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MILTON, Fla. (WALA) - Officials in Santa Rosa County warn that all Lanes of Da Lisa Road at Raven Street in Milton are closed due to a gas leak in the area. They said at 11:45 a.m. Monday that the roadway will be closed for an undetermined amount of time, and drivers should avoid the area.

Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from May 11, 2026 PENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) — Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola has announced the birth of the first baby that was born on Mother’s Day. According to hospital administration, Mauro, a baby boy, was born at 4:22 a.m. on May 10 to parents Myrna and Jorge […]

Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from May 11, 2026 NORTHWEST FLORIDA (WKRG) — Ten people who were previously deported from the United States and were found again in Northwest Florida have been indicted on immigration charges. According to a Department of Justice news release, all of them have been separately ind

Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from May 11, 2026 SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — A Kentucky man has died, and an Alabama woman and a Kentucky woman are in critical condition after a crash in Santa Rosa County on May 10. According to a Florida Highway Patrol crash report, the Alabama […]

BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — Attention all Baldwin County drivers! A road detour on the Beach Express is causing traffic backups for some drivers, especially during peak travel times. As of Sunday morning, southbound traffic towards Orange Beach on State Route 161, the Beach Express, is being detoured for the next pha

Iowa-based convenience store chain Casey's has expanded into another Southern state. According to news site AL.com, the nation's third-largest convenience retailer recently opened stores in former CEFCO locations in Alabama. Casey's now operates gas stations in Loxley, Mobile, Axis, and Foley, with another one on the w

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. -- A man was arrested on Friday after troopers say he was caught on traffic cameras breaking into light poles along Interstate 10 in Escambia County and pulling out wiring. Troopers say they were dispatched around 1:30 p.m. to a report of a suspicious person on Interstate...

FOLEY, Ala. (WALA) - The City of Foley says it is moving forward with a wetland preserve. It made the announcement in an e-mail this week. A new wetlands preserve in Foley designed to highlight stream restoration could open to the public in the coming year. Work is continuing at...

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. -- A person died after a single-vehicle rollover crash early Saturday morning near the Walmart on Creighton Road. Police say the crash happened at about 3:02 a.m. Emergency personnel responded and transported the person who was in the vehicle to a hospital, where the person was pronounced dead.

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Animal rescuers in Escambia County say dog abandonment is becoming a growing crisis. They're finding puppies in vacant homes, garbage cans and empty apartments, all left behind by their previous owners. Now, Furry Friends of the Panhandle Rescue warns it may be forced to close its doors...