Couple on cross-country bike trek stop in Northwest Florida
With every mile Amanda and James Chenoweth ride they are reminded of the sacrifice made by her brother and by thousands of other military men and women.
View ArticleNWFSC to honor Doolittle Raiders
Questions about Northwest Florida State College's newly adopted mascot will be forever answered this spring just in time for the school's 50th anniversary.
View ArticleSanta’s hotline open for business (VIDEO)
For 13 years, the Air Force’s 96th Communications Squadron has hosted the Santa hotline. About 50 volunteers work hour-and-a-half shifts every evening for one week.
View ArticleHolcombe to be sentenced Jan. 10
Just shy of four years after Okaloosa County was stung by the arrest of its Sheriff, Charlie Morris, the last of those criminally charged as accomplices in his bonus kick back scandal is scheduled to...
View ArticleLaurel Hill residents show support for city dissolution
Many residents who crowded First Baptist Church of Laurel Hill’s fellowship hall Tuesday night said this north county community should dissolve its city status.
View ArticleChild discovered with bruised chin, cuts on hand
A police officer performing a followup investigation discovered fresh injuries on a child and arrested a Fort Walton Beach man and woman for abuse.
View ArticleMan at club speculates about what he would do with officer, gets arrested
A man who made loud and lewd comments about a female police officer found himself under arrest for disorderly conduct.
View ArticleMotorcycle passenger seriously injured after crash
The passenger on a motorcycle that wreck Wednesday afternoon on Andorra Street and Fourth Street is in serious condition following the accident.
View ArticleLocal shoppers feel the squeeze of tight economy
It’s the season for holly, lights and spending in massive amounts.
View ArticleJackson shuffles school district employees, offices
Change is underway all around the Okaloosa County School District.
View ArticleJuvenile facility subject of several complaints (VIDEO)
The Milton Girls Juvenile Residential Facility has garnered a great deal of attention since an Aug. 9 incident between a client an employee, Shannon Linn Abbott, 33, of Milton.
View ArticleArrested prison guard is back at work
State officials say a juvenile prison guard caught on video battering a teenage inmate is back at work at the Florida Panhandle facility.
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