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Will Kennedy, UWF athletics communications director, recapped UWF Argos victory over McNeese State last Saturday. He also covered last night’s FSU-Notre Dame game.

By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Senate President Wilton Simpson, a wealthy Republican from Trilby whose business holdings include a giant…

On NewsTalk 1370 WCOA, Will Kennedy, UWF Athletics Communication director, will tell us what the victory at McNeese State was like. He also covered the…

In four weeks, I’ve interviewed 112 people on “Real News with Rick Outzen” – and remember we’re only on the air for 90 minutes five…

There were 2,516 new COVID-19 cases reported Escambia County over the last week, according to the Florida Department of Health. This is down from the…

Today, Governor Ron DeSantis was joined by Floridians who have received monoclonal antibody treatments, and announced that Florida will open a new monoclonal antibody treatment…

State Senator Doug Broxson has been named vice chair of the Florida Senate’s Reapportionment Committee. Reapportionment Ray Rodrigues, Chair Doug Broxson, Vice Chair Aaron Bean…

We just received the transcript of last night’s discussion of allegations made by County Attorney Alison Rogers that Commissioner Doug Underhill had verbally threatened here….

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly About a week or so ago, the city of Pensacola began enforcing a parking ordinance that effectively prohibits food trucks from…

On NewsTalk 1370 WCOA, I interviewed both Commissioners Robert Bender and Jeff Bergosh. Bender discussed the move of the Blue Angels Air Show to Pensacola…

We will have County Commissioners Robert Bender and Jeff Bergosh open the show. The censure of Commissioner Underhill will definitely come up. At 7:30 a.m.,…

At the end of last night’s county commission meeting, County Attorney Alison Rogers notified the board that she had been threatened by District 2 Commissioner…

On NewsTalk 1370 WCOA, Escambia County Supervisor of Elections David Stafford gave an update on how the 2020 US Census has impacted the city, county…

ProHealth has reopened the COVID-19 testing location in Pensacola at 3298 Summit Blvd Suite 51. The building officially opened for business on Thursday, Sept. 2,…

Due to COVID-19 restrictions onboard Naval Air Station Pensacola and other naval installations across the Southeast, the 2021 Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show will be…

I’ve interviewed all five candidates for mayor on NewsTalk 1370 WCOA. Here are the podcasts in the order I interviewed them: Jewel Cannada-Wynn Tim Horton…

Update – 3 p.m.: Pre-trial conference set for Wednesday, Oct. 6, 9 a.m. Claiming issues due to Hurricane Ida, the attorneys representing Skanska have asked…

On NewsTalk 1370 WCOA today, we focused on mental health with State Rep. Michelle Salzman, Quint Studer and Chandra Smiley. Three great interviews:

Two weeks ago, my Outtakes column focused on my recommendations for changes to the city charter. As set forth in the charter, a charter review…

While the daily newspaper thought it had a big scoop that Hitachi Cable was closing its Pensacola plant, FloridaWest CEO Scott Luth and CareerSource EscaRosa…