17 Escambia County schools earn Purple Star for supporting military families
ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. -- Seventeen Escambia County Public Schools have been recognized by the Florida Department of Education as Purple Star Schools of Distinction during the 2025-2026 school year. The schools are:. A.K. Suter Elementary School. Bellview Middle School. Beulah Academy of Science. Blue Angels...
Pensacola man indicted on multiple charges after deadly trailer fire
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Nov. 19, 2025 ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — A man from Pensacola has been indicted on multiple charges, including murder and sexual battery of a child. According to a news release from the Office of the State Attorney, First Judicial Circuit of Florida, a grand jury […]
Panera Debuts New Look, Menu and Drink Line Months After Settling Charged Lemonade Lawsuits
The company’s “Panera RISE” plan will reimagine Panera's food and beverage lineup, as well as modernize its physical footprint
Bond denied for man charged with Pensacola office murder
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- A judge denied bond Tuesday for the man charged with killing a 57-year-old man in his Pensacola office. 55-year-old Joseph Michael Davis is next due in court on Dec. 5 for arraignment. He's charged with homicide while engaged in burglary. The victim in the case is Dean...
Unsettling ICE Presence: A Community on Alert
The morning commute was brought to a halt just east of the new Warrington spur on Mobile Hwy. Eyewitnesses reported an armored vehicle, a blacked-out, windowless transit van, and a sheriff on the scene. Speculations are rife that the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) might be conducting operations in the...
‘He wants to be the big man’: Florida man learns fate for shooting mother...
A Florida man will spend the rest of his life behind bars for killing a woman in a bar parking lot by repeatedly shooting her in the back. In late September, Christian Ketchup, 27, was convicted by a jury of his peers in Escambia County on a lone count of murder in the second degree with a firearm.
Man arrested after an estimated 1,000 pieces of mail from 15 addresses found at...
BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WALA) - A Foley man was arrested and charged with mail fraud after an estimated 1,000 pieces of mail from 15 different addresses were allegedly found at his residence, according to court records. Court documents said the mail was found inside mail carrier boxes. Jail records show...
FDLE conducting search warrants in Pensacola area today for ongoing investigation
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- The Florida Department of Law Enforcement, in coordination with state and local law enforcement agencies, is conducting multiple search warrants in the Pensacola area on Wednesday. The FDLE says members of the public may notice an increased law enforcement presence, including tactical and...
ECSO closes drug house that had enough fentanyl to kill 28,000 people
(This story was updated to accurately reflect the most current information.) Escambia County Sheriff's deputies arrested a Pensacola man Nov. 18 after closing a drug house that contained enough fentanyl to kill approximately 28,000 people. Kenneth Turner was arrested on charges of trafficking fentanyl, possession...
6 homes on the Gulf Coast
Featuring an elegant townhouse in New Orleans’ French Quarter and contemporary coastal retreat in Texas

















