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Pensacola, FL, September 8, 2021 – IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area, a women’s philanthropic organization, is pleased to announce the fifteen grant finalists selected for…

WEAR TV has broken the story of 15-year-old Victoria Ramirez dying from Covid-19. Her family says she came down with COVID-like symptoms about two and…

On NewsTalk 1370 WCOA, I interviewed Escambia County Commission Chair Robert Bender and Pensacola City Council President Jared Moore. Commission Chair Bender said two topics…

Four of Pensacola State’s most-accomplished Pirates will make up the Pensacola State College’s 2021 Athletics Hall of Fame class. The honorees are Sen. Doug Broxson,…

With the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attack just days away, the man accused of being the mastermind behind the plot, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (KSM),…

Last Thursday, the Escambia Board of County Commissioners voted to hire the Levin Papantonio Rafferty law firm to represent it in the dispute with County…

For the 10th anniversary of 9/11, we asked readers to submit their stories about the terrorist attacks (Inweekly, “We Will Never Be The Same,” 9/7/11)….

On NewsTalk 1370 WCOA this morning, I will open the show with Escambia County Commission Chairman Robert Bender who will recap last night’s budget meeting….

Commissioner Jeff Bergosh is ready to take County Clerk Pam Childers to court, blaming her for not handling the issues she had brought up with…

Last week, I had a great conversation with local artist Poppy Garcia about the importance of outdoor art. “For some people, especially in a smaller…

On Sept. 11, 2001, Joe Scarborough was publisher emeritus of the Independent Florida Sun, one of the many names for our weekly newspaper. He wrote…

Scott Mitchell, whose part of the Seville Quarter management team, says food trucks aren’t a problem. The issue is city leadership and law enforcement unwillingness…

On the day the county commissioners voted unanimously for the Levin Papantonio Rafferty law firm to represent them in a dispute with Escambia County Clerk…

On NewsTalk 1370 WCOA, I will open the show with Seville Quarter’s Scott Mitchell who will talk about the issues that businesses along South Jefferson…

On NewsTalk 1370 WCOA, State Rep. Alex Andrade discussed how community leaders worked together to get a monoclonal antibody treatment center in Pensacola in a…

The Pensacola News Journal this past weekend published its third, or maybe its fourth, somewhat positive editorial of 2021, congratulating community leaders for moving the…

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…