Escambia County Sheriff’s Office arrests teen after alleged graffiti spree
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Jan. 27, 2026 ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — Escambia County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a man who allegedly spray-painted an amusement center, as well as some ECSO signs. According to an ECSO news release, 19-year-old Orion Sky Dickinson was arrested on Jan. 26...
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...
Pensacola native earns golden ticket on American Idol, advancing to Hollywood Week
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- The Gulf Coast has talent. If you tuned into American Idol Monday night, you may have seen two familiar faces. One contestant is from Mobile and the other is from Pensacola. Both singers earned a golden ticket to Hollywood Week. It's always special when local talent makes...
VIDEO: K-9 catches fleeing Florida man wanted for drug trafficking, deputies say
BELLVIEW, Fla. (WFLA) — A Marion County K-9 tracked and caught a wanted Florida man on Saturday after he fled law enforcement during an attempted traffic stop in Bellview, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office said. A deputy attempted to located the man, George Jones, who was wanted on warrants for trafficking in...
Pensacola pharmacist, alleged accomplice charged in illegal drug distribution scheme
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- A Pensacola pharmacist and his accomplice are charged in an illegal drug distribution scheme, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Community Health Northwest Florida announced last week that one of its pharmacists had been arrested. That pharmacist is 47-year-old Douglas Craig Reid Jr., who...
First Mayor’s Neighborhood Cleanup of 2026 Set for Saturday, Jan. 31
First Mayor’s Neighborhood Cleanup of 2026 Set for Saturday, Jan. 31. The first Mayor's Neighborhood Cleanup of the year will be Saturday, Jan. 31 in the downtown area and portions of surrounding neighborhoods. Please see the cleanup map for details. This event allows City of Pensacola Sanitation Services customers...
New pact enhances post-discharge care for homeless patients
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) – Franklin Primary Health Center and Arukah Respite Center, a part of the Waterfront Mission, have signed an agreement for homeless patients to be discharged directly to the Arukah Respite Center in Mobile and Pensacola. This agreement allows for homeless patients to continue to get care...
Pensacola felon who held victims at gunpoint during robbery gets 20 years
ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — A Pensacola man has been sentenced to prison for an armed robbery in December 2024. According to a Department of Justice news release, 41-year-old Ulysses Robinson Jr. was sentenced to 20 years in prison for charges of interference with commerce by threat or violence, discharging a...
Triumph board poised to advance $76M Pensacola shipbuilding proposal
A regional economic development board will decide Wednesday whether to spend $76 million to bring thousands of high-paying manufacturing jobs to the Port of Pensacola. The decision could significantly shape how much funding remains for other projects across the Florida Panhandle. The board, known as Triumph Gulf...
Winter storm brings Florida Panhandle a week of sub-freezing temps
The Florida Panhandle will remain under an extreme cold warning through noon on Monday, Jan. 26, but the cold weather won’t subside yet. Floridians in the Panhandle can expect sub-freezing temperatures through the end of January. Pensacola’s high on Monday is only expected to reach about 45 degrees, which is a...
