Brent Kearney

2 weeks ago | weartv.com | Brent Kearney

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Silver Airways employees are looking for work. The company tried to sell its assets to another airline during their bankruptcy. That airline decided to halt all Silver operations. Employees were told early on Wednesday morning that they no longer had a job and were not to expect their full paychecks come payday. And it's not just the employees the company owes money to. Silver's sudden shutdown was a surprise to many, especially the employees.

2 weeks ago | weartv.com | Brent Kearney

PENSACOLA BEACH, Fla. -- While residents have chosen their favorite option for the Pensacola Beach Gateway Project, there's still much work to be done, all things considered. But while a majority of people voted for Option 2, many wrote that they wish they hadn't. The comments on the county's survey show many people voted, then left a comment calling the designs terrible, dreadful and tacky. WEAR News took these comments to county commissioners.

2 weeks ago | weartv.com | Brent Kearney

The Wing and Burger Box closed its doors for good shortly after that shooting back on May 7. Police found 47 shell casings at the scene. No one was hurt. The new owners are hoping to change a negative stigma that surrounds the building and the area. They tell WEAR News they had no idea about the shooting prior to signing the lease. On May 7, gunfire erupted out in front of the Wing and Burger Box in Atmore. Just over a week later, the restaurant closed for good.

3 weeks ago | weartv.com | Brent Kearney

Commissioners selected the developer at Thursday night's county commission meeting. The developers will pay the county $42.5 million for the 540-acre parcel. "Now that Escambia County has chosen a developer for the OLF-8 property, the question now is what's the county going to do with that $42.5 million they get from the sale once its finalized."Chad Henderson and his team at Tri-W Development and JWA Associates are now tasked with developing this massive piece of land in Beulah.

3 weeks ago | weartv.com | Brent Kearney

The sheriff's office said the individuals were throwing the concrete and eggs off an I-10 overpass on Wilkerson Bluff Road. No one was seriously hurt. Sheriff Eric Aden said based on the evidence found on the bridge and down on the interstate, kids were likely involved. But he said they're working to confirm that information. "We had a call that said they had been coming under the overpass at Wilkerson Bluff Road on I-10 when they had been by what he had seen was cement off the overpass," said Aden.