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Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Feb. 13, 2026 PENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) — The coaching roster for Pensacola’s Blue Wahoos just got an update. According to a news release, returning manager Nelson Prada will lead the team, along with pitching coach Toby Nagel, hitting coach Brian Sharp, assistant coach Mason...

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- The 2026 Pensacola Grand Mardi Gras Parade is set for Saturday afternoon in Downtown Pensacola. It will take place at 2 p.m. You'll be able to watch here on our website or on WFGX35. Be sure to submit your photos to weartv.com/chimein for a chance to be...

Video above: Also on WKRG.com — What happens when you call 911? UPDATE (3:25 p.m.): “The network issues affecting 911 calls have been resolved,” a Santa Rosa County news release said. “Citizens should now be able to make 911 calls again.” PREVIOUS REPORTING SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — A multi-carrier cell phone...

SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Fla. (WALA) - Santa Rosa County Crime Stoppers celebrated Valentine’s Day by inviting the public to turn in an ex who has a warrant. The organization’s Facebook page Stoppers urged the public to “skip the heartbreak and go straight to the bounty” and suggested “nothing says self-love like...

Superman fans in Orlando, Atlanta, Pensacola, and Fairbanks will want to get along to local conventions taking place next weekend, as a number of Superman-related celebrities will be in attendance. Original Art Expo (Orlando, Florida) is on February 20-22, 2026. Amanda Conner, Dan Jurgens, John Romita Jr., Alex...

BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala (WDHN) — Gunfire erupted during an argument between neighbors early this morning in Elberta, leaving one person dead, and another charged with murder. Baldwin County deputies received a call just after 3:30 a.m. Friday, saying that a person was shot in the 12000 block of Sandy Creek Drive in...

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (TCN) -- A woman is in custody in connection with the death of her 5-year-old son, whose body was found in a trash bag in the water along a highway. WEAR reports Jalynda Smith, 36, was arrested Feb. 6 and charged with aggravated negligent manslaughter. She appeared in court on Feb. 10 and is...

Billy Boyington has been living off the railroad tracks in some woods near Brownsville for five years. It’s not much, but the 59-year-old has carved out a campsite for himself defined by “walls” of blankets and tarps strung together from trees. He has most of everything that he needs to get by including a place to...

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — Florida Power and Light and the Council on Aging went door-to-door to deliver energy efficiency kits and roses to Northwest Florida seniors on low or fixed incomes. As part of FPL’s Emergency Energy Saver program, each kit comes equipped with sensor lightbulbs, weatherstrip tape,...

Video above: Also on WKRG.com — Tips for preventing house fires ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — Crews contained a late‑night house fire on Templehill Drive that left one pet dead and heavily damaged a single‑story home, according to Escambia County Fire-Rescue. Fire crews responded to the 500 block of Templehill Drive...