when Donald Trump heard the verdict. “It was stunning in person in a…
Daily Outtakes: More on tourism boost
Spending Plan OK’d for Tourism Marketing By Jim Turner The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Visit Florida will help promote Panhandle counties affected by…
Real News: Airport and County Ops
Pensacola International Airport Director Matt Coughlin discusses that over this past weekend, the airport TSA screened around 28,000 passengers and saw a total of 57,000…
Triumph Gulf Coast funds NW Florida tourism effort
The Triumph Gulf Coast Board has unanimously approved a grant of $10.5 million to VISIT FLORIDA, that will benefit all eight counties impacted by the…
McDonald’s pushes back against critics
McDonald’s has pushed back against viral social media posts that recent price increases have been unreasonable with a letter from McDonald’s USA president Joe Erlinger….
Daily Outtakes: Local lawmakers vote against Pensacola industry
Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed HB 1645, making climate change less of a priority in state law and banning expansion of wind turbines in Florida….
Papa Gaetz has a challenger
Don Gaetz will face a challenger in the race to fill State Sen. Doug Broxson’s seat this fall. Lisa Newell, the owner and publisher of…
Inweekly: End of the Line, Jen Knight and Panhandle Slim
Building Up & Building Back End of the Line Café Shares Expansion Sneak Peek & Hosts a Fundraiser for Panhandle Slim After two decades of…
Meterologists watching tropical wave in Caribbean
AccuWeather expert meteorologists are closely tracking a potential tropical threat looming in the Caribbean just days before the official start of hurricane season on June…
Daily Outtakes: Child abuse still a problem
During the month of April, Gulf Coast Kid’s House served 247 children The Department of Children & Families child protective investigators opened 59 new investigations…
Bergosh says ‘kill shot’ failed
On May 21, an Escambia County grand jury issued a “No True Bill” in the investigation of Escambia County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh’s text messages that…
