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USA Today
09-02-2025
- Politics
- USA Today
PNJ top news stories: 'A Day without Immigrants,' UWF protest and new downtown townhomes
PNJ top news stories: 'A Day without Immigrants,' UWF protest and new downtown townhomes 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. 'A Day Without Immigrants' reaches Pensacola: A dozen restaurants close in solidarity Dozens of Northwest Florida restaurateurs joined the nation Monday in 'A Day Without Immigrants,' a day-long demonstration that opposed the immigration crackdown and deportation policies planned by President Donald Trump and highlighted the role immigrants play in U.S. culture and economics. Grace Resendez McCaffery, owner of La Costa Latina newspaper, said she saw dozens of restaurants spanning from Mobile, Alabama, to Walton County that closed Monday in solidarity. 'A lot of businesses and restaurants are closing today in support of the immigrant community, locally and nationally,' she told the News Journal Monday. 'The point is to feel the impact that our immigrant community has in our community, in our country. I think it's also a sign of support … it's just acknowledgement that it is an immigrant community that feeds them.' 'A Day Without Immigrants': A dozen Pensacola restaurants close in solidarity 49 baseball players to watch during 2025 season from Escambia, Santa Rosa counties Hot dogs, apple pie, Chevrolet ... And baseball. That's not the iconic Chevrolet commercial slogan's correct order, but you get the gist. Baseball season for the Florida High School Athletic Association is here. The preseason began Monday, with the regular season kicking off on Feb. 10. After a standout 2024 campaign that saw Jay win the Class 1A state championship, and other programs make solid postseason runs like Pace (6A) and Pensacola Catholic (3A), there appears to be some strong contenders once again entering the 2025 season. Baseball players to watch: 49 baseball players to watch during 2025 season from Escambia, Santa Rosa counties Escambia Code Enforcement says Offentsive women's camp must close Lisha Banks, 59, has been staying in a tent behind Offentsive, a homeless and addiction outreach group, since Escambia County shut down the Beggs Lane camp last December. It was in response to a new state law that made camping on public property illegal. Like many women on the street, Lisha is working to get back on her feet and she didn't have a place she felt safe to go. In response to situations like Lisha's, the year-old not-for-profit allowed women to pitch tents in the fenced in area behind their office on Fairfield Drive in Pensacola. However, Escambia County now says the camp must close because the tents aren't allowed under a county ordinance recently passed in response to the same state law banning camping on publicly owned property. 'I don't understand,' Banks said. 'They throw us off the street, and now they're trying to put us back on the street. Our only options is jail or a shelter, you know? This is our house.' Full story: Escambia Code Enforcement says Offentsive women's camp must close UWF students, community members protest DeSantis' conservative trustee appointments Students, alumni and community members came together Tuesday to protest a slew of conservative appointments to the University of West Florida Board of Trustees that they fear will change the university for the worse. About 200 people gathered Tuesday afternoon on Cannon Green on the UWF campus. Rowan Hoff, a freshman from Pensacola, said he came out to protest new UWF Trustee Chairman Scott Yenor and the other conservative board members' "misogynist agenda." 'The misogynist message that women shouldn't be in STEM, women shouldn't be in college, women shouldn't be educated, and they instead should be focused on being mothers has no place here,' said Hoff, 18, who noted he was shocked that Yenor was even appointed to the UWF Board of Trustees, much less made chair. 'Northwest Florida is a very diverse place with a lot of different views, a lot of beautiful scenery and a lot of beautiful ideas. He does not represent us.' UWF protest: UWF students, community members protest DeSantis' conservative trustee appointments New high-end, downtown Pensacola townhomes to begin construction next month A new downtown townhome development is set to begin construction as soon a March. Red Feather Townhomes will be an 11-unit, high-end townhome development at the corner of Baylen and Intendencia streets, just a block away from Palafox Street. The units range between 2,500 square feet and 3,500 square feet. Each one will be three stories and three- or four-bedroom units with a two-car garage. The garages will open on the backside of the units to an internal driveway. Keep reading: New high-end, downtown Pensacola townhomes to begin construction next month
Yahoo
04-02-2025
- Yahoo
Florida man follows, pulls gun on driver at intersection: police
The Brief A man was arrested over the weekend after he allegedly pointed a gun at a driver at a Clermont, Florida, intersection. Robert Bloebaum faces a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. CLERMONT, Fla. - A Florida man was taken to jail after he allegedly pulled out a gun on a driver at a Clermont intersection on Sunday morning. The backstory On Feb. 2, at around 8:37 a.m., Clermont police officers responded to the victim's home for a report of a road rage incident. The victim said he left his residence around 8 a.m. to go to an auto parts store. When he approached the intersection of North Ridge Boulevard and Grand Highway, he said a silver Toyota 4Runner pulled out in front of his vehicle and was driving well under the speed limit. The victim said he drove around the Toyota, at which point the driver began "aggressively" following him "too closely," according to the arrest report. MORE HEADLINES: Body camera video shows Florida couple arrested after toddler found alone in car outside bar Orlando pastor's wife, 85, in coma after being brutally beaten in home invasion: officials 'A Day without Immigrants': Group protests against ICE raids in Sanford, Florida The victim then sped up to create distance and stated it appeared "the driver was trying to play chicken with him." At the intersection of Shady Nook and East Desoto Street, both the victim and the Toyota driver got out of their vehicles. The victim told law enforcement he was going to ask the driver why he was following him and why he almost struck his vehicle, but that's when the suspect pointed a gun at him and told him to leave, authorities said. The victim left, and continued to the auto parts store. After shopping inside the store, the victim noticed the Toyota was in the parking lot just a few spots from his vehicle. The suspect reportedly continued to follow the victim in his vehicle, but the victim eventually sped off, losing sight of the vehicle. He went home and reported the incident. What we know Robert Bloebaum, 47, of Clermont, was identified as the suspect and was found driving the same vehicle the victim described to law enforcement. Police also found a loaded 9mm handgun on him. The other side Bloebaum told police he had slowed down for Sandhill cranes crossing the road when the victim's car drove past him. He admitted to following the victim and believed they were "playing chicken," according to the arrest report. Bloebaum claimed the two got out of their vehicles at an intersection but denied pointing a gun at the victim, officials said. Regarding his Toyota being parked outside the auto parts store, Bloebaum said it was merely a coincidence, as he is a "frequent customer" there, the report stated. He was arrested on a felony charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. He was booked into the Lake County jail but was released after posting bail. A criminal history search revealed no prior assault or battery arrests for him in the past six months, investigators said. STAY CONNECTED WITH FOX 35 ORLANDO: Download the FOX Local app for breaking news alerts, the latest news headlines Download the FOX 35 Storm Team Weather app for weather alerts & radar Sign up for FOX 35's daily newsletter for the latest morning headlines FOX Local:Stream FOX 35 newscasts, FOX 35 News+, Central Florida Eats on your smart TV The Source This story was written based on information shared by the Clermont Police Department.
