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Gov. Ron DeSantis has called a 2 p.m. presser at the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office. Why? Earlier today, he handed out $1,000 bonus checks to…

By The News Service of Florida Note: Gov. Ron DeSantis will not release COVID deaths by county. The only resource we have is CDC, and…

August Gallery Night Event Cancelled Due to Contagious COVID-19 Delta Variant Concerns  Planning Virtual Event with Pensacola Artists Live PENSACOLA, FL – August 10, 2021…

On NewsTalk 1370 WCOA’s “Real News” yesterday, I talked with former Florida State University players, Clay Ingram and Dennis Green. “Obviously, I wasn’t a star…

On Monday, I interviewed Quint Studer on NewsTalk 1370 WCOA’s “Real News.” We talked about the new ball park for his Beloit Snappers, ABC Supply…

We had Chandra Smiley of Community Health on NewsTalk WCOA 1370’s Real News this morning. Here are where you can get your COVID shots: On…

In the lava hot real estate market, the city of Pensacola has prime shovel-ready land on the bay of which only two parcels have b…

We are setting up full podcasts of each show, but, until then, I’ve created two shorter podcasts for those of you who missed the show….

Chandra Smiley, Community Health of Northwest Florida CEO: Key: Today, it’s children under the age of 12 that are most vulnerable “Get it so we…

This morning, NewsTalk WCOA 1370AM launched my new show, Real News with Rick Outzen, which will air Monday-Friday from 7 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. It’s…

Escambia County Clerk Pam Childers last month proclaimed the county’s 401(a) program was illegal and all the commissioners who selected must return to the Florida…

COVID Déjà Vu Dammit, we thought we had the COVID-19 pandemic under control. People were getting vaccinated, and locally, new cases had dropped to an…