Pensacola business owner: Blame individual, not venue, for second fatal shooting
ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — A deadly shooting Friday night outside the 8Fifty Event Center has the owner vocal about where the blame should remain focused. “I definitely want to start off by giving my condolences to the family,” 8Fifty Event Center Owner Bill Marshall said. Marshall owns the event center on Delano Street and […]
Pace man sentenced to prison time after death of 10-month-old baby left in hot...
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from April 27, 2026 PACE, Fla. (WKRG) — A Pace man has been sentenced to prison time following the death of a 10-month-old baby that was left in a hot car in 2021. According to court documents, 30-year-old Dustin Scott Campbell will serve five years in prison. […]
Deputies: 3-year-old located after caregiver flees Escambia County hospital
ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. -- Escambia County deputies have located a 33-year-old woman and a 3-year-old boy, who they believed was in danger. The sheriff's office suspected Dynisha Blunt may have harmed Stanley Collin’s-Deraps. Deputies say Blunt brought the child to West Florida Hospital with "life-threatening injuries to his head...
Gulf Breeze man arrested in Foley on kidnapping charge
FOLEY, Ala. (NBC 15) — According to Foley Police, shortly after noon on Friday, April 24, 2026, Foley Police responded to a complaint that Grant Barrett, age 42 of Gulf Breeze, took an acquaintance against their will, threatening force while traveling from Gulf Breeze to Foley. Foley Officers contacted...
Escambia County Sheriff’s Office seeks man for questioning in homicide
The Escambia County, Florida Sheriff’s Office is looking for Trenton Michael Mason for questioning in connection to a homicide that happened at the 8 Fifty Club on April 24.
Florida Department of Health rates Escambia County EMS as ‘outstanding’
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from April 27, 2026 ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — Escambia County EMS recently passed state inspection with an “outstanding” from the Florida Department of Health, according to Escambia County representatives. According to an Escambia County EMS and Emergency Communications Facebook post, the agency’s vehicles and records were […]
Three charged in Northwest Florida drug distribution, money laundering case: DOJ
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from April 27, 2026 ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — Three people, including one Gulf Coast resident, have been charged in connection with alleged drug distribution and money laundering conspiracies in Northwest Florida. According to a Department of Justice news release, 53-year-old Marcus Dewayne Gulley and 38-year-old Tristian […]
Pensacola, FL, Is the Real Estate Haven Where Smart Boomers Grew Their Wealth
Older Pensacola, FL, homeowners, especially Boomers, saw their housing wealth grow by an impressive 108.2%.
Santa Rosa County teachers to get raise after impasse settled
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from April 27, 2026 SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — The Santa Rosa County District School Board held an impasse hearing for ongoing negotiations with the Santa Rosa Professional Educators over raises for teachers after the two sides could not come to a consensus. According to an […]
Pensacola police chief plans for new ‘public safety dashboard’ to track crime data
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- The Pensacola Police Department investigated its first shooting with injuries under a new chief this weekend. One of Chief Eric Winstrom's top priorities when applying for the job was increasing transparency in the department. He plans to do that by getting information out to the public. Winstrom...
