Pensacola FL

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. -- Parents and students at a longtime Christian academy are now scrambling to find a new place to learn. Families were notified on Tuesday that Escambia Christian School (ECS) will close its doors in March. It's just two months before the end of the school year. Escambia...

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. -- Escambia County Fire Rescue responded to a multi-structure fire early Tuesday morning that resulted in a total loss of two sheds and nearby vehicles. Emergency crews say the fire, which began at 10:04 a.m. in the 2300 block of Handy Road, north of McKenzie Road, resulted in one shed being...

PENSACOLA, Florida - Darin Leroy Vanness, a 32-year-old from Milton, Florida, has been indicted by a federal grand jury for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, announced John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida. Vanness appeared for his arraignment in federal court before...

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- A 36-year-old man was sentenced to life without parole for the murder of Pensacola mother Kayla Atwood in January 2024. Mikhail Fountain was convicted of second-degree murder in January. According to authorities, Fountain and Atwood were in a previous relationship together. After killing her, he...

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. -- The arrest report for a Pensacola mother charged with her 5-year-old son's death states the boy weighed just 20 pounds when he was found deceased, adding that he was malnourished and dehydrated. Jalynda Smith, 36, was arrested Friday afternoon and charged with aggravated negligent...

Atrial fibrillation, or AFib, is a condition that affects millions of people each year. AFib is the most common type of heart arrhythmia and can be alarmingly serious, as it increases the risk of stroke by five times and doubles the risk of heart-related deaths. Many people don’t even know they have it. Some have no...

The Reimagine Palafox street reconstruction project continues to advance through its fifth week of construction, with several significant developments and an important timeline clarification that downtown stakeholders need to understand. Construction Progress. ECUA completed its utility work on Friday, Feb. 6, with...

A contractor burning vegetation at a Midway site being cleared for townhouse development was shut down Feb. 6 after neighbors complaints prompted a visit from the Florida Forest Service. Stephen Boudreaux, who lives in the Waterford Sound subdivision near the land being developed , had called the Forest Service a...

Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Feb. 9, 2026 MILTON, Fla. (WKRG) — Offices in Santa Rosa County are set to close in honor of Presidents’ Day. On Monday, Feb. 16, the following offices will be closed: The Central Landfill, 911 Dispatch, the Lifeguard Ambulance Service, and all fire departments will remain...

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- The City of Pensacola is moving forward with emergency repairs to a section of Scenic Highway. Engineers are warning erosion has made the roadway unstable. The city is expected to vote on an easement agreement with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) on Thursday. City officials say...