Pensacola Yacht Club Hosting Melges 24 National Championship Race this Weekend

Pensacola, FL (Newsradio 92.3) -- World-class sailing is coming to Pensacola Bay this weekend. The Pensacola Yacht Club is hosting the Melges 24 U.S. National Championship Friday through Sunday, with teams competing from Puerto Rico, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Germany. The Melges 24 is an American-made high-performance sailboat that's been a longtime favorite at the club. Spectators can watch the races from Sanders Beach Park and the Downtown Waterfront. Regatta organizers say they're expecting strong competition and a great turnout for the three-day event.

Ground Broken on High-Tech $20M Regional Traffic Management Center

Escambia County, FL (Newsradio 92.3) -- Northwest Florida is getting a high-tech upgrade to its roadways. Officials broke ground Wednesday on a new Regional Traffic Management Center on North W Street in Escambia County, behind the Emergency Operations Center. The facility will manage more than 380 traffic signals across Escambia and Santa Rosa counties.

The twenty-million-dollar facility will use artificial intelligence and cameras to adjust traffic light timing in real time, aiming to reduce wait times and improve safety. Local leaders say they hope the technology will help address a serious problem - more than 400 people have died on area roads in the past five years.

The center will also use cameras to detect crashes faster and spot near-miss incidents that typically go unreported, helping emergency responders get to scenes more quickly. Officials say the facility will be staffed around the clock, but completion is still several years away. All funding is coming through the Florida Department of Transportation.

Funeral Held For Miami Beach Police Officer Killed In Crash

(Miami Gardens, FL) -- A Miami Beach Police officer is being remembered for his unmatched ability to lift spirits. Those words were used yesterday to describe David Cajuso [[kuh-HOO-so]] at his funeral at Hard Rock Stadium. He died in a motorcycle crash last month while on his way to work. The 33-year-old leaves behind a wife and three children. His widow spoke at the ceremony, and she called David her best friend and her little piece of heaven here on Earth.