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ALABAMA — A two-vehicle crash Friday night left one man dead and another facing a vehicular manslaughter charge, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency. State troopers said the collision occurred around 6:30 p.m. at the intersection of Sanborn Avenue and County Road 73. Investigators said an SUV driven by...

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- The new VetCV Wellness Center is now open, helping a few people each day. A space built by veterans, for veterans. It’s been quietly running for about a month, and Friday, WEAR News saw how this all-veteran team is already making an impact. "Well, even before...

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- A play on Saturday at the Sanders Beach Community Center in Pensacola is aimed at preventing veteran suicides. It is written by a 23-year army veteran, who spent eighteen years as a Green Beret. Lieutenant Colonel Scott Mann says he wrote the play, with help from his...

Putting together a Thanksgiving meal for a family is a lot of work — and a lot of money. That’s what some churches and nonprofits, like Waterfront Rescue Mission, are preparing for. Waterfront has been serving free Thanksgiving meals since it was founded in 1949. “It really has...

PENSACOLA, Fla. (WALA) - Since 2017, the Watson Firm and their foundation has been handing out full thanksgiving meals to families in Pensacola. What started as 200 families has since grown to 1,000 families taking home full meals for the holiday. “The reason we kept increasing is when we started...

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- One thousand families in need in Pensacola now have a turkey dinner for Thanksgiving thanks to the Watson Firm's annual turkey giveaway Friday morning at the Pensacola Interstate Fairgrounds. Rodney Walker was one of the first cars in line. He said he arrived Thursday night at 10:30...

Achieve Escambia has quietly shut down its nonprofit and has asked United Way of West Florida to take over the initiative. And if you’re wondering what we learned from this expensive, well-intentioned effort—you’re not alone. An Uncomfortable Conversation. That’s the uncomfortable question Pensacola needs to answer.

Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Nov. 19, 2025 PENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) — A man from Pensacola has been sentenced to life in prison for a murder in 2023. According to a news release from the Office of the State Attorney, First Judicial Circuit of Florida, Christian Ketchup was convicted of second-degree […]

A Santa Rosa County jury has awarded a $37,495,930 to 28 Gulf Breeze residents impacted by what the law firm of Morgan and Morgan has billed the " 2021 Midway water crisis ." Filed by Morgan in Morgan on behalf of the homeowners, the lawsuit revolved around events that occurred around the first of April in 2021, when...

Interested in adopting a pet — or just looking at some adorable pets near you up for adoption? There are dozens of endearing pets up for adoption at animal shelters in and around pensacola..