Wild West Florida: Felons can use ‘Stand Your Ground’
An appeals court Wednesday said a convicted felon could use the state’s “stand your ground” self-defense law to seek immunity from prosecution in the shooting…
Gaetz addresses Tiger Bay Club tomorrow
The Panhandle Tiger Bay Club presents Florida Senate President Don Gaetz as their July 18 speaker at New World Landing. Senator Gaetz will give a…
USO Brothers Finally Return Home WWE Tag Team Champions
By Duwayne Escobedo Yes, the high-flying, ring-rattling Samoan warriors known as the USO Brothers want to dominate every World Wrestling Entertainment tag team match. After…
Achievement gap recommendations fail to force school district to look in the mirror
Escambia County School Superintendent Malcolm Thomas has a problem. His schools have failed to educate a vast number of the students in his district. He…
Institute for Women in Politics to hold forum for women candidates
Women candidates who will appear on the August primary ballots in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties have been invited to speak at a forum hosted…
Putnam: Beware of Giant Land Snails
With inspectors at Los Angeles International Airport confiscating 67 Giant African Land Snails, Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam issued a warning Tuesday about the destructive…
Prison Captain fired for failing to report on criminal activity
With the Florida Department of Corrections under heavy scrutiny, Secretary Michael Crews on Tuesday ordered the firing of a Columbia Correctional Institution captain because of…
Emagination Unlimited delivers enhanced Pensacola airport website
Emagination Unlimited has redesigned FlyPensacola.com, the official website for the Pensacola International Airport. The site uses the DigiPro Media’s digital platform that integrates search engine…
BP employees lawsuit over BP oil disaster revived
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans revived yesterday a lawsuit in which participants in four BP Plc employee retirement savings plans…
Sheriff Morgan on trainee caught with pants down: ‘Good Riddance’
Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan took swift action in the terminating a trainee who admitted to having sex while on duty. The woman has accused…
New Airport concessions still 77 days away
Mayor Ashton Hayward sent out an “Upwords” to give an update on the new food concessions at the Pensacola International Airport. According to Mayor Hayward,…
Two stories from around the state got my attention: county looks at selling jail and principal quits due to bullying
Sell and then lease back jail According to county records, Marion County Administrator Lee Niblock is asking for the board’s guidance at Tuesday’s meeting on…
RESTORE update at Lunch ‘n Learn
On Friday, August 1, 2014 from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. join the League of Women Voters for their brown bag lunch and learn summer…
Rally 2014: WSRE hosts televised candidate forums
WSRE-TV, PBS for the Gulf Coast, has scheduled “RALLY 2014,†a candidate forum for the August 26 Primary Election. Tune in July 21, 22 and…
Breaking News: Legislature won’t appeal redistricting map ruling
House Speaker Will Weatherford and Senate President Don Gaetz said this morning the Legislature does not plan to appeal a judge’s ruling that struck down…
Underhill racks up third major endorsement
Emerald Coast Utilities Authority member Dale Perkins announced this morning that he is endorsing Doug Underhill in the Republican primary for Escambia County Commission, District…
Context Florida: Sanity comes to immigration reform debate
My latest column for Context Florida: A political odd couple recently held a press conference in Tallahassee on what has been a hot button issue…
Missing campaign sign mystery solved
Last week I reported that someone in a gray pickup track took two large campaign signs for Michele Inere from the corner of Ninth Avenue…
Wedgewood gets legal representation
They will not be ignored. Wedgewood residents have complained to the state and county about the construction debris pits that surround their neighborhood. Now they…
Studer gets summary judgment and arbitration in Cleveland Clinic case
Two years ago, the prestigious Cleveland Clinic Foundation filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Cleveland, Ohio against Quint Studer and B.G. Porter, CEO…
