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Tuesday was a day of celebration at Santa Rosa County’s newest high school . More than 250 students, parents, district staff and administrators, community members and others turned out for the ribbon-cutting of Soundside High School . Located between Gulf Breeze and Navarre on U.S. Highway 98, the $132 million, three-s

Embattled New World Believers' former leader, Rodney Jones , appealed to the Escambia Children's Trust this week to recoup what he says is money that is owed to the organization. ECT terminated its contract with the New World Believers’ H.O.O.P.S. program and funding was suspended on Jan. 8 after the Children’s Trust w

The glitz and glam of Hollywood captures attention starting from an early age. Beyond celebrities' Instagram Stories and red carpet poses, there are actors out there paying their dues and honing their craft in pursuit of a sustainable career or a fulfilling sideline. Submitting to casting calls is a big part of that jo

The award-winning Palafox Market is expanding its presence downtown this summer with the debut of Summer Pop-Ups, a new midweek market experience taking place every Wednesday in July at Plaza Ferdinand. From 4-8 p.m., visitors can shop a curated selection of Palafox Market vendors offering fresh local produce, plants,

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Much needed help is coming to some of the most vulnerable in Northwest Florida. An anonymous donation of $40,000 will be going a long way to keep dozens of seniors safe in the summer heat. This donation arrived just in time. The donation to AHEPA 296 Senior...

The Escambia County Sheriff's Office is investigating a double shooting that left one dead and another hospitalized. The incident occurred shortly before 11 a.m. June 10 at Hotel Del Sol on U.S. Highway 29, south of the Interstate 10 interchange. "We got a report of shots fired in the area of the Del Sol Hotel, which i

PENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) — Ascension Sacred Heart Hospital will be hosting the first Summer Safe Pensacola Series, in collaboration with Visit Pensacola, to provide free life-saving training skills to hospitality workers in Escambia County. The first event will be Tuesday, June 16, at the Holiday Inn Resort on Pensacola

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- A celebration was held for patients saved by extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) on Tuesday night at Baptist Hospital in Pensacola. It's a life support system for heart or lung failure patients and provides oxygen to the blood while the body heals. The event brought together 26 patients, thei

PENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) — Two young sisters were found unresponsive in a neighbor’s pool on Monday in Pensacola. “Absolutely devastating time for that family, for that neighborhood, and the city as a whole,” Pensacola Police Chief Eric Winstrom said. The girls, ages five and eight, were last seen at their home Monday ni

SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Fla. -- A Florida Highway Patrol trooper from Pensacola was taken to the hospital with minor injuries after crashing into the back of a tractor-trailer Tuesday morning in Santa Rosa County. Troopers say the crash happened at 8:55 a.m. on State Road 8 (I-10) at mile marker...