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PENSACOLA BEACH, Fla. -- A 22-year-old man is charged with attempted homicide for stabbing his cousin seven times at Pensacola Beach, according to an arrest report. Deputies arrested Chancelor Wade on Tuesday. He's being held in Escambia County Jail without bond. The incident happened the night of July 11 at...

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- A 12-year-old Pensacola boy got the opportunity to see what's it like to live a day in the life as a military aviator. Tommy Boggs was invited out to NAS Pensacola Friday morning. The Military Outreach Initiative honors the courage of medically-challenged children in the Gulf Coast...

Something’s been silently attacking iconic palms across North Florida – and it’s time to take notice. The palmetto weevil ( Rhynchophorus cruentatus ), North America’s largest native weevil, is causing serious damage in home landscapes, nurseries, and public spaces across the Panhandle. While this pest usually goes...

PENSACOLA, Fla. (WALA) - From blank cookies to edible masterpieces, Vanessa heads to Pensacola to learn the art of cookie decorating. Christian McDonald, owner of The Blue Cookie Jar, says she has been decorating cookies since 2018, initially creating custom treats for friends and family. Today, she focuses on...

MILTON, Fla. (WKRG) — Milton firefighters will soon see a bigger paycheck. According to a Milton Fire Department news release, the city council voted Tuesday to approve the new contracts between the city and the Milton Professional Firefighters International Association of Fire Fighters Local 2944, which include an...

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- A new place for skateboarders could soon be coming to Pensacola. A non-profit organization is working to create a "Skate Spot"-- a small scale skate park -- to Cordova Square park in the East Hill neighborhood. If approved, it will be right off of 12th Avenue, which...

As I sat at lunch on Wednesday, talking to a fellow mom whose daughter is currently suffering from absence seizures, she shared her story which is new to them. They’re in the waiting phase. Waiting for tests. Waiting for answers. Waiting for a solution. And it broke my heart. Because not too many years ago, we were...

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Mayor D.C. Reeves is considering an “inland port” in Pensacola. Officials say the idea is to bring more cargo and vessel traffic to the area. Down the line this could lead to more job opportunities and economic growth in Pensacola. City leaders discussed the plans for an inland port earlier this...

OCALA, Fla. -- For the first time since being convicted of first-degree murder in September 2018, Northwest Florida woman Mary Rice is speaking publicly about what she calls her road trip from hell with Billy Boyette. Officials say Boyette killed four women -- two in Milton, one in Lillian, Alabama,...

Michael and Stephen Clarke, co-owners of Hanto & Clarke General Contractors, have worn hard hats on construction sites across Pensacola. But nothing prepared them—or their wives—for the moment they stepped into a hospital room and saw their newborns in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), surrounded by wires and...