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$2.99M Gulf Breeze home provides grandeur, waterfront living | Sunday Showcase
Editor's note: Sunday Showcase is a paid sponsorship and prints in our Sunday paper. This five-bedroom, five-bath (three full, two half) property in the exclusive Chanteclaire boasts over 5,000 square feet of living space and was recently transformed by Kevin Russel Builders, Lacey Phillips Design, and Eastburn Cabinetry. Realtor Cristina...
Movie makers are busy in Northwest Florida
Suppose there is a mass die-off of honeybees in a small town on the panhandle, and then the bees come back to life. And they were not happy. That’s the premise of the movie Zombeez, a film that was made entirely in Northwest Florida. Pensacola would never be mistaken...
Pensacola woman on trial for allegedly giving cell mate enough fentanyl to kill her 5 times
An Escambia County inmate is on trial for murder after allegedly giving a lethal amount of fentanyl to her cell mate, 52-year-old Shirley Barney, and watching her slowly die from an overdose. Pamela Schwarz, 40, was indicted for first-degree murder by unlawful distribution of drugs for allegedly giving Barney fatal...
Mullet Toss positively impacts Flora-Bama, Gulf Coast economy
PENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) — People from all over the country are here for one thing: to throw a fish at the annual Mullet Toss hosted by the Flora-Bama. Andrew Buttke said he comes every year. “It’s just a fantastic time,” Buttke said. “It’s always a good time to come over and visit and share the […]
Multiple people injured in violent crash on Gulf Breeze Parkway
GULF BREEZE, Fla. -- Multiple people were injured in a four-vehicle crash Sunday night in Gulf Breeze. It happened around 7:50 p.m. on Gulf Breeze Parkway near the entrance to Pensacola State College. According to Florida Highway Patrol, a 55-year-old Gulf Breeze man was traveling west in a pickup truck,...
Popular Pensacola seafood restaurant receives complaint over live roaches
Here's the breakdown of recent restaurant inspections in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties for the week of April 15-21. 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 from the Department...
New four-story hotel planned for Navarre
A group of Alabama developers are working on building a new Holiday Inn Express on Frontera Street in Navarre. Developers plan to build a four-story hotel with 117 rooms on a parcel of land that is approximately 2.47 acres, according to their site plan application form filed with Santa Rosa County. The hotel will be approximately 54,681 square feet.
2-month-old girl dies from injuries sustained in Pensacola car crash
Update; 5:15 p.m.: The Florida Highway Patrol announced that the infant hospitalized following in a car collision Tuesday has died from her injuries. FHP Traffic Homicide Investigators will be assuming control of the investigation. ...
Chick-fil-A awards 37 Pensacola students with over $60,000
PENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) — Chick-fil-A is helping local students continue their education. Three of the Pensacola-area restaurants are helping 37 students and Chick-fil-A team members by providing them with a check totaling $62,000 before the first pitch (at around 3:30 p.m.) of the Pensacola Blue Wahoos game on Sunday, April 28. LOCATION: The awarded students […]
NAVARRE WEATHER REPORT WEDNESDAY 4-24-24
Local weather report for Wednesday, April 24. This report updates during the day. Today our temperatures will range from a low of 51° to a high of 76°. Sunrise is 6:10 AM and Sunset 7:21 PM . Sunny. There is a 0% chance of rain in the morning , 0% chance of rain in the afternoon and 0% chance of rain during the evening.
Pensacola police warns of phone scams after resident taken for nearly $50,000
The Pensacola Police Department is warning residents of phone scams in the area after multiple victims reported losing or nearly losing money. The PPD says a city resident lost nearly $50,000 after a scammer called and requested money through various payment services. "Law enforcement agencies will never send an email...
Pensacola Crawfish Festival to take over downtown this weekend
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- The Pensacola Crawfish Festival takes over downtown this weekend. It runs Friday through Sunday at Seville Square and Fountain Park. They'll have live music, arts and crafts vendors and of course lots of crawfish. The admissions gates are at Government Street (across from Hub Stacey's) and Zaragoza...
Study: Blight, safety, schools threaten NAS Pensacola
Issues of blight and public safety have long dogged West Pensacola. However, these concerns are attracting renewed attention after a recent study identified them as threats to the military’s continued presence in Escambia County. The Naval Air Station Pensacola Compatible Use Study was presented to the Escambia County Board...
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