Police say man tried to steal items from vehicles, left rubber gloves behind
FORT WALTON BEACH – A man was arrested after Fort Walton Beach Police officers caught him pilfering items from cars at a local transmission shop, according to an arrest report. On July 7 officers were...
View ArticleVideo shows shirtless driver challenging other driver to fight
FORT WALTON BEACH – Lawmen arrested a man they say became enraged with another driver, whipped off his shirt and challenged the other driver to fight, then struck his female passenger with his truck....
View ArticleReport: Man steals from Family Dollar
FORT WALTON BEACH – A man accused of stealing food items from a discount store faces felony charges, according to an arrest report. Fort Walton Beach Police say 55-year-old Tyrone Curtis Bell of Fort...
View ArticleTexas contractor razes house, but the wrong one
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A demolition company has mistakenly torn down a three-bedroom home in North Texas rather than the condemned building next door. David Underwood and his wife placed their Fort...
View ArticleNiceville keeps its charm despite growth in recent years (GALLERY)
NICEVILLE— When Gen Taylor moved to town as a new bride 50 years ago there was one red light, a few stores and a two-lane road. Things have changed drastically since then. Roads have been widened,...
View ArticleDeputies searching for missing adult
FREEPORT - Walton County sheriff's deputies are searching for 47-year-old Max “Mickey” Hubert Garodnick of Freeport. Garodnick was last seen Thursday walking into the swamp area of Lafayette Creek off...
View ArticleSchool Board to consider funding for resource officers (DOCUMENT)
The Okaloosa County School Board will consider Monday night whether or not to add funding to its 2013-14 budget to help cover the cost of keeping deputies in all the schools. School resource officers...
View ArticleMissing swimmer found dead
NAVARRE - A missing swimmer was found dead after first responders spent several hours searching for him on Saturday, according to the Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office. Sheriff's deputies, U.S. Coast...
View ArticleResidents share concerns about Zimmerman verdict
CRESTVIEW — More than 80 people gathered at Mt. Zion AME Church on Saturday to wrestle with questions of equality, justice and the future in the wake of George Zimmerman’s acquittal in the killing of...
View ArticleWreck on Mid-Bay Bridge slows traffic
BLUEWATER BAY - A four-vehicle crash on the Mid-Bay Bridge late Saturday afternoon slowed traffic for several hours, according to the North Bay Fire Department. No one was injured in the crash, which...
View ArticleUWF students claim top prize in engineering competition (VIDEO)
FORT WALTON BEACH — After months of research, engineering, tinkering and writing, a group of local college undergraduates can say they have engineered one of the greatest student-made projects in the...
View ArticleDestin’s Lighthouse Restaurant to close
DESTIN — After 26 years of memories, smiles, friendships and countless half-price specials, the Lighthouse Restaurant in Shoreline Village Mall will close July 31. “The years just flew by,” co-owner...
View ArticleYouth Spotlight: Teen didn’t want ‘wimpy’ Scout project
NICEVILLE — Spencer Mailes is not one to take the easy way out of anything. That’s why he chose to put on a 4K run for his Eagle Scout project to raise money and diapers for the Emerald Coast...
View ArticleLocal artist shares his passion with others
FORT WALTON BEACH — Richard Williams had two opportunities to attend college, but he turned down both to follow a less certain path that he created brush stroke by brush stroke. Just like one of his...
View ArticleFive years ago first Okaloosa deputy was killed in line of duty
Five years ago Monday, Joey Forgione knocked on his mother’s door to tell her that his brother, his best friend, would not be coming home again. Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Deputy Anthony Forgione had...
View ArticleSheriff seeks $4.7 million budget increase
Okaloosa County commissioners will hear details Tuesday from Sheriff Larry Ashley about his 2013-14 budget proposal, which calls for an almost $5 million increase. Ashley will join the county’s four...
View ArticleDeFuniak Springs man charged with sexual battery on child
DeFUNIAK SPRINGS — A 24-year-old man was arrested July 19 on one count of sexual assault on a victim under 12 years of age. Justin Cody Downing of DeFuniak Springs is accused of sexually battering a...
View ArticleNavarre beach drowning victim identified
NAVARRE — Officials are currently investigating the drowning death of a New Orleans man at Navarre beach this weekend. Jeremy Aaron Johnson, 39, was found in the surf just before sunset Saturday about...
View ArticleMan says he's delivering battery charger to 'Gypsy'
FORT WALTON BEACH – A Crestview man was arrested after he told Fort Walton Beach Police officers he was waiting for his friend “Gypsy” at a local condo boat dock, but nobody – not even the man – knew...
View ArticleReport: Man was at park with crack in his truck
FORT WALTON BEACH – A man who stopped at a park – with crack cocaine in his truck – was arrested for drug possession, lawmen say. The incident occurred July 12 at Fort Walton Landing on Brooks Street...
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