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Pensacola Catholic, Jay, Pace, Escambia baseball, Pace softball all claim district titles | AREA ROUNDUP
A lot of district championship hardware is coming back to Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. A few area baseball and softball teams, including Jay softball, "four-peated" for a district crown. That also rang true for Pace baseball and softball. Elsewhere, Gulf Breeze beach volleyball's perfect season remains intact. See your...
Pensacola Police seek ‘potentially endangered’ missing man
PENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) — Officers with the Pensacola Police Department are looking for a man they said is missing and potentially endangered. Alexander Cook reportedly was last seen at Baptist Hospital Tuesday afternoon, and he may be headed toward South Carolina or Foley, Alabama. He is described as being 5 feet 10 inches tall, 200 […]
10 years ago: Historic rain, flooding hits Northwest Florida
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Ten years ago today, the Pandhandle began picking up the pieces after devastating floods destroyed homes, businesses and lives on April 29, 2014. Nearly two feet of rain submerged parts of Northwest Florida and Baldwin counties. "Typically the city of Pensacola receives approximately 65 inches of rainfall...
Cat Country 98.7’s Spring Jam raises over $28,000 for the Santa Rosa Kids' House
Cat Country 98.7’s Spring Jam 2024 raised $28,307 for the Santa Rosa Kids' House. This year’s show featured country super group Parmalee, George Birge and Kidd G at Juana’s Pagodas and Sailors Grill in Navarre. Cat Country presented the check to Santa Rosa Kids' House at a...
National Aviation Museum to celebrate 100-year-old Navy veteran
PENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) — The National Naval Aviation Museum is preparing to celebrate a soon-to-be centenarian next week. World War II Navy veteran Lt. Cmdr. Cash Barber, a recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross medal, is turning 100 and the museum is hosting a special celebration to honor him. According to a press release, the […]
University of West Florida students win finance competition
PENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) — University of West Florida Lewis Bear Jr. College students won first place at the 2024 Southeastern Hedge Fund Strategy Competition. The competition, hosted by the Mack Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University, “offers participants the opportunity to apply theory to practical strategies.” According to the Southeastern Hedge Fund Strategy […]
The Pensacola area has more primitive camping spots than you might think. Here's 9 to try
With more and more RV sites cropping up at campgrounds, it’s becoming harder and harder to find primitive camping in Pensacola. There are plenty of places to pitch a tent if you don’t mind the company of neighbors, but what if you’re looking for more of a dispersed camping experience?
FPL to replace 3,300 power poles this year
When Hurricane Sally made landfall in Pensacola in 2020, it snapped power poles like toothpicks, left nearly a quarter of a million Northwest Florida residents without electricity, and, in the final tally, caused almost $150 million in damage to the area’s power grid. It took nearly 8,000 workers from 25 states weeks just to get the lights back on.
Veterans Making a Difference: Rob Fernandez of Milton
MILTON, Fla. -- Rob Fernandez says he's living the American dream. His parents were Cuban immigrants, and when he was young he didn't have much. As he was finishing up high school, he didn't have a good idea of what to do with his life until his best friend told him he was joining the Marines after graduation.
WATCH: Ascension Sacred Heart oncologist discusses new mammogram guidelines
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Federal health officials have new guidelines for mammograms. They're recommending annual screenings starting at age 40. Dr. Zachary Wright is an at Ascension Sacred Heart Hospital. He joined WEAR News on Wednesday:
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