Nodine murder charges dropped, pleads guilty to lesser charges

Former Mobile, Ala. County Commissioner Stephen Nodine has struck a deal in his murder case. On Friday afternoon, he pleaded guilty to harassment and perjury…

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Coastkeeper Coming?

After a bit of a lull, the Emerald Coastkeepers may soon be bringing someone new aboard to keep tabs on local environmental concerns. “There’s an…

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Sidewalk Rules

During a special meeting this morning, the Downtown Improvement Board’s Business and Development Committee met to discuss the city of Pensacola’s proposed regulations governing the…

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Council Questions Budget

While they tentatively approved Mayor Ashton Hayward’s proposed budget, members of the Pensacola City Council still have some questions. During yesterday’s budget hearing, council members…

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Visit Pensacola wins Silver Flager Award

Visit Pensacola, the tourism arm of the Greater Pensacola Chamber of Commerce, was presented with a Silver Flagler Award Wednesday at the 45th Annual Governor’s…

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More hungry families in Florida

By Chris Thomas, Florida News Connection… TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Not enough money to keep food on the table. That’s the challenge for more than 15…

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Don Gaetz: Obamacare, offshore drilling, home rule, ethics and more accountability for colleges

The incoming Florida Senate President, Don Gaetz (R-Niceville) visited on Wednesday afternoon with the Independent News to talk Florida politics and the 2013 legislative session…

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Don Gaetz says education not where it should be

State Senator Don Gaetz (R-Niceville) said today, during his visit to the IN offices, the Florida Department of Education was hit with a “trifecta of…

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Baseball Digest names Wahoos Organization of the Year

Ballpark Digest has named the Pensacola Blue Wahoos as their Organization of the Year. The honor is part of the publication’s 4th annual awards that…

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Condoleeza Rice’s speech

The PNJ’s Andy Marlette wrote a glowing piece on the speech that Condoleeza Rice’s gave at the Republican National Convention. He said that the former…

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First Emerging Young Leaders class graduates

A Pensacola chapter of a sorority graduated on Sunday, August 26 its first class of Emerging Young Leaders Sunday, which is a program for middle…

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Berkland and Willie Junior

Michael Berkland has a lot of explaining to do. The former assistant medical examiner made a living performing private autopsies after he was fired by…

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