Gaetz: Moderate Republicans holding up health care vote [podcast]
Rep. Matt Gaetz says moderate Republicans seeking more money for their districts are holding the vote on the latest health care bill from the White…
Putnam, Graham gear up for governor’s race
By DARA KAM AND LLOYD DUNKELBERGER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Ending months of speculation, Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam filed papers Monday to run…
Pentagon supports moratorium on oil and gas activities in the Gulf of Mexico
The Pentagon says maintaining the current moratorium on oil and gas activities in the Gulf of Mexico beyond 2022 is “essential for developing and sustaining…
Florida Senate approves Triumph Gulf Coast bill
Kim Wilmes, President & CEO of Florida’s Great Northwest, issued the following statement after the Florida Senate’s unanimous approval of legislation authorizing Triumph Gulf Coast…
Sunbelt Crushing to host Town Hall meeting
Sunbelt Crushing, LLC will hold a town hall meeting to discuss the requested renewal of the existing permit for its facility on Longleaf Drive. The…
Rosamond Johnson Commemoration, May 6
Gulf Islands National Seashore officials announced the annual commemoration of Private Rosamond Johnson will be held at the Perdido Key Area on May 6, 2017…
National Travel Rally, May 9
Visit Pensacola is asking people to wear red and attend a rally at the Pensacola International Airport on Tuesday, May 9 from 9:30 a.m.-11 a.m….
All power expected to be restored today by 6 p.m.
Power is expected to be restored to all Gulf Power customers by 6 p.m., following a series of storms that rolled through the area late…
All-Star game tickets go on sale today
For the first time in team history, the Pensacola Blue Wahoos are set to host many of the top young prospects at picturesque Blue Wahoos…
Budget prospects dim as House, Senate feud
We had a phone interview scheduled with Speaker Corcoran that he had to cancel. This is probably the reason for the cancelation. BUDGET PROSPECTS DIM…
EPA to hold public meeting on American Creosote clean-up plan
On Wednesday, April 26, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold a public meeting concerning the proposed plans to clean up the American Creosote…
ATU Local 1395 takes vote of “no confidence” on First Transit Corporate
We received this email: Dear Honorable County Commissioners, Today, Sunday, April 23, 2017 a packed Union Hall made up of over 60 members of the…
Studer surprised about boycott, is half a million dollars enough?
Quint Studer, co-owner of Bodacious Olive and Bodacious Brew, was surprised to hear his businesses have been targeted for a boycott after the Pensacola City…
Latest on parking at Vinyl Music Hall
Curt Morse, executive director of the Downtown Improvement Board, went on “Pensacola Speaks†to clear up confusion over Vinyl Music Hall blocking off parking spaces…
Lawmakers target more local regulations
By LLOYD DUNKELBERGER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Cities and counties would not be able to require contractors to provide certain benefits and wages to…
Is School Superintendent picking which schools can have winning teams?
Pensacola High’s head baseball coach, the PNJ’s baseball coach of the year 2016, announced he is resigning at the end of the season, and he…
Boycott announced over panhandling ordinance
Opponents of City of Pensacola’s anti-panhandling ordinance launched a Facebook event page for a six-week boycott of a 11 downtown Pensacola businesses, two others located…
Gulf Islands National Seashore had $206M impact in local economies in 2016
A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 4.8 million visitors to Gulf Islands National Seashore in 2016 spent $206 million in communities near…
UWF student honored for voice and arts advocacy
University of West Florida student Donovan Black received two notable honors recently, the 2017 Grady-Rayam Prize in Vocal Performance and the UWF Arts Advocacy Award….
Blues Angel Music hosts free recycle and restring even
Local musicians are invited to attend a free recycle and restring event at Blues Angel Music in Pensacola on Saturday April 29 at 9 a.m….
