Pensacola police make arrest in stabbing death
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Nov. 14, 2025 PENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) — The Pensacola Police Department announced this evening that they have arrested a suspect in a stabbing death that happened on Monday. 55-year-old Joseph Michael Davis of Pensacola was arrested after police located him on Pace...
Thanksgiving grocery giveaway set in Pensacola
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Nov. 14, 2025 PENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) — A grocery giveaway ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday is taking place in Pensacola. According to The Watson Family Foundation news release, The Watson Firm is partnering with businesses in Northwest Florida to host their annual...
Santa Rosa County launches ‘Home for the Pawlidays’ to find homes for shelter pets
Our local animal shelters and rescues are always packed with pets that need loving homes. If you can't make a permanent commitment, you can take a pet home temporarily as a foster. Santa Rosa County is now looking for people who can host a dog or cat for just a...
Pensacola City Council votes to approve ‘Reimagine Palafox’ project
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Pensacola City Council voted Thursday night to approve the much publicized "Reimagine Palafox" project. The project passed with a 5-2 vote. Charles Bare and Jennifer Brahier voted against it. The council met for a "Community Redevelopment Agency" meeting earlier this week. Members voted 5-2 to...
Blighted Myrtle Grove home gets major cleanup, Veterans Affairs to take ownership soon
ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. -- Rats, roaches and needles no more. The blighted home on N 57th Avenue in Myrtle Grove that WEAR News reported about on Wednesday got a major cleanup. This comes after neighbors came to WEAR News for help. Escambia County Code Enforcement approved the contract for Collins...
Northwest Florida food bank offering free Thanksgiving meals
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Nov. 13, 2025 SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — Feeding the Gulf Coast is set to provide 1,000 families with Thanksgiving meals in Santa Rosa and Escambia Counties, according to a Santa Rosa County news release. The local food bank is partnering with the UF/IFAS West […]
Child hospitalized after escaping fire through window in Escambia County home
ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. -- A child was taken to the hospital after a home kitchen fire in Escambia County on Friday afternoon. The fire was at a home on Shear Street. Crews were dispatched to the area around 3:40 p.m. The county says there were seven occupants. All made it...
Blue Angels holding surprise, final public practice Nov. 14
With the government reopening after the longest shutdown in U.S. history, the Blue Angels will have one final public practice Nov. 14 on board Naval Air Station Pensacola. The West Gate of NAS Pensacola will open to the public from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The flightline will open at 11 a.m. and the Blue Angels will fly at 1...
Man receives life sentence after tying up Santa Rosa County woman with duct tape,...
SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Fla. -- A 55-year-old man has been sentenced to life in prison for tying up a woman with duct tape and rope in her Santa Rosa County home in an April 2024 domestic violence incident. Jeffrey Leon Holley was found guilty of Kidnapping last Friday and sentenced...
Pensacola surgeon convicted of rape dies in Florida prison
A former Pensacola thoracic surgeon convicted of rape died while serving his prison sentence. According to Florida Department of Corrections records, Francis Herrbold died while serving his eight-year sentence at the Walton Correctional Institution. The FDOC provided the following response to the News Journal:...
