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08/05/2025

Late last week, Florida senators filed 14 bills that seek tens of millions of dollars for injuries or deaths tied to alleged negligence by government agencies, including a proposal that seeks $28 million for a child who was stabbed repeatedly by her mother.

The largest proposals seek compensation from the Department of Children and Families. Many of the bills have been proposed in past years but have not been approved.

08/04/2025

In a rural Vermont county, spotty cell phone coverage is the norm. But a local tinkerer is using old technology to help his community stay connected free of charge.

08/04/2025

While Hulk Hogan's larger-than-life persona was known around the world, few remember that his journey to superstardom began right here on the white sands of Pensacola Beach.

Terry Bollea, better known as "Hulk Hogan," was a hero to some, a heel to others. But he got his start right here in Pensacola.

08/04/2025

Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, is leading a bipartisan effort in the Senate to crack down on financial scams targeting older Americans with a bill aimed at equipping local and state law enforcement with more advanced tools and resources to track down scammers.

The Florida Republican senator is leading a bipartisan effort in the Senate to crack down on financial scams targeting older Americans with a bill aimed at equipping local and state law enforcement with more advanced tools and resources to track down scammers.

08/03/2025

Florida Storms is monitoring two areas where tropical formation is possible this week. Neither system poses a threat.

The tropics begin to ramp up with more activity... It's August—time to review your plans.

08/02/2025

For generations, the women of Gee's Bend, a small sliver of land in rural Alabama, have made quilts. Their hallmark is vibrant colors woven together with scraps of fabric. Loretta Pettway Bennett, a fifth-generation quiltmaker, spoke to WUSF about her craft ahead of her lecture at the Sarasota Art Museum.

The women of Gee's Bend have garnered national fame for their quilt making. Two of its artists will speak at the Sarasota Art Museum on Saturday.

08/01/2025

A new month means new sky gazing opportunities. Check out Dr. Wayne Wooten's latest column.

Dr. Wayne Wooten shares astronomy tips for August 2025.

08/01/2025

Kick off the weekend with 14/59!
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Indie Trad band Dlù are a trad fusion band from Glasgow, their eclectic musical backgrounds influence their original melodies and arrangements, giving the band their own distinctive sound

08/01/2025

Aug. 1 starts a month-long sales-tax “holiday” for back-to-school shoppers in Florida, along with eliminating sales taxes on other types of items. While Florida has held back-to-school tax holidays of varying lengths in most years, lawmakers this spring approved making it an annual occurrence every August. The back-to-school holiday is projected to save shoppers $217 million a year.

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08/01/2025

Final orders of removal are not public. But lawyers for at least 11 people who had been detained at Alligator Alcatraz said their clients did not have final removal orders.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said every person held at Florida's Alligator Alcatraz immigration detention facility has been issued a final order saying they must be deported. Lawyers say he's wrong.

07/31/2025

A Florida inmate who murdered his wife and two children with a machete in 1994 is set for ex*****on this evening after a final appeal for a stay was rejected by the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday.

Edward Zakrzewski is scheduled for lethal injection at 6 p.m. Thursday for using a crowbar, rope and machete to murder his wife and two children in 1994 in their Okaloosa County home.

07/31/2025

Law enforcement and EMS personnel from across the state and region recently gathered in Pensacola to take part in newly developed high-intensity Active Shooter Hostile Events (ASHE) training. The course was led by the Gordon Center for Simulation and Innovation in Medical Education at the University of Miami. The goal of this training is saving lives faster, by providing immediate on-scene medical care.

Law enforcement officers and EMS personnel from key public agencies in the Pensacola area recently participated in realistic, high-intensity Active Shooter Hostile Events (ASHE) training. The course, aimed at rendering medical aid more quickly, was led by the Gordon Center for Simulation and Innovat...