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Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Feb. 5, 2026 ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a driver involved in a hit-and-run. According to a release from the Florida Highway Patrol, the hit-and-run crash happened on Feb. 4 at 2 p.m. on East Nine Mile Road […]

The Florida Board of Medicine on Feb. 6 sided with Administrative Law Judge Yolonda Green and in a split vote agreed to suspend the medical license of Gulf Breeze plastic surgeon Ben Brown for a year. Brown was also ordered to pay a $7,500 fine and cover the costs of the Florida Department of Health's investigation...

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. -- A 24-year-old Pensacola man will spend life in prison after being found guilty of triple-murder at an adult birthday party in Escambia County in April 2024. A jury found Torrance Sumler guilty on Thursday of three counts of first-degree premeditated murder. He was then sentenced to...

UPDATE (2:45 p.m.): 36-year-old Jalynda Smith has been arrested in connection with the death of her 5-year-old son. According to Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons, Smith’s sister called the sheriff’s office around 9:30 a.m. on Feb. 6, voicing concerns for her nephew. Deputies located the boy’s body around 10:15...

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Police say a second person has died following a head-on crash in Pensacola last Friday. The investigation continues into the Scenic Highway crash that happened at Rothschild Drive around 6 p.m. A vehicle crossed over the center line on Scenic Highway crashing into another. The driver of...

UPDATE - 4:14 P.M. ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. -- The missing 65-year-old woman has now been found, according to deputies. They say she was safely located. No further details were provided. --------------------------------------------- ORIGINAL STORY - 2:04 P.M. ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. -- Deputies are trying to locate a...

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. -- Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier says the state has conducted the largest seizure of illegal vapes in West Florida and Panhandle history. A statewide Vape Task Force conducted operations in Clermont, Ocoee, Milton, Gulf Breeze and in Okaloosa County. A part of that task force is the...

After he introduced his pick to be Pensacola’s next police chief, Mayor D.C. Reeves fielded questions on topics ranging from the state DOGE report to e-bike regulations during Tuesday’s press conference, offering updates on several major initiatives affecting the city. Note: I will have more on Police Chief...

Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Feb. 5, 2026 SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — Parts of Santa Rosa County are under a boil water notice, News 5 has learned. According to a Bagdad-Garcon Point Water System news release, a main break occurred when a contractor hit a water main on Old […]

PENSACOLA, Florida - Bobby Womack, a 45-year-old from DeFuniak Springs, Florida, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on multiple charges, including drug and firearm offenses. Womack faces charges of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a...