After more than an hour of comments from Pensacola Beach residents and visitors, as well as discussion from board members, the Santa Rosa Island Authority (SRIA) Board took no action to modify the operation or location of the beach’s west end dog park.

Each morning at about 5:30, volunteers head out on Navarre Beach to search for sea turtle nests, but so far this year, no action. The turtle patrol started their early morning trips May 1.

Recent blog posts and articles have circulated warning parents about a condition that many people are unfamiliar with called secondary drowning or dry drowning. Those terms refer to a condition that can occur within 48 hours of a significant water related injury in which a victim has fluid in their lungs.