Author: Rick Outzen
Real News podcast: Helping DV survivors
Marsha Travis of FavorHouse talks about how her certified domestic violence center helps DV survivors. Visit FavorHouse.org for more information. If you need help, call…
Real News podcast: Gordon ‘Flash’ Sprague
UWF President Martha Saunders inducted the University’s newest Foundation Fellow, Mr. Gordon “Flash†Sprague, on May 20. UWF Foundation Fellows are individuals nominated by the…
Real News: Maverick, Stranger Things and Obi-Wan
ABC News’ Jason Nathanson has seen them and shares his reviews.
Escambia hands out Entrepreneurship and Small Business certifications
Governor Ron DeSantis announced that more than 7,500 students have earned an entrepreneurship and small business (ESB) certification between July 1, 2021, and March 31,…
Leadership Pensacola graduates Class of 2022
Leadership Pensacola Graduates Class of 2022 Pensacola, FL – The Pensacola Chamber Foundation announces the following graduates of the 2022 Leadership Pensacola class: Brad Alexander                                                             …
Real News podcasts: May 26, 2022
The former head of security and school safety for the Escambia County School District, Steve Sharp, talks about hardening schools to protect children, teachers and…
IP donates butterfly kits to local schools [podcast]
International Paper, in partnership with Celebrate Planet Earth, provided 631 kindergarten through fourth grade classrooms in Escambia and Santa Rosa county school districts with free…
Perdido area road to begin soon
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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….
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…
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…
More on Tues a.m. shooting [update]
At 4:26 a.m. this morning, a woman was shot and killed by a who man walked into Pensacola Fitness on North Ninth Avenue and fired…
Meet Foo Foo Festival grant winners [podcast]
Pensacola, Fla. (May 24, 2022) – Today, the Pensacola Foo Foo Festival Committee announced the public grant scoring for the eighth annual Foo Foo Festival,…
NAS fire stations receives honor
Fire & Emergency Services Gulf Coast recently earned the 2021 Commander, Navy Region Southeast (CNRSE) Fire Department of the Year award (large category). The department…
Sheriff Simmons on firing deputy [podcast]
On Friday, May 20, Escambia County deputies responded to a call of a man who was acting erratically near the Brent Raiders Football Field. After…





















