Sun shines for Day’s final ride (GALLERY, VIDEO)
FORT WALTON BEACH — As the funeral procession for Bud Day crested the Brooks Bridge, more than 80 Eglin airmen snapped to attention. Flags unfurled among the crowd that lined the curb, and cameras and...
View ArticleMissing teen found in Walton County
DEFUNIAK SPRINGS - Walton County sheriff’s deputies have found a 16-year-old foster home runaway and have placed her in custody of protective services. The teen was reported missing Wednesday by the...
View ArticleSchools can get tougher with bullies (DOCUMENT)
When schools resume classes later this month, they will have more power to deal with bullying. The new rules, which were adopted by the Legislature in the spring, expand situations in which educators...
View ArticleFishing gear thieves targeting area
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has joined other local law enforcement agencies in asking residents to be on the lookout for people stealing fishing gear. “Thieves are targeting fishing gear on...
View ArticleMan arrested for meth after traffic stop
DEFUNIAK SPRINGS - Ronnie D. Wilson Jr. of Glendale faces felony charges in Walton County after a routine traffic stop led to the discovery of a “shake and bake” methamphetamine lab, according to the...
View ArticleOne killed, two hurt in traffic crash
PONCE DE LEON - One person was killed Thursday evening in a two-vehicle crash on County Road 181-C near Nancy Darby Road, according to Walton County Fire Rescue. Two people also were sent to Bay...
View ArticleMan threw plate of food at wife, punched her, report says
FORT WALTON BEACH – Okaloosa County Sheriff’s deputies say a Fort Walton Beach man threw a plate of food at his wife and punched her in the head before dragging her outside their James Court...
View ArticleMan has 3 different kinds of pills, no prescription for any of them
FORT WALTON BEACH – A man who was a passenger in a vehicle stopped for a traffic infraction had three different kinds of pills in his possession and a prescription for none of them. On July 21 an...
View ArticleLawmen: Drunk man punched partner of 23 years in face
FORT WALTON BEACH – A man was arrested after he got extremely drunk and punched his partner of 23 years in the face, lawmen say. On July 20 the two got into an argument at their Roanoke Court...
View ArticleMan sentenced to 20 years for molesting child
CRESTVIEW — Richard Eugene Mazerat was sentenced to 20 years in prison Friday after he pleaded guilty to sexually molesting a 13-year-old girl. “I am very grateful for how the judge handled it,...
View ArticleMan killed in Thursday evening crash identified
PONCE DE LEON — The Florida Highway Patrol has identified the victim of a fatal traffic crash Thursday evening on County Road 181-C. Charles Bruce Johnson, 64, of Ponce de Leon was driving a 2004 GMC...
View ArticleNo sales tax, no problem (DOCUMENT)
NICEVILLE — The 2013 sales tax holiday weekend was off to a strong start Friday morning at Wal-Mart. Shoppers armed with lists pushed carts from aisle to aisle to find what they needed as employees...
View ArticleDog found a year after wreck that killed her owner
FORT WALTON BEACH — A dog missing since a wreck on the Eglin reservation killed her owner more than a year ago has been reunited with her family. When Jonathan Seaton’s Jeep overturned while he was...
View ArticleBrown water bums beachgoers
In recent weeks, local waterways have lost that sparkly blue-green magic that draws thousands of tourists each year. The bayous and bays are a murky brown, and the waves rolling in from the Gulf of...
View ArticleTwo motorists report possible law officer impersonation
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating two reports of motorists being pulled over by someone possibly impersonating a law officer. A woman told deputies that she was stopped about 10:30...
View ArticleHero gets a well-deserved thanks
DEFUNIAK SPRINGS — Since the day he was pulled from his submerged truck in Choctawhatchee Bay, Stephen Ruder has appreciated his life more. The experience was life-changing for the father of three,...
View ArticleMan admits he rammed Don's Ice House employee's car
CRESTVIEW – A man faces a criminal charge after using his vehicle to ram a nightspot employee’s car following a dispute, lawmen say. The incident occurred July 18 at Don’s Ice House on Ferdon...
View ArticleTrustee says woman tackled her, struck her
CRESTVIEW – An inmate at the county jail is accused of tackling and striking a female jail employee, an arrest report indicates. The alleged assault took place July 13 at the Okaloosa County jail. The...
View ArticleA little bit ‘Boggy’
NICEVILLE – You might be a Boggy Boy if the late afternoon occasionally finds you drinking a cold one with friends behind Willingham Seafood. That’s one place older Boggy Boys gather since the Boggy...
View ArticleDaily News to launch digital subscriptions
My first three weeks have been an incredible mix of external and internal relationship-building. Externally, I have met dozens of fascinating people who have one thing in common — they care about...
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