Blue Wahoos take a 1-0 lead with the bases still loaded in the first inning on a gorgeous Saturday night.

NEWS: District 2 Republican Mike Hill cancels appearance minutes before Saturday candidate forum in Pensacola, citing a scheduling conflict; Dem. Lau calls for an issue driven campaign, answers questions for 30 minutes.

It is a "Feel Good Friday" what song would you like to hear on Newsradio1620?

CHAINSAW ACCIDENT: Emergency crews are helping a man sliced by a chainsaw; a man was cutting down a tree on the 29 hundred block of Lawson Lane in Escambia county when he accidentally cut his upper leg... -Jeff Knox

BEACH WHEEL MOVING? The 360 Oberservation Wheel on Pensacola Beach could be off to Atlanta in as little as a few weeks if its owners get their way...But for now, we've still got Journey lyrics on the sand: the "wheel in the sky keeps on turning..." -Jeff Knox

Visit our new neighbor, Hyatt Place Hotel Pensacola Airport, tonight at Downtown Pensacola Gallery Night with Cat Country 98.7 & NewsRadio1620from 5-9. They're giving away a one night stay! http://www.catcountry987.com/on-the-prowl/gallery-night/

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MAN STABBED IN GROIN: A 45 year old man was stabbed in the groin area at 9:43 this morning and was rushed from the 1200 block of Old Corry Field Road to Baptist Hospital under a trauma alert. His condition and the circumstances surrounding the stabbing are not immediately available. -Jeff Knox

Behold the results of a bet between Newsradio1620's General Manager and News Anchor Jeff Knox- The GM's Spurs beat Jeff's Warriors in the NBA playoffs:

NEWS: Florida's unemployment rate drops to 7.2 percent; It's down .3 percent from March and Florida's lowest jobless rate in more than four years.

NEWS: Gulf Power plans to ask Tallahassee to let them charge more for electric service; Utility says it needs another $75M per year to cover increased costs and a slower than expected economic recovery.

Evenings in Olde Seville begins next week, and NewsRadio1620 is proud to be a part of it. Catch us downtown at Seville Square every Thursday night through August, we'll give you a chance to win a free round of golf from Perdido Bay Golf Club!

Starting Thursday May 23rd, catch NewsRadio1620 at Evenings in Olde Seville! We’ll be introducing the bands at the show and interviewing them on the Pensacola Morning News that morning at 8:50. Come by the tent behind the stage, we’ll give you a chance to win a free round of golf from Perdido Bay Go...

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Million dollar jewel heist at Cannes Film Festival:

Chopard jewels worth $1 million have been stolen at the Cannes film festival, local police said Friday. A Chopard spokeswoman said she had just learned about the burglary.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

Dubious honor, Escambia has highest crime rate in Florida:

Local online newspaper for North Escambia County Florida, Pensacola, Walnut Hill, Bratt, McDavid, Molino, Century, Cantonment, Atmore, Flomaton, News

www.northescambia.com

Chris Matthews, who said in the last election that he "got a tingle up his leg", now criticizing President Obama:

President Obama "obviously likes giving speeches more than he does running the executive branch," Chris Matthews said tonight. Yes, you read that right: The MSNBC host who in 2008 felt a "thrill going up my leg" after hearing Obama speak has grown disenchanted. Tonight's epis...

www.politico.com

In honor of the new movie, Star Trek: Into Darkness, we present you hours of fun with the Bing Klingon Translator.

In celebration of the premiere of Star Trek into Darkness, Bing and Marc Okrand, creator of the Klingon language, have joined to “to make a special language addition of Klingon, the native language of the Klingon population spoken in the Star Trek films, to the Bing Translator.”

www.trektoday.com

(Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images) The Internal Revenue Service official in charge of the tax-exempt organizations at the time when the unit targeted tea party groups now runs the IRS office responsible for the health care legislation. Sarah Hall Ingram served as commissioner of the office r...

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Come downtown for Downtown Pensacola Gallery Night tomorrow from 5p - 9p. We aren't open, but it's a great time to see your neighbors. Check out NewsRadio1620 out front with a chance to win passes for Perdido Golf and a stay at the NEW Hyatt Place hotel. Also Troy State University will have a military art display and Pensacola Shakespeare will be out there too! Come party downtown tomorrow!

Coming up on Friday night, catch NewsRadio1620 in front of the blinged out Saenger Theatre for Gallery Night! We'll be getting you signed up to win a free round of golf from Perdido Bay Golf Club, and we're also giving away a free night's stay at the new Hyatt Place Pensacola Airport!

Downtown Pensacola restaurants and bars provide a discovery for the senses. For those who are living in Pensacola, working in Pensacola or playing in Pensacola, downtown holds the key to memory-making experiences.

www.downtownpensacola.com

Eat at awesome local restaurants for half off! This week's deal is The Deli Case, phenomenal delicatessen, and you can get a $25 gift card for only $12.50. Then, Friday morning on the Pensacola Expert Palate at 9:30, you'll hear from the new restaurant in Gulf Breeze, La Brisa! Just go to NewsRadio1620.com and click on the Pensacola Expert Palate Logo on the right side.

FDLE crime rates out... how do Escambia and Santa Rosa fare?

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NEWS: A death investigation has been launched by Escambia Sheriff's officials after reports of an assault in the 10-thousand block of Loop Road this morning; Victim died on board a life-flight helicopter around 9am.

NEWS: BP is asking a federal judge to grant an injunction against multi-million dollar claims sought by Gulf Coast businesses after the 2010 oil disaster; BP calls the claims "artificially calculated".