Pensacola news you missed: New restaurants, Navy Federal gets break on overdraft fees

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06-07-2025

Here's a roundup of our top stories from the past week.
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The month of June brought a handful of tasty new restaurants to try in Escambia and Santa Rosa County, ranging from a new waterfront restaurant and bar to a quick-service downtown taco stand. Here's a round-up of the restaurant openings we covered in June.
New Pensacola restaurants: Check out these 4 new Pensacola area restaurants that opened in June
Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed at least $8.2 million in local projects as part of $600 million in vetoes to the state's $115 billion 2026 budget.
Among the local items vetoed included $350,000 to improve the local law enforcement's gunshot detection system, ShotSpotter, in Pensacola and Escambia County.
Read the full list: DeSantis kills $8 million in Pensacola-area projects as part of $600 million veto list
The U.S. Attorney's Office announced June 30 that four Pensacola women were indicted with charges related to illegal drug diversion to defraud medical programs.
U.S. Attorney John Heekin announced charges against 31-year-old Alexandra Christensen, 41-year-old Lindsay McCray, 36-year-old Heather Bradley and 39-year-old Jennifer Purves.
"As alleged in the indictment, between 2015 and 2024, McCray, while employed by a medical practice, forged controlled substance prescriptions using the names, signatures and Drug Enforcement Administration registration numbers of the practice's two physicians without their knowledge or authorization," a release said.
As a result of the conspiracy, McCray, Christensen and others allegedly contributed to the unlawful distribution of over 300,000 hydrocodone pills and over 30,000 oxycodone pills. McCray is further charged with distributing and aiding and abetting the distribution of amphetamine with Bradley and Purves.
Nationwide healthcare scheme: Four Pensacola women federally charged in $14.6 billion nationwide healthcare scheme
The intersection of Barrancas Avenue and South Navy Boulevard. is surrounded by empty lots these days, as more dilapidated buildings and defunct businesses are torn down.
Pensacola businessman William Van Horn recently had an old floral shop building demolished that long sat empty on the northeastern corner.
'We took down the old Flowerama, and we'll put up a new Circle K there,' Van Horn said. 'Hopefully, we'll kick off new business there. We want to see that happen everywhere, but South Navy Boulevard's always been a tough one.'
Warrington growth? Eyesores coming down on S. Navy Blvd. Is cleanup enough to spur more growth in Warrington?
Navy Federal Credit Union (NFCU) is no longer on the hook for refunding $80 million in overdraft fees to customers.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau terminated a Consent Order filed last November for violations they said NFCU committed related to the collection of certain overdraft fees from consumers.
Navy Federal off the hook: Navy Federal Credit Union no longer has to refund $80 million in overdraft fees. Here's why.
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