Pensacola FL

It took everything they had, but Niceville is district champions once again. The Lady Eagles edged Gulf Breeze 4-0 on April 30 to claim their fourth straight district title and the 18th under head coach Danny Hensley. For five-and-a-half innings, the game was a pitcher’s duel between Niceville’s Chloe Bailey...

Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States, and one in five Americans will develop it in their lifetime. Along the Emerald Coast, where sunshine is a way of life, that risk is a year-round reality. The good news is that when caught early, skin cancer is highly treatable.

Southbound drivers will be rerouted to SR-59 as crews finish work on the new bridge approach. Orange Beach, Ala. — (OBA) — ALDOT is preparing to open the new Intracoastal Waterway Bridge in Baldwin County. Final work is underway. A temporary detour will affect southbound traffic. This change is part of a new travel pattern to the Alabama beaches.

SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Fla. — Construction on U.S. 98 from Bayshore Road to Portside Drive is entering its final phase, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has announced. According to the FDOT, crews are preparing to place the final friction course, which serves as the roadway’s surface. This work is expected to begin in May and continue through July. Final roadway signage installation is ongoing...

Walk into Celebrations and it doesn’t take long to understand why it’s become a staple in Pensacola for over three decades. The scent, the fresh blooms, the greenery, the color and the nostalgia everywhere is a feeling worth revisiting over and over. For Susan Saxton, who has spent...

After tackling the issues of criminal justice and affordable rental housing in previous years, JUST Pensacola is now looking to improve access to mental health resources in Escambia County. The coalition of interfaith congregations began working to determine which issue to pursue last fall, with about 350 people breaking out...

PENSACOLA, Fla. (WALA) -A tiny home village for senior citizens has officially opened in Pensacola, nearly two years after the Catholic Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee broke ground on the project. Trinity Village is a nine-home community specifically for senior citizens who are having trouble finding affordable housing. “One thing that really...

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- A middle school cafeteria manager in Pensacola was recognized on a state level Friday by receiving the "2026 School Lunch Hero Award." Sharon Horne is the cafeteria manager at Workman Middle School. She has worked in Escambia County for over 25 years, starting at Escambia High School.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The mother of an Escambia County homicide suspect in early March was arrested for accessory to murder. The sheriff's office says Sonya Cross-McAdoo of Montgomery, Alabama, helped her son Devaughn Williamson cross state lines in an attempt to evade capture. Williamson was eventually caught in Phoenix, Arizona,...

FLORIDA — A line of storms carrying embedded circulations and tornado potential will sweep across Florida on Friday, May 1, 2026, affecting a broad zone stretching from the Panhandle through central Florida. The threat is not expected to be widespread or significant, but enough potential exists across the green zone to warrant awareness. Tornadoes, if they occur, are expected to remain below EF-2 intensity...