BP charged last month that it had evidence of fraud at the claims office in Mobile, Ala. David Welker, a former FBI supervisor hired by claims administrator Patrick Junea, said in a…
Sheriff Morgan open to DOJ visit
The Coalition for Justice of Northwest Florida wants the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice to reopen its investigation into Escambia County Sheriff’s Office. That’s fine with Sheriff David…
Context Florida launches today
Peter Schorsch has launched a new political viewpoint website, Context Florida, which pulls together some on the brightest minds and writers from across the state…and me. The site replaces Florida Voices that…
Murder brings into question who supervises Escambia County Work Release
By Jesse Farthing The murder of Adnan Glelati, the owner of 7 Stars Auto, Inc., on Aug. 14, raises many questions about the supervisory practices of inmates in the county’s work release…
Police continue search for Tiffany Daniels
The Pensacola Police Department continues working with area law enforcement agencies as the investigation continues into the disappearance of Tiffany Daniels. Daniels, 25, was last when Aug. 12 when she left her…
Departing Dr. Leo Day leaves groundbreaking cultural, creative legacy at Olive Baptist Church
By Paul F. South As Dr. Leo Day finished the last note of the last song he would sing as Worship Pastor at Pensacola’s Olive Baptist Church, the congregation rose to its…
Buzz: Doyle retires, too. Marketing head made interim publisher.
Just got this. PNJ Publisher Kevin Doyle is retiring, too. Market Development Director & General Manager Bella Magazine, Becca Boles, is the interim publisher. Kim Thomas, Deputy Managing Editor/Digital, will be the…
Buzz: PNJ Executive Editor will announce retirement today
Executive Editor Dick Schneider will be announcing his retirement today, leaving the two top editorial spots open for Pensacola’s daily newspaper. There is a rumor circulating that he has already sold his…
Buzz: The Ax Man Cometh, Layoffs at PNJ
Gannett has mandated layoffs across its newspaper empire. Pensacola News Journal employees aren’t escaping the ax. Managing Editor Ginny Graybiel and Columnist Shannon Nickinson were notified yesterday their services will no longer…
Another unproductive jail workshop
Once again, the jail transfer negotiations between the county and the sheriff’s department have hit an impasse with the sheriff’s internal service fund and accumulated leave payouts, though most of the other…
Buzz: Baby Gaetz could have worthy competition for Daddy Gaetz’s senate seat
Our sources are telling us that former State Sen. Durell Peaden is considering a run for Senate President Don Gaetz’s seat next year. The senate president terms out of office in 2014….
Coalition asks DOJ to reopen investigation of Escambia County Sheriff’s Office
The newly-formed Coalition for Justice of Northwest Florida sent a letter on Monday, Aug. 18, to the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice requesting the agency reopen its investigation…
RESTORE meeting theme: environmental and economic sustainability
By Jessica Forbes During Monday’s meeting of the Escambia County RESTORE Act Advisory Committee, the committee heard from three experts in cultural and environmental specialties and continued to discuss the mechanics of…
Australian version of 60 Minutes looks at the health catastrophe caused by BP using dispersants in 2010 (Video)
In the summer of 2010, BP used Corexit oil dispersants to make the catastrophe look less severe, but little was known at the time about the long-term environmental effects of the chemicals…
Sansing gives details on IPC meeting with Hizer and the role of PNJ in it
The daily newspaper has hammered away at the Greater Pensacola Chamber and its chairman Sandy Sansing for telling its former CEO, Jim Hizer, that his employment contract would not be renewed at…
Alleged murderer was on the county work release program. Commissioners need to investigate how this happened
The daily newspaper gave today the details from the arrest report on Justin Princes Taylor, Jr. who has been charged with the murder of the owner of 7 Stars Auto Inc, Adnan…
Touart hammers away at fund set up to pay jail employees accrued leave
By Jesse Farthing Interim County Administrator George Touart and his staff want the fund established by Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan to pay the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office employees’ accrued leave and…
On WCOA this morning
Jim Sanborn is out on vacation and I will be filling for him this morning, and the rest of the week, on WCOA AM & FM from 6-8 a.m. Listen online.
The Endless List of BP Crimes (VIDEO)
Last weekend, I did an interview for Ring of Fire on the BP spin machine. The corporate-controlled media has let BP off the hook, not just for their crimes in the Gulf…
Pensacola State College theatre technician missing
Tiffany Heaven Daniels — a 25-year-old artist, avid traveler and dedicated dancer — went missing on Aug. 12, 2013. She was last seen at 5 p.m. om August 12 at Pensacola State…