Category: News
Environmental group challenges BP funds going to beachfront convention center
On Thursday, Gulf Restoration Network (GRN) filed suit in Washington, D.C. challenging the decision of the U.S. Department of the Interior and other federal agencies…
Miami Herald: Investigation finds former Homestead mayor and his wife scored big
A Miami-Dade jury last month found former Homestead Mayor Steve Bateman guilty on two felony counts of illegal compensation, plus two misdemeanor counts. The case…
BP announces big discovery in Gulf
BP announced yesterday an oil discovery at the Guadalupe prospect in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The discovery well, on Keathley Canyon Block 10,…
Voter turnout may be key to Nov. 4 victory
By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA One of the most closely watched governor’s races in the country seems to be morphing back into…
WSRE: Ethan Bortnick: Live in Concert
“Ethan Bortnick: Live in Concert†is coming to Pensacola next Tuesday, October 28, performing with special guests Damian McGinty of “Glee†and Celtic Thunder and…
Author Michael Ryan coming to UWF – Oct. 29
The UWF College of Business Executive Mentor Program will host Michael Ryan, author of The BOOM! BOOM! Book, on Wednesday, Oct. 29 from 6 to…
Pensacola Chamber supports LOST referendum
On behalf of the Greater Pensacola Chamber, I would like to share our support for the half-cent sales tax extension related to the proposed construction…
Pensacola adds 835 more people as of April 2014
The Office of Economic and Demographic Research released its population estimates for 2014 – both Escambia and Santa Rosa counties showed increases, primarily in the…
College baseball coming to Maritime Park in February
The Pensacola Sports Association (PSA) and COX announced a three-day round-robin tournament featuring five NCAA Div. I schools to play at the waterfront stadium at…
Latest poll shows Scott and Crist deadlocked
Women and men are polar opposites in the Florida governor’s race, as likely voters split 42 – 42 percent between Republican Gov. Rick Scott and…
Final Scott vs. Crist debate contentious
By DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA In their final — and most heated — debate before the Nov. 4 election, incumbent Republican Gov….
State Capital Briefs: Pot Cash Infusion, Crist tops 9M, Jimmy Buffet endorses
MEDICAL MARIJUANA GROUP GETS CASH INFUSION Amid signs that public support could be fading, a political committee seeking to legalize medical marijuana received a fundraising…
