Supreme Court Begins Hearings On Health Care Mandate
March 26, 2012
The U.S. Supreme Court will begin three days of landmark hearings in a Florida-led challenge to the 2010 federal health care law.
The first day will center on what is known as the “anti-injunction act,” which is designed to prevent legal challenges to taxes until they take effect. While this might sound like an obscure legal concept, justices need to determine whether it blocks them from ruling on the constitutionality of the “individual mandate” in the federal health law.
People who do not comply with the mandate to have health coverage in 2014 would be hit with financial penalties, which could be considered taxes.
If the anti-injunction act applies, that could prevent justices from ruling on the constitutionality of the mandate until after the penalties start taking effect.
Sunny Week Forecast
March 26, 2012
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Monday: Sunny, with a high near 82. North wind around 5 mph.
- Monday Night: Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 54. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming south between 5 and 10 mph.
- Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. South wind between 5 and 10 mph becoming calm.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. South wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. South wind between 5 and 10 mph becoming calm.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming southwest between 5 and 10 mph.
- Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. South wind between 5 and 10 mph becoming calm.
- Friday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
- Saturday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Saturday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 81.
Sunny Week Forecast
March 25, 2012
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. North wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Monday: Sunny, with a high near 81. North wind around 5 mph.
- Monday Night: Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 54. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming south between 5 and 10 mph.
- Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. South wind between 5 and 10 mph becoming calm.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. South wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. South wind between 5 and 10 mph becoming calm.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming south between 5 and 10 mph.
- Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. South wind between 5 and 10 mph becoming calm.
- Friday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
- Saturday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Saturday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Sunday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 81.
Perfect Weekend Weather
March 24, 2012
Here is your official North Escambia are forecast:
- Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. West wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Northwest wind between 5 and 15 mph.
- Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Northwest wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Monday: Sunny, with a high near 82. North wind around 5 mph.
- Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming south between 5 and 10 mph.
- Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. South wind between 5 and 10 mph becoming calm.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. South wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. South wind between 5 and 10 mph becoming calm.
- Thursday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Thursday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Friday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.
- Saturday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 20%
Nice Weekend Forecast
March 23, 2012
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
- Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms through the night. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. South winds 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. West wind between 5 and 15 mph.
- Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. West wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Northwest wind between 5 and 15 mph.
- Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Northwest wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Monday: Sunny, with a high near 83. North wind between 5 and 10 mph.
- Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
- Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming south between 5 and 10 mph.
- Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
- Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
March 22, 2012
The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
western Escambia County in south central Alabama…
southwestern Conecuh County in south central Alabama…
southwestern Monroe County in south central Alabama…
north central Baldwin County in southwest Alabama…
* until 745 PM CDT
*
In addition to large hail and damaging winds…continuous cloud to
ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors
immediately! Lightning is one of natures number one killers.
Remember…if you can hear thunder…you are close enough to be
struck by lightning.
Aggie Game Moved To Tate
March 22, 2012
Tonight’s Tate High School Aggie game against Hueytown has been moved to Tate.
The game will be played at 7 p.m.
Elections Outreach Event Today In North Escambia
March 22, 2012
Escambia County Supervisor of Elections David Stafford will hold an outreach event to give North Escambia residents a chance to verify and update their voter information, register to vote, pick up a voter guide or become a poll worker.
Staff from the elections office will be in Century on Thursday from 1-3 p.m. at the Century Branch Library, 7991 North Century Boulevard.
Florida residents 18 years of age and older can register to vote, change their address, update their signature, change party affiliation and sign up to vote by mail. Individuals 16 or 17 years old can preregister to vote.
The elections staff will also have poll worker applications available. Poll workers are hired and trained to work Election Day at precincts throughout Escambia County. “Standby” workers are also needed in the event that someone is unable to serve at the last minute.
For more information about outreach opportunities or serving as a poll worker, contact the Escambia County Supervisor of Elections office at (850) 595-3900.
Pensacola NAS Closed Today, Friday
March 22, 2012
Pensacola’s navy base will be closed the next two days as part of a security exercise.
Naval Air Station Pensacola (NASP, Corry Station and Saufley Field) will participate in Exercise Solid Curtain-Citadel Shield 2012; an anti-terrorism/force protection exercise that will be conducted on all continental United States naval installations March 19 – 24.
Naval Air Station Pensacola will close all access and activities aboard the base at 11 a.m., March 22 and remain closed through 11 a.m., March 24. Only mission essential personnel will be allowed on the base.
The National Museum of Naval Aviation will be closed all day, Friday and Saturday, March 23 and 24. Fort Barrancas, the Advanced Redoubt, and Barrancas National Cemetery will be closed Thursday, Friday and Saturday, March 22 though 24.
At Naval Hospital Pensacola, there will be no scheduled appointments from 11 a.m. Thursday until 4 p.m. Friday. The emergency room will be open for emergency services. Normal pharmacy services will be provided.
This annual exercise, coordinated by U.S. Fleet Forces Command is designed to enhance training and readiness of Naval Security Force personnel to respond to threats to installations and units throughout the nation. All security processes will be implemented during the exercise to evaluate preparedness.
Local communities may also experience traffic delays on roadways leading to or in proximity to the base. Area residents may also notice increased military activity associated with the exercise. Elevation of force protection conditions and increased security measures can be anticipated for the duration of the exercise.
Solid Curtain-Citadel Shield is a regularly scheduled exercise and is not being held in response to any specific threat.
Downed Tree Limb Blocks Molino Road, Highway 95A
March 22, 2012
High winds downed a large tree limb near the intersection of Highway 95A and Molino Road, blocking both roadways.
Fire crews from Molino and Cantonment responded about 10:40 a.m. and worked to remove the limb. Both roads were re-opened by 10:55 a.m.