Escambia County has a new permanent leader for its public transportation system. Thaddeus Davenport was confirmed as Mass Transit Director by the Board of County Commissioners this week. He officially started the job today. Davenport has been serving as interim director since November, and brings more than twenty years of transit experience from positions in Virginia, Louisiana, North Carolina, and Tennessee. As director, he'll oversee all of Escambia County Area Transit oper

Escambia County, FL (Newsradio 92.3)  — Escambia County commissioners on Thursday unanimously approved two ordinances aimed at giving law enforcement stronger tools to address visible homelessness in public spaces — though board members stressed the measures won’t fix the region’s deeper affordability crisis. The first ordinance expands the county’s ban on illegal camping to include daytime activity, not just overnight sleeping. The second prohibits panhandling and camping on

Pensacola, FL (Newsradio 92.3) -- Pensacola Police are searching for a man who assaulted two people in the Baylen Street Parking Garage downtown Monday evening. A 79-year-old man was confronted by the suspect while returning to his vehicle. The suspect shoved him and forced him to the ground. A 71-year-old man who tried to help was then attacked in a nearby parking lot. The suspect repeatedly struck him in the head and face. Both victims sustained non-life-threatening injurie