'A tragic day' : Locals remember Black Sunday
Ten years ago on a sunny Sunday in June, tourists and locals crowded local beaches, taking advantage of clear skies after a week of stormy weather. But under the facade of perfect beach weather, June...
View ArticleMemorial Day tourism spurs hope for busy summer
This past Memorial Day weekend saw record breaking numbers and local businesses are hopeful the trend will continue through the summer. Hotels, condominiums, restaurants and other tourism-related...
View ArticleBudget cuts force military commissaries to reduce hours
Commissaries at Eglin Air Force Base and Hurlburt Field will be closed an extra day a week starting in July to save money through the end of the fiscal year. Eglin’s commissary will be closed on...
View ArticleThousands gather to celebrate annual Billy Bowlegs Festival (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
Pirate Capt. Billy Bowlegs and his crew of hundreds once again captured the city of Fort Walton Beach on Saturday afternoon. The swashbucklers arrived on three large boats and stormed Fort Walton...
View ArticleDestin gets starring role in music video
DESTIN — When country singer-songwriter Chuck Wicks needed a location for his song, “Salt Life,” he didn’t have to think twice about his decision to head to Destin. “I did a show here a couple years...
View ArticleBaker residents in favor of tax to pave road
BAKER — Okaloosa County Commissioner Nathan Boyles in the coming weeks plans to draft a proposal on taxing McCauley Road residents to pay for their road’s maintenance and improvements. “If the...
View ArticleDeputies: Man breaks into home, beats couple with axe handle
HOLT — A 30-year-old man has been charged with breaking into a home Saturday evening and attacking a couple with an axe handle. Douglas Scott Martin, who lives in Milton, knocked on the door of a home...
View ArticleNavarre Beach volleyball (SLIDESHOW)
The Navarre Rotary club held its 2nd annual charity volleyball tournament Sunday on the beach behind Juana's Pagodas at Navarre Beach. The event is a fundraiser for the civic organization, which this...
View ArticleWorkshop to address sewer line upgrade
CRESTVIEW — Representatives from the city and its partners will meet Tuesday to find a way to move forward a project that would upgrade an at-capacity sewer line north of Intestate 10. If successful,...
View ArticleFWBHS senior is living the American dream
FORT WALTON BEACH — Two years ago, Anna Marchetti arrived at Fort Walton Beach High School to pursue a dream. The then-17-year-old spoke with her parents and together they decided the educational...
View ArticleGerman couple on trek to write American cookbook
Rainer Pycior and Marion Ferres are on a hunt to find recipes that define America. The German couple is embarking on a nine-month adventure traveling across the United States to write an adventure...
View ArticleTipler to be sentenced for murder plot
James Harvey Tipler, convicted last month of attempting to have Assistant State Attorney Russ Edgar murdered, faces 60 years in prison when he is sentenced today by Okaloosa County Judge T. Patterson...
View ArticleScouting achievements earn Niceville student major scholarship
To nominate a student for Youth Spotlight, email wvictora@nwfdailynews.com or call 315-4478. NICEVILLE — When he was in the first grade, Charles Foy started down a road that would ultimately reward...
View ArticleLane closures expected this week on Lewis Turner Blvd
Crews will be paving Lewis Turner Boulevard from Roberts Road to the State Road 85 intersection until June 6. Lane closures will be in effect from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m., according to a press release from...
View ArticleMan critical after vehicle hits tree
PONCE DE LEON — A 20-year-old man is in critical condition following a crash Friday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol press release. Marcus Wayne Doolittle was driving southbound on...
View ArticleSkateboarder in crosswalk hit by car
SANTA ROSA BEACH -- A 15-year-old Freeport boy was taken to Bay Medical Center in serious condition Sunday afternoon after being hit by a car, according to a Florida Highway Patrol media release....
View ArticlePensacola toddler found dead in car
PENSACOLA — Investigators were awaiting a medical examiner's report before releasing details about a missing 2-year-old found dead on the floorboard of a car in Pensacola, authorities said Monday....
View ArticleWoman says she 'could not believe people could act like this in public'
FORT WALTON BEACH – A man who was drunk and behaving strangely scared off visitors to the Indian Temple Mound in downtown Fort Walton Beach, resulting in his arrest. On May 22 Fort Walton Beach Police...
View ArticleLawmen say man threw Molotov cocktail at car
NICEVILLE – A local man was arrested for throwing a Molotov cocktail at a car belonging to a man who had pointed him out to police for driving while intoxicated, according to an arrest report. The...
View ArticlePolice say woman tried to refill prescription for dead person
FORT WALTON BEACH – When a pharmacist received a call to have a Lortab prescription refilled, he became suspicious and did some checking. Sure enough, the person needing the prescription refilled had...
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