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Northwest Florida feels impacts of global technology outage
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- A global technology outage Friday morning caused disruptions in nearly every major industry. It started with a faulty update sent out by cybersecurity agency CrowdStrike. Impacts were certainly felt in Northwest Florida. The Pensacola International Airport was full of people Friday morning. Many travelers found themselves stuck...
Pensacola must refund between $18M and $20M to gas customers, judge rules
Pensacola will have to repay between $18 million and $20 million in unlawfully collected natural gas franchise fees, a judge ruled Thursday. Escambia County Circuit Court Judge Jan Shackelford ordered the city to return the fees plus interest to Pensacola Energy customers inside the city limits after ruling the city has been collecting...
Pensacola's historic Benboe Funeral Home on the verge of demolition
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- A historic funeral home that has served Pensacola's African American community for decades is on the verge of being demolished. The Benboe family has operated it's funeral home since 1937. They've been on Wright Street since 1951. This week, Pensacola's Architectural Review Board considered a permit to...
$20 Million Refund Ordered: Pensacola City Forced to Return Franchise Fees to Gas Customers
A judge has ordered Pensacola to refund $18-20 million to natural gas customers for illegal franchise fees charged since 2011 and to stop these fees immediately. Pensacola Must Refund Up to $20 Million to Gas Customers According to the report of WKRG News 5, a judge has ordered the City of Pensacola to refund between […]
Gulf Coast impacts from the worldwide Microsoft outage (List)
Editor’s Note: We updated this article to include Escambia County Public Safety’s response and information from Baptist Health Care and Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola. MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A technical problem with Microsoft 365 due to a CrowdStrike glitch has caused many businesses including banks, airlines, television networks, and health systems to experience outages, CBS […]
Pensacola top stories: Pineapple Express closes, 12-story apartment proposed
Here's a roundup of our top stories from the past week. With a subscription to the Pensacola News Journal, you will receive full access to the work done by our journalists and photographers as they head out every day to help inform and explain the important issues affecting your community. Community Maritime Park apartment, hotel plans win preliminary...
Things to do in Pensacola: The Greatest Showcase; Party in the Park; Bands on the Bayou
Seven days out is your guide to entertainment events, concerts, festivals and activities in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. MONDAY Monday Night Blues 7 p.m. Monday, July 22. Seville Quarter, 130...
Cyberattack on Florida's health system delays death certificates, halting funeral services
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- The Florida Department of Health says a cyberattack is causing problems across the state. Officials confirmed thieves hacked the state's vital statistics system which processes birth and death certificates. Since the hack, those systems have been inaccessible. Funeral homes cant help families grieving until they have a...
The National Naval Aviation Museum Birdcage Corsair Nears Completion
Among the 12,000+ Vought F4U Corsairs produced over its eleven-year production run, it is not surprising that the first variant, the F4U-1, is the rarest and most venerable variant. Of the 700+ examples of the “Birdcage Corsair” just four have survived to the present day. One such early aircraft, Bureau Number (BuNo) 02465, is currently nearing the end of a 14-year restoration at the National Naval Aviation Museum (NNAM) in Pensacola, Florida. We last covered this restoration in 2017.
EEOC Gets $110K Settlement for Employer's Ignoring Religious Accommodation Requests as to Vaccine Mandate
Hank's Furniture, Inc. (HFI), a nationwide furniture retailer, will pay $110,000 and furnish other relief to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. According to the lawsuit, a former assistant manager at HFI's Pensacola, Florida, location notified the...
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