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ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. -- A man was shot after allegedly charging at a woman with a machete in Escambia County on Thursday evening. The Escambia County Sheriff's Office says the man and woman were fighting before deputies responded to a shots fired call on Shell Road and Cascade Drive around 8 p.m.

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- A 31-year-old Pensacola woman was sentenced this week to more than 200 days in jail for what's being called an "adoption deception scheme." Shanarial Johnson pleaded no contest to adoption deception and petite theft. A judge sentenced her to 220 days in jail -- over seven months...

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. -- It's one of the worst cases of elder abuse Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons says he's ever seen. An 84-year-old man left by his caregiver daughter in a recliner for two months. Pamela Reynolds, 54, has been charged with elder neglect and remains in Escambia County...

CAT COUNTRY CARES FOR KIDS RADIOTHON Tune in for an all day, on air event to support the Bear Family Foundation Pediatric Oncology Center for Hope – providing health, hope, and healing to children in our community. This radio fundraiser is an opportunity for you to hear stories from community leaders, medical...

PENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) — A seafood restaurant in Pensacola will close its current location in September, News 5 has learned. According to a Facebook post from Captain Joey Patti’s Seafood & Salon, after 40 years in business, they are closing their doors on Sept. 6. The restaurant’s post noted that the reason they are...

Popular Pensacola Middle Eastern restaurant Jordan Valley has opened a second location at 1400 Barrancas Ave., replacing the former Pineapple Express Hawaiian Grill. Jordan Valley owner Tamer Ghboun, who also owns the building on Barrancas Avenue, originally planned to relocate his business from 201 S. Jefferson St.,...

The calls come at all hours. Sometimes it is a young person barely out of high school. Sometimes it is someone who has been using for decades. They all have one thing in common: They are looking for a way out. Escambia County's Coordinated Opioid Recovery (CORE) program has been...

What do a first responder and a tower of giraffes have in common? More than you’d think. This week, Local Pulse Pensacola continues to team up with Gulf Breeze Zoo to spotlight some of our bravest community heroes—alongside a few of the Zoo’s most extraordinary residents. Second...

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- A 49-year-old Milton man was charged for possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon. The State Attorney's Office says, under the Armed Career Criminal Act, Willie Curtis Slack, Jr. could spend up to 15 years in prison if convicted of the charge. The Bureau...

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- A 37-year-old woman has been found guilty of shooting another woman in the head in Pensacola in May 2024. A jury found Zirconium Dees guilty on Tuesday of Attempted Second Degree Murder with a Firearm under the Florida 10-20-Life statute. Sentencing is set for Sept. 10. The...