Criticized for his bigoted views, especially toward women, a controversial higher education appointee of Gov. Ron DeSantis faces a steep uphill climb to win Senate confirmation.

The University of West Florida is responding to critical comments from Gov. Ron DeSantis this week, saying it's teaching inappropriate subjec

All I can tell you is I will stand here and defend the decisions we make on our budget wholeheartedly," Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves said.

Scott Yenor had criticized Democrats for having too few “straight, white non-Jews” to assume leadership roles.

This story has been updated with a comment from Pensacola businessman David Bear, who filed an ethics complaint against Doug Underhill. Florida’s First District Court of Appeals has overturned decisions by the Florida Commission on Ethics that former Escambia County Commissioner Doug Underhill should have been removed from office over allegations that he misused his public office and that he owed $35,

Pensacola JazzFest, the first downtown festival of the year, is canceled following last year's state cuts to arts and culture.

On Wednesday, Gov. Ron DeSantis defended his recent appointment of Dr. Scott Yenor to the University of West Florida's Board of Trustees.Yeno

The state of Florida is breaking tourism records once again.Governor Ron DeSantis recently announced more than 142 million visitors came to the state in 2024, setting the record from the previous year.

Morgan, a huge and longtime political donor, has worked as an advisor to political leaders and presidents and counts Barack Obama and Bill Clinton among his friends. For a time former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist worked for him.