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03/02/2025

A Pensacola woman was sentenced to 21 years for causing a fatal accident that killed one person and critically injured a teenager.

A Pensacola woman was sentenced to 21 years for causing a fatal traffic accident in July 2022 in Santa Rosa County.

03/02/2025

▫️ Food Truck Friday, 5-8:30 p.m., Main Street, Crestview
▫️ Mardi Gras parade, Saturday, 2 p.m., Main Street, Crestview
▫️ Family festival, Saturday 3 p.m., Main Street, Crestview
▫️Masquerade party (ages 18+), Saturday, 5-8:30 p.m., Wilson Street Park

03/02/2025

Starting the week off chilly today. Days will be in the high 70s by the end of the week. Highs near 79° Friday through Sunday. Nights will get warmer as well. No rain in the 7-day forecast, but expect fog in the mornings.

03/02/2025

He saw his shadow today. Six more weeks of winter.

02/02/2025

01/02/2025

We’ll have partly cloudy skies tonight, but we may still be able to see the International Space Station as it crosses the sky beginning at 5:56 p.m. It will be visible for 7 minutes as it crosses from the northwest to the east-southeast. Look for a bright, non-twinkling star moving at a steay pace across the sky.

28/01/2025

Polls are open! 7am-7pm

On election day, you have to vote at your designated polling place. To find your polling place you can call us at (850)689-5600 or use our voter lookup tool on our website ww.voteokaloosa.gov.

28/01/2025

Single-digit wind chills and record-smashing snow last week. A high of 73° and rain later this week. Go figure. Partly cloudy days today, tomorrow, mostly sunny Thursday. 80% chance of rain Friday. Temps slowly climb into the 70s through Monday.

26/01/2025

A passing cold front will bring rain showers, maybe a thunderstorm or two, to the area tonight into tomorrow. Temperatures tonight are expected to drop into the mid 40s along and north of Highway 84, upper 40s to low 50s south.

26/01/2025

In addition to the post we made Friday 1/24/25 on the maximum two-day accumulations of snowfalls during the period of record which considered like events of the highest snowfalls which typically spanned two days for Mobile and Pensacola, Here are the records for the single day events. Mobile and Pensacola's Tuesday Jan 21st Historic Winter Storm stands tall against all others in this category too.

25/01/2025

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Through January 24th, southern US locations such as Pensacola, FL and Mobile, AL have had more snow than the northern US cities of Sioux Falls, Des Moines, and Omaha.

While we still have 2-3 months of potential Winter left, how does that make you feel?

25/01/2025

10:55 a.m. update: FHP still on the scene. Other responders have left the area.

1/25, 10:20 a.m.: Emergency responders are on the scene of an eastbound vehicle accident on I-10 at MM48. inside shoulder is closed. Use caution when traveling through the area.

24/01/2025

An Adams Sanitation truck slid off the Bone Creek Bridge today. The driver was not injured in the accident.

An Adams Sanitation truck slid off the Bone Creek Bridge Jan. 24.

24/01/2025

4 p.m.: Bone Creek Bridge is open.

1/24 11:15 a.m.: Per OCSO, Bone Creek Bridge is closed due to a traffic crash.

23/01/2025

A cold weather advisory is in effect from 11 p.m. tonight to 7 a.m. tomorrow. Low tonight around 20°. Early 25-35 mph winds will drive down wind chills. Sunny tomorrow with a high near 49°. Cold again tomorrow night near 21°.

23/01/2025

WB I-10 is open from MM70 to the Florida-Alabama state line. FDOT anticipates opening EB I-10 later today.

IMPORTANT UPDATE: I-10 ALERT: Effective 2 p.m. EST (Jan 23), a portion of WESTBOUND Interstate 10 (I-10) will reopen to traffic from Mile Marker 70 (State Road 285) to the Alabama/Florida State Line (shown in green on the map).

To reiterate, this is for westbound only. Additional sections of I-10 are anticipated to open later today. In the meantime, for the sections of I-10 still closed, please seek alternative routes until further notice.

As our crews continue to work around the clock, FDOT reminds travelers to drive with caution as winter weather and icy conditions are still present and while we work with law enforcement to re-open the entire corridor.

23/01/2025

1:45 p.m.: All lanes now open.

11:35 a.m.: All lanes of Hwy 90 are blocked at this time.

1/23 11:10 a.m.: Vehicle fire reported on Hwy 90 at Broderick Road. Use caution.

23/01/2025

11:10 a.m. update: Hwy 90 at Wilkerson Bluff is open but OCSO advises caution.

1/23 9:45 a.m.: Per OCSO, Hwy 90 at Wilkerson Bluff Road is closed to a disabled vehicle.
OCSO is advising drivers to avoid Airport Road near Dogwood near the curve due to ice and to find a detour.
Okaloosa County: Bridges are still iced over.
I-10 is still closed.