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4 days ago | 
wkrg.com | Beata Furstenberg |Alexa Daly
SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — A helicopter “mishap” occurred this afternoon at Naval Air Station Whiting Field’s landing site, sending two people to a hospital, according to a press release from NAS Whiting Field’s Public Affairs Office. (Alexa Daly/WKRG News 5)911 dispatch received an automatic crash notification from a pilot’s cell phone at approximately 1:31 p.m., News 5 has learned.
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1 week ago | 
wkrg.com | Beata Furstenberg
by: Beata Furstenberg Posted: May 27, 2025 / 10:44 PM CDT Updated: May 27, 2025 / 10:44 PM CDT GULF SHORES, Ala. (WKRG) — The past two days have been busy for lifeguards in Gulf Shores. Four people were rescued on Memorial Day in Gulf Shores. Tuesday, Gulf Shores Surf Rescue officials said the rescuees required assistance but were doing well and didn’t need further treatment.
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Beata Furstenberg
GULF SHORES, Ala. (WKRG) — The past two days have been busy for lifeguards in Gulf Shores. Four people were rescued on Memorial Day in Gulf Shores. Tuesday, Gulf Shores Surf Rescue officials said the rescuees required assistance but were doing well and didn’t need further treatment. Orange Beach begins offering re-entry decals for residents ahead of hurricane season Tuesday, there were five water rescues in Gulf Shores.
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1 week ago | 
wkrg.com | Beata Furstenberg
by: Beata Furstenberg Posted: May 27, 2025 / 09:32 PM CDT Updated: May 27, 2025 / 09:33 PM CDT PENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) — A national study has named Baptist Health Care as one of the nation’s top 15 health systems.
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1 week ago | 
wkrg.com | Beata Furstenberg
by: Beata Furstenberg Posted: May 27, 2025 / 05:34 PM CDT Updated: May 27, 2025 / 05:37 PM CDT PENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) — A free summer outdoor concert tonight on Pensacola Beach will feature a brother-and-sister country duo, according to a news release.
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Beata Furstenberg
Pensacola ‘Bands on the Beach’ concert to feature country duo Pistol Pearl & The Wester BandTue, May 27, 2025 at 10:34 PM UTCPENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) — A free summer outdoor concert tonight on Pensacola Beach will feature a brother-and-sister country duo, according to a news release. Tonight’s “Bands on the Beach” performance features Pearl Clarkin and Rafe Wester, Pensacola Beach natives who released their debut single, “Redneck RollerCoaster,” as Pistol Pearl and the Wester Band, in August 2021.
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2 months ago | 
wkrg.com | Beata Furstenberg
by: Beata Furstenberg Posted: Mar 24, 2025 / 12:38 PM CDT Updated: Mar 24, 2025 / 12:39 PM CDT MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Part of Conception Street Road will be closed for two months while Alabama Power completes work. The portion of the road just north of Beauregard Street closed at 6 a.m. on Monday, March 24, according to a city news release.
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2 months ago | 
yahoo.com | Beata Furstenberg
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Part of Conception Street Road will be closed for two months while Alabama Power completes work. The portion of the road just north of Beauregard Street closed at 6 a.m. on Monday, March 24, according to a city news release. Weekend wildfire burns approx. 170 acres, officials say Alabama Power will be installing duct banks that will be used to protect their underground lines.
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2 months ago | 
wkrg.com | Beata Furstenberg
by: Beata Furstenberg Posted: Mar 20, 2025 / 04:35 PM CDT Updated: Mar 20, 2025 / 04:35 PM CDT OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — There have been multiple bear sightings in Okaloosa County in recent months and county officials want to help residents keep their trash from becoming a bears snack. Okaloosa County is offering free bear latches for your trashcan.
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2 months ago | 
yahoo.com | Beata Furstenberg
UPDATE (5:30 p.m.): News 5 spoke with Okaloosa County officials to learn more about the bear latches that they are offering to residents. More bears are being seen in Okaloosa County in recent months and officials want to help residents keep them out of their trash.
