New Name: ST Engineering – Pensacola Aerospace.
ST Engineering has changed its name from ST Engineering – Mobile Aerospace Engineering to ST Engineering – Pensacola Aerospace. The third hanger at the Pensacola International Airport is nearly complete, and the City of Pensacola is ready to start the design phase of the fourth one. The City...
Dinosaur World LIVE is Coming to the Saenger January 27th
Back by popular demand, DINOSAUR WORLD LIVE, winner of the prestigious 2024 Olivier Award for Best Family Entertainment, returns for its third major tour of the United States. The interactive children’s theatre show that brings dinosaurs to life on stage will be visiting Pensacola’s Saenger Theatre on January 27th...
‘It was pretty special’: Anglers reel in massive great white shark from Florida shore
PENSACOLA, Fla. (WALA/CNN NEWSOURCE/WKRC) - Anglers on Pensacola Beach reeled in a rare catch during a 48-hour fishing trip: a massive great white shark. Dylan Wier and Blaine Kenny, fishing with a team from Coastal Worldwide, said they hooked the shark within the first 12 hours of the trip. The great white was...
Disabled vet in Navarre receives new fence from volunteers
NAVARRE, Fla. (WKRG) — Marine Corps League volunteers and the Home Depot rolled up their sleeves to give back to a disabled veteran and his wife at their home in Navarre. “We’re building a fence for a disabled veteran, combat veteran Marine,” Marine Corps League member Tim Chandler said. “He lost his leg in...
FHP: Truck goes into water, driver couldn’t escape
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) says a 68 year old man was in a pickup truck that submerged in the Yellow River in Santa Rosa County Friday night. On 01/23/2026 at approximately 7:25 PM (CST) I responded to a single vehicle crash located at the southern end of Ward Basin Road at Fish Camp Road.
Commission weighs $189M Pensacola Bay Center transformation, mulls competition with Mobile
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Escambia County commissioners spent more than two hours Friday discussing improvements to the Pensacola Bay Center. The current proposal would cost $189 million and would create an event "campus" that would transform Downtown Pensacola. For the first time, Legends Global showcased its vision for...
Florida Highway Patrol responding to traffic fatality in Santa Rosa County
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Jan. 22, 2026 SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — The Florida Highway Patrol is responding to a traffic fatality in Santa Rosa County. According to the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office, a car crashed into the Yellow River off Ward Basin and Fish Camp Roads. Officials […]
WEAR Morning News Call in contest for week of Jan. 26 – 30, 2026
Station Address: WEAR, 4990 Mobile Highway, Pensacola FL, 32506. Contest Area: In Mississippi: George and Greene counties. In Alabama: Baldwin, Mobile, Monroe, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, and Washington counties. In Florida: Escambia, Santa Rosa, and Okaloosa counties. Contest Sponsor(s): Pensacola Mardi Gras Inc....
Birmingham-based company opens new Florida facility to serve Gulf Coast
Birmingham-based Buffalo Rock Co. has opened a new 47-acre campus in Florida to serve the Gulf Coast region. The company’s new Santa Rosa facility is a 352,800-square-foot facility designed to support growing customer demand across the Gulf region. Located off Interstate 10 in the Northwest Florida Industrial Park,...
Some Santa Rosa County residents asked to boil water after advisory
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Jan. 22, 2026 SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — A precautionary boil water notice has been issued for an area in Santa Rosa County. “A main break has occurred and/or a loss of pressure has been experienced,” a news release said. According to a news release, […]
