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ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. -- The issue of customary use is back in the spotlight Thursday night. Escambia County commissioners discussed whether to open access to the public at Perdido Key. The other option would be leaving the beach access to private property owners, who argue they're paying for the land.

PENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) — Body camera footage released by the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office shows deputies responding to a medical call for 60-year-old Wayne Dines. This examination happened just 40 minutes before he was involved in a crash killing two people, according to the sheriff’s office. At 4:50 p.m. on...

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- A 53-year-old Pensacola woman pleaded guilty in federal court on Friday to multiple fentanyl-related charges after investigators say she was caught with more than 100 grams of the drug intended for a prearranged sale. Laurie Ann Chapman pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and...

A long, simmering debate over beach access on Perdido Key is boiling over, with deep emotions on both sides about who should be able to use the sand along Escambia County’s shoreline. At the heart of the dispute is whether the county should pursue a “customary use” claim that...

MILTON, Fla. — Southern Raceway is entering a new era as the Hunt The Front group has acquired the three-eighths-mile clay oval, launching a revitalization effort that will see the venue operate as Hunt The Front’s Southern Raceway. The ownership group — brothers Jonathan, Joshua, and Joseph Joiner...

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- A small house in Pensacola’s Historic Village offers a rare window into the life of a free woman of color in early 1800s Pensacola. Julee Cottage sits downtown in the middle of Pensacola’s Historic Village — named after the woman who owned it, but tight-lipped about who exactly she was.

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Florida - A suspect was swiftly apprehended following a robbery at a Wells Fargo Bank, according to the Escambia County Sheriff's Office. On February 16, 2026, deputies responded to a robbery incident where the victim was threatened and robbed of cash after making an ATM withdrawal. The suspect...

Video above: Is driving safer than other modes of transportation? ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — A motorcyclist has died after crashing in Escambia County Wednesday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. An FHP news release said the 30-year-old Mobile man was riding his Harley south on County Road 453 Wednesday at...

MILTON, FLA. -- A woman in Milton says she had a terrifying encounter with two homeless men at a state trail. Rachel Stepp was on a walk with her baby at the time of the incident. "It was total fear," Stepp said. "I will never go back. I will never...

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WLOX) — On Thursday, 41 members of the William Carey men’s track team were traveling to the SSAC Championship in Gainesville, Fla., when their charter bus broke down on I-10 in Escambia County, Fla. According to a Thursday post on the Escambia County Public Schools...