Active brush fire shuts down stretch of Scenic Highway in Escambia County
ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. -- Deputies are urging the public to avoid Scenic Highway between Scenic Ridge Drive and Pelican Place due to an active brush fire in Escambia County on Saturday. First responders began working on the scene around 1 pm, and traffic delays are anticipated as crews work to...
Podcast: The Haunting of Pensacola Avenue
Julie Still-Rolin never planned to spend over a decade living with the dead. But despite listing her haunted house on the market six times, she remained trapped with four distinct spirits in a property that refused to let her go. The first sign something was wrong came from an unexpected...
Escambia County robbery spree ends with arrest of Pensacola man in camo, deputies say
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Jan. 30, 2026 ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — A suspect in three armed robberies in Escambia County has been arrested. According to Escambia County Sheriff’s Office officials, 34-year-old Joseph Michael Vaughn, of Pensacola, was arrested after he was connected to robberies...
Florida Panhandle braces for 18 hours of sub-freezing temperatures
Pensacola woke up to sub-freezing temperatures on Saturday morning, but the worst cold is still ahead. Morning temperatures dipped below freezing for just a few hours on Saturday after the first of a pair of cold fronts moved into the area. The second cold front is expected to bring sub-freezing temperatures for...
Pensacola High students walk out in protest over immigration enforcement
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Jan. 30, 2026 PENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) — Students at Pensacola High School walked out of class Friday afternoon to protest federal immigration enforcement. Escambia County School System officials have confirmed to News 5 that students at Pensacola High School left classes to...
NWB Financial Report Makes No Sense
New World Believers’s financial statements are nonsensical, and the Escambia Children’s Trust should NEVER have been accepted them. In fact, I’m not sure they were produced by anyone with an accounting degree. FY 2023-2024. On Sept. 9, New World Believers founder Rodney Jones emailed Lindsey Cannon, Tammy...
Is it cheaper to buy or rent in Pensacola in 2026?
If you're deciding whether to buy or rent a home in Pensacola in 2026, you're not alone. What used to be a simple answer has become more difficult as the economy continues to drift from historical norms. Previously, it was common knowledge that buying was the more affordable choice, with...
Milton police clear scene after firearm threat incident
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Jan. 30, 2026 MILTON, Fla. (WKRG) — A scene has been cleared in Milton after a person barricaded themselves in a residence. According to a Milton Police Department Facebook post, officers were called to a residence at the intersection of Hillcrest and Byrom Streets on...
‘I’m just fed up.’ Pensacola’s week 2 anti-ICE rally draws even larger crowd
Mike and Heather Ensley were among the several hundred people who gathered at the intersection of Palafox and Garden streets in downtown Pensacola to protest Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) , one of more than 300 protests taking place across the country. The protests are part of the National Day of Action...
Hundreds rally against ICE in Downtown Pensacola as walkout protest spreads nationwide
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Hundreds of protesters against ICE filled the Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza Friday evening. It was part of the national walkout protest that was coordinated across the U.S. Protesters have come out in numbers to voice their frustrations on U.S. immigration enforcement after two Americans were shot...
