Supreme Court rejects BP appeal
Reuters reports that the U.S. Supreme Court today rejected BP’s challenge to its multibillion-dollar settlement agreement over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The…
Video shows dryers floating morning of explosion
Inweekly obtained the video of the laundry area which shows the dryers breaking from the wall and floating before 6 a.m. the day of the…
Publix picketers advocate for Florida farmworkers
By Shelby Smithey A documentary called Food Chains is shedding new light on the state’s largest supermarket chain and what part it plays in the…
County hires new Corrections Director
Escambia County has hired Michael Tidwell as Corrections Director. As Director, Tidwell will oversee Community Corrections, Probations, Jail, Pretrial, Code Enforcement, Animal Control and the…
Qatar ambassador donates $10K to ARC Gateway
Ambassador Mohammed Jaham Al-Kuwari from Qatar was in town today to speak at the Panhandle Tiger Bay Club. At the meeting, he announced a $10,000…
Discover Ukraine
The Gulf Coast Citizen Diplomacy Council is hosting an opportunity to “Discover Ukraine” on Wednesday, Dec. 10, noon-1 p.m. at West Florida Public Library, Main…
What County employees told ATF about the jail explosions
The daily newspaper posted online the 300-plus surveys completed by prisoners who were in the Central Booking & Detention Center when it exploded on April…
FDEP hosts meeting re: Bayou Chico, Dec 11
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) will host a “Maps on the Table†meeting regarding Bayou Chico on Thursday, December 11, 9 a.m. to…
Latest report shows increase in reports of sexual assault in the military
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel released yesterday the latest survey of sexual assaults among our armed forces. He believes that the Defense Department’s efforts to prevent…
State Fire Marshall’s photos after the jail explosion
This morning I posted the State Fire Marshall’s report of its initial investigation in the hours after the April 30 explosion of the CBD. Here…
State Capital Briefs for Dec. 4
By THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA BILL WOULD REQUIRE POLICE TO WEAR BODY CAMERAS Amid a broader national debate about the issue, a state House…
New app allows for cyberbullying, according to School District
Malcolm Thomas, Superintendent of the Escambia County School District, issued a press release today that his some of his middle school and high school students…
Fire marshall preliminary report tells of gas odor and how bodies were found
In this week’s issue, “When Everything Went Black†reveals that several correctional officers smelled natural gas at the Central Booking and Detention Center the day…
Breaking news: UWF faculty vote to ratify collective bargaining agreement
Yesterday afternoon, Jonathan Fink, the vice president for Bargaining and Chief Negotiator for the University of West Florida faculty, notified his colleagues that the union…
Institute for Women in Politics issues its report on 2014 local elections
Women make few gains in 2014 elections in Escambia and Santa Rosa There are five new women in the halls of government and the judiciary…
County holds ribbon cutting for archery park, Dec 10
Escambia County will host a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Klondike Archery Park, 7201 Sparshott Drive, Pensacola, on Wednesday, December 10, at 10 a.m….
FDOT secretary steps down
PRASAD TO STEP DOWN AS TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Florida Department of Transportation Secretary Ananth Prasad has become the…
‘New O. Henry’ has book reading at Open Books, Dec. 6
Open Books Bookstore and Prison Book Project is hosting Richard Craig Hurt for a reading and book signing for his newly published book, “A Wounded…
April 30 jail explosion photos
These photos of the Central Booking & Detention Center came from the files of ATF and the state attorney’s office. They were taken May 1…
On WCOA this morning
I’m filling in for Jim Sanborn on WCOA 1370 AM today and tomorrow from 6-7 am.
