Gulf Coast Shoreline Clean-up Completion Plan approved

Press Release – from our “friends” at BP: After 18 months of sustained effort to clean the shoreline of the Gulf of Mexico following the…

Continue Reading

Occupy Pensacola Holds On, Mobile Not So Much

The Occupy in Pensacola is going a bit smoother than its sister-campout in Mobile. While about 20 protesters were arrested overnight in Mobile, local leaders…

Continue Reading

Privatizing prison health care hits snags

From St. Pete Times: As Florida faces legal obstacles in its plan to turn dozens of state prisons over to a private firm, a second…

Continue Reading

Scouting the Edge

What could drive local community leaders over the edge? The Boy Scouts. As part of the group’s Over the Edge fundraising event, area ‘celebrities’ and…

Continue Reading

350 Delays Presentation

A local environmental group has decided to delay its presentation originally slated for tomorrow’s Pensacola City Council meeting. Elaine Sargent, spokesperson for Sustainable Gulf Coast/…

Continue Reading

Badlands the Series – Clean Sweep hits Myrtle Grove

Press Release: The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, along with the Myrtle Grove Neighborhood Watch, will conduct an “Operation Clean Sweep” event on Monday Nov. 14…

Continue Reading

Poverty Solutions Rally Nov. 19

Catholic Charities Bridges to Circles Initiative invites the community to experience a unique Poverty Solutions Rally featuring a Poverty Simulation on Saturday, November 19, 2011…

Continue Reading

Could This Be the End for Paterno? (video)

The AP’s Jim Litke is at Penn State, where the school and their football program are reeling from the sexual abuse charges against former coach…

Continue Reading

Buzz: Who leaked police report with victim’s name?

There is an investigation taking place into who leaked the report on the active investigation of Assistant Public Defender Tony Henderson? The official report given…

Continue Reading

Another meth lab busted in North Escambia

NorthEscambia.com has an exclusive report on the discovery of a methamphetamine lab at a mobile home in Bratt that led to the arrest of two…

Continue Reading

Face of meth lab gone wrong (photos)

You have to see the before and after photos in the Daily News photo for their article on this 31-year-old woman who was arrested Nov….

Continue Reading

Storylines to follow

NBC offers up four storylines you shouldn’t miss: 1) Perry’s candidacy is in serious trouble… 2) Obama still enjoys incredible support among African Americans… 3)…

Continue Reading

Voters spoke out yesterday

Ohio’s anti-union law was repealed yesterday. And Mississippi’s weird personhood constitutional amendment failed. Money & Fox News doesn’t always win. The voters are still in…

Continue Reading

Social Security Cuts: Greatest Impact On FL Small Towns

America’s small towns will be hit hardest by any cuts in Social Security, according to a new analysis by the rural news website the Daily…

Continue Reading

TDC Shuffle

Escambia County Attorney Alison Rodgers visited the Tourist Development Council to do a little housekeeping today. She recently became concerned that the TDC’s membership was…

Continue Reading

Tribute to Smokin Joe Frazier

Former heavyweight champion Joe Frazier died Monday night at the age of 67 after a brief battle with liver cancer. The Thrilla in Manilla: A…

Continue Reading

Notes on Cain campaign

Does looking outside of politics for candidates ever work? Why do Americans want to turn to businessmen to fix political messes? The Economist’s blog detailed…

Continue Reading

Stolen Property Open House

The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office will host a public open house on Thursday, November 10th from 8:00am to 12:00pm displaying all stolen property recovered in…

Continue Reading

Did Penn State officials cover up abuse?

Two officials at Penn State University face charges of covering up the alleged sexual abuse by former coach Jerry Sandusky. Michelle Miller reports. Also, Pennsylvania…

Continue Reading

Oops! Was that mic on?

French President Nicolas Sarkozy apparently did not know that his mic was turned on when he insulted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by calling him…

Continue Reading