Cadets pay tribute to lives lost on 9/11: 'We will not forget'
NAVARRE — Ethan Bobick was just five years old when nearly 3,000 Americans were killed in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. He cannot remember the planes crashing or the towers crumbling, but he remembers...
View ArticleCivilian shoots, kills himself inside Eglin AFB building
Some Eglin Air Force Base firefighters were called away from a 9/11 ceremony Wednesday morning to respond to a civilian shooting inside of Building 1. A civilian employee assigned to the 96th Test...
View ArticleSuspect: I've been cooking meth every day
Two Niceville men were arrested Tuesday and charged with trafficking in methamphetamine, after members of the Okaloosa County Multi-Agency Drug Task Force executed a search warrant on their Spencer...
View ArticleGood omen for commuters on bad luck day
BLUE MOUNTAIN BEACH — Walton County officials are reporting that heavily traveled County Road 30A could be opened to traffic as soon as Friday. Crews began working on a temporary fix last week, some...
View ArticleLocals gather for release: 'She was ready to go home'
NAVARRE BEACH — Ten-year-old Kaleb Needoba couldn’t say for certain what the green sea turtle known as Aaliyah was thinking as she swam into the Gulf of Mexico, but he had an idea. “She wanted to go...
View ArticleWalton schools increasing tax rate
DeFUNIAK SPRINGS — A divided Walton County School Board has voted to raise its millage rate to help fund new school construction. Board members voted 3-2 Tuesday to change the capital improvement...
View ArticleParade coming to 'perfect place'
DeFUNIAK SPRINGS — To Chuck Hinson and other members of the Krewe de Yak, downtown is an ideal location for a Mardi Gras parade. DeFuniak Springs officials agreed Monday The city’s first Mardi Gras...
View ArticleFreeport doctor who faked suicide found, arrested
Dr. Robert Ignasiak has been found alive and well in Coral Springs and is in federal custody. Known to many people as “Dr. Bob,” Ignasiak for years was the only physician in Freeport. He was awaiting...
View ArticleEight beaches under swimming advisories
Eight of the 14 locations tested through the Okaloosa County Health Department’s Healthy Beaches program showed high levels of bacteria. Fort Walton Beach’s Liza Jackson Park and Garniers Park,...
View ArticleLawsuit filed over Navarre Pier
MILTON — A lawsuit has been filed against Santa Rosa County to prevent commissioners from revisiting their decision on what firm is the most qualified to manage the Navarre Beach fishing pier. Pasco...
View ArticleTwo injured in multi-vehicle crash
DeFUNIAK SPRINGS -- Two people were injured, one critically, in a multiple vehicle accident Tuesday evening on U.S. Highway 331. Two of the three drivers involved were taken to the hospital after...
View ArticleResidents put on alert for suspicious man
CRESTVIEW -- The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has issued a warning to residents about a man posing as an employee of the “Tax Appraiser’s Office.” The man, who is in late 20s to early 30s, has a...
View ArticleFree flu vaccines available for veterans
The seasonal flu vaccine is available for free to all eligible and enrolled veterans at any Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System facility. Enrolled veterans should contact their Aligned Care Team....
View ArticlePajamas needed for kids
FamiliesFirst Network of Lakeview (FFN) needs pajamas for children under its supervision. The Tucking Kids in Safe and Sound pajama drive begins Sept. 16 in Okaloosa, Walton, Escambia and Santa Rosa...
View ArticleHurlburt chaplain to speak Friday
FORT WALTON BEACH -- Col. Paul Cannon, command chaplain at Hurlburt Field, will discuss the background, purpose and impact of military chaplaincy Friday at the University of West Florida. Cannon will...
View ArticleSwimmer rescued from Santa Rosa Sound
NAVARRE BEACH — A 23-year-old man was rescued Tuesday evening from Santa Rosa Sound. Bystanders saw the man in the water near Juana’s Pagodas just after 6 p.m., said Capt. Sean Hughes with the Navarre...
View ArticlePolice investigate rollover wreck
NICEVILLE — Officials with the Niceville Police Department are investigating a Monday wreck that left one man with serious injuries. Christopher Mealer of Valparaiso was driving on West College...
View ArticleCrestview woman cited in morning wreck
CRESTVIEW — A local woman was cited with violation of right of way Thursday morning after causing a two-vehicle accident on State Road 85. Angela M. Gilmore was driving southbound on SR 85 around 5...
View ArticleSheriff's Office looking for missing Bluewater Bay woman
Lawmen are looking for a missing, and believed to be endangered, woman from Bluewater Bay. Jacquelyn Anne Emerson is 5-feet-two-inches tall and has hazel eyes and brown hair, according to an Okaloosa...
View ArticleSanta Rosa Beach teen reported missing
The Walton County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a teenager who failed to show up at school Wednesday or arrive home that evening. Amanda Jaume is five-feet-five-inches tall with long, straight dark...
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