Pensacola Weather Postpones 2025 Snowball Derby
The Florida weather has become the biggest enemy for the 58th running of the Snowball Derby as on-going rain, fog and unfavorable track conditions has postponed the 300-lap finale at Five Flags Speedway. Here's More Information On How To Stream the 2025 Snowball Derby Starting Lineup Set For 2025 Snowball Derby...
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Persistent fog, humidity postpones Snowball Derby to Monday afternoon
PENSACOLA, FL – After hours of weather delays at Five Flags Speedway, the 58th Snowball Derby has been postponed to Monday afternoon at 1:00 p.m. CT. Shortly after the Snowflake 125 finished up in the wee hours of Sunday morning, rain began to fall once again in Pensacola. Rain continued throughout the morning...
Keelan Harvick wins Snowflake 125 in early morning hours at Five Flags
PENSACOLA, FL – For days, race teams, drivers and fans have waited out the weather as Mother Nature refused to let up in Pensacola. Finally, in the wee hours of Sunday morning, Keelan Harvick took home the Allen Turner Snowflake 125 win at Five Flags Speedway. Harvick became the youngest winner in event history in...
Cold weather shelter opens in our area tomorrow
MILTON, Fla. (WALA) - Santa Rosa County Communications & Media Relations says a cold weather shelter will open in the county Monday, December 8 and Tuesday, December 9. The cold weather shelter for the homeless and/or heatless will also be open the nights of Monday, Dec. 8, and Tuesday, Dec. 9 at Ferris Hill Baptist...
The last ride: Austin Nason embracing final Snowball Derby appearance
The long journey from Illinois to Pensacola, Florida, for the Snowball Derby is one Austin Nason has embarked on a handful of times during his career. Nason‘s arrival to Five Flags Speedway for the first time in three years brought about the usual excitement, but it also carries a bittersweet undertone. He knew that...
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Pensacola State is one of 28 public colleges in the Florida College System , which proudly enrolls half of all students in Florida public higher education. In addition to offering students affordable and accessible pathways to baccalaureate degrees, Florida College System institutions are often regarded as the...
University of West Florida welcomes three future service dogs to campus
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- There are three brand new University of West Florida "students" that will steal your heart. Meet Wryland, Veracruz, and Maestro. The eight-week-old puppies are future canine companion service dogs. UWF students will raise the pups on campus as part of a project with the transfer task force.
Give the gift of a good home: Animal shelters encourage holiday adoptions
Animal shelters in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties are going all out this month to encourage residents to bring a pet home for the holidays. Escambia County is sponsoring an event called Home for the Holidays while Santa Rosa County is working to "Empty the Shelter." Through the Dec. 15 both organizations are...
State Seeks Execution: Florida Man Slashed The Throats Of 2 Children Before Torching Home
Prosecutors in Florida formally announced they intend to seek the death penalty for a 27-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting a child, killing two minors, and setting their home on fire to cover the crime. State attorneys filed the notice against John Henry Walston Jr., who faces a litany of...

















