Pensacola FL

Residential development picked up steam again in Escambia County after the Development Review Committee approved several big projects in October. DRC officials approved four s ubdivision projects throughout October that wii add 100 new residences to Escambia County. The county is getting 60 new homes and 40 new...

Transformation Church of Pensacola has donated $40,000 to the national nonprofit Undue Medical Debt, which has eliminated approximately $6.5 million in medical debt for an estimated 4,400 residents of Escambia County, Florida. Founded in 2014 by two former debt collectors, Undue Medical Debt purchases medical debt...

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — A man has minor injuries after a tractor-trailer overturned in Escambia County, according to a news release from the Florida Highway Patrol. A 56-year-old Panama City man was transporting scrap metal in a tractor-trailer while going west on Fairfield Drive on Monday at around 7:35 a.m....

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. -- In a year where many communities are seeing violence rise, Escambia County is moving in the opposite direction. So far this year, 15 homicides have been reported. That's down from the 32 cases last year. "I think it's a multi-pronged approach," Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons...

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Two people are hospitalized after a shooting in an Escambia County Whataburger parking lot Tuesday night. Deputies arrived at the Whataburger on Pensacola Boulevard and Boone Street around 7:10 p.m. Sheriff Chip Simmons is calling it a drug-related incident, as deputies recovered two pounds of...

Trigger Warning: The article mentions gun violence and details of injustice towards people of color. Negligence and false crime stories are two sides of the same coin. One stems out of the other. Maybe people of color know about this much more than others. In 2021, Albert Jackson Jr., a Black father from Florida,...

At his press conference this morning, Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves touted the latest employment numbers for VT MAE at the Pensacola International Airport. “We just reviewed the quarterly jobs report that is required by us,” he said. “They have more jobs at a higher salary than they’ve ever had.”

A recent post on social media has highlighted an issue that many people may not be aware of: what to do with unopened medical supplies after a loved one has passed away. The user, who recently lost their father, has found themselves in possession of several boxes of Aspira Drain supply kits, ostomy kits, and other...

Video above: ‘News 5 Now’: Top Stories from Nov. 4, 2025 ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — Several offices in Escambia County are set to close in observance of Veterans Day, according to a news release. The following offices will be closed on Tuesday, Nov. 11: The Perdido Landfill will operate within its regular hours....

– Homicides Drop 40-45% as Multi-Pronged Approach Shows Results – Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons brought encouraging news to a recent episode of “(We Don’t) Color On the Dog,” revealing significant progress in reducing violent crime across the county. Dramatic Decrease in Homicides. As of November 1,...