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Breaking news: What to do with 6ft 4in statue

Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons is trying to figure out what to do what life-size statues of his predecessor, David Morgan, and former Lt. Jason…

Rebekah Jones: ‘Going to Take Gaetz Down’ (podcast)

Rebekah Jones has moved her family to Pensacola in preparation to challenge incumbent Rep. Matt Gaetz in Floridaâ€™s First Congressional District. She made her local…

Parlor Doughnuts coming to Pensacola

Press Release: Parlor Doughnuts is excited to announce the next wave of its expansion in the Florida Gulf Coast area with plans to open a…

Real News podcast: A county jail is not a prison

Attorney Gene Mitchell came on NewsTalk 1370 WCOA yesterday and talked about problems with the new $142-million Escambia County Jail. “A jail is a pretrial…

Real News starts at 7:02 a.m.

On NewsTalk 1370 WCOA, I will have Mike Lowery, president of ATU Local 1395 talking how to make our safe from COVID infections. Commissioner Jeff…

Real News podcast: Saving our youth

When a young man or woman is murdered, there’s always a lot of finger-pointing. What can we do to stop triggers from pulled? On NewsTalk…

Real News podcast: Dan McFaul on Taliban takeover

“This was just not well executed, not well-planned, and that’s the failure. Leon Panetta, who’s certainly not a rabid Republican like myself, he called this…

What we know about the murder of Michael Yeldon

Late Saturday afternoon, Michael Yeldon, age 22, told his mother that he was going to the store. Around 7:40 p.m., police were called to Attucks…

Exclusive: Rebekah Jones on 1370 WCOA – 8 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 18

Rebekah Jones has moved to Pensacola to run against Congressman Matt Gaetz. She will be my guest on “Real News with Rick Outzen” at 8…

Real News line-up for Tuesday, Aug. 17

On NewsTalk 1370 WCOA, we will discuss the rise of gun violence with Escambia County Commissioner Lumon May, Pastor Marcel Davis of Adoration For a…

FDOH Escambia expands COVID testing

Pensacola, Fla. â€“ The Florida Department of Health in Escambia County (FDOH-Escambia) is coordinating with Statlab to expand testing offerings within the community, and is…

Underhill received most of Ed Gray’s contributions

Over the weekend, PNJ editorial cartoonist Andy Marlette went after all the political candidates that received campaign contributions from Ed Gray III, who recently pleaded…

Real News adds longer podcasts

Readers have asked for longer podcasts to listen to while walking, jogging, working out or traveling in the car. With Tropical Storm Fred heading for…

‘Real News with Rick Outzen’ starts at 6 am

Overnight NOAA has advised that Tropical Storm Fred may hit landfill in south Walton County – between Destin and Panama City. Â We think this is…

11 am update. Landfall ETA Mon. 8 pm

NOAA has it hitting east of us. WTNT31 KNHC 151451 TCPAT1 BULLETIN Tropical Storm Fred Advisory Number 24 NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL062021…

Latest on Fred; ETA Early Tues a.m.

The storm is heading straight for us. How fierce it will be has yet to be determined. Â Best info currently: Tropical Storm force winds that…

Escambia County declares state of emergency

On Saturday, Aug. 14, Escambia County declared a local state of emergencyÂ due to the potential threat of Tropical Storm Fred. Escambia County Emergency Management held…

Fred coming our way, ETA Monday

The forecast track for Tropical Depression Fred has shifted west, putting Escambia and Santa Rosa counties in its path for possible landfall. NorthEscambia reports: “Fred…