By DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Hours after a gunman killed 49 clubgoers and injured more than 50 others in his city, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer told his community —…
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Jacksonville lands Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes-Benz USA, a division of Daimler AG, will move an engineering division from New Jersey to Florida, adding about 50 jobs to the company’s Jacksonville facility, Gov. Rick Scott’s office announced Tuesday….
Catholic HEART Workcamp comes to Brownsville
Over 100 teens from across the country will participate in a week-long Catholic HEART Workcamp (CHWC) July 18-22. The participants will be housed at Gulf Breeze Middle School and St. Ann Catholic…
Escambia County launches new website
Escambia County today announced the launch of a newly-designed website. The revamped site was created to provide a user-friendly experience that makes it easier than ever for citizens, businesses and visitors to…
PETA honors Pensacola Police Department
A Compassionate Police Department Award is on its way from PETA to the Pensacola Police Department after officers rushed to save a puppy who was crying in distress from inside a parked…
Gas prices drop, cheapest July 4 weekend in 11 years
Average retail gasoline prices in Pensacola have fallen 2.6 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.24/g yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 249 gas outlets in Pensacola. This compares…
Who is Greg Evers [podcast]
Listen to how State Sen. Greg Evers handled the GOP Congressional Debate on June 24. He and State Rep. Matt Gaetz sparred over Obamacare and building the wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.
FBI Director on Clinton emails: ‘ …we cannot find a case that would support bringing criminal charges’
FBI Director James B. Comey held a press conference today to announce that his agency recommended that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton not be prosecuted for using a personal email system…
After Sunday House ruling, what happens with ARB
On Friday, Judge Gary Bergosh ruled that the city must issues a demolition permit for the John Sunday House because its Architectural Review Board failed to act on the developers’ request within…
Tampa mayor on Trump: ‘Twitter is not an economic policy’ [podcast]
Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn campaigned for Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire during that state’s presidential primary. His support of the Clinton dates back to Bill Clinton’s first presidential race. In 1996, Buckhorn…
Volunteers sought for ReadingPals
According to Studer Community Institute, 34 percent of Escambia County children fail kindergarten readiness tests. This deficiency often continues and correlates closely to the 27 percent of Escambia County students who do…
Insurance industry now wants nearly 20 percent hike on workers’ comp
The workers’ compensation insurance industry is seeking a nearly 20 percent rate hike, following a pair of recent Florida Supreme Court rulings and a change in state law. The National Council on…
Grover lays out his concerns about delaying bridge
Escambia County Commissioner Grover Robinson shared with Inweekly this editorial that sent the PNJ yesterday. He plans to attend tonight’s Gulf Breeze City Council meeting. ——– On June 10 around noon, I…
Pensacola mayor issued statement on demolition
This was issued by the City of Pensacola on Friday afternoon: Statement from Mayor Hayward “Ms. Bowling interpreted the ordinance correctly and was completely on point with her position as she presented…
State Weekly Roundup: Fireworks before the Fourth
(Recap and analysis of the week in state government) By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA As the Independence Day holiday approached this week, many of the fireworks surrounding Florida politics…
Republican Liberty Caucus of Florida endorses Mike Hill
The Republican Liberty Caucus of Florida announced yesterday that it has endorsed Mike Hill in his race for the Florida Senate in District 1. Regarding the endorsement, RLC Florida Chairman Bob White…
Trump’s GOP convention unpredictable and exciting [podcast]
Sharon Day, co-chairman of the Republican National Committee, said this week that she is excited about the upcoming GOP National Convention. She said the convention committee is working with the Trump campaign…
City vs. Satanic Temple: What is Town of Greece vs. Galloway case
The legal case that has been referred to in the discussion regarding The Satanic Temple of West Florida and the invocation at Pensacola City Council meetings is the Galloway case. What is…
City wastes no time issuing demolition permit
The developer have the permit to demolish the John Sunday House at 302 West Romana Street. They had it before the close of business on Friday. This may be the fastest the…
Pensacola Wrap Up: week ended July 2, 2016
This past week had several major storylines. Bay Bridge Battle Local officials are looking for specifics from FDOT about the design of the new $600M Pensacola Bay Bridge. The City of Gulf…