LOCAL WEATHER REPORT FRIDAY 2-13-26
Local weather report for Friday, February 13. This report updates during the day. Today our temperature will range from a low of 48° to a high of 71°. Sunrise is 6:30 AM and Sunset 5:34 PM . Night There is a 0% chance of rain in the morning , 0% chance of rain in the afternoon and 5% chance of rain during the evening.
Pensacola updates park hours across town
Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Feb. 12, 2026 PENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) — Visitors to parks in Pensacola may have to adjust their times after the city instituted new park hours across the city. According to a City of Pensacola Facebook post, most city parks will now be open from sunrise to […]
Sadie Hawkins comes to Gulf Breeze
The concept originated in the Li’l Abner comic strip created by Al Capp, in which unmarried women chased bachelor’s to find a husband. The comic sparked a trend, and by 1939, just two years after the concept was created, more than 200 colleges were hosting events similar that of Sadie Hawkins.
Earl McAuley Named Gulf Breeze High School Teacher of the Year
“I was both surprised and excited,” McAuley said. “Being announced at the HOCO pep rally and having my wife show up was icing on the cake.”. For McAuley, the award is meaningful because “It is always nice to be acknowledged by your peers,” as he states. “This is an incredible faculty with many great teachers, and to...
Gulf Breeze man enters plea for drug distribution charge
Video above: What do the different “schedules” of drugs mean? SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — A Gulf Breeze man has pleaded guilty to a drug distribution charge, News 5 has learned. According to a Department of Justice news release, 40-year-old Logan Schoonmaker pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute...
Commissioners Reject Rowell’s Proposal to Protect Farmland
District 3 Commissioner Rhett Rowell, right, presenting the 2025 Conservation Hall of Fame award to Lewie Joe Smith during the Feb. 5 Blackwater Soil and Water Conservation District’s Annual Awards Banquet. Photo courtesy Jeff Snow. Santa Rosa County District 3 Commissioner Rhett Rowell on Tuesday asked fellow...
Developer asks Escambia County commissioners to take back 160 acres of OLF-8 property
ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. -- Escambia County commissioners are being asked to consider keeping a large section of land they agreed to sell nearly a year ago. Chad Henderson, the developer who purchased OLF-8 in Beulah for more than $40 million, is asking the county to agree to take back 160 acres of the property.
Woman found dead in Gulf Breeze allegedly killed by her own mother
A woman has been arrested for allegedly murdering her adult daughter, was found dead in a Gulf Breeze home last year. Wendi Danielle Barber, 46, was arrested on a warrant for second-degree murder in the death of 26-year-old Reagan Barber, the Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office announced on Facebook Feb. 13. On Nov....
Florida Man Faces Decades In Prison Following Federal Fraud, Embezzlement Indictment
A 40-year-old Santa Rosa County man is facing a mountain of federal charges after a grand jury returned an indictment involving bank fraud and the mishandling of labor union finances. Clarence Penny, a resident of Pace, appeared in a Pensacola federal courtroom on February 12, 2026, to answer to a...
Pace man, a former labor union treasurer, indicted on fraud and embezzlement charges
Video above: What are the most reported crimes in America? PACE, Fla. (WKRG) — A Pace man, who is a former labor union treasurer, has been indicted on fraud and embezzlement charges, News 5 has learned. According to a Department of Justice news release, 40-year-old Clarence Penny was indicted on eight counts of bank...
