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WEBFlorida cites 'consequences' of wetlands ruling. Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida. , September 18, 2024. Florida this week argued a federal appeals court should overturn a ruling about permitting for projects that affect wetlands, contending that “disastrous consequences flow” from the ruling. Florida News.
An interactive map shows how storm surge could impact your area
WEBSep 27, 2022 · To help prepare residents for what they can expect, the National Hurricane Center has an interactive map that shows the impact storm surge can have along Florida's coast, as well as along the Eastern seaboard and in the Gulf of Mexico to Texas. The map lets users toggle between a simulation of the various …
RadioLive - WUWF
WEBRadioLive. RadioLive is the first Thursday of each month at the Museum of Commerce in downtown Historic Pensacola. The show is live on-air at 88.1FM and begins promptly at 6 p.m. Seating is first come first serve, and opens when soundcheck is complete. Soundcheck begins at 4 p.m. and typically lasts 30-45 mins.
UWF Football to enjoy home cooking in '22 | WUWF
WEBMar 1, 2022 · There’s a change of venue on the horizon for the University of West Florida football program, which has spent its first five years playing in downtown Pensacola. “We want to take this opportunity with the mayor and city today, to announce that UWF football will be moving back to campus in the fall of 2022 at Pen Air Field,” said Athletics ...
Local News - WUWF
WEB6 days ago · Kate Payne - Associated Press/Report For America. , September 5, 2024. A Florida county is in talks to acquire a storied but aging ocean liner in a proposed deal that could create the largest artificial reef in the world. But the plan hit a snag Tuesday, after local officials in coastal Okaloosa County in the Florida panhandle postponed a vote ...
Walkin' Lawton Remembered by Locals - WUWF
WEBMar 17, 2020 · Fifty years ago today, a little-known state senator, Lawton Chiles, started a 1,000-mile walk across Florida. The trip - that earned him the nickname “Walkin’ Lawton” - would take him to the U.S. Capitol and later the governor's mansion in Tallahassee. This famous journey on Mar. 17, 1970 began north of Pensacola, in the small Town of ...
Florida families are seeking consistent care following Medicaid ...
WEBAug 22, 2024 · Many Florida families are facing interruptions in health care for their children following the mass disenrollment resulting from the state’s Medicaid unwinding.. In Florida, it’s estimated that around 550,000 children lost Medicaid coverage since May of last year, when the state began purging enrollees.Since April of 2023, counties in the Tampa Bay region saw around a 20% decline in ...
Florida Prepaid offers new incentives for college savings
WEBApr 28, 2022 · Families that enroll in a Prepaid Plan prior to April 30, 2022, will earn a bonus that can be used toward additional college expenses. For each year of college or university Prepaid Plan purchased, Florida Prepaid will put $125 into a Florida 529 Savings Plan, up to $500. “We really value the investment that families are making in their ...
Expert: Homelessness in Pensacola Reaching 'Crisis' Level
WEBMay 18, 2021 · With the help of an expert on the subject, the city of Pensacola and Escambia County are resurrecting their focus on tackling homelessness — three years after a summit produced virtually nothing. “I’ve been working on homeless for about 35 years, working for three different presidential administrations," said Robert Marbut, executive ...
Bicentennial Spotlight: How Florida Became a U.S. Territory
WEBJul 1, 2021 · Florida officially became part of the United States in July of 1821. But, the transfer from Spain was decades in the making. “It seems really good in 1783. There’s a lot of promise. The Spanish are optimistic,” says Dr. Brian Rucker, describing the mood at the beginning of Pensacola’s Second Spanish Period, after General Bernardo de ...