The 7 am NOAA advisory: A faster northeastward motion is expected today, and Francine is anticipated to make landfall in Louisiana within the warning area this afternoon or evening. After landfall, the…
Daily Outtake: Pam looks to cancel Foo Foo Fest [podcast]
County Clerk Pam Childers has refused to cut checks to the nonprofits and cultural organizations trying to book performers and other events for Foo Foo Fest. Several events may have to be…
Real News for a hectic day
Today, I talked with Sena Maddison, Ray Palmer, Brian Wyer, Mike Dobuski, Darien Schaefer, and Karen Travers. In the first segment, Pensacola Sports CEO Ray Palmer discussed the Escambia Tourist Council passing…
Escambia County Sand Locations Open Tuesday, Sept. 10
Escambia County is offering sand for residents living in flood-prone areas. The sand is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Residents must bring their own sandbags and shovels to one of the…
DeSantis Defends Abortion Information
By Jim Saunders and Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — With Democrats accusing the state Agency for Health Care Administration of improper politicking, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday described…
Presidential Election Is A Toss-Up, State Surveys Show
Morning Consult’s state-level data for key presidential, Senate and gubernatorial contests NEW YORK — September 9, 2024 — Ahead of Tuesday’s presidential debate, Morning Consult released new state-level polling among 17,620 likely…
Tropical Storm Francine soon to be hurricane
As of 4 a.m. this morning, the center of Tropical Storm Francine was located near latitude 24.4 North, longitude 96.2 West and moving toward the north-northwest at 5 mph. A slow north-northwest…
Daily Outtake: Mayor wants Trust to use funds for his Title I schools
Mayor D.C. Reeves is taking a unique approach in dealing with CRA dollars that Escambia Children’s Trust has in its coffers owed to the City’s Community Redevelopment Agencies. As of its last…
America’s Cup shake-up, Great Britain top challenger
Great Britain moved ahead of Italy to finish in the round-robin phase as the top-seeded challenger in the America’s Cup. The Brits get to pick who they will face in the semifinals. If…
Presser Notes: ECT, New Palafox, No-ride zone and more
Mayor D.C. Reeves reiterated many of comments about ST Engineering and the Escambia Children’s Trust that he made on “Real News with Rick Outzen.” ST Engineering “We’ve asked for a more detailed…
TDC meets today; Rivera like sports proposal
The Escambia County Tourist Development Council meets today at 3 p.m. to discuss the proposal to bond bed tax revenue (the fifth cent) to build an indoor sports facility at Ashton Brosnaham…
Bergosh: SAO refuses to prosecute to protect Childers
County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh said he wants to talk to State Attorney Ginger Madden about her decision not to charge Jonathan Owens. “I’m not giving up on the idea that Ginger Madden…
Did Jonathan Owens lie to his attorney?
As he told the News Journal, former commissioner’s aide Jonathan Owens is facing an ethics complaint regarding Commissioner Jeff Bergosh’s text messages. Owens refused to give a statement to ethics investigators. He…
Real News: Hurricane Update, Mayor on ST
Escambia County Public Safety Director Eric Gilmore said on “Real News” this morning: “The spaghetti models, if you look at those, they’re narrowing up, which is really good,” he said. “That shows…
‘Your Are So Pensacola’ Quiz Results
We created a quiz based on our 2001 issue that asked readers for their entries about what they believe makes Pensacola unique. Their entries needed to begin with “You are so Pensacola…
Tropical Cyclone Six may impact our weather
The National Hurricane Center has issued a potential tropical cyclone advisory for a Gulf of Mexico system that is forecast to become a hurricane while two other Atlantic systems loom. Escambia County…
Daily Outtakes: Inside Reeves-ST Engineering meeting
Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves held a two-hour meeting with ST Engineering last Thursday morning. While he plans to share details at his weekly press conference on Monday, the mayor did share some…
Top Five Stories of the Week: Lying, Ignoring, Misleading and Lumpy
Based on our web stats, readers spent the most time reading articles about lying former county employees, the state attorney’s cavalier attitude toward Sunshine laws, misleading PNJ headlines, and celebrating Lumpy DeWeese’s…
American Magic lockdowns semi-final spot
NYYC American Magic and Britain’s INEOS Britannia secured spots in the America’s Cup semi-finals along with the dominant Italian Luna Rossa boat after winning races on Saturday. Today Switzerland’s Alinghi Red Bull…
Top Podcasts: Casinos, American Magic, Lumpy and more
On WCOA’s “Real News with Rick Outzen,” we had 22 guests over four days. The most played podcasts concerned the Mississippi Casino godfather, making our schools safer, Pensacola Sports’ proposal to upgrade…
