Heroin deaths up 21 percent in Northwest Florida

According to the Florida medical examiner’s report for 2016, heroin-related deaths in the First Judicial District increased 21 percent last year. We had 34 such…

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Congressman Gaetz to host Congressional App Challenge

On Saturday, Nov. 18, at 1 p.m., Congressman Matt Gaetz will be hosting the 2017 Congressional App Challenge and STEM/ Cybersecurity Expo at the University…

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Gov. Rick Scott’s ‘Securing Florida’s Future’ budget

Gov. Rick Scott today released a proposed $87.4 billion budget for the 2018-2019 fiscal year, an initial step as lawmakers prepare to negotiate a spending…

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White gets attention with $1.65 million in campaign coffers

WHITE MAKES FINANCIAL SPLASH IN CABINET RACE By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, November 14, 2017……… Bolstered by $1.5 million…

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Florida children victims of opioid crisis

By DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA More than 4,000 babies were born addicted to opioids in Florida last year, an increase of over…

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Read about proposed Northwest Center for Dynamic Ocean Technologies at Port

Last week, we wrote about the need for a plan for the future of the Port of Pensacola. Triumph Gulf Coast uploaded the pre-screening form…

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Commercial real estate board asks city to follow CRA processes re: hatchery

NAIOP of Northwest Florida represents developers, owners, and related professionals in office, industry, retail, and mixed use real estate in our area. On Nov. 8,…

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Bungled approval of airline agreements, missed win

Since 2008, the airlines at the Pensacola International Airport have operated without a long-term agreements. The month-to-month contracts have negatively impacted the airport’s bond ratings….

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UWF College of Business Executive Mentor Program hosts ethics educator Aaron Beam

The University of West Florida College of Business Executive Mentor Program will host guest speaker Aaron Beam from 1 to 2:30 p.m. on Nov. 17…

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Latvala lawyer calls for ‘clear and convincing’ evidence

By DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, November 7, 2017……… Sen. Jack Latvala, the Clearwater Republican who is under investigation for…

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Proposal takes aim at ‘coercion of sex’ in capitol

By DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, November 7, 2017……… Kentucky’s speaker of the House resigned from his leadership post amid…

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Bruce Beach amenities part of another grant application

Last week, we discovered that the DEP construction plans for the fish hatchery at Bruce Beach did not have many of the amenities that Mayor…

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