Pensacola Police: Suspect in alleged online threats died after being taken into custody
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Pensacola Police say a man arrested for making threats against two public officials died after being taken into custody on Wednesday. The incident occurred around 12:45 p.m. when Escambia County EMS was called to Pensacola Police Headquarters after a man being questioned there complained of a...
Questions follow Escambia deputies’ stop with suspect just before fatal Pensacola wreck
ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. -- More details are emerging from the fatal crash on Scenic Highway in late January that killed two people. Pensacola Police have charged 60-year-old Wayne Dines of Spring Hill, Florida, with DUI manslaughter. Still, many people are wanting to know why Dines was allowed to keep driving...
Man dies in Santa Rosa County crash: details from the Florida Highway Patrol
Video above: What to do if you witness a crash SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — A Louisiana man has died following a Thursday morning crash in Santa Rosa County. According to a Florida Highway Patrol crash report, the man, a 59-year-old from Opelousas, Louisiana, was driving westbound on I-10 near State Road 8 when […]
24-year-old Gulf Breeze man sentenced to 30 years for shooting into co-worker’s vehicle
SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Fla. -- A 24-year-old Gulf Breeze man was sentenced to 30 years in prison after shooting into a car with two people -- including a co-worker -- inside in November 2021. A Santa Rosa County jury found Leonard Brown Jr. guilty of:. Attempted Manslaughter with a Firearm...
A new Pensacola Aldi opens next month in wave of Florida openings
A new Aldi store is coming to Pensacola in a wave of new stores opening across Florida in February and March 2026. The new stores are slated to open in Pensacola, Jacksonville, Cape Coral, Fernandina Beach and Fort Walton Beach, according to the company's "coming soon" page . Aldi plans to continue converting the...
Hunt The Front Revives Southern Raceway and Launches New Era
MILTON, Fla. (Feb. 18, 2026) — Southern Raceway is entering a new era as the Hunt The Front group has officially acquired the 3/8-mile clay oval in Milton, Florida, launching a revitalization effort that will see the venue operate as Hunt The Front’s Southern Raceway. The ownership group — brothers Jonathan, Joshua,...
City Extends Bay Center Survey
City Administrator David Stafford announced today that the deadline for the city’s survey on possible upgrades to the county-owned Pensacola Bay Center has been extended to Friday, Feb. 20. Substituting for Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves, who is in Tallahassee, Stafford offered few details about who received the survey....
Pensacola man sentenced to federal prison for firearm possession
PENSACOLA, Florida - Jerney Jabara Purifoy, a 33-year-old from Pensacola, Florida, has been sentenced to two and a half years in federal prison for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The sentencing was announced by John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida. "This serial...
Students get ‘hands-on’ look at transportation industry at Construction Career Days
Video above: Best value colleges in America SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — Students in Northwest Florida will get the opportunity to see up close and personal what Department of Transportation employees do and what jobs are available at the 6th Annual Northwest Florida Construction Career Days. The event will be on...
Construction Career Days gives 1,000+ Pensacola-area students a look at high-paying jobs
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Over 1,000 high school students are getting a look at careers many do not realize are wide open and paying well. Instead of desks, students are stepping into real job roles and what their future could look like. "I feel like it would help me expand my...
