Florida House and Senate reach budget deal

By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA House and Senate leaders announced a deal on the state budget during a late-night meeting Monday, pumping…

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Cronley: OLF 8 should be about creating jobs

Contractor Jim Cronley addressed the Escambia Board of County Commissioners this morning and asked the board resist pressure to develop the OLF 8 site, which…

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UWF Downtown Lecture Series: ‘Radicalism, ISIS and National Security’

The Experience UWF Downtown Lecture Series hosts Drs. Michelle Williams and Jacob Shively, as they present, “Radicalism, ISIS and National Security,” on March 31. The…

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Deja vu: Rubio closing in on frontrunner

A month ago several polls had billionaire Donald Trump with a 20-point lead over Sen. Marco Rubio in the Florida GOP presidential primary. The most…

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Former WEAR managing editor named Cox VP

Cox Communications today announced that David Deliman has been named Market Vice President for the Gulf Coast market, which includes the greater Pensacola and Fort…

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Inweekly endorses Rubio

Inweekly endorses for the Republican presidential nomination the son of an immigrant bartender and a maid, U.S. Senator Marco Rubio. This newspaper built its foundation…

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Florida House and Senate close on budget

By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA House and Senate budget chiefs drew closer Sunday to a final agreement on the spending plan for…

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End of an Error: Roast of New York Nick tonight

The end of the iconic downtown Pensacola sport bar New York Nicks is less than an month away. The guys and gals at Gannett are…

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State Weekly Roundup: The game is afoot

(Recap and analysis of the week in state government) By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Nothing is ever dead until the final day…

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Ingram-sponsored bill passed that closes legal loopholes for Spice and other synthetic drugs

Last week, the Florida House unanimously voted last week in favor of the HB 1347, sponsored by Representative Clay Ingram, which allows for categorically outlawing…

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City crews pick up 52 loads in Dunmire Woods area, C&D on Saturday

Press Release: On Thursday, March 3, Sanitation crews collected 52 loads from Dunmire Woods. Today, crews will collect the area south of Creighton and begin…

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New low in GOP politics: who has biggest ‘hands’

In last night’s GOP presidential debate, Donald Trump boasted of his anatomy: “I guarantee you there is no problem.” Really? Is this the type of…

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