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PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Pensacola has become a safer place to live in the past two years. There has been a decline in property and violent crimes, with some categories, like attempted homicide, seeing a drop of more than 75%. While city officials point to those numbers, some businesses are seeing...

36 year old Mikhail Fountain has been sentenced to life without parole for the murder of Kayla Atwood. He was convicted of second degree murder in January. Kayla, a mother of four, disappeared in January 2024 after dropping her children off at school. She was last seen getting into a yellow Penske box truck in the...

For years, residents along Pensacola and Perdido Bays have asked a simple question: Is the water safe? Safe to swim in, safe to fish, safe for our kids and grandkids. Now, thanks to a $750,000 grant from the EPA’s Gulf Program, the Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary Program is building a system to finally give us...

BAGDAD, Fla. -- Santa Rosa County is trying to reduce the number of large trucks that use Forsyth Street near Bagdad. The road runs right through the heart of downtown Bagdad. Santa Rosa County says the trucks sometimes clog traffic and risk damaging the roads and bridges if they are overweight.

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — A 19-year-old from Molino was seriously injured in an Escambia County crash on Wednesday morning. According to a Florida Highway Patrol crash report, the teenager was heading south in the outside lane of Century Boulevard near Camde Lane when she lost control of the SUV she was driving.

Video above: Homicide vs Murder vs Manslaughter ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — A candlelight vigil has been scheduled for an Escambia County 5-year-old who was allegedly killed by his mother. The vigil is scheduled to take place on Feb. 13 at 5:30 p.m. at The Moorings Apartments. The boy’s body was found wrapped in...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - A Water Shortage Warning was issued Wednesday by the Governing Board of the Northwest Florida Water Management District for all surface and groundwater sources, according to the water management district. The district serves about “1.5 million residents and covers an 11,305 square mile...

The first look at numbers from Florida's largest measles outbreak in decades is out, and it shows a sizable jump in confirmed cases compared to last week's report, including three cases in Escambia County . Florida reported 50 new confirmed measles cases between Feb. 1 and Feb. 7, according to the Florida Department...

BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WALA) - A driver fleeing Summerdale police was injured and his passenger was killed when their vehicle hit a tree in Baldwin County late Saturday night, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said. The driver now faces a manslaughter charge. The crash happened about 11:43 p.m. Saturday. Jorge...

Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Feb. 11, 2026 ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — Residents in an Escambia County neighborhood will soon be able to participate in a cleanup effort. According to a news release, Lincoln Park residents will be able to participate in the free neighborhood cleanup on Wednesday,...