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PENSACOLA, Fla. (WALA/CNN NEWSOURCE/WKRC) - Anglers on Pensacola Beach reeled in a rare catch during a 48-hour fishing trip: a massive great white shark. Dylan Wier and Blaine Kenny, fishing with a team from Coastal Worldwide, said they hooked the shark within the first 12 hours of the trip. The great white was...

NAVARRE, Fla. (WKRG) — Marine Corps League volunteers and the Home Depot rolled up their sleeves to give back to a disabled veteran and his wife at their home in Navarre. “We’re building a fence for a disabled veteran, combat veteran Marine,” Marine Corps League member Tim Chandler said. “He lost his leg in...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) says a 68 year old man was in a pickup truck that submerged in the Yellow River in Santa Rosa County Friday night. On 01/23/2026 at approximately 7:25 PM (CST) I responded to a single vehicle crash located at the southern end of Ward Basin Road at Fish Camp Road.

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Escambia County commissioners spent more than two hours Friday discussing improvements to the Pensacola Bay Center. The current proposal would cost $189 million and would create an event "campus" that would transform Downtown Pensacola. For the first time, Legends Global showcased its vision for...

Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Jan. 22, 2026 SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — The Florida Highway Patrol is responding to a traffic fatality in Santa Rosa County. According to the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office, a car crashed into the Yellow River off Ward Basin and Fish Camp Roads. Officials […]

Station Address: WEAR, 4990 Mobile Highway, Pensacola FL, 32506. Contest Area: In Mississippi: George and Greene counties. In Alabama: Baldwin, Mobile, Monroe, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, and Washington counties. In Florida: Escambia, Santa Rosa, and Okaloosa counties. Contest Sponsor(s): Pensacola Mardi Gras Inc....

Birmingham-based Buffalo Rock Co. has opened a new 47-acre campus in Florida to serve the Gulf Coast region. The company’s new Santa Rosa facility is a 352,800-square-foot facility designed to support growing customer demand across the Gulf region. Located off Interstate 10 in the Northwest Florida Industrial Park,...

Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Jan. 22, 2026 SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — A precautionary boil water notice has been issued for an area in Santa Rosa County. “A main break has occurred and/or a loss of pressure has been experienced,” a news release said.  According to a news release, […]

MILTON, Fla. -- At least one fatality was reported after a vehicle entrapment in water incident in Milton on Friday evening. A vehicle apparently drove off of a road and into Yellow River in Milton. The driver was seen traveling between 75-85 mph before driving off of Ward Basin Road into the river.

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- A pharmacist with Community Health Northwest Florida was arrested by federal authorities Friday morning in Pensacola, according to the health center. The pharmacist's name or charges have not yet been released. "The indictment has not yet been unsealed, which means we don’t yet have additional...