Front-end loader death investigation complete
SANTA ROSA BEACH — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has completed their investigation into the April death of a construction worker at Topsail Apartments on Dune Lake Circle. No one...
View ArticleMan says his name is a vulgar epithet
MILLIGAN – A man who refused to let a sheriff’s deputy talk to his son was arrested after he blocked the deputy’s path, tried to pull away from the deputy’s handcuffs, and cursed the deputy. An...
View ArticleAccused bad father vows to knock woman's teeth out of her mouth
MARY ESTHER – A man being scolded for being a bad father threatened to knock a woman’s teeth out of her mouth and was arrested, lawmen say. The incident occurred at a Bristol Cove Road residence,...
View ArticleHere's how you can help with the FWB dog park
FORT WALTON BEACH — The Greater Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce has raised $14,300 to build the fence at the dog park planned for Liza Jackson Park. The dog park is scheduled to celebrate its...
View ArticleMan arrested for storage unit burglaries
FORT WALTON BEACH - A man has been arrested for stealing items from local storage units and stashing them in his own storage units and home, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office....
View ArticleFour-legged trespasser has presented an educational opportunity (DOCUMENT)
SANTA ROSA BEACH — The mascot at Butler Elementary School has come to life in the form of a juvenile black bear with a taste for dumpster diving that students can’t stopping talking about. The bear...
View ArticleSeeking justice for Helo
MOSSY HEAD — The Walton County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public for help in tracking down the person responsible for killing a 2-year-old Rottweiler named Helo. The dog was found Saturday by...
View ArticleFWB approves budget, tax rate hike (DOCUMENT)
FORT WALTON BEACH — The City Council approved a $34.7 million budget Wednesday that increases property taxes for fiscal 2013-14. Look over the budget for yourself. >> Council members voted 4-3...
View Article‘One of the last of the really great lawyers’
Attorney William Dexter Douglass, who died Tuesday, gained fame in Tallahassee as an adviser to governors, a leader in Florida’s fight against Big Tobacco and chief counsel to Vice President Al Gore...
View ArticleCouple’s nomination for Hall of Fame sparks debate (DOCUMENT)
FORT WALTON BEACH — Questions about the nominations of a former band director and chorus director for Choctawhatchee High School’s Hall of Fame 2013 have sparked discussions throughout the community...
View ArticleAnimal cruelty suspect arrested
DEFUNIAK SPRINGS - A man was arrested Wednesday afternoon for brutally beating a cat, according to the Walton County Sheriff's Office. Shawn David Ball, 22, of DeFuniak Springs, ran from deputies who...
View ArticleU.S. 98 construction to close lanes
HURLBURT FIELD - Motorists on U.S. Highway 98 will face alternating lanes closures eastbound and westbound tonight and Friday morning between Fallin Waters Drive and Hurlburt Field’s runway, according...
View Article'Bigger is better' at Navarre Sand Sculpting Festival
NAVARRE — Some of the top soft sand sculptors in the world will compete against each other Sept. 27 through Sept. 29 during the Navarre Beach Sand Sculpting Festival. The festival, which is in its...
View ArticleMid-Bay Bridge Connector to open in coming months
NICEVILLE — Construction of the Mid-Bay Bridge Connector is going so well that the Mid-Bay Bridge Authority has decided to move its opening to Jan. 4. That’s actually a week sooner than had been...
View ArticleMan convicted of home invasion
CRESTVIEW - A man was convicted Thursday for a 2012 home invasion robbery, according to the state attorney’s office. After a three-day trial, Lemmie Tyler Straughter IV was found guilty of home...
View ArticleRoad work to slow traffic on SR 20
CHOCTAW BEACH - Crews will be replacing rubble along State Road 20 from west of Chippewa Drive to Western Street through Oct. 4, according to the state Department of Transportation. Intermittent...
View ArticleWhen was the last time you went to the circus?
MARY ESTHER — The Cole Bros. Circus of the Stars returns to Okaloosa County next weekend, with performances set for three days at Santa Rosa Mall. Show times are 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27;...
View Article'The community has charity in their hearts'
FORT WALTON BEACH — Since its call for financial help in December, OASIS has seen an outpouring of support from the community. “It was really nice for people to step up and recognize the importance of...
View ArticleMan arrested for child pornography
NAVARRE - A man has been arrested on two counts of distribution of child pornography, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. FDLE officers began investigating after receiving a tip...
View ArticleFracas between two women leads to breakage
CRESTVIEW – A woman was charged with criminal mischief and battery after she and another woman tangled, and during the fracas they broke a tail light on a car belonging to the other girl’s mother....
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