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KEVIN SAUCIER JOINS WAHOOS
Escambia High graduate and 1980 World Series champion pitcher Kevin Saucier ("So-Shay") has joined the Pensacola Blue Wahoos in a part time role as a baseball scout. Thee 63-year-old Saucier, won a Wo...
Feb 13, 2020
FLORIDA VAPE SHOP BILL
A bill filed in the Florida House would require vape shops to be permitted and regulated by the state. Under the proposal, the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, would also have autho...
Feb 13, 2020
FLORIDA EXOTIC REPTILE BAN
Florida lawmakers are considering legislation that would restrict the ownership and sale of more than a dozen exotic reptile species, including green iguanas. However, pet shop owners and breeders opp...
Feb 13, 2020
DOLPHIN DEATHS
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says two dolphins were found dead within three days of each other on Pensacola Beach and in Naples in Central Florida. On January 27th, the Emerald ...
Feb 12, 2020
VOTER REGISTRATION
Florida residents who are not registered and want to vote in the Presidential Primary Election on March 17th have a week to register. The deadline for the primary is Tuesday, February 18th. Florida ha...
Feb 12, 2020
TWO FLORIDA COLLEGES COULD BE ABOLISHED
A bill has been filed in the Florida House that would abolish New College of Florida and Florida Polytechnic University as independent entities. New College became the 11th member of the Florida unive...
Feb 12, 2020
GULF POWER DRONE PROGRAM
Gulf Power is about to begin a drone inspection program in hopes of preventing power outages before they happen. The program is expected to begin the last week in February and will use drones equipped...
Feb 12, 2020
PANAMA CITY BEACH TRAFFIC FATALITY
The Florida Highway Patrol says a 29-year-old Panama City man was killed in a two-car accident in Panama City Beach early yesterday morning. Troopers say Christopher Thomas of Panama City was stopped ...
Feb 12, 2020
SPREAD OF CORONAVIRUS SLOWING
China's death toll from the Coroanavirus rose to 811 this weekend, greater than the number of fatalities in the 2002-2003 SARS epidemic. However, fewer new cases were reported, which may mean the spre...
Feb 10, 2020
SERVICE ANIMALS FOR VETERANS
Service animals have become a common therapy for people with a wide variety of issues, but it's not a benefit that's immediately available to veterans through agencies like the Department of Veterans ...
Feb 10, 2020
