Gov. Scott signs on to help develop plan to spend BP oil spill funds
In a move hailed as “significant progress in maximizing funds coming to Florida,” Gov. Rick Scott has signed on to help the Gulf Consortium create a process through which RESTORE Act dollars flowing...
View ArticleTraffic stop uncovers mobile meth lab
BAKER — Two people were arrested Monday night for manufacturing methamphetamine in a car, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office. A sheriff’s deputy noticed the car speeding on Keyser Mill...
View ArticleMilton couple charged with animal abuse
MILTON — Two owners of a cat rescue facility who face animal cruelty charges received many of their cats from PAWS, according to the Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office. Allan Dennis Kirkham, 60, and...
View ArticleObama ends Africa trip by joining Bush at memorial
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AP) — Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican predecessor President George W. Bush found common ground in Africa on Tuesday, honoring the victims of a terrorist...
View ArticleFreeport sees rare election races: 'We’re having a full-blown election'
FREEPORT — In a city where elections have hardly mattered in recent years, candidates now are elbowing each other to get a seat at the council table. Freeport Mayor Mickey Marse, who has held his...
View ArticleFourth of July fireworks schedule
Destin Date: July 4 Time: 9 p.m. Location: Destin East Pass Destin Commons Date: July 2, 7-9 p.m. Time: 9 p.m. Location: shopping center Sandestin Date: July 4 Time: 9:15 p.m. Location: Village of...
View ArticleVictims of fiery wreck identified
MILTON - Three victims of a fiery June 16 crash on Interstate 10 have been identified, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Dustin Richard Davis, 22, of Chipley, was driving a 1993 Jeep Cherokee...
View ArticleMan complains somebody is tearing up his mail, putting it back in mailbox
NICEVILLE – Police are looking into the following incidents that occurred within city limits in the recent past: June 5: A man called the Niceville Police Department to report that his newspapers and...
View ArticleLawmen find man at Coyote Ugly with counterfeit bills
DESTIN – A man was arrested after he tried to pass a counterfeit $50 bill at a local nightspot, lawmen say. On June 26 an Okaloosa County Sheriff’s deputy went to Coyote Ugly on Harbor Boulevard to...
View ArticleFacebook feud leads to man's arrest for battery
FORT WALTON BEACH – A spat over a social media site led to a man’s arrest for battery. On June 26 a Fort Walton Beach man is said to have battered his 36-year-old girlfriend, according to an Okaloosa...
View ArticleWork on FWB dog park begins (DOCUMENT)
FORT WALTON BEACH — City crews have started clearing a portion of Liza Jackson Park on U.S. Highway 98 to make way for a dog park slated to open in October. “What we’re doing is cleaning up all the...
View ArticlePalm Beach man arrested for smuggling humans along I-10
CRESTVIEW — A 38-year-old Palm Beach man was arrested July 1 on charges of smuggling humans into the United States. An Okaloosa County Sheriff’s deputy made a traffic stop on a 2006 Dodge van...
View ArticleCat given away by roommate found: 'As soon as he meowed, I knew it was him'
A cat who has been missing for nearly six weeks was found Saturday night, after his owner followed up on one of many tips she has received since posting flyers and contacting the Daily News. Dante,...
View ArticleNWS issuing weather statements
The National Weather Service has started issuing various weather statements for the Fourth of July holiday. A flash flood warning is in effect until 6 a.m. Thursday for Walton County. A flash flood...
View ArticleMarried on the Fourth (GALLERY)
FORT WALTON BEACH — Henry and Wilma Kelley will gather with friends and family Thursday to celebrate not only America’s independence but 60 years of marriage. On July 4, 1953, Henry was a 21-year-old...
View ArticleHarman to lead Okaloosa airports (DOCUMENT)
Sunil Harman, Okaloosa County’s new airports director, is scheduled to start work July 23. County commissioners unanimously approved Harman’s selection Tuesday night. “To me there was no doubt,” said...
View ArticleMan sentenced to 40 years for burglary
MILTON — A man was sentenced to 40 years in prison Tuesday on multiple charges of burglary, theft and dealing in stolen property, according to the state attorney's office. Santa Rosa County Circuit...
View ArticleRoad conditions in Walton County
Road conditions in Walton County as of 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. South End: County Highway 30A West end. Water is over the road in several different areas of 30A. Church Street approximately 1/10 of a mile...
View ArticleMan says he didn't get physical with bruised wife
MARY ESTHER – A man faces a felony charge after his wife told lawmen he’d been abusing her, according to an arrest report. On June 25 an Okaloosa County Sheriff’s deputy went to a Danielle Court...
View ArticleFraud investigator: Teen withdrew cash from deposits on closed accounts
FORT WALTON BEACH – A young man is accused of trying to withdraw cash from an account that had received deposits from other accounts that had been closed, lawmen say. On June 14 a fraud investigator...
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