FHP: Driver and passengers flee the scene of rollover crash in Escambia County
ESCAMBIA COUNTY --- Florida Highway Patrol are searching for 3 people who fled the scene of a rollover crash in Escambia County. The call went out just before 4:00 AM on Sunday Morning. The crash happened in a car lot on North Pace Boulevard. When troopers arrived on the scene,...
Lillian Fire Rescue: fire destroys several structures, 40 acres of woods and brush
LILLIAN, Ala. (WALA) - Lillian Fie Rescue’s chief posted on its’ Facebook page Saturday night about a fire he called “probably one of the largest fires in the history of Lillian.”. Here is the post:. I want to take a minute to personally thank the fire departments...
Escambia Bay reopens for shellfish harvesting
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Feb. 5, 2026 ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — The waters of Escambia Bay are open again to shellfish harvesting, according to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. A FDACS news release, effective today, Escambia Bay Shellfish Harvest Area #0222 is...
Bay Bluffs change of plans. Some portions could be repaired after all
The city will look to repair some of the Bay Bluffs Park boardwalk as part of its project to reopen the park. The park was closed to the public in 2023 after the city found the boardwalk at the park on Scenic Highway was structurally unsafe. Initially, city officials thought that it was likely the entire boardwalk...
Part of I-10 westbound in Florida panhandle closed
SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Fla. (WALA) - Santa Rosa County Communications & Media Relations reports I-10 westbound at mile marker 31 is closed because of a motor vehicle accident. It says drivers should seek an alternate route, use caution in the area and expect delays. I-10 at Exit 31 is Florida...
Cops In Florida Use A Specially Trained…Otter, When Someone Goes Missing (VIDEO)
When someone goes missing, most law enforcement agencies use highly trained dogs to track them down. Not only do the K-9s go extensive training, dogs have a heightened sense of smell. Their noses can track lost individuals much faster, especially when time is of the essence. Well move over Hooch, there’s a new...
Inweekly: MLK Plaza’s Untold Story, a Housing Fix & Opera Sensation
Most Pensacolians know the three-block stretch of Palafox as simply “the plaza” — a weekend gathering spot for vendors, tourists and the Palafox Market. But the story of how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza came to be is one of grassroots determination, bucket-by-bucket fundraising, and a dream that was never fully...
Quayside Art Gallery to hold Pensacola Plein Air Paint Out
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Feb. 5, 2026 PENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) — The Quayside Art Gallery in Pensacola is set to hold the Pensacola Plein Air Paint-Out with events going through the whole month of April. According to a press release, approximately 40 artists from the southeast will paint local...
Who gets to use Perdido Key’s beaches? Escambia County starts the debate
Escambia County commissioners are taking a closer look at how the public can use parts of Perdido Key beaches under something called “customary use.”. It’s the idea that if the public has been using dry sand areas of a private beach for a long time, and it’s been mostly peaceful, that use might be allowed, explained...
Remembering Viola Edwards and Pensacola’s lost Black-owned hospital
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- A quiet morning settles over Pensacola’s Belmont-DeVilliers neighborhood. A century ago, these streets formed the heart of the city’s Black community -- home to businesses, churches, music halls, and a hospital whose story nearly disappeared with time. The building is gone. So are the people...
