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Spring football: Pensacola's large senior class, coach Wade McKinney looking to rebuild
Players from the Pensacola football team said this is the most excited they’ve been about starting a football season. Under first-year head coach Wade McKinney, they’ve noticed a difference in the program – even during spring practices. Practices are fast-paced, more intense, and players want to keep working for constant improvement. ...
Echo Life Church turned a run-down strip mall into a source of hope. Now, a cafe is coming
The desolate, nearly 5-acre Highland Terrace shopping center at the intersection of Davis Highway and Fairfield Drive was considered a waste of space when Ellen Dunham-Jones, an expert on suburban redevelopment, addressed it at a CivicCon event in October 2021. Today, it’s a thriving church, childcare center and place of...
One person dead after Pensacola Beach drowning
PENSACOLA, Ala. (WALA) - The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office said they responded to a drowning call at Pensacola Beach near North Galvez Court. First responders were able to reach the victim, but CPR efforts were unsuccessful and the victim was declared deceased, according to officials. We are told that...
Lifeguards not yet staffed at beach in Fort Pickens where drowning occurred
FORT PICKENS, Fla. -- Lifeguards were not staffed at the beach where a person drowned Wednesday on Santa Rosa Island. It happened at 4:40 p.m. on Langdon Beach inside the Fort Pickets gate at the Gulf Islands National Seashore. First responders pulled the person out of the water and tried...
Escambia Superintendent Keith Leonard vows to evaluate 200+ challenged books over several days
Escambia County Public Schools Superintendent Keith Leonard is taking matters into his own hands when it comes to chiseling down the district’s book challenge list that now tops 200. Leonard told school board members in a workshop Thursday that he would be joining the school district’s Coordinator of Media...
Generations of pilots watch Blue Angels documentary premiere in Pensacola
The new Blue Angels documentary has finally launched and premiered Thursday night during an exclusive red-carpet event at AMC Bayou 15 in Pensacola, putting fans in the cockpit of the renowned F/A-18 Super Hornets. "The Blue Angels," a feature length documentary directed by Paul Crowder and produced by Glenn Powell...
Mayor asks for JUST Pensacola to advocate for zoning changes to boost affordable housing
Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves is expecting pushback to reforms to the city's land development code, which will likely include changes that will make it easier to build affordable rental housing in the city. "As we start talking about land development code, that's going to be a difficult conversation in this community," Reeves said....
Pensacola Vietnamese restaurant receives administrative complaint over dead roaches in kitchen
Here's the breakdown of recent restaurant inspections in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties for the week of May 6-12. Florida's restaurant owners are not required to post restaurant inspection results where guests can see them. So, every week, we provide that information for you. During the latest round of inspections...
Will Pensacola feel the South Florida heat wave? No, but high temps still expected
South Florida is under excessive heat warnings this week, as forecasted by the National Weather Service (NWS) on Monday. The Palm Beach International Airport reported a new record of 98 degrees on Wednesday and more record breaking heat is expected to last the rest of the week. The Florida Panhandle...
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