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Pensacola City Council’s two-day budget session ended last night with a sudden swerve to the side of the road. The engine was overheating and all…

Ross Bilbrey, Santa Rosa County Judge, was appointed to the First Judicial Circuit Bench bench by Governor Rick Scott effective July 24, 2012. Judge Bilbrey…

The Greater Pensacola Chamber board of directors met yesterday. Chamber CEO Jim Hizer gave an update on economic development. He said that Pensacola is getting…

Rev. Lutimothy May celebrates his birthday today. Instead of having a big party, the pastor of Friendship Missionary Baptist Church has asked friends to help…

The Pensacola City Council began pouring over Mayor Ashton Hayward’s proposed budget today in the first of two—possibly three—workshops this week. They listened to hours…

State Attorney Bill Eddins announced today that allegations involving possible campaign finance violations by John Powell will be presented to the Escambia County Grand Jury….

Catholic Charities, in part of their Bridges to Bridges program, is inviting the public to participate in a Poverty Simulation at Waterfront Rescue Mission Men’s…

The Best of the Coast ballots keep coming – both online and in the mail. We are set to have a record year for voting….

The NCAA has hit Penn State with $60 million in fines and banned the football team from any bowl games for the next four years….

Source: Florida News Connection, by Stephanie Carroll Carson.. The GE Wind Turbine Plant in Pensacola has 500 employees. Now, their jobs and those of thousands…

Antonio E. Moorer, 27, of Pensacola was arrested today on charges stemming from the shooting of Deputy Ryan Robinson. Deputy Robinson was working with the…

Didi Gregorius was promoted to the Bats at the All-Star break from Double-A Pensacola to join second baseman Henry Rodriguez (promoted from Pensacola on July…

A Tampa Bay Times investigation has found that Florida’s “stand your ground” law is being used in ways never imagined — to free gang members…

Pensacolian Jutins Gatlin was part of the Aemrican 4x100m relay team that set the fastest time in the world this year in the Monaco Diamond…

The Orlando Sentinel is reporting that school grades in 40 of Florida’s 67 school districts were miscalculated and have been bumped upward—impacting 213 schools. The…

The Daily News reports today that Gulf Breeze High School teacher George McCormick filed this week another complaint against School Superintendent Tim Wyrosdick with the…

Pensacola Police Chief Chip Simmons said at his press conference today that he plans to saturate city neighborhoods with uniformed officers in an attempt to…

On Tuesday, August 7th neighborhoods throughout Pensacola are being invited to join forces with thousands of communities nationwide for the “29th Annual National Night Out”…

In a series of workshops next week, the Pensacola City Council will dive into the Fiscal Year 2013 Proposed Budget. Mayor Ashton Hayward delivered his…

Press Release: WSRE, PBS for the Gulf Coast, has confirmed the candidates participating in the primary edition of “Rally 2012,” a live, primary and general…