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A new development proposal wants to create a 'family life center' off of Highway 29
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee is working to build a new worship facility in Cantonment. The St. Jude Catholic Family Life Center project was filed with Escambia County this month and proposed the construction of an 8,300-square-feet facility with more than 200 seats for attendants and over 90 parking spaces between two...
Medical examiner names Escambia Commissioner Steven Barry "co-conspirator" in libel lawsuit
The District 1 medical examiner has refiled her defamation complaint against two Pensacola funeral home directors who wrote letters to Escambia’s Board of County Commissioners last year accusing the Medical Examiner's Office of multiple issues including the condition of bodies after autopsy being “butchered,” unclean and placed in bags that leak, as well as delays with filing paperwork or listing misleading or inaccurate causes of death. ...
Escambia County area restaurant inspections: Four restaurants receive high violations
Here's the breakdown of recent restaurant inspections in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties for the week of Aug. 5-11. 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...
Medical examiner sues Pensacola funeral directors for defamation, conspiracy
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- The District One Medical Examiner has re-filed a lawsuit against two Pensacola funeral home directors.The filing from Dr. Deanna Oleske says it's a case of "selfishness, greed and manipulation." Oleske accuses Jerald Mitchell and Richard Trahan of defamation and civil conspiracy over letters they wrote to the...
New restaurant, medical facility planned for southwest Pensacola
A development project was filed with Escambia County’s Development Review Committee that seeks to create a retail commercial outparcel with two buildings on currently undeveloped land on South Blue Angel Parkway. The site of the proposal is located near a Regions Bank and Winn-Dixie, which are north of the site in the Blue...
Electric buses, charging stations come to Escambia County, Florida
ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — Escambia County is getting what officials say is new, safer and more reliable transportation after the Federal Transit Administration awarded grant funding. According to a county news release, the FTA awarded Escambia County Area Transit with a $21 million grant. The grant promises to bring nine 35-foot electric buses, a […]
Two ECUA incumbents face challengers
There are three seats up for grabs on the Emerald Coast Utilities Authority board, this year: the offices of ECUA Districts 1, 3 and 5. Two of the incumbents in those races face challengers and a third is running unopposed. Most of the candidates say while ECUA is making good progress, more...
False text message stirs election concerns in Northwest Florida
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Thousands of voters in Northwest Florida have already cast early ballots for next week's Florida primaries. But a text message that's been circulating is raising concerns for some poll workers and voters. The message claims poll workers have been putting marks on voters' ballots to disqualify them...
Real News: ‘Blackface,’ Chip’s Endorsement and more
Mark Zubaly, the architect behind the “blackface” mailer, had to pay $50,000 to settle a defamation lawsuit in Santa Rosa County. Attorney Alex Andrade has the details. Quote: “We’re still in active litigation with the folks who paid for and directed that mailer, but really the impetus and the design and everything was Zubaly’s responsibility. He didn’t seem to care very much about the effect it would have on Kerry (Smith) or his family.”
Ascension Sacred Heart plans new emergency room in Perdido Key area
ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — Ascension Sacred Heart in the Perdido Key area plans for a new emergency room to be completed next summer. The 11,000-square-foot emergency room will have a resuscitation room, nine treatment spaces, a triage area, and CT and X-ray scanning technology. This ER allows the opportunity for 40 new healthcare positions […]
Stranded boat, assistant principal arrest, and non-citizen voters in Alabama | Aug. 15, 2024
Editor’s Note: “News 5 Now” streams live Monday through Friday at 5:30 p.m. Watch the video above. MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Welcome to WKRG.com’s new streaming show, “News 5 Now,” where we discuss the day’s 5 big stories and interact with you, our viewers. Top 5 Stories It’s time to count down the Big Stories […]
More talks persist as steep increases to Pace fire service fees loom
PACE, Fla. -- A resident is unhappy with the Pace Fire District's new service fees. The district will no longer use a home's value to determine the fee, instead, it will use the size of a home. As WEAR News said Tuesday, the goal is to make sure people pay...
Florida election officials warn of false rumor about ballot markings days before the state’s primary
Fla. — An unfounded claim that election workers will invalidate ballots by writing on them is prompting election clerks inFlorida to correct the record ahead of next week’s state primary. Clerks in Collier and Escambia counties, home to Naples and Pensacola, are reassuring voters that the warning...
Pensacola increases stormwater fees for property owners by 50%
Pensacola approved a 50% stormwater fee increase last week for city property owners. The City Council voted unanimously to approve the increasing the fee to $120.49 for each stormwater unit assessed to a property. ...
Court orders Milton Mayor Lindsay to turn over text messages amid lawsuit
MILTON, Fla. -- Milton Mayor Heather Lindsay now has one month to turn over public records in accordance to lawsuit. That's the ruling from a Santa Rosa County Court. In May, the Milton City Council voted to sue Lindsay, saying she violated the state "Sunshine" Law. The suit claims she...
Levin Papantonio offers free legal classes in Pensacola this September
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- The Levin Papantonio Law Firm is presenting another year of the People’s Law School starting on Sept. 5. Free classes will be held every Thursday in September at the Sanders Beach-Corinne Jones Resource Center. Anyone in the Pensacola community and surrounding areas who is interested in...
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