HOME Program Helps Longtime Resident Stay in Her Neighborhood
Mrs. Dorothy Woodard, 91, has lived on West Wright Street for more than 50 years. Thanks to the City of Pensacola’s HOME Investments Partnership Program, she can enjoy a newly rebuilt home for many years to come. The new home lacks the distinctive pink awning and accents that made the old one a neighborhood landmark,...
This Historic Florida Lighthouse Offers Views That Look Like a Movie Scene
Perched on the edge of a U.S. Naval Air Station in Pensacola, Florida, the Pensacola Lighthouse & Maritime Museum is one of the most breathtaking historic landmarks in the entire state. Built in 1859, this towering black-and-white beacon has guided sailors through Gulf waters for over 160 years. Climbing its...
Bodies of missing Theodore mother and children found in Baldwin County
MOBILE, Ala. (NBC 15) — PREVIOUS ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC. SUMMERDALE, Ala. — Authorities say the bodies of a missing Theodore mother and her two children were discovered Wednesday in Baldwin County, buried together in a wooded area off Downing Road in Summerdale. . The criminal complaint states they were wrapped in...
Police: 2 arrested for repeatedly leaving cat in hot car outside Milton Big Lots
MILTON, Fla. -- Two residents in Santa Rosa County are charged with animal cruelty. Freya Bergeron, 48, and James Bergeron, 64, were both arrested Thursday afternoon on misdemeanor charges of:. animal cruelty - impound confine animal without sufficient food/water. animal conservation - tormenting, depriving,...
Authorities: Man arrested in Pensacola for ‘sophisticated fuel theft operation’
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- A 26-year-old man was arrested in Pensacola for a sophisticated fuel theft operation spanning multiple counties, according to the Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement (OALE) in Florida. Alain De Jesus Aguila-Martinez faces felony charges of Larceny – Tampering with/Removing a Retail Fuel...
Ingoglia Drops Nearly $1.4 Million On Panhandle Sheriffs For Immigration Crackdown
Florida Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia showed up in Shalimar on Thursday with what amounts to a serious cash infusion for local immigration work: nearly $1.4 million in state reimbursements for four Panhandle sheriff’s offices. The money is earmarked to backstop immigration-enforcement operations tied to...
Pensacola police officer charged with allegedly violating HIV statute
PENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) — An officer with the Pensacola Police Department has been arrested. According to a news release from the PPD, Pierce Cotton was arrested on Friday, March 13, and charged with allegedly violating Florida Statute 384.24(2). This statute states that: “It is unlawful for any person who has human...
Pensacola’s new Korean corndog kiosk is selling 1,000 a day
Pensacola can’t stay away from Cordova Mall’s new Korean corndog kiosk, Corndog by Mr. Cow , that debuted in the food court this month. Pensacola owner Younghan Shin said the line has been all the way back to the entrance, selling upward of about 1,000 corn dogs daily. “Honestly, since March 3, I haven’t had a single...
Pace man pleads guilty to selling unregulated animal medications
PENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) — A Pace man has pleaded guilty to charges of selling unregulated animal medication, according to U.S. Attorney John P. Heekin. According to a news release from the United States Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Florida, 51-year-old Scott Robinson pleaded guilty in federal court to two...
Police searching for missing person with dementia in Florida
FLORIDA — The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing man who was last seen Thursday night. According to deputies, 56-year-old Ora “Paul” Acree was last seen around 11:45 p.m. on March 12 in the area of Bessinger Lane in Pace. Authorities say Acree has dementia and...
