OPINION: Speed Zone Cameras are an OPPRESSIVE, Unnecessary Burden on Citizens
Boy, some bureacrats sitting behind desks REALLY seem love coming up with oppressive ideas to potentially burden citizens with taxation. But their latest plot is pure dystopian!. The word dystopian refers to societies where technology or authority is used to control people in ways which erode freedom, privacy, or...
Pensacola celebrates Veteran’s Day with annual downtown parade
PENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) — Pensacola veterans and their family members took the morning to remember not only the sacrifices of loved ones, but the ones they made themselves at the annual Veterans Day Parade. Two kids riding in the parade, saluting the crowds. (WKRG) “I like to give my moral support to my comrades, to […]
Goodwill Gulf Coast commemorates 2025 snow storm with limited edition ornaments
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- The great blizzard of 2025 blanketed the Gulf Coast with record snowfall on January 21. The storm broke records from Texas to Florida and as far north as the Carolinas. Goodwill Gulf Coast is now commemorating the historic event with limited edition ornaments. Proceeds go to vital...
Dr. Ben Brown medical malpractice lawsuit on track to begin in December
With the medical malpractice lawsuit of Gulf Breeze plastic surgeon Dr. Ben Brown less than a month away, attorneys for both sides met Nov. 7 with Circuit Court Judge Stephen Pitre to sort through a list of defense motions in preparation. By the time the Zoom meeting got started the attorneys, Michael Kehoe,...
Fire damages home on Perdido Street in Escambia County as residents safely escape
ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. -- A fire damaged a home in Escambia County Tuesday evening. Fire crews arrived on Perdido Street and Old Corry Field Road around 5:40 p.m. The county says everyone inside the home was able to make it out safely. The scene is still active, according to the...
Pensacola marine veteran honored with new HVAC system for dedicated volunteer service
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- A marine veteran who spent five years actively serving has not stopped serving his military community. He spends his time volunteering -- building fences, decks, and wheelchairs for fellow veterans. Now he's getting the recognition he deserves. "Once a marine, always a marine," Marine veteran...
Florida prepares for 16th execution of the year as debate over death penalty intensifies
Jason Futch [email protected] On Tuesday, Oct. 28, Norman Merle Grim, who was sentenced to death for the 1998 murder of Cynthia Campbell in Santa Rosa County, met his date with the executioner. Grim was executed at Florida State Prison in Raiford, Fla., by lethal injection. He was pronounced deceased at...
Santa Rosa County roads to close for resurfacing
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Nov. 11, 2025 SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — Portions of two Santa Rosa County roads will close temporarily for resurfacing. The roads, West Spencer Field and North Spencer Field, will be resurfaced where speed bumps were previously removed, according to a county news...
Warming shelter to open in Baldwin County
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Nov. 10, 2025 BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — Due to the cold snap set to settle over the Gulf Coast tonight, a warming shelter in Baldwin County is now open. According to a news release from the Baldwin County Emergency Management Agency, the Baldwin County Voluntary […]
Everyday volunteers are providing stopgap services during the shutdown in a show of community...
Government Shutdown Food Bank Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved It started with a late October meeting between a lifestyle entrepreneur, a marketing professional, a restaurant owner and a social worker at a brewery in the Florida panhandle. Within hours, Pensacola Grocery Buddies was born. The...
