Birthday girl seeks donations for seniors, not presents
Railey Conner of Holt rejected gifts on Saturday, her 12th birthday, and requested donations for senior citizens in nursing homes instead.
View ArticleWalton OKs Lupin Beach project despite controversy
Walton County Commissioners have approved the hotly contested Lupin Beach project, a 20-home development on 6.36 acres in Inlet Beach.
View Article‘Jaws 2’ extra writing book about the film
Thirty-five years later, an extra from "Jaws 2" is looking for folks who worked on or observed the filming of the movie to contribute to his book.
View Article‘A little whimsy’: Couple goes all out for Christmas (SLIDESHOW)
Antiques enthusiast Gerald Roper and his wife, Barbara, have a collection of at least 2,500 Christmas ornaments and antiques, covering every space in their home in Fort Walton Beach.
View ArticleLandmark Center proposal to be filed soon
The developers of the Landmark Center plan to submit their application for a new development agreement with the city Monday.
View ArticleShoot Ogawa makes magicians believe in magic (VIDEO)
Shoot Ogawa, an award-winning magician from Tokyo, Japan, performed on Sunday at an event hosted by a magic club that has been meeting in the area for at least 25 years.
View ArticleFirefighter’s home nearly destroyed in fire
The home of an Ocean City-Wright firefighter was almost destroyed in a large fire Saturday night. He and his two daughters have been displaced.
View ArticleTwo arrested in armed break-in, battery
DeFUNIAK SPRINGS — Two men were arrested Sunday and charged with breaking into a home and using a gun to batter and threaten two people.
View ArticleTruck driver charged with careless driving in I-10 wreck
DeFUNIAK SPRINGS — A 38-year-old truck driver was charged with careless driving after causing a wreck on Interstate 10 Sunday morning.
View ArticlePolice search for Milton drive-by shooting suspects
Police are searching for two suspects of a drive-by shooting Sunday morning.
View ArticleNo bombs found after threat at Destin Library
A 37-year-old man was arrested and charged with making a bomb threat at the Destin Library Monday afternoon.
View ArticleSchool put on lockdown; 'weapon' was a marker
Northwood Elementary School was put on lock-down after it was reported that a student was armed Monday afternoon.
View ArticleWoman accused of kicking in ex-boyfriend's front door
A 33-year-old Fort Walton Beach woman was charged with criminal mischief after she allegedly kicked in the front door at her ex-boyfriend's house.
View Article'Both parties sustained multiple injuries'
A man and woman got into a fight that left both with multiple injuries, according to a Niceville Police Department arrest report.
View ArticleDevelopment would bring indoor shooting/archery range
Local developer Damon Becnel plans to breathe life into the long-abandoned Club Overboard/Twisted Palm building on U.S. Hwy. 98 with his Family Hunt Club concept, which includes an indoor...
View ArticleTwo sent to hospital from Tuesday afternoon crash
A vehicle accident crash on U.S. Highway 98 at Santa Rosa Boulevard sent two to the hospital and backed up traffic Tuesday afternoon.
View ArticleClasses resuming in Newtown, minus Sandy Hook
Newtown returned its students to their classrooms Tuesday for the first time since last week's massacre and faced the agonizing task of laying others to rest, as this grieving town wrestled with the...
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