Pensacola FL

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — Two people were injured after a driver ran a red light in Escambia County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. An FHP crash report said the driver of a truck was driving south on County Road 95A when he ran a red light, crashing into the driver’s side of an […]

Pensacola has published the first draft of a sweeping rewrite of its Land Development Code, the rulebook that governs what can be built where and how. City officials say modernizing the code is central to tackling housing shortages, giving builders and residents clearer expectations, and bringing stormwater and...

PENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) — Baptist Medical Park in Pensacola is set to hold a Community Health Improvement Tour, hosted by Baptist Health Care, Florida Blue, Northwest Florida Health Council, and Achieve Healthy EscaRosa. According to a release from Baptist Health Care, the event will be held on Saturday, Sept. 27,...

The sharp divide between Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves and Escambia County Commission Chair Mike Kohler has narrowed little over the summer when it comes to whether the county should contribute to demolishing Baptist Hospital’s abandoned campus in the West Moreno District. Contrasting Viewpoints. Speaking at his press...

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — A Pensacola man has been sentenced after being found with stolen mail in 2024, according to the Department of Justice. According to a DOJ news release, 31-year-old Rashaad Tariq Lee received a 25-month prison sentence on charges of unlawful possession of stolen mail and means of...

The Florida Lottery recently announced that Fadil Begic of Gulf Breeze won a $1 million prize from the $1,000,000 A Year For Life Spectacular scratch-off game. The North Florida man chose to receive his prize in a single, lump-sum payment of $640,000. The Santa Rosa County man bought his winning...

PENSACOLA, Florida -- Two Pensacola residents have been indicted in federal court on charges stemming from a multi-year scheme to defraud victims of millions of dollars. 66-year-old Salvatore John Carpanzano and 54-year-old Heather Gayle Fisher were both arrested on Aug. 5 and released from Santa Rosa County Jail on...

When Chief Randy Tifft, Deputy Justin Moore and Sergeant Danny Miller from the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office set out to investigate a “slow-moving suspect” at the Gulf Breeze Zoo, they didn’t expect the trail to lead them to Softball — a Galápagos Tortoise standing only two feet tall, but weighing nearly 500...

The City of Pensacola has spent the past year reviewing its Land Development Code (LDC), with the help of Inspire Engagement. The first public draft is now available online. Visit the webpage. Speaking at a press conference this morning, Mayor D.C. Reeves outlined the two transformative changes residents can expect...

At the midpoint of his term, Mayor D.C. Reeves announced his “24 for ’24” priority list in January 2024. The list provided the Reeves administration “a strategic focus on front-facing projects impacting city residents.” (His words, not mine) In the press release, Mayor Reeves said,...