Author: Rick Outzen

WCOA’s “Real News with Rick Outzen” covered Hurricane Helene from Monday, Sept. 23 – when it was only a tropical disturbance, to Friday, Sept. 27…

I apologize for not uploading these interviews until today. My Friday was filled with other projects. Francis Ford Coppola’s new movie “Megalopolis” – is it…

WINNERS & LOSERS American Magic, a Global Learning Academy teacher, five Escambia County students and a FDEP whistleblower made the Winners column, but who are…

Because of Hurricane Helene, Dr. Martha Saunders, the president of the University of Florida, did not give her State of the University address on Sept….

Teams from Escambia County Emergency Operations and the Sheriff’s Office have headed to Madison County to help with recovery efforts. Madison County is east of…

At 10:10 p.m. CDT, Hurricane Helene made landfall near Perry, Fla., as a Category 4 storm with 140-mph winds. About 80% of the residents in…

Seven years ago, Pensacola hotelier Jay Patel presented an ambitious plan, involving eight national companies, to create a $65 million public-private partnership to build a…

Gov. Ron DeSantis warned residents of the Big Bend region, including people in hard-hit Taylor County, to make final preparations for Hurricane Helene, which grew…

Mayor D.C. Reeves discusses why he supports the Community Land Trust. A 20-year friendship came to a devastating end when the Letcher Co, Kentucky elected…

Canceled: City Council Meeting for Sept. 26, 2024 Due to expected weather conditions as Hurricane Helene approaches the Florida coast, the Pensacola City Council Meeting,…

While Escambia County still remains outside of the track of the storm, residents are encouraged to remain weather aware. We will have Escambia County Public…

Studies show that an indoor sports facility would have a much more significant economic impact than adding a conference center. While neither project would generate…

Will Kennedy recaps last week’s double-overtime loss and reviews Saturday’s game against powerhouse Grand Valley State. Sheriff Chip Simmons discusses the rash of domestic violence,…

For the past two weeks, I have researched how Pensacola and Escambia County have studied sports tourism, indoor sports facilities and meeting facilities for the…

Helene is in the Gulf of Mexico and has been upgraded to a hurricane. It’s expected to make landfall in the big Bend area of…

Historic St. Joseph Catholic Church on the corner of Government and Spring streets has displayed a banner urging people to vote “No” on Amendment 4….

I will have Escambia County Public Safety Director Eric Gilmore on “Real News with Rick Outzen” at 7 a.m. The podcast will posted here by…

State Rep. Michelle Salzman (R-Cantonment) has lived well this summer. She faces Democrat Franscine C. Mathis in the Nov. 5 election, who has only spent…

The Pensacola & Perdido Bays Estuary Program (PPBEP) invites the community to celebrate National Estuaries Week from Sept. 21-28. National Estuaries Week is a nationwide…

Mayor D.C. Reeves covered several topics today. WEAR-TV and Inweekly were the only reporters at the press conference. PARCEL 5 “After the conversation about Parcel…