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CANTONMENT, Fla. -- This week's scholar athlete plays center at Tate High School and also plays on the varsity tennis team. He's competing hard and having a blast, while building a foundation for his future career. Can you achieve under pressure and have fun at the same time? Kaven Powell...

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- The city of Pensacola accepted additional land from Baptist Hospital around the old campus. Mayor D.C. Reeves hopes to use the land as a bargaining chip to either get help in the demolition process or renovation process later down the road. The additional land is an add-on...

WUSF's Sky Lebron recently visited with Edmonds as part of a conversation for The Bay Blend daily podcast. In this interview, she starts off by introducing you to the three newest manatees at the center, who were brought in a few months back. They all have a little something in common.

SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — Santa Rosa County officials are warning residents of a scam using the Allentown Volunteer Fire Department’s name. According to a county news release, residents in the AVFD district have been receiving calls from someone claiming to be from the fire department and asking for donations....

PENSACOLA BEACH, Fla. -- The Santa Rosa Island Authority is asking citizens to keep the skies clear at Pensacola Beach during the Blue Angels Sunday Beach Buzzes. "Objects in the sky—such as kites and drones—can pose serious hazards to both the pilots and beachgoers during these flyovers," a release states. :To keep...

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — West Pensacola Elementary and Brentwood Elementary Schools have been selected to be a part of the county’s ‘Healthy Schools Escambia,’ an initiative approved by Escambia Children’s Trust, that will provide students with free healthcare services at school. Although the official start is...

BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — A fun Labor Day on the intracoastal waters of Orange Beach ended with a Baldwin County woman fighting a rare, flesh-eating bacteria. “I never thought it could happen to me,” Summerlin Skipworth said. “We took the boat out, beautiful day, I was with my best friends. I mean, it was […]

BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WALA) - Homeland Security Investigators have confirmed a man indicted in the deaths of two teenagers killed riding a scooter in Foley is in the U.S. illegally. According to HSI, 21-year-old Christopher Sanchez Mendoza from Honduras was in the country illegally when authorities said he hit a...

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- The old Baptist Hospital property is once again a topic of discussion at the Pensacola City Council Thursday night. A new item that would give the city additional property has been added to the agenda. This comes as the city continues to wait to hear back from...

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. -- One person was killed in a crash Friday morning in north Escambia County. It happened around 7 a.m. on Highway 97 near Davisville. The crash involved an SUV and a dump truck. Florida Highway Patrol is investigating the crash and has not yet released any details.