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Video above: What to do if you witness a crime NORTHWEST FLORIDA (WKRG) — Five people who were allegedly previously deported from the United States were indicted and seven people who had re-entered the country illegally were convicted in Northwest Florida of immigration crimes. According to a Department of Justice...

Black bear | Bkamprath via iStockPhoto A bear killed a Floridian, now residents are fighting back The post Florida Man’s Commute Interrupted By Bear In Driveway appeared first on MotorBiscuit .

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. -- Highway 29 is shutdown in both directions in Cantonment due to smoke from a brush fire Friday afternoon. The quarter-acre fire is on Peace Terrace west of the railroad tracks, which is in the Kingsfield Road area. No injuries or property damage has been reported. Crews...

There’s a new team member at Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola and she walks in on four legs. Her name is Joy and after spending time with her this morning I can confirm the name fits perfectly. Joy is Sacred Heart’s newest facility dog, assigned specifically to comfort adult patients...

Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Feb. 5, 2026 ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a driver involved in a hit-and-run. According to a release from the Florida Highway Patrol, the hit-and-run crash happened on Feb. 4 at 2 p.m. on East Nine Mile Road […]

The Florida Board of Medicine on Feb. 6 sided with Administrative Law Judge Yolonda Green and in a split vote agreed to suspend the medical license of Gulf Breeze plastic surgeon Ben Brown for a year. Brown was also ordered to pay a $7,500 fine and cover the costs of the Florida Department of Health's investigation...

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. -- A 24-year-old Pensacola man will spend life in prison after being found guilty of triple-murder at an adult birthday party in Escambia County in April 2024. A jury found Torrance Sumler guilty on Thursday of three counts of first-degree premeditated murder. He was then sentenced to...

UPDATE (2:45 p.m.): 36-year-old Jalynda Smith has been arrested in connection with the death of her 5-year-old son. According to Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons, Smith’s sister called the sheriff’s office around 9:30 a.m. on Feb. 6, voicing concerns for her nephew. Deputies located the boy’s body around 10:15...

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Police say a second person has died following a head-on crash in Pensacola last Friday. The investigation continues into the Scenic Highway crash that happened at Rothschild Drive around 6 p.m. A vehicle crossed over the center line on Scenic Highway crashing into another. The driver of...

UPDATE - 4:14 P.M. ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. -- The missing 65-year-old woman has now been found, according to deputies. They say she was safely located. No further details were provided. --------------------------------------------- ORIGINAL STORY - 2:04 P.M. ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. -- Deputies are trying to locate a...