Gulf Breeze redesigns busy intersection to protect students, adds safety features
GULF BREEZE, Fla. -- Growing concerns and reports of near misses have led the City of Gulf Breeze to again redesign one of its busiest intersections -- focused on protecting kids heading to and from school. Every school day, the crosswalk at Nightingale Drive and Fairpoint Drive fills up. "For...
8 Florida Restaurants So Good Locals Don’t Like Talking About Them
Florida’s culinary landscape extends far beyond theme park food courts and beachside chains. Scattered across the Sunshine State are restaurants so beloved by locals that they guard them like precious secrets, worried that too much attention might change the magic. These hidden gems serve everything from Cuban...
Santa Rosa County community reacts to proposed zones for Soundside High School
SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Fla. -- Santa Rosa County District Schools is unveiling zoning proposals for the new Soundside High School. The new school is set to open in the fall. It sits between Gulf Breeze High School and Navarre High School. Between Gulf Breeze and Navarre there are just over...
Children’s Trust Put Off Six Months by City on Tax Exemption
The Escambia Children’s Trust is pushing back against property tax demands from the City of Pensacola, arguing that the nearly $10 million it already spends on children’s services within city limits—including $1.7 million directly to city programs—should warrant a complete tax exemption. Background: In June, the...
Orange Beach sued for alleged Open Meetings violation
ORANGE BEACH, Ala. (NBC 15) — The City of Orange Beach, Mayor Tony Kennon and 4 of the five city council members are being sued for allegedly violating the Alabama Open Meetings Act for a special-called meeting in November 2025. The suit, filed by the Turquoise Place Condominiums Association,...
Cooking fire in Escambia County displaces residents, damages apartments
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Dec. 15, 2025 ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — A cooking-related fire has damaged multiple units, leaving some residents displaced in Escambia County. According to a county news release, Escambia County Fire Rescue responded to a multi-residential structure fire on Saturday,...
Escambia County takes steps to safeguard homeless population
ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — Commissioners in Escambia County unanimously passed two ordinances to keep homeless individuals safer, with new enforcement on panhandling and camping on public property. In regard to panhandling, the commissioners voted to expand restrictions on where people can stand. The previous...
Angel nurse fills community gaps with compassion and dedication
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- There are many historical, literary, and cultural references to nurses as angels of mercy. They often see us through the most vulnerable moments in our lives. It was simple words from a nun that challenged one nurse to live up to the high calling of an Angel...
Northwest Florida law enforcement join holiday campaign against impaired driving
ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. -- Law enforcement agencies in Northwest Florida are joining a campaign focused on cracking down on drinking and driving. The Escambia, Santa Rosa, and Okaloosa County Sheriff's offices are joining in on the "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" initiative. Through Jan. 1, their deputies will be...
Pensacola residents rally to save heritage oak trees from removal plan at old Baptist...
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Pensacola residents are fighting back against the city's plan to cut down heritage oak trees at the old Baptist hospital property. Tree advocates say these towering oaks are a part of the city's identity. Some of them are hundreds of years old. Any day now, dozens of...
