4th Annual Pensacola Chocolate and Cheese Fest
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - 4th Annual Pensacola Chocolate and Cheese Fest. Location: Pensacola Community Maritime Park – Amphitheater. There will be craft, business, and food vendors on site; as well as a chocolate and cheese sampling area, bounce house for kids, live music, pie eating contest and more. Pre-purchase...
Louisiana man dies following single-car crash in Santa Rosa County
SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Fla. (WALA) - A Louisiana man critically injured this morning in a single-vehicle crash in Santa Rosa County has died, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash happened shortly after 11 a.m. on westbound Interstate 10 near mile marker 35.5, authorities said. The 59-year-old man was...
Friends say repeated delays reopen wounds as Alabama continues to seek death penalty
The state of Alabama will continue seeking the death penalty against Marcus Spanevelo. He's charged with kidnapping resulting in the death of Cassie Carli during a custody exchange in 2022. Just days after she was last seen in Navarre, her body was found in a shallow grave inside a barn...
Pensacola Police: Suspect in alleged online threats died after being taken into custody
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Pensacola Police say a man arrested for making threats against two public officials died after being taken into custody on Wednesday. The incident occurred around 12:45 p.m. when Escambia County EMS was called to Pensacola Police Headquarters after a man being questioned there complained of a...
Questions follow Escambia deputies’ stop with suspect just before fatal Pensacola wreck
ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. -- More details are emerging from the fatal crash on Scenic Highway in late January that killed two people. Pensacola Police have charged 60-year-old Wayne Dines of Spring Hill, Florida, with DUI manslaughter. Still, many people are wanting to know why Dines was allowed to keep driving...
Man dies in Santa Rosa County crash: details from the Florida Highway Patrol
Video above: What to do if you witness a crash SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — A Louisiana man has died following a Thursday morning crash in Santa Rosa County. According to a Florida Highway Patrol crash report, the man, a 59-year-old from Opelousas, Louisiana, was driving westbound on I-10 near State Road 8 when […]
24-year-old Gulf Breeze man sentenced to 30 years for shooting into co-worker’s vehicle
SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Fla. -- A 24-year-old Gulf Breeze man was sentenced to 30 years in prison after shooting into a car with two people -- including a co-worker -- inside in November 2021. A Santa Rosa County jury found Leonard Brown Jr. guilty of:. Attempted Manslaughter with a Firearm...
A new Pensacola Aldi opens next month in wave of Florida openings
A new Aldi store is coming to Pensacola in a wave of new stores opening across Florida in February and March 2026. The new stores are slated to open in Pensacola, Jacksonville, Cape Coral, Fernandina Beach and Fort Walton Beach, according to the company's "coming soon" page . Aldi plans to continue converting the...
Hunt The Front Revives Southern Raceway and Launches New Era
MILTON, Fla. (Feb. 18, 2026) — Southern Raceway is entering a new era as the Hunt The Front group has officially acquired the 3/8-mile clay oval in Milton, Florida, launching a revitalization effort that will see the venue operate as Hunt The Front’s Southern Raceway. The ownership group — brothers Jonathan, Joshua,...
City Extends Bay Center Survey
City Administrator David Stafford announced today that the deadline for the city’s survey on possible upgrades to the county-owned Pensacola Bay Center has been extended to Friday, Feb. 20. Substituting for Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves, who is in Tallahassee, Stafford offered few details about who received the survey....
