COVID-19: March 25 afternoon update

Santa Rosa WIC Changes Hours Milton, Fla.— In response to the governor’s directive to take precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the Florida Department…

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Orange County starts stay-at-home today; Broward should not be our model

Orange County began the implementation of a stay-at-home order today. Residents can leave their homes: To buy groceries, To order takeout, To buy supplies to…

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COVID-19: More cases and death

Florida DOH reported the state has 265 more cases as of 11 a.m. EDT, when compared to 11 a.m. Tuesday. Escambia County has 14 positive…

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Baptist to set up another COVID-19 testing site

Baptist Health Care CEO Mark Faulkner told Inweekly this morning that his system is looking at setting up a second testing clinic for COVID-19 in…

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Fauci: Testing is vital to mitigation

At yesterday’s White House briefing, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, talked about why the testing for COVID-19…

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Viewpoint: Time is Up for Bold Action on Coronavirus

By Nikki Fried Two months ago, we were celebrating the dawn of a new decade. One month ago, while a new virus ravaged China and…

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Florida death count rises; Escambia has 14 cases

As of 6 p.m. EDT, DOH reports Florida has 1,467 positive COVID cases — up 50 since 11 a.m. –and  20 deaths –up 2.  Escambia…

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Coffee with Commissioner Bergosh goes virtual

Join District 1 Commissioner Jeff Bergosh at his virtual Coffee with the Commissioner Event tomorrow, Wednesday, March 25. The live stream will take place from…

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COVID-19: More positive results for Escambia; who’s checking Chicago flights and more

THE BUZZ: Inweekly is hearing that Escambia County has gotten back four more positive coronavirus test results, increasing the total to 14.  More results may…

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EMS personnel arrested for falsification of training records

State Attorney Bill Eddins has announced the arrest of James Bonoyer, Katherine Kenney, Lawrence Salter Jr., and Stephen White. These arrests are the result of…

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COVID-19: Florida picks up another 265 cases,

As 11 a.m. EDT, Florida has 1,412 positive cases, up 265 from last night.  Escambia County has an additional case, total 10.  Santa Rosa is…

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Presser notes: Fighting the fear; The ‘dog’ don’t hunt (video)

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Opening his weekly presser Monday morning, Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson focused on a key element of the current COVID-19 coronavirus ordeal:…

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