Armed robberies reported at two Santa Rosa businesses
Armed robberies were reported at two businesses in Navarre and Avalon over the weekend, according to the Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office. It is unknown whether the robberies were related. No...
View ArticleRescued sea turtles released into gulf (VIDEO, SLIDESHOW)
On Sunday, 15 miles off shore, three tiny loggerhead sea turtles, each just about a year old, dove into the Gulf of Mexico as if that’s what they’d always done. “All three of them looked like they...
View ArticleMan barricades himself in hotel, shoots himself
SHALIMAR -- A Fort Walton Beach man whose identity has not been released shot himself early Monday morning after a six-hour stand-off with the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office. The man was wanted on...
View ArticleSupreme Court throws out Arizona's voter-citizenship law
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that states cannot on their own require would-be voters to prove they are U.S. citizens before using a federal registration system designed to make signing...
View ArticleWoman throws acid in person's face, jumps in car, drives off
LARGO — A southwest Florida woman has been arrested after police say she poured a bottle of muriatic acid onto a person's face. Largo police said surveillance video shows 39-year-old Melissa Diane...
View ArticleTraffic cop revealed as impersonator
MIAMI — Authorities have arrested a 31-year-old man they say posed as a cop and pulled over a vehicle. Miami police said one of their officers saw a 2012 Scion with flashing red and blue lights pull...
View ArticleCouple distraught after beloved bee hive is destroyed
MIAMI BEACH — A Miami Beach couple says they are devastated after a bee hive outside their home that they grew to love over two decades has been destroyed. Richard Rosichan said he and his wife...
View ArticleOfficials suspicious after house suffers two fires in two days
CLEARWATER — Authorities now say they suspect arson may be to blame after two fires broke out at a southwest Florida home in two days. Clearwater Fire and Rescue first responded to a fire at the...
View ArticleAuthorities say man intentionally struck relative with SUV after argument
SPRING HILL — A man has been arrested after authorities say he purposefully struck a relative with an SUV following an argument. Hernando County Sheriff's officials said 28-year-old Phillip Atkins was...
View ArticleTeacher charged with obscene communication with minor
A middle school teacher in Santa Rosa County is facing felony charges after investigators say he exchanged sexual messages with what he thought was a former 14-year-old student. King Middle School...
View ArticleMaking a Difference: Hosts make memories for foreign exchange student
NAVARRE — When Lidia Sanchez Cortes went back to Spain this month, she took a lot more than memories of high school. In less than a year, she traveled to Alabama, San Francisco, Disney World,...
View ArticleCounty considering new artificial reef (DOCUMENT)
Local divers could have a new shallow-water artificial reef to explore by next summer. The Okaloosa County Artificial Reef Program has proposed constructing the Shirley J. Brown Memorial Reef in the...
View ArticleMother, daughter graduate together
NAVARRE — Jody Roby and Beth Griffiths have taken “like mother, like daughter” to a whole new level. Not once but twice, the two women have chosen to follow one another’s career paths. The first...
View ArticleChoctaw hires new band director, associate band director
FORT WALTON BEACH — The next chapter in the Choctawhatchee High School band program has begun. Principal Cindy Gates announced Monday morning the school had hired both a new band director and a new...
View ArticleMurdered girl’s family testifies in Cozzie’s penalty phase
DeFUNIAK SPRINGS — Jurors reached for tissues Monday morning as they heard about the life of Courtney Wilkes and all that the Lyons, Ga., girl hoped to achieve before her life was cut short. Family...
View ArticleMan accused of molesting 12-year-old girl
FORT WALTON BEACH – A 49-year-old man was arrested and charged with molesting a 12-year-old girl after she reported he touched her breasts and genitals. Robert G. Hineline was arrested on May 2 after...
View ArticleMan tries to hide from law in ottoman with chocolate milk on top
FORT WALTON BEACH – A man who tried to hide from the law in an ottoman with a glass of chocolate milk sitting on top was arrested for trespassing. The incident occurred May 28 at a Mooney Road...
View ArticleReport: Man tries to drop off envelope at ex-wife's workplace
FORT WALTON BEACH – A man was charged with violating a protection order after he walked into his ex-wife’s workplace and tried to hand her an envelope. The woman told Fort Walton Beach Police that on...
View ArticleFlorosa couple sentenced in child porn case (DOCUMENT)
PENSACOLA — A Florosa couple who sparked an international manhunt after appearing in and posting child pornography videos were sentenced to prison on Monday evening. Brandon C. Gillreath was sentenced...
View ArticleShooter identified in Shalimar stand-off incident
SHALIMAR -- A 28-year-old Miramar Beach resident has been identified as the man who shot himself Monday morning at a Shalimar hotel after a six-hour stand-off with law enforcement. Blake Seamster was...
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