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If there’s one thing we’ve learned here, it’s don’t mess with Florida Man. This recent video of a man scaring a black bear away from his dog just proves it. The video, taken at a home in Navarre Beach, Florida, first shows a woman trying to call the dog inside. But, a black bear charges after the dog instead, chasing it around the side of the house. Then, the man comes outside, making himself look big, and unleashes a primal roar that scares the animal right off.

About 75 people piled into Gather at Alyssa's in Pace on Monday night to hear from the development group planning the massive Jubilee project proposed as a community development district. A CDD is an insular, special-purpose structure that provides a way to manage and finance infrastructure required to support the development of a community. According to Florida statute, this would give the...

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. -- Deputies recently recovered the body of an Escambia County man who went missing a month ago. The Escambia County Sheriff's Office confirmed to Channel 3 on Tuesday that the body of 47-year-old Donald Milligan was recovered on July 26 in a wooded area of Blue Angel Pkwy.

Plans for a sports fishing boat factory at the Port of Pensacola are now in doubt. Streamline Boats, a Hialeah-based company, is facing eviction from its South Florida factory as the company has come under full control of Pensacola investors. Streamline Boats of Northwest Florida signed a lease with the...

GULF SHORES, Ala. (WKRG) — While Dauphin Island officials consider a ban on short-term rentals on the east end of the island, other Alabama beach communities have already established rules about rentals like Airbnb and Vrbo. Here are the rules about short-term rentals on Alabama’s Gulf Coast: Gulf Shores, Ala. short-term rental rules Gulf Shores […]

This story has been updated to clarify the timeline of the bakery's construction. For more than half a century, Smith's Bakery was a fixture of Belmont-DeVilliers. What most people remember best is the scent of fresh-baked bread that filled the Belmont-DeVilliers area every morning. But beyond that, the large industrial complex served as the community's...

Barbara Hayes loves seeing the changes in her young health ambassadors. An example was a young girl named Faith, who rarely spoke to anyone but was always listening and attentive. She finally came out of her shell during a family night event at C.A. Weis Elementary School. “We got really...

PENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) — Escambia County Public Schools bus driver and 2010 Pine Forest High School alumnus Cor’Darius Jones is gaining followers on social media for spreading positivity and bus safety. More News from WRBL In 2018, Jones, a.k.a. ‘Mr. Bus Driver,’ was in between jobs after his grandmother passed away. While driving around to clear his […]

PENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) — Students of all ages are gearing up to head back into the classroom in Escambia County on Wednesday. At George Stone Technical College, students will have a hand on learning experience focused on getting them into the workforce as soon as they finish their time at the school.

Richard LaBounty had a unique way of describing his decision to walk away from the dugout in 2016 following a legendary 33-year tenure as the Pensacola Catholic head baseball coach. "I'm a worn-out tire on a car. The tire has turned and turned and now it just needs to be...

Despite assurances from developers that community development districts are the “best possible way to develop” a community, some neighbors of the massive Jubilee project northeast of Pace still are skeptical. Ron Reeser, managing partner of The Eagle Group, which owns the roughly 2,700 -acre Jubilee property, hosted a...

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Another Pensacola contractor is being accused of ripping off his customers, and could also have his contractors license revoked this week if he doesn't pay back a former client. Jesse LaCoste is the brother in law of Matthew Banks, another contractor Channel 3 looked into last week.

The family of a man whose death in a Pensacola crash is being blamed on a faulty air bag is now taking legal action. Morgan & Morgan law firm announced Tuesday they've been retained by the family of 23-year-old Hayden Jones, Jr. He died July 7 on Mobile Highway near Boulder Ave.

The Sports Medicine Outreach department at Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine recently conducted its annual Management of Sideline Emergencies course for athletic trainers and other sideline first responders. The hands-on course takes participants though a series of potential emergencies divided into four clinical skills labs. Spine Boarding; Equipment...

PENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) — Six days of baseball fun are headed to Admiral Fetterman Field as the Pensacola Blue Wahoos take on the Birmingham Barons in a six game series. Starting off on Tuesday, Aug. 9, Fat Tuesdays presented by Pepsi returns in 2022, offering a ticket on the Winn-Dixie Party Deck and a 90-minute […]

A new 24/7 religious radio station based out of Navarre launched Aug. 1 online and on the IHeartRadio app. The radio program is part of Igniting a Nation, a network which has had a television program based in the Birmingham, Alabama area. According to its website, Igniting a Nation is...

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- A clothes swap event will take place Sunday in Pensacola. Participants can bring brand new unworn clothes or gently used clothes to exchange out. You can bring clothes of any size or gender. You can even bring Halloween costumes. "The only thing that is required to join...