Author: Rick Outzen

When we think about the power of mentorship, we often focus on the transformation it brings to young people’s lives. But sometimes, the most inspiring…

Naval Air Station Whiting Field has welcomed a new Executive Officer who brings both extensive aviation experience and unwavering dedication to one of the Navy’s…

The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season got its first named storm this morning with the formation of Tropical Storm Andrea, but residents along the Gulf Coast…

The Santa Rosa Island Authority is proud to host the 2025 Pensacola Beach Air Show, July 9–12, featuring Pensacola’s hometown heroes—the U.S. Navy Blue Angels—as…

The Escambia Children’s Trust is moving closer to a partnership with Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves’ groundbreaking childcare initiative that could transform early childhood education in…

An applied research project led by Dr. Nicholas Hasan Buker, chair and professor in the Department of Criminology, Criminal Justice, and Legal Studies at the…

The Florida Board of Governors voted to confirm former Education Commissioner Manny Diaz Jr. as interim president of the University of West Florida on June…

Citizens in the Innerarity Point area want Escambia County officials to hear their concerns about the proposed RESTORE ACT project that would transform their neighborhood…

In March 2001, the Pensacola News Journal named the area’s top 20 leaders. The newspaper asked a “diverse group of 50” in both counties to…

Escambia County Commissioner Ashlee Hofberger and her $1.4 million architectural arch for Pensacola Beach drew the most attention, particularly her efforts to spin it. After…

Gov. Ron DeSantis continues to remake the state’s #3 university, the University of West Florida, to fit his political agenda—further proving that politics trump performance…

According to FloridaCommerce, the Pensacola metropolitan area recorded the fastest over-the-year job growth rate in professional and business services among all Florida metro areas in…

The City of Pensacola is evaluating whether to continue or discontinue the Veo electric scooter program in Downtown Pensacola. The program, which began in 2022,…

On “(We Don’t) Color on the Dog,” local music sensation Tris Weeks discusses her highly anticipated second EP, “Broken Masterpiece,” and shares her journey from…

Escambia County Commissioner Ashlee Hofberger opened this morning’s Board of County Commissioners’ special meeting with a statement she read into the record: “Fellow commissioner, staff…

Escambia County Commissioner Ashlee Hofberger announced in a press release to WEAR-TV and the Island Times Thursday afternoon that she learned last Friday that the…

The future of Pensacola’s aviation industry took center stage this month as ST Engineering hosted its annual Mayor’s Scholarship Luncheon, celebrating seven exceptional Escambia County…

The YMCA of Northwest Florida has announced registration is now open for its annual Corporate Cup Games, scheduled for Saturday, October 25, at Pensacola State…

Escambia County Commissioner Ashlee Hofberger has pulled her controversial Pensacola Beach Gateway project from the agenda of Friday morning’s special Board of County Commissioners meeting….

Commissioner Hofberger defends decorative arch project amid community backlash and design controversy. Escambia County Commissioner Ashlee Hofberger found herself defending a controversial $7.5 million gateway…