Pensacola FL

Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Feb. 27, 2026 SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — Waterfront property owners in Santa Rosa County have the opportunity to preserve and beautify their shoreline through a local program, according to program administrators. The Pensacola & Perdido Bays Estuary Program is...

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. -- An Escambia County man is facing felony charges after an incident at a school bus stop. The sheriff's office says 36-year-old Errice Rutledge is in jail on charges of indecent exposure and lewd and lascivious behavior in the presence of a victim under the age of 16.

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Residents near Downtown Pensacola are waiting for a stormwater upgrade to be completed. These upgrades were outlined in the city's 2019 stormwater master plan. Neighbors say any amount of rain leaves standing water for several days. WEAR News first reported on this in October when the city...

Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Feb. 26, 2026 MILTON, Fla. (WKRG) — A natural gas line replacement project is continuing in Northwest Florida. According to a City of Milton news release, line replacement near Elmira Street, Canal Street, and MLK Jr. Drive is nearly complete. Soon, work will begin on...

SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Fla. -- The discovery of gopher tortoises put a drainage project in Santa Rosa County on hold for several months. Crews are now back at work on Pine Blossom Road after safely relocating the tortoises. Santa Rosa County officials say the $5 million project was delayed 125...

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- A tow-truck driver is being recognized by the Florida Highway Patrol and the Florida Department of Transportation for his life-saving reaction to a wrong-way driver in Pensacola last week. James works for Secon Recovery & Towing. On Feb. 18, he made the decision to intervene during his...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Pensacola, FL – Rising rivers and water-covered highways could become a concern across the Florida Panhandle as unseasonable warmth combines with a wetter-than-average storm track before St. Patrick’s Day....

FOLEY, Ala. (NBC 15) — As the new Intracoastal Waterway Bridge project nears completion and prepares to open for traffic by summer 2026, transportation data shows that drivers have already begun changing how they travel to and from Alabama’s beaches — and the expanded crossing is likely to accelerate that shift even...

Escambia County is now accepting applications for the 2026 Summer Youth Employment Program, which provides an opportunity for Escambia County youth ages 16-24 to receive paid work experience this summer. Online applications are available now at MyEscambia.com/syep. The deadline to submit applications has been...

In this week’s Northwest Florida Fishing Report, host Joe Baya works through a tough, wind-driven week with help from two key contributors: Tom Hilton of Hilton’s Real-Time Navigator and Brandon Barton of Emerald Waters Kayak Charters. With limited offshore intel due to weather, the episode focuses on using satellite...