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Lynn Laird worked for Prison Health Services as a mental health counselor in charge of all the men and juveniles in the county jail. Prison…

By JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Saying a contract with the state is “too constraining,” a company that provides health care to 75,000…

Yesterday, Gov. Rick Scott announced the appointments of Judge Thomas V. Dannheisser and Judge Darlene F. Dickey to the First Judicial Circuit Court. Judge Dannheisser,…

Knee-deep in the final stages of its work, the Escambia County RESTORE Advisory Committee continued Monday afternoon to wade through potential projects in line for…

The Saint Peters Blog published today its first-ever Influence 100, a list for the most powerful, non-politicians in the state of Florida. Pensacola has three…

When you ask Escambia County Administrator Jack Brown and some of the county commissioners about the rise of suicides and other deaths in the county…

In light of his legal opinion that the radio tower violates Florida Statutes, the City of Pensacola Land Development Code and its Comprehensive Plan, Inweekly…

Tomorrow is World AIDS Day. It is dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection, and mourning those…

Global Grill, Jackson’s Steakhouse, McGuire’s Irish Pub, and Restaurant Iron have been given 2016 Golden Spoon awards by Florida Trend magazine. According to its website,…

Press release: WSRE, PBS for the Gulf Coast, is now collecting questions from Northwest Florida residents for the live broadcast of “Legislative Review: Dialogue with…

A circuit court judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by former Escambia County Commissioner Gene Valentino against Inweekly, publisher Rick Outzen, reporter Jeremy Morrison and…

Since Nov. 1, 2014, the Escambia Board of County Commissioners has had six deaths in its county jail, three of which were suicides. Nationally, around…

City Attorney Lysia Bowling misled the Pensacola City Council with a rather narrow legal opinion on the Ground Lease between the City of Pensacola and…

MANNA Food Pantries has concluded their 8th annual Fill the Mayflower food drive. This year, Fill the Mayflower will help provide over 60,000 meals to…

While waiting on word from Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi on whether the move was actually legit, the Pensacola City Council on Tuesday decided to…

Pensacola City Councilman Charles Bare ended Tuesday morning center-dais in his newly-won president’s seat, but he began it addressing his peers on council from the…

Press Release: PSC Holiday Experience Benefits Students and Programs All aboard the Holiday Express! Your destination is a new, one-of-a-kind Holiday Experience at Pensacola State…

State Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fort Walton Beach) appeared on “Pensacola Speaks” yesterday. The state lawmaker disagreed with U.S. Senator Bill Nelson’s assessment that Syrian refugees…

The DOJ Bureau of Justice Statistics tracks deaths in jails. Escambia County’s six jail deaths place among the most in the nation for a local…

The Pensacola City Council elected Charles Bare as its new council president. He beat out Andy Terhaar in a run-off. More later.