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MOBILE, Ala. -- Amtrak passenger rail service returns to the Gulf Coast bright and early Monday morning. In 2005, Hurricane Katrina stopped rail service east of Houston. Monday will be the first time the train will make it as far as Mobile in 20 years. That's as far as Amtrak...

PENSACOLA, Fla. - Eric Rataczak delivered a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth, leading the Pensacola Blue Wahoos to a memorable 5-4 win over the Birmingham Barons Saturday night. With a runner on third and one out, the Blue Wahoos left fielder poked a pop-up beyond the drawn-in...

Florida DOGE coming to Pensacola, Tim Kinsella’s resignation and Pensacola Little Theatre’s check to the Escambia Children’s Trust got the most attention this week—all of which we broke on this blog before anyone else. Not bad for a little newspaper. Mayor Reeves’ Heartfelt Tribute to Departing...

The victim, Randy Koch, a 42-year-old tree service worker from Louisiana who was in town helping with Hurricane Ivan cleanup, had been arrested for DUI and was refusing to take a Breathalyzer test. What happened next, captured on jail surveillance video, revealed a disturbing pattern of excessive force that civil...

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. -- A 36-year-old Pensacola man was arrested after rear-ending a Florida Highway Patrol trooper's vehicle early Sunday morning on Highway 29 in Pensacola. The incident took place at approximately 6:21 a.m. as the 27-year-old trooper was investigating a previous crash just south of West Roberts...

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- A pickup truck was struck by a train Sunday morning at the crossing on East Nine Mile Road, just east of Highway 29 and North Palafox Street. The driver of the pickup truck was not seriously injured, and there were reportedly no other occupants in the vehicle.

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — A man from Brewton, Alabama, is charged with attempted murder after a shooting in Escambia County, Florida. A sheriff’s office deputy says they responded to a shooting in the 3000 block of Melody Lane on Friday afternoon. INCIDENT LOCATION When they arrived, the suspect, 37-year-old...

PENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) — We hear a lot these days about “influencers,” those people on social media who create content designed to attract people to certain products, restaurants, and travel destinations. News 5’s Drexel Gilbert has been thinking about all of that. She’s decided to try and become an influencer… not...

SPECIAL NOTICE: The Navarre pier is open from 5 am until 11 pm daily.Visit Navarre Newspaper, you will find the weather and local information about the emerald coast of Destin, Ft Walton, Navarre, Gulf Breeze and Pensacola. This fishing report is update during the day. This is our link for...

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WALA) - Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) officials say a trooper was taken to a hospital early Sunday morning following an accident in Escambia County. One person has been arrested. FHP says the vehicle collision occurred on US-29 south of West Roberts Road about 6:20 Sunday morning. The...