On NewsTalk 1370 WCOA, former Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan said he would cut a check to reimburse the general fund of the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office for the cost of the…
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David Morgan on 1370 WCOA at 7:45 am
Former Sheriff David Morgan will be my guest on “Real News with Rick Outzen at 7:45 a.m. I will also have former Army Ranger Tom Amenta, ret. Marine Lt. Col. Dave Glassman,…
Lowery reports possible COVID death among county workers
ATU Local 1395 president Mike Lowery was my guest on NewsTalk 1370 WCOA this morning. We discussed his challenges getting former County Administrator Janice Gilley to take COVID seriously and protect county…
ECUA suffers staffing shortages
Press release: Like many other organizations across the country, ECUA is experiencing staffing shortages among our Sanitation collection crews, maintenance staff, and with our CDL drivers, which have been affecting our operations…
Downtown Pensacola vaccine drive Friday, Aug. 20 (podcast)
After announcing the cancelation of August 20 Gallery Night in person event, Gallery Night Pensacola has been working hard to plan a virtual event and vaccine drive in lieu of the popular…
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 Potts and his canine that showed up…
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 Florida’s First Congressional District. She made her local debut this morning on NewsTalk 1370 WCOA’s…
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 shop in Pensacola in the Fall 2021!…
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 detention facility as opposed to a prison,…
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 Bergosh will vent on the PNJ’s Monday…
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 1370 WCOA today, I talked with Escambia…
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 yesterday, ‘The President’s Bay of Pigs.’” On…
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 Court, 1300 West Cervantes Street. Michael was…
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 a.m. – her first local interview! Jones…
UWF Argos ‘Ready To Go’ (podcast)
Team Enters Season on 2019 Championship High By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The University of West Florida Argos football team will begin their season next month, with the team’s first home game on…
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 New Beginning Church, and teacher Jamila Richardson,…
FDOH Escambia expands COVID testing
Pensacola, Fla. – The Florida Department of Health in Escambia County (FDOH-Escambia) is coordinating with Statlab to expand testing offerings within the community, and is announcing a change in location and hours…
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 no-contest to voyeurism and cyber stalking levied against him….
Presser Notes: Fred, COVID & Fields of Broken Dreams
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly With Tropical Storm Fred looking to be shifting away from Pensacola, Mayor Grover Robinson breathed a guarded sigh of relief during Monday morning’s press conference. “It’s still looking…
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 south Walton County, we focused today not…