Northwest Florida non-profit seeks heaters, blankets for seniors
PENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) — A Northwest Florida nonprofit is asking the community for heaters, blankets, and money to keep seniors warm during the winter. The Council on Aging of West Florida is collecting new electric space heaters and blankets. According to the First Alert Storm Team, a cold front will move through...
Heaters, Blankets and Funds Urgently Needed to Keep Seniors Warm
Temperatures are expected to plunge into the 30s next week, and requests for assistance from seniors are exceeding the number of donated items to meet this need. Council on Aging of West Florida is seeking donations of new electric space heaters, blankets, and funds to help keep older adults warm and safe.
IHMC’s Nadia wins 2025 Humanoid Robotics Industry Award
The future of humanoid robotics is being shaped right here in Pensacola. The Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC) has earned top honors in the 2025 Humanoid Robotics Industry Awards, receiving the Outstanding Research Organization award for its revolutionary Nadia humanoid project. Details: This...
From Book-Club Breakfast to World-Changers
Casino Beach Bar & Grille, Pensacola Beach – November 6, 2025. Several years ago, four men began meeting every Saturday morning to eat hash browns and discuss a book they were reading together. What started as a simple book club became something far stronger: a brotherhood built on honesty, accountability, and a...
Troy native Quintarries Upshaw named Teacher of the Year
Recently, Troy native Quintarries Upshaw was named the Teacher of the Year at Workman Middle School in Florida. Upshaw, a graduate of Charles Henderson High School and Troy University, is a teacher at Workman Middle School in Pensacola, Fla., and also a published author. Upshaw teaches social studies at Workman...
Blue Angels Elementary honors veterans with annual school parade
PENSACOLA, Fla. (WALA) - Students at Blue Angels Elementary turned their school hallways into a parade route, welcoming military heroes from their families as part of the annual “Take a Veteran to School” program. Veterans from all military branches joined the students who brought them as they paraded...
The most expensive neighborhoods in Pensacola
Redfin Real Estate compiled a list of the most expensive neighborhoods in Pensacola, FL.
Pensacola Beach Veterans Day Parade brings patriotic pride
This year’s Pensacola Beach Veterans Day parade will be a homecoming of sorts for its Grand Marshal, Al Cisneros. Support Local Stories. Donate Here. Cisneros, a former Vietnam combat pilot and the first Hispanic pilot with the Blue Angels, has a soft spot for Pensacola, otherwise known as the Cradle of Aviation.
Florida Attorney General questions Pensacola drag show near Christmas
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has sent a letter to the Pensacola City Council over a drag show taking place at the Saenger Theatre two days before Christmas.
Cold weather shelters opening ahead of cold front moving into south Alabama, NWFL
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — With a cold front moving into the News 5 area on Sunday, Nov. 9, temperatures are expected to dip below freezing, leading some cold weather shelters to open. According to the First Alert Storm Team, the cold front will move in on Sunday, with temperatures hitting the mid-30s, low-40s on Monday […]

















