Brandon Girod

6 days ago | yahoo.com | Brandon Girod

A budget proposal for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) paints a potentially harrowing picture with less than two months before the start of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season. In short, the Trump administration is looking to make severe cuts to NOAA's education, grants, research and climate-related programs in 2026. However, the administration expects the agency to implement the proposed changes immediately.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Brandon Girod

Easter weekend is nearly here and there are a surprising amount of stores closing for the holiday. Aldi, Lowe’s and Target are just a few retailers that will be closing on April 20 to observe the holiday. So, if you still need to do any last-minute shopping, you’ll want to keep reading to find out what stores are closing on Easter in Florida. Is Ace Hardware open on Easter? Ace Hardware stores are independently owned, so it will be up to the local owner.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Brandon Girod

Another 2025 Atlantic hurricane season prediction, this time from researchers at North Carolina State University, further cements previous forecasts’ claims of an average-to-above-average year. NC State University predicts that the Atlantic basin, which encompasses the Atlantic Ocean as well as the Gulf and Caribbean, will see 12-15 named storms, putting it just below Colorado State University’s prediction of 17 named storms and roughly in line with AccuWeather’s call of 13 to 18.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Brandon Girod

After an extremely turbulent start to spring, the Pensacola area weather forecast is expected to be dry and mild. Some weather disturbances north of the Florida Panhandle will push a weak cold front toward the Pensacola area, which will bring some milder temperatures on Tuesday and Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service Mobile office forecast. Here’s a look at the weather forecast for the Pensacola area through the week.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Brandon Girod

In a bid to stay competitive with Costco and BJ’s Wholesale Club’s ambitious expansion plans, Walmart has announced that it will ramp up its own plans to not only build new Sam’s Club stores but to remodel its existing locations. Walmart hopes that by expanding the number of Sam’s Club locations and swapping to an “omnichannel” approach, which caters to both in-store and digital shoppers, it will double its membership over the next eight to 10 years.