Escambia County commission votes to keep public beaches closed
PENSACOLA, Fla. — The Escambia County Commission voted 4-1 to keep public beaches closed, extending a closure that had been set to expire. The decision came the day before a…
UWF offers pass/fail grading option for Spring 2020
PENSACOLA, Fla. — The University of West Florida will let students convert their Spring 2020 courses to satisfactory/unsatisfactory, or pass/fail, grading as the campus continues to respond to the disruption…
City-by-city breakdown of COVID-19 cases in Northwest Florida
PENSACOLA, Fla. — Northwest Florida has seen an increase in positive coronavirus cases, and health experts say the numbers will keep climbing as testing expands. The latest figures showed 43…
Escambia County Sheriff Eases Martial Law Fears, Calls for Shoppers to Stop Hoarding
Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan took to Facebook Live Monday to ease the fears of citizens in the area who are panicking amid the Coronavirus crisis. Sheriff Morgan called for…
Reporter’s firsthand account: Inside the execution of Nathaniel Woods at Holman prison
ATMORE — A journalist selected as a media witness has described the hours leading up to and including the execution of Nathaniel Woods at Holman Correctional Facility here on March…
Jury convicts one, acquits another in Pensacola-based dog fighting operation
A federal jury has convicted one man and acquitted another in a dog fighting operation centered in Pensacola, while three others previously pleaded guilty. Shane Patrick Sprague, 35, was convicted…
Pensacola Beach man charged with child neglect after toddler found wandering near school
PENSACOLA BEACH, Fla. — A 70-year-old Pensacola Beach man has been charged with child neglect after a young child was found wandering near a local elementary school, according to the…
Woman Testifies in Pensacola Trial of Man Accused of Carjacking and Rape
A woman took the stand Thursday in the trial of a man accused of carjacking her and raping her twice in an ordeal that began in Pensacola and ended across…
Trial set to begin for Pensacola man accused of carjacking, rape
PENSACOLA, Fla. — The trial is set to begin Thursday for a Pensacola man accused of a violent crime spree that began with a carjacking at a gas station and…
Person shot during possible home invasion at Ferry Pass condominiums
FERRY PASS, Fla. — The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after someone was shot during a possible home invasion at the Woodland Condominiums, a complex at Sunnehanna Boulevard and…