Pensacola FL

For all of my life, my family has been in education. My grandfather was the head of the chemistry department at the University of West Florida for many years, my mother a guidance counselor for Escambia County, and my aunt a high school science teacher in various places. One of my most treasured mentors still to this...

FRANCIS: THE MAN FROM ASSISI, an original musical by Allen Pote and Tom Long, will have its staged reading premiere on August 8 and 9 at Pensacola State College’s Ashmore Theater. Allen Pote, co-Founding Artistic Director of the Pensacola Children’s Chorus, found inspiration during a visit to the Basilica...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Pensacola Blue Wahoos dropped their fourth game in a row to the Montgomery Biscuits on Friday night, falling by a 7-2 final. The game started in a promising fashion for the Blue Wahoos, who tagged Biscuits ace Brody Hopkins (W, 5-7) with two first-inning runs. With two on and two out, Cody...

Local weather report for Saturday, August 9. This report updates during the day. Today our temperature will range from a low of 75° to a high of 89°. Sunrise is 6:10 AM and Sunset 7:36 PM . Night There is a 5% chance of rain in the morning , 15% chance of rain in the afternoon and 5% chance of rain during the evening.

When I sat down with Dan and Crystal Lovelock over a matcha at Makers Café last week, I quickly learned that their story, their space, and their hearts are deeply intertwined in a vision that goes far beyond building a wellness studio. They are creating a community movement, one that invites people to rethink what it...

This week, Escambia County and Pensacola Habitat for Humanity hosted ribbon cuttings to celebrate 14 new affordable homes, as part of a partnership between Escambia County and Pensacola Habitat to provide more affordable housing to residents in need. “Affordable housing is a vital need for so many people in our...

When Barry and Laura Cole, owners of Bere Jewelers, learned there was a way to help pediatric patients at Studer Family Children’s Hospital through art, they stepped in from the first conversation. Laura is recognized as the creative spark behind one of Pensacola’s most beloved jewelry stores, where she...

What does it really take for an elementary school to maintain a “C” grade when its students are moving from shelter to shelter, dealing with trauma, and starting the year academically behind?. C.A. Weis Elementary recently made headlines when it maintained its “C” grade despite a staggering 60-point...

PENSACOLA, Fla. (CBS12) — From Pensacola to Tallahassee, 22 previously deported individuals gambled on a quiet return to the U.S. — and lost. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Monday that 22 previously deported foreign nationals have been convicted for illegally reentering the United States after...

The Rolling Stones once wrote "it's the singer, not the song." But what if it's a little of both? Blind Melon is hoping for the latter. Years after the band's early 1990s success with "No Rain" and its ubiquitous video, and the 1995 death of neo-hippie guru frontman Shannon Hoon, Blind Melon is back, and will perform...