Pensacola sues Joe Patti’s Seafood over property access for stormwater project
Pensacola is suing Joe Patti’s Seaford over access to its property to complete a $7.8 million stormwater project that is supposed to improve flooding for 1,688 properties in the city. Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves took the unusual step of announcing the lawsuit had been filed in his weekly press conference on Oct. 28...
Sheriff Simmons: Protecting Children Online
In light of a recent Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) operation that led to the arrest of 13 men for crimes targeting children, I asked Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons about his agency’s ongoing efforts to protect children. Sheriff Simmons discussed operations conducted in partnership with the FDLE...
Florida Firefighters Rescue Cat After She Spends A Week Trapped High In A Tree
In Pensacola, Florida, one daring orange tabby took his love of climbing a little too far. The curious cat ended up stranded high in a tree, clinging to the branches for an entire week as he waited for help that never seemed to come. Finally, on a Thursday evening, firefighters...
Pensacola Woman Says Landlord Moved 85-Year-Old Man Into Her Backyard Without Consent: ‘I Don’t...
A single mother from Pensacola, Florida, says she has been subjected to harassment and unsafe living conditions after her landlord allegedly moved an 85-year-old man into the backyard of the property she rents. The woman said she pays her bills on time and tries to maintain peace, yet she believes her landlord and...
Grim execution is Florida’s 15th for 2025
Norman Grim Jr. died via lethal injection at 6:14 p.m. EDT on Tuesday for a 1998 rape and murder as Florida set a record with its 15th execution this year.
IP Cantonment mill spills nearly 2 million gallons of wastewater into Eleven Mile Creek
(This article has been updated with a statement from an IP spokesperson ) The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is reporting that International Paper in Cantonment spilled nearly 2 million gallons of treated wastewater and stormwater into Elevenmile Creek after heavy rain. According to FDEP’s notice, the...
Father and Son Duo Sign Lease for Family Entertainment Park in Pensacola
Launch Entertainment (Launch), a leading family entertainment franchise, has signed a lease for its newest park in Pensacola, located at 8102 N. Davis Highway in the Ferry Pass Plaza. Expected to open in September 2026, the new 31,000-square-foot venue will mark Launch’s fourth Florida location, further reinforcing...
Jamaicans across Gulf Coast pray for loved ones as Hurricane Melissa hits homeland
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Widespread flooding and damage are already being reported in major cities across Jamaica. This Category 5 hurricane is the strongest to ever hit the island. Families in Jamaica are braving the winds as their loved ones in the Gulf Coast are praying for them. Everyone WEAR News...
UWF INCREASES CAPITAL CAMPAIGN GOAL TO $100 MILLION, ANNOUNCES NEW ADVANCEMENT LEADERSHIP
PENSACOLA, Fla. (Oct. 10, 2025) – The University of West Florida is building on its record-breaking fundraising success, increasing the goal for its “Here for Good” capital campaign from $90 million to $100 million. The campaign, which launched publicly in April 2024, has already surpassed its original goal thanks to...
Margaritas To Go is Bringing the Bar to your next Party
If you’ve been to a Gulf Coast celebration lately, from golf tournaments and weddings to soon-to-be-seen at Pensacola Mardi Gras events, there’s a good chance you’ve spotted a shiny margarita machine and a smiling face behind it. That’s Margaritas To Go, a mobile bar and frozen drink rental service shaking up events...
