AppRiver: Malware activity high for second quarter [podcast]
In its Q2 Global Security Report, AppRiver, the global email security firm based in Gulf Breeze, noted that it had dealt with 4.2 billion malicious…
Breaking news: Two teens killed @ Ft. Myers club
More than a dozen people were shot and at least two were killed in an early morning shooting during a teen event at Club Blu…
Bubba Watson and the new hot spot of downtown Pensacola
By Blanton Stagno Coming out of the front door of the Sweet Spot, Bubba Watson was wearing some crazy socks and untied running shoes. You…
Fill the Boot breaks record
The unofficial tally for 2016 Fill the Boot by the Professional Fire Fighters Association Local #707 is $14,781.7o, which breaks last year’s record. The funds…
Florida TaxWatch: Locked Up, Then Locked Out [podcast]
More than 30,000 inmates are released from Florida prisons every year. Within three years, nearly 9,000 Florida inmates return to prison. “We can’t afford that, 
Huckabee endorses Gaetz for Congress
The Matt Gaetz campaign today announced that former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee has endorsed the Fort Walton Beach state lawmaker for Congress. “I’ve seen a…
Facts belie explanation of fire department overtime
In a television interview on July 19, Pensacola Fire Chief David Allen defended his sharp increase in overtime as being cyclical. “It tends to happen,…
Fill the Boot starts strong
Through Friday, the Professional Fire Fighters Association Local #707 has raised $7200 for Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) with its annual Fill the Boot campaign. The…
Gaetz mulls UWF presidency
By MARGIE MENZEL THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA As the University of West Florida searches for a new president — and the Aug. 15 application…
Escambia School District grades are a roller coaster
The Escambia School District has had major issues maintaining academic success in its middle and elementary schools. Schools like Bellview Middle, Oakcrest, Warrington Middle, Lincoln…
Emerald Coast Beer Festival, Sept 8-9
The Emerald Coast Beer Festivalâ„¢ returns to Seville Quarter in September. On Thursday Sept. 8, the beer pairing dinner will be held in the Apple…
Workshops teach how to help feral cats
The Pensacola Humane Society’s Barbara Grice Memorial Spay and Neuter Clinic is pleased to partner with EscaRosa Trap-Neuter-Return to provide free training and coaching in…
Pokemon Go impacts downtown Pensacola
by Blanton Stagno Gasping, squealing, jumping for joy, and eyes locked on the screen of an IPhone are clear indicators that one is engulfed by…
Wall South No Go for Pokemon Go
The City of Pensacola asks Pokemon Go players to not hunt Pokemon at Veterans Memorial Park: City of Pensacola is asking players of the viral…
Reagan’s former PAC endorses Bydlak
Rebekah Bydlak today announced that she has earned the endorsement of Citizens for the Republic, Ronald Reagan’s former PAC. Citizens for the Republic released the…
Rock & Roll Hall fame releases RNC playlist
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has created a “playlist” of songs by Rock Hall inductees and inspired by the events this week at…
Okaloosa TDC director resigns
The Daily News reports that Okaloosa County Tourism Development Director Ed Schroeder has resigned his post, effective Aug. 31. The resignation came after Clerk of…
Pensacola Bama Club honored
The Pensacola Bama Club received the University of Alabama National Alumni Association’s (NAA) award for Event of the Year for the club’s 2015 Nick Saban…
Medical pot to hit market next week
By DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Medical marijuana could be available to a select group of Florida patients as early as next week,…
Showman or statesman? Floridians await Trump speech
By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA When Donald Trump — billionaire developer, reality TV star, political outsider — steps on stage Thursday to…
