Escambia County

The settlement stems from allegations that Escambia violated a law known as the False Claims Act by falsely billing federal health care programs.

An ugly legal battle between OASIS and AHF ─ involving a quarter-million dollars in federal funding for HIV medical care ─ is affecting hundreds of low-income patients in Northwest Florida.

A study finds infants exposed to gun violence before birth were as much as 25% more likely to be born premature or with low weight. Northwest Florida experts say this research should resonate in the region.

Updated statistics show Escambia EMS ran 10,529 opiate overdose calls from 2021 to 2023, far more than neighboring counties. The demographics and neighborhoods affected were widespread.

Dr. Susan Laenger, medical director of primary care services for Sacred Heart Medical Group. been tracking the COVID-19 situation in the western Panhandle. She updates us in this interview.

Innisfree Hotels has started its own in-company initiative to train employees working with veterans or individuals experiencing mental health problems with the help of Fire Watch’s Watch Stander program.

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday announced the opening of 26 new Publix locations where residents age 65 and older can receive the coronavirus vaccine.

Escambia County’s first case of West Nile virus is now confirmed, prompting reminders about how to protect yourself from the disease. As is the practice...

In what could be first-of-its-kind case in Florida, an appeals court Wednesday rejected arguments that both parents need to sign off before a child can…

A Pensacola dentist has vanished -- as has his patients' cash -- and police are looking for both.The Escambia County Sheriff said Dr. Thomas Rollins, a…