Category: State & National News

Nursing Home Visitation Ban The News Service of Florida: Gov. Ron DeSantis’s administration was caught by surprise Tuesday to learn that a 30-day executive order…

Every year, Florida Politics evaluates the legislative session after it adjourns and lists whom the website considers its winners and losers. This year, the site…

Escambia County COVID-19 Update #30 Updated at 3:15 p.m. April 1: Please reference the prior updates and Escambia County COVID-19 Update #11 for a prior comprehensive running…

By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Striking another blow against Gov. Ron DeSantis, a federal appeals court has refused to reconsider…

By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis said Saturday that state officials are looking at the possibility of putting people…

Inweekly will continue to provide updates throughout the weekend. We will spread the posts out so as not to overwhelm you. Next update will be…

BY THE NUMBERS: CORONAVIRUS — WEDNESDAY EVENING EDITION By NSF Staff TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Department of Health on Wednesday evening released updated numbers about…

Last week, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the activation of the Business Damage Assessment survey to assess the impact of COVID-19 on Florida’s local business operations….

The Florida Department of Health is no longer including in its daily press release a list of the new COVID-19 case. As of this morning,…

At his Monday afternoon press conference, President Donald Trump announced new recommendations that people should avoid gathering in groups of more than 10 people, avoid…

In an Inweekly/Political Matrix poll of 625 likely Escambia County voters, we found 75% feel safe from the novel Coronavirus, COVID-19; just over 65% think…

Ascension Sacred Heart today opens a drive -thru facility for COVID-19 testing. Patients will first have to be pre-screened over the phone before being directed to the…

From the Centers for Disease Control: Guidance as of 3/15/2020 Large events and mass gatherings can contribute to the spread of COVID-19 in the United…

The Florida Department of Health has announced 39 new positive cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) – most are in south Florida. Earlier Saturday, the Florida…

By Dara Kam, News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Nearly all face-to-face state court proceedings will be suspended for at least two weeks, under an…

The Florida Department of Health has announced 25 new positive cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Florida and the death of a Florida resident in…

Dr. John Lanza, director of the Florida Department of Health in Escambia County, gave a COVID-19 update to the Escambia County Commission this morning. However,…

Inweekly contacted University of West Florida president, Dr. Martha Saunders, about whether the university had any plans to close the campus due to the potential…

Yesterday afternoon, Escambia County Emergency Management and the Florida Department of Health in Escambia County held a joint meeting for “community partners” at the Escambia County…

Lee County government held a press conference yesterday  to reassure the public that they have plans to contain the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus. The news conference…