Pensacola FL

Mayor D.C. Reeves’ Reimagine Palafox passed its final approval with a 5-2 vote by the Pensacola City Council last night. Council members Charles Bare and Jennifer Brahier opposed the funding plan and construction contract recommended by the Community Redevelopment Agency. Details: That City Council awarded the base...

After 5:30 p.m. on Friday, the media received an email from District 4 County Commissioner Ashlee Hofberger’s office:. Please see the attached press release from the Escambia County District Four office regarding Commissioner Ashlee Hofberger’s proposal for a comprehensive organizational efficiency study aimed at...

The Solid Waste Disposal Authority (SWDA) of Baldwin County has received $1,500,224 in Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA) funding to build the Orange Beach Center for Hard-to-Recycle Materials Facility (CHaRM). The funding will help expand recycling options and support sustainability programs in Baldwin...

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- It was a beautiful day for sailing on Pensacola Bay. This weekend the Pensacola Yacht Club is hosting the Melges 24 U.S. National Championship. It's a race that brings competitive sailors from all over the world to the shores of Pensacola. These races are now starting to be common in Pensacola.

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — A Navarre man was hit by a car while walking on State Road 85 in Okaloosa County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. According to an FHP news release, at about 9 p.m. Wednesday, the 25-year-old man was walking north on the east-side paved shoulder of State Road 85/Eglin Parkway,...

In a recent incident that has sparked conversation on social media, a VW Jetta driver with Christmas lights on their car was observed tailgating and flashing a truck that was adhering to the speed limit. The driver's aggressive behavior, however, did not seem to pay off as they were caught at the same three red...

ORANGE BEACH, Ala. (WALA) - A New Orleans resident said a Baldwin County man accused of defrauding a couple out of almost $500,000 also stole money from him. Investigators said Fredrick Straub is charged with aggravated theft by deception. He’s accused of taking $476,000 from a couple on Ono Island to build a home in...

PENSACOLA — On the night of Jan. 26, 2024, Krystal Stone received a call letting her know her 17-year-old son, Bradley Ellertson, had died in a car crash. “When I was first told,” Stone said, “I was just shaking like crazy, and I couldn’t even think straight enough to get dressed.”

MILTON, Fla. -- A 34-year-old Milton man was arrested for damaging property at the Santa Rosa County Emergency Operations Center, as well as pulling down the American flag and stomping on it, according to the arrest report. Deputies arrested Timothy Varady last Saturday afternoon on these charges:. Criminal Mischief...

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- It's been labeled a "superfund site" for more than 40 years. The American Creosote Works plant on J Street in Pensacola is an 18-acre site that the Environmental Protection Agency deemed heavily contaminated in 1983. The EPA has had a presence at the site for years, but...