Pensacola FL

The Florida League of Cities (FLC) named Pensacola City Councilman Charles Bare a 2025 Home Rule Hero, highlighting his exceptional advocacy during this year’s Legislative Session. The award recognizes his commitment to empowering local communities and ensuring their voices are heard at the state level. Why this...

Life’s A Dance Studio is thrilled to present the 2025 Benefit Dance Showcase, a high-energy, high-impact celebration of dance, community, and giving back. This annual event has become one of Pensacola’s most anticipated nights of entertainment, bringing together local celebrities, spirited dance ensembles, and...

PENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) — Spirit Airlines will soon offer nonstop flights from Pensacola to Houston for the summer, according to Pensacola International Airport. The flights will run twice a week, Wednesdays and Saturdays, from July 9 to Aug. 12. Spirit already offers flights out of Pensacola to Dallas-Fort Worth,...

PENSACOLA, Fla. - A Pensacola native has been named the Naval Education and Training Command 2024 Sailor of the Year. Master-at-Arms First Class (MA1) Patrick Hill is assigned to Naval Technical Training Center, Lackland, Texas. The announcement came during a ceremony Friday onboard Naval Air Station Pensacola. Hill...

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Pensacola Police say they’ve seen a spike in e-bike thefts over the past few weeks. The trend has prompted officials to issue warnings to residents as thieves target the high-dollar rides. "These e-bikes are expensive and they're being sold after they're being stolen," Pensacola Police Officer...

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- A 50-year-old Pensacola man is charged with dealing stolen property to fund his meth and fentanyl addiction, according to an arrest report. According to the arrest report, since Feb. 2, multiple theft reports involving high-value items -- including high-end bicycles, electric bikes, tools and other...

I’m 5’4 and ½ inches. It turns out I’ve been living two to three inches above the truth—maybe more if you count the versions of myself I imagined into being. I remember a nurse spoke those digits to me a few years back. I laughed it off. Blamed the ruler. Chalked it up to miscalibration, maybe a crooked posture that...

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — Escambia County Public Safety officials said a person has drowned in the waters off Quietwater Beach. According to ECPS, the Escambia County Fire Rescue and EMS were called around 8:30 p.m. on May 8 to Flounder’s Chowder House for a report of a drowning. LOCATION: After the initial...

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WALA) - The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office says they closed a drug house on Cayden Way. ECSO says their Narcotics Unit made a search at the 200 block of Cayden Way on Thursday. 64 grams of cocaine, two firearms, over 800 grams of marijuana, 34 grams of spice, other drug paraphernalia, and...

PENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) — Two Pensacola residents became victims this week after being followed and then robbed after withdrawing money from an ATM — a crime police refer to as “jugging.” Pensacola Police Public Information Officer Mike Woods warned residents to be extra cautious of their surroundings the next time...