K-9 Rigby crowned Florida’s Top Dog in March Madness contest
FLORIDA (WMBB) – The Florida Sheriff’s Association announced on Tuesday the winner of its 2026 FSA K-9 March Madness contest. After three weeks, K-9 Rigby from the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office has been named Florida’s Top Dog for 2026. “On the behalf of K-9 Rigby and our entire agency, we want to say THANK YOU! […]
Alleged battery of Escambia County Jail inmate leads to arrest of two corrections officers
ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. -- Two Escambia County corrections officers have been arrested after an investigation into the battery of an inmate at the Escambia County Jail that left the man with injuries requiring surgery. Sharif Dawud Hale, 42, of Cantonment was arrested on charges of felony battery with great bodily...
Disabled Veterans Charged Up to $20K to File VA Benefits Claims: Lawsuit
A new federal class-action lawsuit accuses a company of taking advantage of disabled veterans and their spouses, charging upwards of $20,000 for Veterans Affairs (VA) claims as part of alleged deceptive practices. The Pensacola, Fla.-headquartered law firm Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz (AWKO) filed the case on April 10 in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, alongside co-counsel...
Take 5 with Heartland Buys – Mobile, Baldwin & Pensacola’s Most Trusted Cash Homebuyer
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Rhen Bartlett, founder and CEO of Heartland Buys, joined WKRG News 5’s Take 5 to share how the company offers a simple, stress-free way to sell your home for cash. In the video above, Bartlett explains who Heartland Buys is, what the company offers,...
Police Issue AMBER Alert as They Search for ‘Kidnapped’ Girl Taken From Florida Home
Authorities have issued an AMBER Alert for a 15-year-old girl who was taken from her Florida home. Adriana Hernandez has been missing from Milton in Florida's Santa Rosa County since Tuesday, April 7. Hernandez is believed to be in danger, and police claim there is a chance that she may be in Georgia. Hernandez was […]
Police: 19 arrested in Gulf Breeze so far under new ‘Super Speeder’ law
GULF BREEZE, Fla. -- Gulf Breeze Police are cracking down on speeders on the Pensacola Bay Bridge. One Pensacola man found that out Sunday night. 18-year-old De’Andre Jenkins was clocked going 119 miles per hour on the Pensacola Bay Bridge. Jenkins was arrested and spent the night in the...
LOCAL WEATHER REPORT MONDAY 4-13-26
Local weather report for Monday, April 13. This report updates during the day. Today our temperature will range from a low of 58° to a high of 78°. Sunrise is 6:23 AM and Sunset 7:14 PM . Today will be sun and clouds.There is a 0% chance of rain in the morning , 5% chance of rain in the afternoon and 5% chance of...
Ascension Sacred Heart opens news freestanding ER in Pace
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Ascension Sacred Heart held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday for its new Freestanding Emergency Department (FSED) in Pace. The facility will be located in the Five Points area at 5736 Chumuckla Hwy. It's set to open on April 14. "This state-of-the-art facility brings expanded access to high-quality...
Reeves opposes Maritime Park tax rebate request
Mayor D.C. Reeves said last week that he does not support, in its current form, a developer’s request for up to roughly $58 million in tax rebates tied to a proposed hotel-and-housing project at Pensacola’s Community Maritime Park. The comments were Reeves’ clearest public position yet on the...
Northwest Florida high school students race electric go-karts at Five Flags Speedway
Northwest Florida high school students pursuing STEM careers took to the track at Five Flags Speedway, racing custom-built electric go-karts as part of the Electrathon program. Using STEM principles, students from schools including Navarre High School designed and built the electric go-karts from the ground up while developing critical thinking,...
