Author: Rick Outzen

The federal government’s budget deficit for fiscal year 2011 was $1.3 trillion; at 8.7% of gross domestic product (GDP 2011: $15 trillion)–which is the sum…

 55 year old Florida woman thinks  Joran van der Sloot is “very sweet” and compares his plight to that of poor innocent dolphins that died…

NHL star Sheldon Kennedy told a U.S. Senate panel today that of the sexual abuse he suffered at the hands of his coach as a…

Tuba thefts are rampant in California.  … According to the LA Times

Although the Pensacola City Council approved the borrowing of $5 million for improvements and purchases for its natural gas infrastructure, it was not without some…

(Northwest Florida) Dec. 13, 2011—Florida’s Great Northwest, the regional economic development organization for the 16-county Florida Panhandle region, announces the following Officers, Board of Directors…

The defense attorney for former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky said his client opted against a preliminary hearing in his child molestation case,…

Good-faith bargaining generally refers to the duty of the parties to meet and negotiate at reasonable times with willingness to reach agreement on matters within…

(Press Release) — Ten tons of debris was collected in The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office’s Operation Clean Sweep today in the Navy Point community. Traffic…

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, speaking today in Madison New Hampshire,  urged Newt Gingrich to return more than $1.6 million he made consulting for government-backed…

BeulahFest announced today that country stars Travis Tritt and Rodney Atkins will be in attendance at this year’s festival. The festival will be Friday, March…

The Escambia County Public School District got dealt another a blow today when the Florida Department of Education released the graduation rate for the 2010-11…

Bank of America is holding a workshop for customers who are experiencing financial hardship. If you are a Bank of America customer, home loan specialists…

Former Penn State assistant coach Mike McQueary originally testified in 2002 he saw Jerry Sandusky sexually assaulting a young boy, but as Anna Werner reports,…

Congressman Jeff Miller this morning held a press conference at Bartram Park to announce his support for fellow Congressman Connie Mack IV (R-Ft. Myers) for…

Here is the list of misstatements: –Romney falsely claimed that no president before Obama had cut Medicare, and that Obama favored pre-1967 borders for Israel….

GOP presidential hopeful Rick Perry, who is also the governor of Texas, told Iowa voters yesterday that Solyndra is a country. The self-proclaimed Christian candidate…

Newt Gingrich is leading Mitt Romney in Florida GOP presidential primary race, according to the Dec. 4-7 NBC/Marist poll. Gingrich leads Romney by 15 percentage…

Do any of these people look familiar? Arrested since Friday, Dec. 9 and sitting in Jail Who was booked and then released: —— ALMAREZ, RICKY…

The Denver Post’s Mark Kiszla has his take on yet another comeback by Denver QB Tim Tebow. Best quote is from Bronco cornerback: “Don’t flipping…