Pensacola FL

The Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners has recognized April 2026 as Water Conservation Month, encouraging everyone to save water by improving outdoor irrigation and using rain shutoff devices. The county is partnering with the State of Florida and Water Management Districts to promote conservation...

Looking to add a furry friend to your family? The Pensacola Humane Society has several sweet cats ready (or soon to be ready) for loving homes. Each adoption includes vaccinations, spay/neuter, and lots of purrs for just $99.

A Florida sheriff’s deputy was apprehended for DUI and hit and run over the weekend in Ocean Springs. Jessica Harrison is a deputy for the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office. According to Ocean Springs Police Chief Steve Dye, she was arrested Sunday night after hitting a city sign...

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- A 62-year-old woman was sentenced to 27 years in prison for a Pensacola Beach DUI crash that killed a 28-year-old Texas motorcyclist. A judge sentenced Ann Killough on Wednesday to 15 years for vehicular homicide and 12 years for DUI manslaughter. Her prison sentence is followed by three years...

The Board of County Commissioners has two hot topics on this morning’s agenda. County Commissioner Steve Stroberger has little interest in reaching a compromise on public access to Perdido beaches. He sees it as a property rights issue for the condo owners. To date, he has failed to win two more commission votes to...

Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from March 26, 2026 PENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) — More than $1 million will be given to a number of Gulf Coast non-profit organizations, following a “successful” membership drive by IMPACT 100, according to organization officials. According to an IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area news...

PENSACOLA, Fla. — A convicted drug dealer from DeFuniak Springs has been indicted on new federal charges involving methamphetamine trafficking, said the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida. Henry A. Glenn, 47, is charged with one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more...

PENSACOLA, Fla. — A Mary Esther man has pleaded guilty to federal charges involving fentanyl trafficking and illegal firearm possession, said the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida. Scott Oranje, 52, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute more than 40 grams of fentanyl,...

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- TSA agents at the Pensacola International Airport are still coming to work more than a month after the federal government shutdown. They are just some of the more than 50,000 TSA employees across the country impacted. With a busy week for spring breakers, these workers have been...

GULF BREEZE, Fla. -- A suspect is in custody after a man was shot in Gulf Breeze Thursday evening. Police say a man was shot in the abdomen at the Bahama Bay Apartment Complex on Pensacola Beach Road. They responded to the scene around 6 p.m. Witnesses told police the...