Soggy Stretch Ahead: High Rain Chances To Dampen Friday, Saturday Plans
September 11, 2026
High rain chances continue into the weekend with the potential for locally heavy rainfall mainly Friday and Saturday. A few strong storms capable of producing strong wind gusts will be possible.
Here is your official North Escambia area forecast:
Friday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly between 1pm and 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 1pm and 4pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday: A slight chance of showers before 10am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Calm wind.
Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Calm wind.
Tuesday: A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 91. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.
Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 90.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 90.
Florida Executes ‘Hog Trail Killer’ Daniel Conahan For 1996 Murder
September 11, 2026
Daniel Owen Conahan Jr. was put to death by lethal injection Thursday at Florida State Prison for the 1996 strangulation of 21-year-old Richard Allen Montgomery in Charlotte County.
Conahan, 72, was pronounced dead at 6:12 p.m., according to the state Division of Corrections.
Dubbed the “Hog Trail Killer,” Conahan reportedly killed Montgomery after paying him to pose for nude photos in the woods and was suspected of similar homicides in southwest Florida.
Conahan is the 15th inmate put to death this year by the state after a modern-era record 19 in 2025.
Gov. Ron DeSantis has also already signed a warrant for Curtis Wilkie Beasley to be executed Sept. 29 for the 1995 murder of a Polk County woman.
Conahan, who contested the charges, was convicted in 1999 of Montgomery’s death and his counsel sought further DNA testing of evidence collected from Montgomery’s body and the scene where the body was found.
Hours before the execution, the U.S. Supreme Court denied his request for a stay.
The Florida Supreme Court denied a similar request for a stay last week.
Conahan’s main argument was the 30-day period between DeSantis signing the death warrant and the execution date is not long enough for him to fully investigate and litigate both his pre-warrant and post-warrant claims, which he asserts violates his due process rights.
But the Florida justices noted Conahan hadn’t identified additional claims that could be raised beyond the warrant-to-execution period and, “more crucially, ignores the fact that he had almost twenty-three years before the warrant was signed.”
Conahan was convicted of first-degree premeditated murder and kidnapping. A jury unanimously recommended a death sentence.
Conahan was given the “Hog Trail Killer” moniker as he was investigated but not charged in the deaths of five other men found along remote dirt tracks that were known as hog trails from North Port to Fort Myers between 1993 and 1996.
The first body found was discovered in 1994 by hog hunters in northern Charlotte County.
According to court records, Conahan, an unemployed nurse, lured Montgomery into woods in northern Charlotte County to take nude bondage photos. Montgomery told friends he was going out to make a few hundred dollars.
Montgomery’s body was found a day later wrapped in carpet padding. Investigators were in the woods because county workers found the decomposing remains of another man later identified as Kenneth Smith.
Conahan was arrested in February 1997, accused of raping Montgomery, strangling him and cutting off his genitals to eliminate DNA tracing.
Law enforcement tied Conahan to Montgomery through a police report filed in Fort Myers by Stanley Burden, who claimed to have been assaulted after being offered $150 to pose nude while tied to a tree in 1994. Fibers linking Conahan to both Burden and Montgomery were reportedly found at Conahan’s home.
Conahan was initially charged in July 1996 with attempted murder of Burden. The charge was dropped when Conahan was charged with Montgomery’s murder.
An attorney for Conahan sought to discredit Burden by noting he as a convicted pedophile.
written by Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida
Northview Dominates Pine Forest In Clean Sweep; Tate Falls To Catholic
September 11, 2026
Northview Chiefs Sweep Pine Forest
The Northview Chiefs dominated on their home court Thursday night in Bratt, rolling past the Pine Forest Eagles in straight sets.
Northview took control of the varsity match early and never let up. The Chiefs kept the Eagles off balance at the net, setting the pace to claim the first two sets by identical 25-14 scores. Pine Forest looked to mount a rally in the third, but Northview shut the door with a 25-13 win to finish off the sweep (25-14, 25-14, 25-13).
For a photo gallery, click here.
The junior varsity Chiefs set the tone for the night with a sweep of their own.
Northview’s JV squad pulled away for a 25-16 win in the opening set, then blew things wide open in set two. The Chiefs strung together several big service runs to run away with a 25-8 victory, capping off an unbeaten night for the program.
The Northview Chiefs dominated on their home court Thursday night in Bratt, rolling past the Pine Forest Eagles in straight sets.
Northview took control of the varsity match early and never let up. The Chiefs kept the Eagles off balance at the net, setting the pace to claim the first two sets by identical 25-14 scores. Pine Forest looked to mount a rally in the third, but Northview shut the door with a 25-13 win to finish off the sweep (25-14, 25-14, 25-13).
The junior varsity Chiefs set the tone for the night with a sweep of their own.
Northview’s JV squad pulled away for a 25-16 win in the opening set, then blew things wide open in set two. The Chiefs strung together several big service runs to run away with a 25-8 victory, capping off an unbeaten night for the program.
Next week, Northview will travel to Laurel Hill on Monday, host Central on Tuesday, and be at W.S. Neal on Thursday.
Pensacola Catholic Sweeps Tate
The Pensacola Catholic Crusaders swept a trio of volleyball matches from the Tate Aggies on Thursday in Cantonment.
In varsity action, Catholic took a 3-0 victory over the Aggies.
Pictred: The Northview Chiefs varsity beat Pine Forest 3-0 on Thursday. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Tonight’s High School Football Schedule (And Thursday Scores)
September 11, 2026
Here is Friday night’s North Escambia area high school football schedule, along with a few scores from Thursday night games.
FLORIDA
Friday
- Tate at Crestview
- Port St. Joe at Northview
- Choctawhatchee at Escambia
- Pensacola at South Walton
- Carver Collegiate at Pensacola Catholic
- Wakulla at Pace
- Navarre at Niceville
- Milton at Fort Walton Beach
- Jay – Open
- Central – Open
Thursday
- Washington 28, Gulf Breeze 0
- Bay 54, West Florida 19
- Williamson 19, Pine Forest 18
ALABAMA
- T.R. Miller at Flomaton
- Escambia County (Atmore) at Wilcox Central
- Escambia Academy at Munroe (Quincy, FL)
- W.S. Neal at Excel
Pictured: The Tate Aggies fell to Escambia 6-3 last Friday night. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Wahoos Win 7-2 Over Biloxi; Arquette, Williams Homer
September 11, 2026
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos bounced back with a win on Thursday night over the Biloxi Shuckers. Led by a stellar start from Luis Moreno and bombs from Aiva Arquette and Max Williams, the Wahoos ended on top 7-2.
For the first time in the series, the Blue Wahoos struck first. After Jaron DeBerry (L, 8-9) set down the first five Wahoos in order, Ethan O’Donnell wore a hit-by-pitch with two outs in the second inning. Payton Green followed that with a run-scoring double into left field. One pitch later, Emaarion Boyd singled into right field, plating Green and putting Pensacola up 2-0.
In the bottom of the third, Aiva Arquette had a rude greeting for DeBerry by launching his 10th bomb of the year into Pensacola Bay. It was not the first time Arquette had taken DeBerry deep, he hit a solo bomb off of him back on August 11th as well. Arquette now has six hits in nine at bats against the Biloxi starter in his career.
With a 3-0 lead, Luis Moreno (W, 7-7) blinked in the 4th. Matthew Wood sent a solo home run halfway up the scoreboard in right field to make it a 3-1 game. The only other blemish for Moreno came in the 6th inning when Andrew Fischer obliterated his 47th home run of the season into right. The home run marked a milestone, giving Fischer the most homers by a minor leaguer since Ryan Howard hit 46 in 2004.
Before Fischer could etch his name in history though, Max Williams continued his hot streak with a 439 foot two-run blast in the 5th. The homer was his 5th in 6 games with Pensacola.
A 5-2 lead wasn’t enough for the Wahoo offense, so they added two more runs in the bottom of the 8th. With Cristian Hernández on second and Payton Green on first, they both took off stealing. The throw was to second base, but ended up in center field allowing Hernández to score. Dylan Jasso dinked a single off the glove of third baseman, bringing Green home and putting the Wahoos up 7-2.
Nigel Belgrave entered in the 7th inning and put all nine batters he faced away in order, sealing his team-leading 10th save of the year. The Wahoos improved their record to 78-56 overall and 42-23 in the second half. Biloxi fell to 64-67 and 29-37. If Pensacola can win two of their final three games, they’ll finish their regular season with the best record in franchise history.
The Blue Wahoos continue their series against the Biloxi Shuckers on Friday night.
written by Charlie Hobert