Pensacola man charged with abandoning dogs
ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WALA) - The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office today arrested a 60-year-old Pensacola man on animal cruelty charges after officials say he abandoned two dogs. Bryan Wayne Mott was booked into the Escambia County Jail this morning and was released this afternoon on a $1,000 bond, jail...
Florida’s largest illegal vape bust targets Milton stores selling to minors, cops say
MILTON, FL. (WKRG) — The largest ever illegal vape bust in all of Florida was conducted on Tuesday, with the Milton Police Department seizing over 500 vapes at stores across the city that were specifically marketed to young kids. Milton Police and assisting agencies pose in front of the 500 illegal vapes collected....
Suspect found in Florida, charged in Moncks Corner mosque shooting
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. (WCBD) — Police have identified and charged a suspect in connection with a shooting at a Moncks Corner mosque that left one man hospitalized with multiple gunshot wounds. Investigators say 25-year-old Mahmud Massod Mohammad is in custody in Santa Rosa County, Florida, facing charges of attempted...
Pensacola secures first approval for $76 Million Project Maeve grant
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- The City of Pensacola announced Wednesday that it has secured initial approval for a $76 million grant that would transform the Port of Pensacola and fuel the creation of 2,000 jobs. The Board of Triumph Gulf Coast gave initial approval to Project Maeve, which WEAR News reported...
Court testimony reveals horrific details of abandonment in squalid Mobile Co. trailer
MOBILE, Ala. (NBC 15) — Marchelle Pertilla and Eugene Medrano are accused of abandoning a special needs 14-year-old girl in deplorable, unsanitary conditions with seven dogs for nearly a year. The Mobile County Sheriff's Office says she survived on food delivery services and online grocery delivery orders her mom...
Triumph Gulf Coast weighs $76 million request tied to Pensacola shipbuilding campus
Florida nonprofit Triumph Gulf Coast is today scheduled to consider a $76 million funding request tied to a proposed shipbuilding and advanced manufacturing campus at the Port of Pensacola, a project supporters say could generate about 2,000 high-wage jobs in Northwest Florida. The city of Pensacola, which owns the...
Mayor seeks last-minute path to save Hurricane Sally housing funds after council revolt
Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves is trying to revive a stalled Hurricane Sally housing repair program after the City Council this month rejected a plan to shift $5.8 million in disaster relief money to port infrastructure — a move that drew sharp criticism from residents who said the city’s priorities too often favor...
Police searching for missing woman in Florida
FLORIDA — Pensacola police are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing woman who was last seen earlier this month. According to a news release from the Pensacola Police Department, investigators are searching for 37-year-old Robin Whitmire, who was reported missing after she disappeared on Jan. 23. Police...
Pensacola State College fights ‘ghost student’ scams as fraudsters target financial aid
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Some scammers are now making a living robbing the federal government. The latest scheme uses what are called "ghost students." Ghost students are international scammers who use stolen information to apply for financial aid, and then register for college courses in another person's name. But once...
Old Palafox, Hour Deli restaurants abruptly close in downtown Pensacola
Two downtown Pensacola restaurants have permanently closed their doors as of Jan. 28: Old Palafox and Hour Deli. The two downtown dining concepts under the same ownership have been in development since 2023, undergoing several identity changes over the past few years as they navigated their place in the downtown...
