Lawmakers rake in cash before session opened

Florida lawmakers are allowed to raise campaign funds while in session, but several GOP legislators did very well in February before the 2015 session opened….

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Child dies while state wrangles with Charlotte’s Web rules

On March 4, a 10-year-old boy died. Isaac had been battling severe seizures for years. His parents, Ben and Emily Carew, were part of the…

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Manhunt ends: Mannings in custody

PENSACOLA, Fla. – Escambia County Warrants Task Force partners have taken Douglas Albert Manning, 47, and Leah Giannotti Manning, 40 into custody at 12:30 local…

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Pensacola Speaks: Hovind guilty, find out how it went down

On Pensacola Speaks today, I will interview Chris Klotz, who represented Dr. Kent Hovind’s co-defendent Paul John Hansen. This morning, the jury in the federal…

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NAACP never approved Hawthorne ‘compromise’ letter

At the commission’s Committee of the Whole, Charles Thornton, president of the Pensacola branch of the NAACP, told the Board of County Commissioners that his…

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Askew named to Florida Civil Rights Hall of Fame

The late Gov. Reubin Askew and civil-rights leaders Sallye B. Mathis and Edward Daniel Davis were named this week by Gov. Rick Scott as inductees…

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TaxWatch recommends more state funding for mental health

Seeing getting help for those battling mental issues as a public safety issue, Florida TaxWatch wants the state to increase funding for mental health service,…

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Evers will pursue investigation into DOC cover-ups with FBI, if necessary

Sen. Greg Evers, chairman of the Senate Criminal Justice Committee, said in a radio interview yesterday that he plans to pursue an investigation into alleged…

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Breaking news: Sen. Evers will be on Pensacola Speaks @ 5:05

Sen. Greg Evers will talk about yesterday’s testimony before his Senate panel on how prison investigators were pressured to not pursue certain allegations. We are…

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Tough Mudder may not return due to county alcohol restrictions

Santa Rosa Press Gazette is reporting that Santa Rosa County could lose its popular Tough Mudder event if alcohol sales aren’t allowed for its Sunday…

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Gillette and Barrows to lead public speaking workshop for women

Press release: John Maxwell-certified trainer Rachael Gillette and former WEAR-TV anchor Mollye Barrows know what it takes to speak before an audience with ease and…

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Clinton the Musical coming to Broadway

Clinton The Musical, the new headline making musical by Paul Hodge and Michael Hodge will begin its run on March 25. If President William Jefferson…

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