Miami-Dade County judge rules state death penalty law unconstitutional

By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA A Miami-Dade County judge ruled Monday that a state law allowing the death penalty to be imposed…

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Hoskins to join Gulf Power

Gulf Power announced today that Capt. Keith Hoskins, former commanding officer at Naval Air Station Pensacola, will join the Gulf Power team June 1. Hoskins…

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Ice Flyers Championship Celebration today, beginning at 6:30 p.m.

The Pensacola Bay Center will host a championship celebration for the Pensacola Ice Flyers Monday, May 9. This celebration will mark the third one in…

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ACE announce grant winners

Art, Culture and Entertainment, (ACE), Inc. today announced the recipients of nearly $300,000 in grant funding for the third annual Foo Foo Festival (Foo Foo…

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Stafford warns council of adding too many charter amendments to ballot

Escambia Supervisor of Elections David Stafford is concerned that adding a lot of city charter amendments to the ballot might cause problems next November. May…

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Johnson wants to attract young talent to Pensacola City Council

Today, the Pensacola City Council will hold a workshop to discuss 11 proposed amendments to the Pensacola City Council. The News Journal published a viewpoint…

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Fire Station No. 3 evacuated due to mold

Former Pensacola City Council President Maren Deweese reported yesterday that Fire Station 3 that’s located on Summit Boulevard has been evacuated. She wrote that station…

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Newpoint Charter Schools: ‘A boondoggle for wealthy people to continue to be wealthy’

Yesterday, an Escambia County Grand Jury indicted Newpoint Education Partners, LLC; School Warehouse, Inc.; Red Ignition, LLC; and Epiphany Management, LLC for grand theft, money…

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Grand jury issues indictments for Newpoint Education Partners and vendors

An Escambia County Grand Jury has indicted Newpoint Education Partners, LLC; School Warehouse, Inc.; Red Ignition, LLC; and Epiphany Management, LLC for grand theft, money…

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Candidate Rebekah Bydlak signs term limits pledge

U.S. Term Limits (USTL), a leader in the national movement to limit terms for elected officials, today praised Florida U.S. House candidate Rebekah Bydlak (FL-District…

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UWF Center for Cybersecurity receives National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education designation

The National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security have designated the University of West Florida as a National Center of Academic Excellence in…

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Governor invites public to ‘Degrees to Jobs’ Education Summit

Gov. Rick Scott is hosting later this month what is being dubbed a “Degrees to Jobs Summit,” which will address issues in the state’s higher-education…

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