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Radio Live was first broadcast on WUWF in September of 1988. And as we get set for this month’s show, we are celebrating the 35th anniversary of the program. WUWF’s Sandra Averhart recently walked down memory lane with Radio Live’s longtime host and creator, Pat Crawford.

Dr. Wayne Wooten shares astronomy tips for September 2023.

A First Amendment fight about access in school libraries to the children’s book “And Tango Makes Three” has expanded to include the Escambia County school system.

The Florida Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments next week on the state’s ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy — the outcome of which will affect a law passed this year barring abortions at six weeks of pregnancy.

School districts in the western Florida Panhandle are still experiencing a teacher shortage, but reporting fewer vacancies for the start of the 2023-24 school year.

Lady Fest was created to be a space where marginalized groups could have a stage to perform without societal pressures.Ten years later, the advocacy Lady Fest presents is more important than ever. Melody Davis, the founder of Lady Fest and half of the rap duo Cookies and Cake, is pleasantly surprised by this milestone.

The Escambia County School Board on Monday urged a federal judge to toss out a lawsuit filed by authors, a publishing company, parents, and a non-profit organization challenging the removal or restriction of books in school libraries.

Don Salter, who served 20 years as a member of the Santa Rosa County Board of Commissioners, died early Sunday.

Parents have raised concerns that books are inaccessible in high school libraries as the district reviews materials to be in compliance with Florida's expansion of "Don't Say Gay" law.

UWF is projecting a student body of over 14,000, including its second-largest freshman class.