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Visit Pensacola and tourism has a record-shattering year in FY 2021. CEO Darren Schaefer shared at yesterday’s annual meeting that Escambia County set records in average…

Sources are telling Inweekly that Gov.  Ron DeSantis will call a special legislative session on vaccine mandates. We will have more details later. From The…

FEMA has approved a grant of $13,715,504 for the State of Florida to reimburse Escambia County for costs associated with county-wide debris removal after Hurricane…

Dr. Sally Butzin is the speaker in a special meeting sponsor by the League of Women Voters Pensacola Bay Area. She is a public education…

World-renowned trial lawyer and philanthropist Fredric G. Levin has given the University of Florida Fredric G. Levin College of Law an additional $40 million as…

Gulf Coast Kid’s House executive director Stacey Kostevicki discusses this weekend’s fundraiser, “Brunch & Bubbles.” About 10 individual tickets are still available – here.

Emerald Coastkeeper Laurie Murphy explains why her organization has filed a lawsuit to protect trees on a site on North Palafox.

Last Friday, an FDA advisory panel recommended the FDA move forward with a booster vaccine for both Moderna and Johnson and Johnson. The recommendation is…

A review of the video released yesterday by the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office regarding Dec. 6, 2019 terrorist attack at NAS Pensacola revealed that one…

Multiple media outlets are reporting that Facebook, the parent company behind Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Oculus and more, will rebrand and announce a fresh name as…

By Ryan Dailey,The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Football programs could come to Florida’s state college system after top education officials Wednesday repealed a…

Gulf Coast Health Care, LLC, whose corporate office is located 40 S. Palafox, Suite 400, has Chapter 11 bankruptcy, as well as many of its…

We’re hearing supply chains around the worldwide have been disrupted. Retailer are warning that Christmas shopping may be impacted. UWF’s supply chain expert, Dr. Scott…

Congressional candidate Rebekah Jones discusses her campaign financial report and her donation to the Monument to Women Veterans. Check out her website rebekahjonescampaign.com.

 On Aug. 8, Escambia County Development Services Director Horace Jones, acting through the County’s Development Review Committee, approved the destruction of seventeen protected trees including…

The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office posted a video on Facebook yesterday in advance of the release public records concerning the Dec. 6 terrorist attack at…

On 1370 WCOA today, I interviewed two candidates that are seeking the Escambia County Commission District 2 seat: Melissa Pino and Kevin Brown. We have…

Will Kennedy recaps UWF Argos loss to #12-ranked West Georgia. Over 7,000 fans attended the homecoming game.

Last week, CivicCon brought in “Retrofitting Suburbia” author Ellen Dunham-Jones to speak on what to do with old malls, box stores and shopping center. She…

Tuesday, Oct. 19, students in UWF Legal Studies program and Legal Services of North Florida will offer a free session to help community members with…