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Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Dec. 12, 2025 SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — Florida Highway Patrol deputies say a motorcyclist was killed early Friday morning after the motorcycle he was riding collided with a dump truck. According to an FHP report, the incident happened at about 3 a.m. Friday morning...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA)— Two people are dead after a crash on I-75 in Sarasota, the Florida Highway Patrol announced. Troopers responded to a crash on I-75 in Sarasota around 3:30 p.m. on Sunday. Fred Donalson, 48, from Ohio, was driving a Toyota Camry on I-75 near mile marker 203 when he hit a Nissan Pathfinder […]

SPECIAL NOTICE: The Navarre pier is open from 5 am until 8 pm daily. Visit Navarre Newspaper, you will find the local weather report and local information about the emerald coast of Destin, Ft Walton, Navarre, Gulf Breeze and Pensacola. This fishing report is updated during the day. This is...

People miss their downtown post office and are excited to see work begin on the new location on South Jefferson St. This post garnered triple attention over the next most read post. An anonymously authored zine with a scathing critique of the University of West Florida’s presidential search process, which...

Charlie Hicks ate his lunch and dinner at the Shrimp Basket in Pensacola, Florida, every day for 10 years. When he suddenly stopped showing up, the chef went looking for him, and ultimately saved his life.

NAVARRE BEACH, Fla. (WALA) - Navarre Beach Fire Rescue posted on its Facebook page that its crews rescued two kayakers after a sudden storm Sunday morning. Station 49 Rescues Kayakers in Distress Following Sudden Storm. Navarre Beach, FL — At approximately 9:00 a.m. this morning, Station 49, including Beach 49...

Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Dec. 12, 2025 ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — A man from Pensacola has been convicted of second-degree murder in Escambia County. According to a news release from the Office of the State Attorney, First Judicial Circuit of Florida, Kopelyn Gerard Gildon was convicted of...

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. -- A 40-year-old man is charged with drug and trafficking offenses as well as weapons possession in Escambia County. Willie Craig was arrested on Dec. 9 after a search warrant was issued at the 3500 block of Mobile Highway. Deputies found 264 grams of cocaine, 52 grams...

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MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WALA) - The Mobile County Emergency Management Agency posts on its Facebook page notices about cold weather shelters opening Sunday. Due to the incoming cold weather, these shelters will open their doors to those in need of shelter anywhere in Mobile County. The WAVE Transit will waive...