Pensacola FL

ESCAMBIA COUNTY --- The Escambia County Sheriff's Office is searching for the driver who wrecked their car into a home on Marseille Drive early Saturday morning. The Escambia County Sheriff's office said they tried to do a traffic stop on the car on Michigan Avenue, but the car fled from deputies.

CANTONMENT, Fla. -- A Cantonment man is facing felony charges after accused of firing shots at a gas station last Sunday. Anthony Purifoy Jr., 30, is charged with battery, robbery and weapons offenses. According to an arrest report, it all started on Aug. 30 with an argument between Purifoy and...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Despite the fact that the National Hurricane Center has lowered the chances of Invest 91AL down to 60% from 90% just 24 hours ago, it still has a good chance of becoming the next named storm. To give you some reference during the developing phases of...

Pensacola is set to receive a $9.5 million state grant to renovate the Fricker Resource Center, a facility that has historically served the city’s Black community. The concerns of gentrification and the rapidly changing Pensacola cityscape have led many residents to speak about the matter. In an interview, community...

MILTON, Fla. -- Aiden Spratt -- a running back and linebacker for Milton High School -- doesn't have to talk about his work ethic. It's there for everyone to see. He starts his schooldays in the weight room after going over game films. It's a discipline he developed in middle...

WEAR is giving a salute to our military. Tonight we honor First Lieutenant Joan Price-Williams who served in the U.S. Army. She was a member of the Nurses Corp and was in charge of the Kidney Unit in Saigon for wounded soldiers. She was from Mobile. Thank you for your...

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. -- Students at Myrtle Grove Elementary will be moving soon into a new brand new facility. The new state-of-the-art elementary school took nearly two years to construct after crews demolished the old building that stood for more than 80 years. Crews are now wrapping up the first...

Once again, the Santa Rosa County Board of Commissioners seems to be reaching deeper into the wallets of its citizens. From increased fees to higher taxes, the pattern is becoming hard to ignore: whether the county needs it or not, the reflex of the BOCC is to raise costs for residents rather than look inward at...

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Vibrio vulnificus has been dubbed a "flesh-eating bacteria" by doctors and scientists. In some instances, the bacteria enters the body through open wounds. This year, seven cases have been confirmed in Florida Panhandle waters. Three of those cases were contracted in Escambia County. Genevieve...

Isolated Concentrations of Karenia brevis Found on Northwest and East Coasts, Southwest Florida Remains Clear. The red tide organism, Karenia brevis, was detected at background concentrations in only two locations across Florida over the past week, signaling minimal statewide activity. According to the latest report...