A major milestone for the Escambia County Central Booking and Detention Facility, as demolition on the old building kicked off Wednesday. The demolition began after a special ceremony, complete ...

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla (WKRG) – A ceremony in Escambia County Florida commemorated the destruction of the old Escambia County jail and outlined the county’s plans for the future. Nearly five ...

A ceremony in Escambia County Florida will commemorate the destruction of the old Escambia County Jail and outline the county’s plans for the future. Nearly five years ago a gas explosion killed ...

Monday marks four years since the deadly explosion at the Escambia County Jail.The explosion at the central booking facility was caused by a gas leak after the historic floods in April 2014.Two ...

County commissioners and individuals affected by a fatal natural gas explosion at the Escambia County Jail are hammering away at a possible settlement. During the severe rains of April 2014, storm ...

Investigators say a Florida Panhandle jail explosion appears to have been caused by natural gas. Investigators said Friday that they have finished their work inside the crumbling Escambia County Jail.

A fatal explosion at the Escambia County Jail last week was caused by a natural gas release into the facility, the Florida state fire marshal said Friday. Two inmates were killed in the explosion ...

PENSACOLA (CBSMiami/AP) -- An explosion at a Florida jail appears to have been caused by natural gas, investigators said Friday. Detectives said they have finished their work inside the crumbling ...

Escambia County denied a request for recordings of phone calls made from the jail by inmates prior to the explosion, saying they are part of the ongoing investigation.

Still, questions were being raised about a jail with a well-documented record of troubles. The conditions at the Escambia County Jail were outlined in a Justice Department report last year and led ...

Officials have released the names of two Escambia County Jail inmates killed in an apparent gas explosion. The county said Friday that 45-year-old David Paul Weinstein and 54-year-old Robert Earl S… ...