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Gulf Breeze boys lacrosse earns first win in region tournament in program history over St. Augustine
The Gulf Breeze boys lacrosse team knew exactly what St. Augustine wanted to do. After all, the Dolphins and Yellowjackets squared off earlier this season, with Gulf Breeze coming out on top. The Yellowjackets like to hold onto the ball, maintaining a lot of possession, draining as much clock as possible. ...
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,...
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...
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. ...
Anderson Subaru donates $35,000 to Pensacola Cancer Association
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- The Pensacola Cancer Association received a generous donation on Friday morning. Anderson Subaru gave the organization more than $35,000. They raised the money with their "Share the Love" campaign. "This is the largest donation that we have had throughout the whole year obviously but this year it's...
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...
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...
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 […]
Leila Ammon strikes out 14 in Gulf Breeze softball's win to end regular season | AREA ROUNDUP
The regular season has come to a close for Escambia and Santa Rosa County softball teams, after several played on Friday night. District tournaments begin on Monday. Here's a roundup of area games that happened on Friday, April 26. ...
We need a civic path forward this election season | Guestview
Today, over two-thirds of Americans are exhausted by politics and dissatisfied with our presidential candidates. A lack of trust has turned into mistrust. Hope is in short supply. It’s clear that our current politics do not hold the solution to the challenges we face. But there’s a way out of this mess.
Pensacola receives $10 million to replace aging natural gas pipes
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Pensacola Energy has been awarded $10 million in federal grant funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation to replace "unprotected bare steel mains with polyethylene pipe" throughout the City of Pensacola and Escambia County. The money was funded by DoT’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administrations’ Natural...
Galvez Day is coming! Who's Valdez? Pensacola knows. Finally.
The Spanish influence in Pensacola has always been there, from the street names to the Spanish architecture to Spanish forts such as Barrancas. Pensacola's first permanent settlement, founded by Spanish colonists in the late 17th century, is Presidio Santa Maria de Galve. Of course, that came after the arrival of...
Gulf Breeze beach volleyball goes back-to-back in district championship | AREA ROUNDUP
Gulf Breeze beach volleyball is back on top of the mountain. Well, at least the district mountain, after three consecutive sweeps in the District 1-1A tournament. Several baseball and softball teams continue to close out their regular seasons. ...
Photos capture the spirit (maybe not the sound) of RadioLive
Photographer Andrew Velasco enjoyed his first RadioLive with us this month. And he brought his camera. The Pensacola artist is used to documenting punk shows but said he was interested in trying something new. RadioLive is not a punk show but often packs a lot of energy. This month was extra special with a lineup of female artists. We didn't plan it that way, but we welcomed it. The artists even had fun with it playing an impromptu cover of "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun."
Ballet Pensacola takes on timeless tale of Sleeping Beauty - with a twist
Ballet Pensacola’s spring production will be taking on a timeless tale that many of us know quite well − Sleeping Beauty. But this adaptation of this storybook classic will come with a twist, so you don’t want to snooze on this. “It’s a great story,” Ballet Pensacola Executive Director Linda Stinson said. “It...
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...
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