Pensacola FL

This week’s Northwest Florida Fishing Report delivers a packed update from across Pensacola, Navarre, Destin and Panama City. Host Joe Baya is joined by co-host Angelo DePaola and contributors including Tom Hilton, Blake Hunter, and Capt. Evan Wheeler. Conditions are aligning for incredible nearshore and offshore...

This well-known and often-published image of Company B, 9th Mississippi Volunteer Infantry, is of particular interest to me. It is one of approximately 40 images made in May 1861, by photographer Jay Dearborn Edwards at Camp Magnolia near Pensacola, Fla. Edwards (1831-1900), a native of New Hampshire who operated a...

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- One veteran returned home to the panhandle on Saturday when he moved into a specially adapted home built by 'Homes for Our Troops.'. Retired Marine Gunnery Sergeant David Post was on his third tour when he stepped on an improvised explosive device that altered his way of life.

The Red Clay Strays from Mobile, Alabama, won “Vocal Group of the Year” at the 2025 CMA Awards. Last year, they won the “Emerging Artist of the Year” at the 2024 Americana Honors & Awards and the Billboard Music Award for Top Country Group. Background: The...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Goodwill Gulf Coast has launched its 2025 “Christmas on the Coast” ornaments for Mobile and Pensacola. These limited edition, gold-plated ornaments have become collector’s items for many Gulf Coast residents over the past three decades. The ornaments are now available for purchase at area...

Thanksgiving in Pensacola can be warm, breezy, and beautiful — but that doesn’t mean you want to spend the day cooking. Whether you’re visiting family, taking a holiday trip, or simply taking a break from the kitchen, Pensacola has great local restaurants serving Thanksgiving meals. This guide...

Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Nov. 21, 2025 ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — A former Escambia County Sheriff’s Office deputy who allegedly hit and killed two pedestrians in Perdido Key in July will be charged, according to a Florida Highway Patrol news release. Greg Nesmith, 47, of Pensacola, will be...

A joint investigation into stolen mail in Baldwin County led to the arrest of a Foley man accused of targeting dozens of residents. Gulf Shores Police Department, the Foley Police Department and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service worked together on the case. Authorities said the thefts affected people across the...

A former Escambia County Sheriff's deputy has been charged with two counts of vehicular homicide in connection with a fatal collision that killed two people in a crosswalk last July. The Florida Highway Patrol announced Nov. 21 it had completed its investigation into the crash and was issuing the vehicular homicide...

Residents of Pensacola city are faced with a decision that many parents across the country grapple with: which high school should their child attend? The question has sparked a lively discussion on social media, with parents weighing in on the merits of various schools within the city limits. The conversation also...