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PENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) — A new organization is making health care more accessible for small children and babies — they are calling it a new era of pediatric care. Nemours Children’s Health and Studer Family Children’s Hospital at Ascension have teamed up. The collaboration brings together the expertise of both...

For families across Escambia and Santa Rosa counties, the dream of homeownership can feel like a distant, impossible goal. Rising costs, scarce land, and unexpected repairs often force hopeful buyers into an endless cycle of renting. Pensacola Habitat for Humanity works to change that, one family at a time. “We...

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — Escambia County and the Department of the United States Navy commemorate a land exchange agreement to reestablish a fire station that closed seven years ago. Paradise Beach Fire Station #20 has been closed since 2018, due to the expiration of a lease agreement. Escambia County is...

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- A 52-year-old Pensacola man is critically injured after being hit while walking across Massachusetts Avenue "improperly," according to Florida Highway Patrol. The crash happened Wednesday around 7 p.m. FHP says a 28-year-old Pensacola woman was traveling east on Massachusetts in her SUV when she...

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- After the city of Pensacola's months-long discussions to acquire the former Escambia County Medical Center Clinic, negotiations have paused. The clinic is located on 1750 North Palafox Street. The city had plans to use the site for community development initiatives, such as the transformational...

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. -- A vehicle burglary suspect led deputies on a chase through a Pensacola Walmart after trying to steal from the store, according to an arrest report. Lucky Lilly, 24, was arrested last Sunday on charges of:. larceny (four counts) burglary (two counts) dealing stolen property. resisting arrest.

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — A Pensacola woman has been sentenced after she hit and killed a man while he was riding a scooter home in January 2024, according to the Department of Justice. Sarah Rachel Nowlin was sentenced to serve 15 years in prison with four years mandatory minimum on the charge of leaving […]

7 Brew Coffee is set to build another location in Santa Rosa County, this time in Pace. The chain will build a 770-square-foot building on a 1-acre lot at 4880 U.S. Highway 90 with nine total parking spaces as well as access onto both Caroline Street and Orleans Street. There will be three entrances for the coffee...

SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Fla. (WALA) - A court date has been set for Sept. 16 for a Pace, Fla., man accused of murder in connection with a 2022 fentanyl overdose death. Jimmy Forrest Robinson III, 28, on Tuesday was indicted on a charge of first-degree murder by illegal distribution of controlled substances. Robinson had...

The largest Florida Department of Environmental Protection fine issued in the last decade for stormwater infractions has not proven enough to deter Santa Rosa developer Kip Walker from continuing to flaunt state and local regulations at construction sites within the Avalon Beach subdivision near Milton. Arrest...