by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly With Tropical Storm Fred looking to be shifting away from Pensacola, Mayor Grover Robinson breathed a guarded sigh of relief during Monday morning’s press conference. “It’s still looking…
Real News adds longer podcasts
Readers have asked for longer podcasts to listen to while walking, jogging, working out or traveling in the car. With Tropical Storm Fred heading for south Walton County, we focused today not…
Did Skanska wipe cellphones (podcast)
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The latest twist in the legal proceedings concerning Skanska and the company’s runaway barges that knocked the Pensacola Bay bridge offline involves a claim that pertinent information to…
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Overnight NOAA has advised that Tropical Storm Fred may hit landfill in south Walton County – between Destin and Panama City. Â We think this is a perfect time to talk about hurricane…
11 am update. Landfall ETA Mon. 8 pm
NOAA has it hitting east of us. WTNT31 KNHC 151451 TCPAT1 BULLETIN Tropical Storm Fred Advisory Number 24 NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL062021 1100 AM EDT Sun Aug 15 2021…
Latest on Fred; ETA Early Tues a.m.
The storm is heading straight for us. How fierce it will be has yet to be determined. Â Best info currently: Tropical Storm force winds that will start to see tomorrow. The storm…
Escambia County declares state of emergency
On Saturday, Aug. 14, Escambia County declared a local state of emergency due to the potential threat of Tropical Storm Fred. Escambia County Emergency Management held another planning meeting with our partners today…
Fred coming our way, ETA Monday
The forecast track for Tropical Depression Fred has shifted west, putting Escambia and Santa Rosa counties in its path for possible landfall. NorthEscambia reports: “Fred will near the Florida panhandle by Monday….
Education Board to meet on COVID mask rules
By Ryan Dailey, The News Service of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and top state education officials are continuing to pursue a crackdown on school districts that don’t comply with a new Department…
Real News sets record for unique interviews
On the air only 90 minutes a day, “Real News with Rick Outzen” set a local record for the most unique full-length interviews for Monday-Friday — 31! You can listen to our…
Tim Horton for Pensacola Mayor (podcast)
Tim Horton is one of the three people who have pre-filed to be Pensacola’s next mayor. “I’m a 1982 graduate of Woodham High School,” said Horton on NewsTalk 1370 WCOA’s “Real News.”…
Real News podcast: Michael O’Neal of Parents University
Michael O’Neal is a founder of Parent University and now serves as the Executive Director of Community United Services Inc., which is the entity that manages the Parent University program. Mr. O’Neal…
Breaking: Rebekah Jones to run against Gaetz as Democrat
Rebekah Jones, the Florida Department of Health GIS data scientist fired in May 2020 because of her refusal to hide COVID-19 data, announced earlier this year that she would run against Congressman…
Real News podcast: Tropical Storm Fred
Escambia County Public Safety Director Eric Gilmore talks about the county’s preparations for Tropical Storm Fred. Currently the storm is expected to make landfall Monday night or early Tuesday morning east of…
Under 18 COVID hospitalizations added to dashboard
Escambia County today enhanced the COVID-19 dashboard at myescambia.com/covid19dashboard to include a breakdown of adult and pediatric hospitalizations data provided by local hospitals. It now also displays the percentage of partially and fully vaccinated…
Real News podcasts: Robert Bender and David Stafford
Escambia County Commission Chairman Robert Bender talks about the Tourist Development Council and his first term in office. Our tourism economy has thrived this year. Commissioner Bender said, “We got an update…
Real News podcast: UWF President Martha Saunders
Dr. Martha Saunders shared the University of West Florida’s plans to curb COVID-19 cases on its campus on NewsTalk 1370 WCOA yesterday. “I would certainly wish we could go back to the…
Breaking: Reeves plans to file for mayor on Sept. 1
D.C. Reeves, The Spring CEO and co-owner of Perfect Plain Brewing Company, announced on NewsTalk 1370 WCOA’s “Real News” this morning that he plans to file to run for Pensacola’s next mayor…
Meet mayoral candidates this morning
On Monday, I interviewed former Pensacola City Council President Jewel Cannada Wynn is running to be Pensacola’s next mayor. Listen to podcast. This morning on NewsTalk 1370 WCOA’s “Real News with Rick…
PensaCan 2021
Build team registrations are being accepted now for PensaCan 2021 – an event led by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Florida Northwest to fight hunger in our community. This year’s event…