Okaloosa jumps on geocaching bandwagon
Coming soon to a county park near you: geocaching. A year after getting the go-ahead to use the popular high-tech pastime as a way to attract visitors to their parks, Okaloosa County officials are...
View Article17-year-old girl is third suspect charged in murder
FORT WALTON BEACH — A 17-year-old girl has been arrested as the third suspect in a fatal shooting last Thursday. Chloe Patricia Johnson was arrested Saturday and charged with murder, according to the...
View ArticleSunday at the beach (SLIDESHOW)
Cloudy weather and rain Sunday didn't deter beachgoers, who spent the day enjoying the beach and surf on Okaloosa Island. Click here to see a slideshow.
View ArticleWoman relies on honor system at her roadside produce stand
DeFUNIAK SPRINGS — Every morning for 30 years, Shirley Ward has gotten up early and made the short trip to her roadside stand on U.S. Highway 331. The stand is filled with fresh produce, knickknacks...
View ArticleSemi's tire axle catches fire, causes $30,000 in damages
MILTON — A semi truck sustained approximately $30,000 in damages after the truck’s axle caught fire Monday morning. Raysean Torrell Bellamy of North Port, Fla., was driving westbound around 12:38 a.m....
View ArticlePolice: Fatal shooting was drug deal gone wrong
FORT WALTON BEACH — Police believe a $700 drug deal gone awry was the cause of a shooting last week that left a Navarre man dead and another man injured. According to Fort Walton Beach Police reports...
View ArticleMan in critical condition after vehicle overturns
NICEVILLE — A local man is in critical condition after a rollover wreck early Saturday morning. Brandon James Stuart was driving a 2004 Ford F-150 pickup truck southbound on John Sims Parkway at about...
View ArticleWalton schools considering tax change
DeFUNIAK SPRINGS — The Walton County School Board is slated to decide whether to increase the millage rate it levies for capital improvement projects. Board members will likely vote on a recommended...
View ArticleMan gives birth date, age that don't add up
FORT WALTON BEACH – A man stammered while giving a sheriff’s deputy his age, and when the deputy discovered the birth year and age didn’t add up, the man was arrested for providing a fake ID. On June...
View ArticleLiberty firefighters moving into dream facility
DeFUNIAK SPRINGS — It has been more than a decade of wishing and struggling to get a new fire station for Liberty Volunteer Fire Department. Last week, the firefighters say dreams came true when they...
View ArticleMaking a difference: Senior sends military care packages
Editor’s Note: This series recognizes people who make a difference in their communities. To nominate someone, call Wendy Victora at 315-4478 or email wvictora@nwfdailynews.com. SANTA ROSA BEACH —...
View ArticleU.S. 331 widening plans take shape
Plans to widen U.S. Highway 331 and the Clyde B. Wells Bridge took decades to bring to fruition, but it appears Walton County’s resistance to accepting tolls to pay for it could save residents...
View ArticleCounty ordinance: Leave footprints, not your stuff on the beach
OKALOOSA ISLAND — As the summer season reaches its peak, county officials are cracking down on tourists who leave items on the beach overnight. Lifeguards are tagging everything from tent canopies to...
View ArticlePickup truck strikes pedestrian
FORT WALTON BEACH — A 42-year-old man was critically injured when he was hit by a pickup truck while walking down Carmel Drive shortly after 8 a.m. Monday. Jeffrey Clinton Bradley, who lives in Fort...
View ArticleWoman hospitalized after running car off road
FORT WALTON BEACH — A woman was taken to the hospital after she ran her car off the road and into the woods Monday morning. She was driving east on Martin Luther King Boulevard in front of Northwest...
View ArticlePatronis exits Senate race, leaves Gaetz as only candidate so far
PANAMA CITY — State Rep. Jimmy Patronis has announced he is withdrawing from the 2016 state Senate race leaving Rep. Matt Gaetz as the only candidate in the race for his father's seat so far....
View ArticleMore than 100 cats rescued from Milton home
More than 100 cats have been rescued from a Santa Rosa home. Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s deputies arrived at residence on the 4000-block of Bettian Avenue in Milton armed with a search warrant for...
View ArticleDeputies find crack, 'street folds' in man's vehicle
MARY ESTHER – A man was arrested after an Okaloosa County Sheriff’s deputy discovered crack and “street folds” in his vehicle. The arrest took place June 19 in the parking lot of TGI Fridays,...
View ArticleVideo shows woman slipping wireless speaker into purse
DESTIN – Video footage shows a woman putting a Bluetooth speaker in her purse and walking out of an electronics store, an arrest report indicates. On June 19 an Okaloosa County Sheriff’s deputy went...
View ArticleLifeguard saves family from waterspout
SEAGROVE — A local lifeguard can call himself a hero now a day after saving a family from an approaching waterspout Monday at the beach. South Walton Fire District Lifeguards Brad Stewart and Joel...
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