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Cause of S Street home fire under investigation
The cause of a house fire Tuesday night on North S Street is under investigation by the state fire marshal's office.
Florida Baptists celebrate evangelism, church planting & church strengthening priorities
Reflecting the Florida Baptist State Convention's 2009 annual meeting theme, "Imagine If ..," video reports highlighted the Florida Baptist Convention's three priorities of evangelism, church planting and church strengthening during the two-day meeting Nov.
Diversity of prayers reflects Pensacola association
Five Florida Baptist leaders invited to pray during the 2009 annual meeting reflected the ethnic diversity of Pensacola Bay Baptist Association."I see God at work among these ethnic groups," said Bob Greene, PBBA director of missions.
Firefighters tell residents to change smoke alarm batteries
Escambia County firefighters spent Sunday reminding residents to change the batteries in their smoke detectors.
Myrtle Grove Elementary gets Late Start
Classes began just a couple of hours ago at Myrtle Grove Elementary School. Cafeteria workers reported a suspicious substance...causing class to start late this morning.
A white powder found in a Myrtle Grove Elementary School refrigerator closed the school for about an hour this morning as a hazardous-materials team tested the substance, school officials said.
Myrtle Grove "Clay Pit" Makes Neighbors Nervous
People living in one local neighborhood say they're fed up with all the criminal activity going on in an empty clay pit, and they want something done about it.
Escambia County sheriff's deputies this week recovered about 75 pounds of stolen jewelry worth an estimated $100,000. And deputies have identified a suspect who could be connected to more than 20 area burglaries.
Enjoy a bowl of gumbo and finish it with dessert
Ann Smith lives Gulf Breeze, and is surrounded by neighbors who love her down home cooking.
Students Need To Update Their Shots Before Heading Back To School
It's back to school in less than two weeks for students in Northwest Florida. While you may be busy packing book bags.
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Escambia principal shuffle riles local NAACP chapter
The Pensacola NAACP will file a discrimination complaint this week against the Escambia County School District with the U.S. Department of Education, chapter president Elvin McCorvey said.
Firefighters were called to a quad-plex in the Myrtle Grove community of Escambia County this afternoon.
There's new information about the standoff in Myrtle Grove. The Escambia County Sheriff's Office says a shot may *not* have been fired at deputies responding to a 9-1-1 call on Adkinson Drive yesterday.
One Escambia County grandpa got a special Father's Day in the middle of a desert, half way around the world.
A standoff involving a man accused of shooting at a sheriff's deputy is now over.
We start off this morning with breaking news from overnight. A five hour standoff in Myrtle Grove has ended peacefully.