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PPD deploying 50 extra officers to ensure safe, family-friendly 4th celebration
1+ hour, 32+ min ago (211+ words) The Pensacola Police Department will be out in force during Pensacola's July 4th celebration to ensure "a safe, enjoyable, and family-friendly environment" for everyone. This year, the PPD has assigned more than 50 additional uniformed and plain clothes officers to patrol the…...
Gulf Winds contributes $10 K to Rally Gulf Coast for childhood cancer
7+ hour, 14+ min ago (395+ words) Investing in partnerships that address real challenges facing local families, especially those impacting children, is central to Gulf Winds" values. By helping bring attention, resources, and community support to families right here at home, Gulf Winds can help ensure that…...
Why the Blue Wahoos are opening the stadium for July 4 with team on road
7+ hour, 12+ min ago (403+ words) It's'the'first time in the team's 14-year history'there'won't'be'a home game'around the Fourth of July. The Blue'Wahoos'are in midst of a 16-day gap between'homestands'before they will play at Blue'Wahoos'Stadium again on July 7." "But with this year being so special, the 250th'birthday, it…...
The library board is calling for a meeting. Escambia is ignoring them
7+ hour, 9+ min ago (781+ words) Escambia County is, so far, ignoring its own rules regarding the West Florida Public Library system. Last month, County Administrator Wes Moreno canceled further meetings of the West Florida Public Library Board of Governance (BOG) until further notice, hours before…...
Pace dad convicted of hot car death granted prison release for appeal
7+ hour, 10+ min ago (255+ words) Two months after being sentenced to five years in prison, the Pace man convicted of aggravated manslaughter in his son's death will be allowed to bond out of prison pending his appeal. Judge Clifton Drake granted Dustin Campbell's post-trial release…...
Gulf Breeze girl's prayer for water has brought 33 wells to Nicaragua
7+ hour, 11+ min ago (804+ words) It was a simple request, easily fulfilled. "Mom, could you please get me some ice water?" Of course, Olivia Hepworth could have easily walked to the kitchen sink just a few steps away in her parents' waterfront Gulf Breeze home,…...
Get early start on fireworks with Friday event at Wahoos Stadium
7+ hour, 13+ min ago (214+ words) Get a jumpstart on your Independence Day fireworks on Friday with a pre-July 4 display during the Red, White and Wahoos Summer Celebration. The Blue Wahoos are hosting a two-day summer celebration filled with music, fireworks and activities. Both days feature…...
Officers never face prosecution for violating this law. That could change.
7+ hour, 10+ min ago (978+ words) The Florida Supreme Court has issued a significant clarification regarding the state's "knock and announce" statute, which dictates how law enforcement must enter a residence. In a majority opinion, justices determined that prosecuting an officer who breaks the law when…...
See the Gulf Breeze charity founder providing clean water in Nicaragua
7+ hour, 11+ min ago (25+ words) Pensacola News Journal See the Gulf Breeze charity founder providing clean water in Nicaragua...
Pensacola launching AI agent 'Penny' to field 311 calls
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (295+ words) Anyone calling to report something to Pensacola's 311 service may soon be talking to an Artificial Intelligence agent named Penny. City Administrator David Stafford said the city's non-emergency reporting service, known as 311, will be "soft launching" an AI agent with the…...