It’s official. City battling ransomware attack

At his weekly press conference, Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves finally clarified the city’s “network security incident.” “The proper authorities continue to work through (investigation),” the…

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Breaking: Breeze Airways adds non-stop Pensacola route

On WCOA’s “Real News with Rick Outzen,” Airport Director Matt Coughlin shared that Pensacola International Airport is adding a new airline, Breeze Airways. The airline…

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Daily Outtakes: City still climbing out of cyber attack

Message late Friday The City of Pensacola’s Innovation and Technology Department continues to work tirelessly to address the network security incident that occurred Saturday, March…

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Mayor discusses cyber attack

Citing an active investigation, Mayor D.C. Reeves offered few details about the cyber-attack that shut down many of the network systems. The city has gone…

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Daily Outtakes: City hit with ransomware again

Sources have told me that the City of Pensacola has been hit with another ransomware attack. Officially, city officials have only admitted they are “investigating…

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Presser takeaways: Skatepark, Bruce Beach

Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves covered several topics at his weekly press conference this morning: Skatepark The surveillance cameras are in place. The mayor said graffiti…

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Daily Outtakes: 10-24 record (updated)

Note: After reviewing the bills again, I missed a bill that Andrade had passed by both chambers and the laid on the table was done…

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City seeks applicants for Summer Youth Internships

The City of Pensacola is offering paid internship opportunities for eligible youth ages 16-24 through the City of Pensacola Summer Youth Intern Program. Internships are…

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Real News – D2 bracketology, EggFest and John Cena @ Oscars

UWF Coach Stephanie Yelton talks about her non-hour Zoom call picking the Division 2 women’s basketball brackets. Pensacola EggFest co-founder Jerrold Hall talks about the…

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Florida Gen Z leader speaking in Pensacola on March 20

Florida Gen Z leader and organizer Jayden D’Onofrio will speak at an event hosted by Emerald Coast Equality on Wednesday, March 20 from 6:30 p.m….

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Real News 3/8/24

Hollywood’s big night is almost here! The Oscars are Sunday, capping off a long awards season, and all the predictions have “Oppenheimer” running away with…

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Real News 3/7/24

Pensacola City Councilman Charles Bare discusses how the city has lost community centers with gyms over the past decade. He would like to see more…

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Plenty of baseball at Blue Wahoo Stadium, starting today

From Bill Vilona: Four weeks from Friday, the official start of the Blue Wahoos season happens. But we’ve got a lot going on at the…

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The Malcolm Yonge Demolition Debate

The Malcolm Yonge Gym has been demolished. The citizens who tried to get a citywide referendum on the demolition have not given up their fight….

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Daily Outtakes: Malcolm Yonge gone, what’s next

As I reported, the Malcolm Yonge Gym demolition had started…and was mostly completed yesterday. I took this photo at 6 am today: Getting Up to…

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Real News – 3/6/24

Coastal Carolina and Texas State collected victories in first-round action at the 2024 Hercules Tires Sun Belt Men’s Basketball Championship on Tuesday evening at the…

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Demolition of Malcolm Yonge has begun

Two readers have notified us that the demolition of the Malcolm Yonge Gym has begun. Teresa Hill emailed us the above photo.

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Real News 3/5/24

Mayor D.C. Reeves shares his takeaways from last week’s trip to New Orleans, his plans for Malcolm Yonge site and the opening of Bruce Beach…

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Real News 3/4/24

The University of West Florida’s women’s backstball team finished fifth in the Gulf South Conference regular-season and will open the league tourney on the road…

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Sun Belt basketball chaimpionships start 11:30 a.m. Tuesday

]The 2024 Hercules Tires Sun Belt Conference Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships will take place March 5-11 at the Pensacola Bay Center, with all 14…

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