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IRVINGTON, Ala. (WALA) - The Mobile County Sheriff’s Office on Monday identified the pilot who died when his plane crashed Saturday. John Jenista had just taken off from Roy E. Ray Airport to return home to Florida’s Escambia County when the plane went down in a wooded area just south of the small airstrip. Robby...

—First-of-its-Kind Lawsuit Seeks Court Clarity on Donor Rights and Foundation Independence— The WSRE Foundation has filed a groundbreaking lawsuit against Pensacola State College, marking the first legal action of its kind in Florida as the foundation board fights to protect donor interests and preserve public media...

Pensacola City Council on Thursday halted the city’s effort to move forward with a redevelopment advisory contract for the former Baptist Hospital campus, pulling the item from its agenda after hours of testimony warning that the process could accelerate displacement in nearby historically Black neighborhoods. The...

Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Dec. 12, 2025 SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — Florida Highway Patrol deputies say a motorcyclist was killed early Friday morning after the motorcycle he was riding collided with a dump truck. According to an FHP report, the incident happened at about 3 a.m. Friday morning...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA)— Two people are dead after a crash on I-75 in Sarasota, the Florida Highway Patrol announced. Troopers responded to a crash on I-75 in Sarasota around 3:30 p.m. on Sunday. Fred Donalson, 48, from Ohio, was driving a Toyota Camry on I-75 near mile marker 203 when he hit a Nissan Pathfinder […]

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People miss their downtown post office and are excited to see work begin on the new location on South Jefferson St. This post garnered triple attention over the next most read post. An anonymously authored zine with a scathing critique of the University of West Florida’s presidential search process, which...

Charlie Hicks ate his lunch and dinner at the Shrimp Basket in Pensacola, Florida, every day for 10 years. When he suddenly stopped showing up, the chef went looking for him, and ultimately saved his life.

NAVARRE BEACH, Fla. (WALA) - Navarre Beach Fire Rescue posted on its Facebook page that its crews rescued two kayakers after a sudden storm Sunday morning. Station 49 Rescues Kayakers in Distress Following Sudden Storm. Navarre Beach, FL — At approximately 9:00 a.m. this morning, Station 49, including Beach 49...

Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Dec. 12, 2025 ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — A man from Pensacola has been convicted of second-degree murder in Escambia County. According to a news release from the Office of the State Attorney, First Judicial Circuit of Florida, Kopelyn Gerard Gildon was convicted of...