Man bolts before verdict

Pensacola man on trial for drug conspiracy vanishes before a jury finds him guilty tonight. More

ECUA OKs recycling plan

Get ready to go green, Pensacola. More

Bense praises Crist tuition increase plan

UWF interim President Judy Bense said tuition hike needed to balance budget cuts. More

No slam dunk for Civic Center hoop

The Escambia County Board of Commissioners voted 5-0 Thursday to reject a proposal to put a basketball team in the Pensacola Civic Center. More

Crist urges turtle ban

Increased demand from Asian markets has led to a jump in taking the turtles in the wild. More

Santa Rosa bus drivers plan fundraiser

Yard sale Saturday will benefit the group's Angel Tree. More

Poker, anyone?

Cardroom gaming at Pensacola Greyhound Track is back on the table after Escambia County commissioners vote tonight to hold a public hearing on the issue. More

Check out the shuttle

The space shuttle and space station will be visible over Northwest Florida just after sunset. More

No holiday foreclosures

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are suspending all foreclosure sales of occupied homes during the holidays, starting Wednesday. More

Marines invade Toys 'R' Us

The Toys"R"Us in Pensacola was invaded this morning by U.S. Marines on a mission. More

Crime Stoppers looking for firebug

Santa Rosa County Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of an arsonist burning the Blackwater River State Forest. More

Pensacola Beach road nearly finished

Traveling on and off Santa Rosa Island could get easier in early '09. More

Section of Fort Pickens to close

Starting Dec. 1, the eastern section of Fort Pickens will be closed to the public, Gulf Islands National Seashore Superintendent Jerry Eubanks said. More

Maygarden named to housing board

Jerry Maygarden was recently appointed by Gov. Charlie Crist to serve as a board member and director for the Florida Housing Finance Corp. More

ECAT's all a-Twitter

Riders, residents can keep up via Twitter, Facebook, MySpace and YouTube thanks to new social networking launch. More

Dems delay vote on auto bailout

“Until they show us the plan, we cannot show them the money,” Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said at a hastily called news conference in the Capitol. More

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Sansom gets 2nd job

PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — Days after becoming Florida’s new House speaker, Republican Ray Sansom has taken on a second job — a $110,000 yearly post as chief of the fundraising department of a state college in his district. More

Expect delays on Bayfront

Motorists can expect some travel delays this weekend along Bayfront Parkway as work is being done on the Bayfront Parkway resurfacing project, according to a City of Pensacola news release. More

Robertson questions electric-car plant

The company expects to provide 231 jobs on startup and up to 1,100 within five years. More

• Can poker give dogtrack full house?

Can poker give dogtrack full house?

The Escambia County commission could add card games at the greyhound track. More

• Robertson questions electric-car plant

Shuttle crew careful with tool bag

HOUSTON (AP) — Astronauts vowed to double-check, even triple-check all their tethers to make sure a bag of tools is properly tied down during a spacewalk Thursday so it doesn’t float away like one did earlier this week. More

'Our security procedures are fairly high'

Bill Brees, U.S. Extradition Services spokesman, said that as far as he knows, this is the first time an inmate has escaped from one of their transports. More

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Lipizzaner Stallions trot back to Civic Center

The world-famous Lipizzaner Stallions are set to return to the Pensacola Civic Center. The 39th anniversary presentation of the “Dancing White Stallions” is set to appear at the Civic Center for two shows at 2 and 6 p.m. Jan. 25. More

Gov eyes tobacco money

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Gov. Charlie Crist says he still may propose borrowing from the state’s tobacco settlement trust fund to help avoid a budget deficit even though the fund has lost nearly half its value. More

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The Labor Department reported that new applications for jobless benefits rose to a seasonally adjusted 542,000 last week. More

• Dems delay vote on auto bailout
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Oil hits 3-year low

Gas is selling for less than $2 per gallon in half the United States. More

Crist wants tuition under school control

TALLAHASSEE -- In a dramatic move that would shift power away from the Legislature, Gov. Charlie Crist this morning proposed giving universities the authority to raise tuition by $1.52 billion over the next seven years. More

Ala. group to discuss U.S. 98

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Alabama transportation officials will discuss the next step in a construction project on the new U.S. 98 corridor in Mobile County. More

Miss. casinos rebound

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s casino revenues rebounded in October, showing a $9 million increase over September. More

Anti-piracy group hails attack

In a rare victory in the sea war against the Somali pirates, the Indian navy’s INS Tabar sank a suspected pirate “mother ship” in the Gulf of Aden and chased two attack boats on Tuesday. More