Stories by Wendy Victora Rudman
Stories by Wendy Victora Rudman
SOS: Baby formula needed for 97 possums at wildlife refuge
As mothers go, possums probably wouldn’t win any awards.
Baby possums ride on their mothers, but if one falls off, mom just keeps going.
That’s likely what happened to a young possum found in a basket of dirty laundry in a Fort Walton Beach garage last week.
UPDATED: Man escapes serious injury after long jump into shallow water
Sally shortcomings will help future forecasts
After 8 months and 12 days, bridge traffic flows again
At 5:45 a.m. Friday, May 28 Santa Rosa Commission Chair Dave Piech got a call with the news everyone has been waiting to hear for more than eight months.
“Chairman, I just wanted to let you know that we are 15 minutes from flowing traffic on the bridge,” Carter Johnson, government affairs liaison with the Florida Department of Transportation.
Pensacola Bay Bridge is open again
The Pensacola Bay Bridge quietly reopened early Friday morning with no ribbon-cutting, fanfare or official advance announcement. It has been closed since it was damaged by a barge Sept. 16 that broke loose during Hurricane Sally.
Construction on the bridge continues, but two lanes are open from end to end.
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Number of fully vaccinated long-term care residents, staff unknown
Brawl at Navarre pub leaves multiple people injured
Officials prepared for record crowds this weekend
UPDATED: Here’s the official unofficial statement about the Pensacola bridge opening
From the Gulf Breeze Area Chamber and the Pensacola Beach Chamber:
Chamber officials realize the completion of the first phase of the Pensacola Bay Bridge project is not dated. “Our chamber simply wants to utilize the opportunity to promote our City, the beach, and their businesses alongside such a momentous milestone as the bridge reopening to traffic,” the statement said.