Paving work to close lanes on SR 285
MOSSY HEAD - Minor resurfacing work will close lanes along State Road 285 during daylight hours today, the state Department of Transportation has announced. The work will extend from south of...
View ArticleMan wanted for six felonies caught
MILTON - A Santa Rosa County man wanted for six felonies was caught Tuesday, according to the U.S. Marshals Florida Regional Task Force. Santa Rosa sheriff's deputies and the Task Force arrested...
View ArticleCrestview fire causes estimated $65,000 in damages
CRESTVIEW — Crews were at the scene of a $65,000 fire Wednesday morning at 578 Martin Luther King Blvd. Crewstview Fire Department were called to the home around 1 a.m. after a faulty gas water heater...
View ArticleState approves exhumation of bodies from Fla. reform school
TALLAHASSEE — Saying it was time to provide answers from a painful period in the state's past, Florida's top officials voted Tuesday to let researchers dig up and try to identify remains buried at a...
View ArticleCoast Guard issues safety alert for parasail operators
In the last seven years, parasailing accidents in the U.S. have caused 11 passenger deaths and 52 injuries, the most recent of which occurred last month in Panama City Beach. The high number of...
View ArticleWoman accused of going into house, taking coins, bills
FORT WALTON BEACH – A woman was charged with entering another woman’s house and stealing money, according to a report. In late July a woman went to her sister’s house on Willard Road to wait for her...
View ArticleWoman found with Spice, Roxy, pipes
FORT WALTON BEACH – A woman who was a passenger in a car stopped for illegal window tint found herself in hot water after a Fort Walton Beach Police officer found pipes, “Spice” and a substance the...
View ArticlePolice Tase man for resisting, report indicates
FORT WALTON BEACH – Police say they had to Taser a man to get him to stop resisting their domestic violence investigation. In late July two Fort Walton Beach Police officers went to a Coral Drive...
View ArticleValparaiso boil water notice rescinded
VALPARAISO — Officials have rescinded the Aug. 3 boil water notice issued for the city. Repairs to a water line have been completed and the water has been deemed safe to drink after a bacteriological...
View ArticleWalton Middle slated for major renovations (DOCUMENT)
DeFUNIAK SPRINGS — Renovations will begin soon at one of Walton County’s oldest schools. Walton Middle School’s long-anticipated makeover won’t launch for several months, but planning is well...
View ArticleSchool districts, colleges adapt to new dual enrollment policy (DOCUMENTS)
Changes to the dual enrollment agreements between area colleges and local school districts are nearly complete. Beginning this month, school districts across Florida will pay colleges $71.98 for every...
View ArticleRuckel Middle School teacher will make her 1,000th parachute jump (VIDEO)
NICEVILLE — Nine years ago, Kim Radford was so nervous before her first sky dive that she could hardly keep her eyes open when the doors opened and a rush of cold air hit her. “What am I doing?” she...
View ArticleScott arrives to attend Enterprise Florida meeting (GALLERY)
DESTIN — Gov. Rick Scott slipped into town Wednesday to have lunch with recently elected state Rep. Mike Hill before he attends Thursday's Enterprise Florida board of directors meeting. On message —...
View ArticleLocal food pantries feel summer pinch
Summertime typically means a lull in food pantry donations, and many local organizations are seeing a slight increase in those in need. With students home for the summer, school food drives aren’t...
View ArticleTeen hospitalized after nearly drowning
SHALIMAR - A 16-year-old boy was taken to the hospital Wednesday after a nearly drowning at the pool of a home on Japonica Lane, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office. Alex Hill was at a...
View ArticleDriver arrested after striking pedestrian
CRESTVIEW - A woman was charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon after she deliberately hit a pedestrian near the intersection of Ferdon Boulevard and Third Avenue on Wednesday morning,...
View ArticleTeen drowns in pool accident
SHALIMAR - A 16-year-old boy died Wednesday after drowning in the pool of a home on Japonica Lane. Alex Hill, a Choctawhatchee High School student was pronounced dead around 11 p.m. Wednesday at...
View ArticleWoman arrested after threatening to 'blow up' Gulf Power
MILTON — A 31-year-old woman was arrested Wednesday on charges she made bomb threat over the phone to Gulf Power. On July 24, Natasha Eileen White of Milton called customer service to discuss an...
View ArticleWoman receives 'message from the beyond' from husband
SHALIMAR — Ever since Sally Colburn’s husband died May 18, she’s been hoping he would find a way to send her a message from beyond. Wednesday night he did, she says. While making dinner, she pulled...
View ArticleMan accused of getting drunk, going crazy, banging woman's head against ground
FORT WALTON BEACH – A man is accused of getting drunk, going “crazy” and banging a woman’s head against the ground, deputies say. The man, 40-year-old Jared Michael Johnson off Fort Walton Beach, was...
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