A Cookie Decorating Class with The Blue Cookie Jar
PENSACOLA, Fla. (WALA) - From blank cookies to edible masterpieces, Vanessa heads to Pensacola to learn the art of cookie decorating. Christian McDonald, owner of The Blue Cookie Jar, says she has been decorating cookies since 2018, initially creating custom treats for friends and family. Today, she focuses on...
Milton firefighters are getting a raise
MILTON, Fla. (WKRG) — Milton firefighters will soon see a bigger paycheck. According to a Milton Fire Department news release, the city council voted Tuesday to approve the new contracts between the city and the Milton Professional Firefighters International Association of Fire Fighters Local 2944, which include an...
Group aims to bring ‘Skate Spot’ to Pensacola’s East Hill, but residents have reservations
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- A new place for skateboarders could soon be coming to Pensacola. A non-profit organization is working to create a "Skate Spot"-- a small scale skate park -- to Cordova Square park in the East Hill neighborhood. If approved, it will be right off of 12th Avenue, which...
From Seizures to Hope: Our Family’s Epilepsy Story and the Fight to Bring LITT...
As I sat at lunch on Wednesday, talking to a fellow mom whose daughter is currently suffering from absence seizures, she shared her story which is new to them. They’re in the waiting phase. Waiting for tests. Waiting for answers. Waiting for a solution. And it broke my heart. Because not too many years ago, we were...
Pensacola leaders explore inland port to boost cargo traffic, economic growth
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Mayor D.C. Reeves is considering an “inland port” in Pensacola. Officials say the idea is to bring more cargo and vessel traffic to the area. Down the line this could lead to more job opportunities and economic growth in Pensacola. City leaders discussed the plans for an inland port earlier this...
Mary Rice details several reasons for new trial in Northwest Florida murder case
OCALA, Fla. -- For the first time since being convicted of first-degree murder in September 2018, Northwest Florida woman Mary Rice is speaking publicly about what she calls her road trip from hell with Billy Boyette. Officials say Boyette killed four women -- two in Milton, one in Lillian, Alabama,...
Hanto & Clarke: When Business Gets Personal in the NICU
Michael and Stephen Clarke, co-owners of Hanto & Clarke General Contractors, have worn hard hats on construction sites across Pensacola. But nothing prepared them—or their wives—for the moment they stepped into a hospital room and saw their newborns in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), surrounded by wires and...
Pensacola community center to undergo $9.5M renovation
PENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) – A multi-million dollar transformation is coming to a Pensacola community center. The Fricker Resource Center has been a hub for the community for nearly 70 years. Now, the City of Pensacola is preparing to transform the center into a two-story multipurpose space. It will feature amenities...
Generous donors step in to slash school lunch debt issues in Santa Rosa, Escambia...
SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Fla. -- Earlier this week, an anonymous user posted to Facebook that students at Sims Middle School in Santa Rosa County were "publicly shamed" until their parents paid off their lunch debts. The post says students were handed a bright green slip reading "unpaid lunch balance," and...
Man shot after allegedly charging at woman with machete in Escambia County
ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. -- A man was shot after allegedly charging at a woman with a machete in Escambia County on Thursday evening. The Escambia County Sheriff's Office says the man and woman were fighting before deputies responded to a shots fired call on Shell Road and Cascade Drive around 8 p.m.
