CRIME & SAFETY
Woman shot in head overnight in Pensacola
PENSACOLA, Fla. — A woman is expected to survive after being shot in the head early Monday morning in Pensacola. It happened around 2:40 a.m. at I and Intendencia streets. WEAR News crews at the scene saw investigators focusing on a car in the street, which was later towed away.
Alabama man sentenced to life in prison for murder in Navarre custody dispute
NAVARRE, Fla. -- A 55-year-old Alabama man will spend the rest of his life in prison for the March 2023 murder of a 24-year-old man at an apartment complex in Navarre. Jason Curtis, 55, was sentenced to life in prison on Friday for the Mar. 19 murder of 24-year-old Colby Vinson in Navarre.
Loved ones shed light on deadly Pensacola crash after driver turns himself in
PENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) — What began as a night out with friends ended with 33-year-old Jerry Mason Jr. losing his life. His ex-wife, Enmeri Batista, said Mason and his friends were celebrating his upcoming deployment. “They were out having a good time, and then we got that phone call early in the morning saying that […]
'Everything is gone:' $300K of jewelry stolen in heist at Pensacola's Cordova Mall
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Pensacola Police are searching for suspects in jewelry heist last Tuesday at Cordova Mall in Pensacola. Surveillance video captured the suspects taking close to $300,000 worth of merchandise from a jewelry kiosk. “I wasn’t so sorry about the money I lost, because money comes and goes," said...
Milton man charged with holding Uber driver at gunpoint after female drop-off
SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Fla. -- A Milton man held an Uber driver at gunpoint Saturday night after the driver dropped a female off at his home, according to an arrest report. The incident happened Saturday night around 10:45 p.m. Santa Rosa County deputies met the driver at a Circle K...
Pensacola man arrested in stolen vehicle, charged with trafficking meth
ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. -- A Pensacola man who was arrested in a stolen vehicle Saturday is charged with trafficking meth. Dillon Hicks, 24, was booked into Escambia County Jail Saturday night on charges of:. trafficking methamphetamine. grand theft of a motor vehicle. criminal mischief. driving while license suspended. According to...
Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office K9 Beau locates missing 79-year-old man
OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. -- A 79-year-old man from Laurel Hill was found safe, thanks to Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office K9 Beau and his handler, after he went missing for several hours on Monday. On Monday, K9 Beau and his handler, Deputy Tim Patterson, were joined by K9 teams from the...
Pensacola man accused of drug trafficking: ECSO
ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — A man was arrested after deputies pulled him over and allegedly saw him throw out a bag of fentanyl, according to an Escambia County Sheriff’s Office Facebook post. ECSO pulled a car over on Sunday and allegedly saw the driver, identified as 37-year-old David Lee Cordaro Dotson, throw a bag […]
Northwest Florida first responders recognized for their efforts in combatting forest wildfire
ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — The first responders who helped extinguish the Sommerville Court forest wildfire that destroyed one home and damaged 15 others in April were recognized for their efforts. Escambia County Fire Rescue, NAS Pensacola, the City of Pensacola, the Florida Forest Service, the Summerdale Fire Department, and the Perdido Beach Volunteer Fire […]
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