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CRIME & SAFETY
Orange Beach Police Investigating Sunday's Fatal Accident
According to Orange Beach Police and posts on social media, a woman was struck and killed on 26600 block of Perdido Beach Blvd. on Sunday evening. The victim, a 43-year-old woman from Louisiana, was crossing Perdido Beach Boulevard when she was fatally struck. Orange Beach Police are still investigating the...
A shooting at a men’s league basketball tournament kills two and injures five
Authorities have reported that a shooting occurred at a men’s league basketball tournament in Pensacola, resulting in the tragic deaths of two individuals and injuries sustained by five others. At approximately 8:30 p.m., the Wedgewood Community Center was the site of ECSO’s prompt response. Authorities have stated that...
Suspect sought in Escambia County ‘road rage’ shooting
ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a road rage incident that occurred Tuesday afternoon. According to an ECSO spokesperson, the shooting occurred around noon Tuesday and started on Pine Forest Road. The suspect, who the victim reportedly does not know, shot at the victim’s tire and flattened it. The […]
ONLY ON NEWS 5: Scammers threaten to arrest Foley woman unless she pays up in cryptocurrency
A Foley woman wants to warn others not to do what she almost did. A scam is once again circulating where a caller says you have warrants out for your arrest and you will be arrested unless you pay. The new twist is that scammers are asking for crypto-currency.
Pensacola man accused of shooting his mother, then stabbing her when she 'didn't die.'
A Pensacola man is charged with second-degree murder after his mother was found in his home with a gunshot wound and multiple stab wounds. Escambia County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested 44-year-old Christopher Booth Sunday after the Pensacola Police Department received a call from Booth's friend that the man had killed his mother,...
Escambia County hit-and-run under investigation
ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — Authorities with the Florida Highway Patrol said they are searching for the person responsible for a hit and run that left a Pensacola man seriously injured over the weekend. Troopers with the FHP said the incident that happened on State Road 292 (North Pace Boulevard) and West Lloyd Street on […]
Florida Highway Patrol seeks driver after hit-and-run in Pensacola
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- The Florida Highway Patrol is on the lookout for a driver involved in a hit-and-run car accident on Saturday. Troopers say two cars collided on North Pace Boulevard near Lloyd Street. One of the cars fled the scene and was last seen driving south on North Pace...
Escambia County activist urges community action following local shooting
ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. -- A community activist is also calling for people to step up after last night's shooting. Residents in the neighborhood are calling the shooting a shame. The President of a civil rights group in Pensacola called the Movement for Change, Rodney Jones says the community plays a...
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