Escambia County is bracing for Hurricane Isaias as it threatens to bring Category 2 conditions to the Pensacola area. Local officials have opened sandbag locations, suspended...
Escambia and Santa Rosa County school districts have announced districtwide closures for Friday, October 9, 2026, ahead of Tropical Storm Isaias. The closures affect all public...
Pensacola NewsWK has launched a free mobile app providing real-time severe weather alerts, offline emergency resources, and hurricane tracking for residents in Pensacola, Escambia County, and...
Escambia County Clerk Pam Childers has filed a lawsuit against the Board of County Commissioners to reverse a $1.1 million budget cut. Childers claims the 20...
A dramatic car accident on Pensacola Boulevard in Escambia County left an SUV suspended nearly vertically on utility guy wires on Friday. No injuries were reported...
Florida's minimum wage officially reached $15 per hour on September 30, 2026, marking the final step in the state's scheduled increase. The change impacts local businesses...
Pensacola resident Vontavius Jamaal Bradley was sentenced to 42 months in federal prison for leading a regional bank fraud and identity theft conspiracy. Bradley and his...
Escambia County Fire Rescue responded to a commercial structure fire at the Chili's Grill & Bar on Nine Mile Road in Pensacola. Firefighters rescued two contract...
The Florida Department of Education has ordered an Escambia County school library book audit, requiring proactive reviews of library collections. Under a new state directive, school...
A federal jury has convicted Pensacola gang member Ke’Anthony Javon Blackmon of trafficking kilograms of fentanyl and possessing illegal firearms in Escambia County. Blackmon now faces...
