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ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. -- The Escambia County Department of Animal Welfare will waive adoption fees for all cats and dogs at the shelter in celebration of "National Love Your Pet Day" beginning Friday until Saturday. A $15 licensing fee will be applied to all adoptions for Escambia County residents. To...

UPDATE (7:39 a.m.): A news release from a PPD spokesperson states that the victim is in stable condition. The release also states that the cyclist was traveling southbound on 14th Avenue near Gregory Street when they failed to stop at the stop sign. The E-Biker rider was cited for running the stop sign. PENSACOLA,...

Inspire Communities of Florida and Corporate Contractors Inc. reveal details of a transformative two-phase project that promises to reshape Pensacola’s waterfront downtown. Lot 5 is a 1.5-acre parcel sitting immediately north of and fronting Blue Wahoos Stadium. Under this proposal, it would become the first phase of...

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. -- A woman was sentenced Friday for her role in a deadly pill mill operation in Pensacola off of University Parkway. Beverly Wilson received 10 years probation and will serve her time in Virginia. Wilson is the wife of Dr. Bill Wilson, who was also sentenced last...

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. -- The issue of customary use is back in the spotlight Thursday night. Escambia County commissioners discussed whether to open access to the public at Perdido Key. The other option would be leaving the beach access to private property owners, who argue they're paying for the land.

PENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) — Body camera footage released by the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office shows deputies responding to a medical call for 60-year-old Wayne Dines. This examination happened just 40 minutes before he was involved in a crash killing two people, according to the sheriff’s office. At 4:50 p.m. on...

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- A 53-year-old Pensacola woman pleaded guilty in federal court on Friday to multiple fentanyl-related charges after investigators say she was caught with more than 100 grams of the drug intended for a prearranged sale. Laurie Ann Chapman pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and...

A long, simmering debate over beach access on Perdido Key is boiling over, with deep emotions on both sides about who should be able to use the sand along Escambia County’s shoreline. At the heart of the dispute is whether the county should pursue a “customary use” claim that...

MILTON, Fla. — Southern Raceway is entering a new era as the Hunt The Front group has acquired the three-eighths-mile clay oval, launching a revitalization effort that will see the venue operate as Hunt The Front’s Southern Raceway. The ownership group — brothers Jonathan, Joshua, and Joseph Joiner...

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- A small house in Pensacola’s Historic Village offers a rare window into the life of a free woman of color in early 1800s Pensacola. Julee Cottage sits downtown in the middle of Pensacola’s Historic Village — named after the woman who owned it, but tight-lipped about who exactly she was.