Storytelling in the square (GALLERY, VIDEO)
ROSEMARY BEACH — George Washington’s brother made an appearance in Rosemary Beach Tuesday morning. “George Washingtano” arrived via time machine as a character at “Once upon a thyme in Rosemary”, an...
View ArticleSupreme Court throws key part of Voting Rights Act
WASHINGTON (AP) — A deeply divided Supreme Court threw out the most powerful part of the landmark Voting Rights Act on Tuesday, a decision deplored by the White House but cheered by mostly Southern...
View ArticleMid-Bay Bridge a vital transportation link despite controversies
BLUEWATER BAY — Twenty years after it opened to motorists, the Mid-Bay Bridge is one of the area’s most vital and heavily-used corridors. In two decades the 3.6-mile span has allowed millions of...
View ArticleKatie Renfroe makes great progress after surgeries
PAXTON — Those who have never met Katie Renfroe probably couldn’t tell a difference in the small 5-year-old girl compared to a few months ago. But to her family she’s an entirely new person. The...
View ArticleFour arrested for home burglary
PONCE DE LEON - Four people have been arrested and charged in connection with a June 18 burglary to a home on Clyde Brown Road, according to the Walton County Sheriff's Office. Many of the items...
View ArticleDOT awards contract for U.S. 331 bridge
SANTA ROSA BEACH - The Florida Department of Transportation has awarded Skanska USA Civil Southeast a $118.5 million design/build contract for a second two-lane bridge over Choctawhatchee Bay. The DOT...
View ArticleAdvisory continues for Navarre Park
NAVARRE - An advisory for Navarre Park on Highway 98 remains in effect, according to the Santa Rosa County Health Department. A sample taken Monday again showed high levels of bacteria, a health...
View ArticleSheriff's Office looking for owners of stolen items
Santa Rosa County sheriff's deputies recently solved a vehicle burglary case, turning up a number of stolen items. The burglaries occurred in the Holley by the Sea area. Two people were arrested in...
View ArticleHigh court strikes down federal marriage provision
WASHINGTON — In a historic victory for gay rights, the Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down a provision of a federal law denying federal benefits to married gay couples and cleared the way for the...
View ArticleDeveloper: Landmark Center on track (DOCUMENT)
FORT WALTON BEACH — Developers of the Landmark Center downtown say the project is on schedule. Ken Wright of Ft. Walton Development Partners updated the Fort Walton Beach City Council on the project’s...
View ArticleScience Center might need to find another home (GALLERY)
FORT WALTON BEACH — A city proposal that could displace the Emerald Coast Science Center has sparked strong opposition among the tiny museum’s loyal supporters. See photos from the Science Center....
View ArticleFirefighters hope longer pipe solves access problems on beach
OKALOOSA ISLAND —Okaloosa County officials and Okaloosa Island firefighters are keeping an eye on a measure to give firefighters better access to the beach behind the Gulfarium. Beach erosion coupled...
View ArticleEglin Parkway open after crash damages BP station
SHALIMAR -- A two-vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon damaged a gasoline pump and collapsed the canopy at a BP station on Eglin Parkway. View a photo gallery from the scene of the wreck >> The...
View ArticleTwo hurt in watercraft accident Tuesday
DESTIN — Two people were injured Tuesday morning when their personal watercraft crashed into a piling under the Marler Bridge. The watercraft was driven by 60-year-old Ivan Cabrera of Plaquemine, La.,...
View ArticleDCF investigation leads to meth arrest
DEFUNIAK SPRINGS - An investigation by the Department of Children and Families and Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office at a home on Chestnut Drive led to the arrest of a resident on methamphetamine...
View ArticleMan sentenced for burglary, grand theft
MILTON - A man was convicted and sentenced Tuesday for burglary to a dwelling, grand theft of a firearm and grand theft, according to the state attorney’s office. Santa Rosa County Circuit Judge David...
View ArticleSuspect in Boston Marathon bombing indicted
BOSTON — A federal grand jury has returned a 30-count indictment against the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (joh-HAHR' tsahr-NEYE'-ehv) was indicted Thursday on...
View ArticleMan reports coin collections, jug of change, were stolen
NICEVILLE – A man says somebody backed up a truck to his residence and made off with his jug of coins and two safes containing his coin collection and birth certificate, lawmen report. On June 22...
View ArticleMan apologizes for stuffing headphones into his pocket
NICEVILLE – A man was charged with shoplifting after he tried to leave a store with a set of headphones stuffed into his pocket. The incident occurred June 16, according to a Niceville Police...
View ArticleEmployee says woman tried to leave store with paint in her purse
NICEVILLE – A local woman is in hot water after a loss prevention employee at a discount store saw her putting bottles of paint in her purse and trying to leave the store without paying for them. On...
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