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While the county’s percentage of positive COVID-19 cases continues to fall, the number of deaths and hospitalizations have increased.  As of 11 a.m. Friday, May…

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly As Florida businesses begin to reopen and reassess how best to proceed in light of the current COVID-19 pandemic, members of…

The latest update on Santa Rosa wildfire from Santa Rosa County Emergency Management : Evening update on the Five Mile Swamp Fire: – The fire is…

Florida had another big day for COVID-19 deaths – 61, bringing total to 1,600.  DOH Escambia entered 225 test results today, 5.3% positive –which brought…

The University of West Florida announces a significant expansion of its 2UWF program, adding Santa Fe College, Valencia College and Broward College as new partner…

Century council member James Smith lashed out at NorthEscambia.com publisher William Reynolds, accusing him of being “racist” and “biased” and suggesting the “lackluster” NorthEscambia.com should…

The Florida Department of Health has been slow to update its dashboard. The county surveillance report shows Escambia County now has 616 positive cases, up…

A former advocacy outreach coordinator for the Center for Independent Living said it’s wrong for people to think that every resident of a long-term care…

by Jeremy Morrison The University of West Florida Center for Supply Chain Management Excellence hosted its second in a series of discussions Wednesday focusing on…

Residents from Navarre to Gulf Breeze awoke to the smell of smoke from the wildfire in the Garcon Point area on the north side of…

By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — A federal judge said Wednesday he intends to lay out a process for the state…

Eleven of Escambia County’s 15 COVID-19 associated deaths are with long-term care facilities, according to the latest reports from FDOH. The health department hasn’t reported…