Hard times made a little easier on Christmas (GALLERY)
Volunteers at the Waterfront Mission served about 250 meals Tuesday to people who are homeless or face other life struggles, such as addiction or mental illness.
View ArticleChristmas tree catches fire, damages townhome
A Christmas tree caught fire in a townhome on Scottwood Drive shortly after 8 p.m. on Christmas Eve, causing about $20,000 in damages, according to the Fort Walton Beach Fire Department.
View ArticleDrunk man causes disturbance at restaurant
Lawmen say a man they believe was drunk harassed customers and struck one person in a disturbance at a local restaurant.
View ArticleAccused bed sheet shoplifter escorted back to store
A 47-year-old Crestview woman is accused of trying to sneak a set of bedsheets out of a local discount store.
View ArticlePolice department brings Christmas to community
Although the rain may have slightly changed their plan, Crestview police still distributed toys to children during this morning’s Cops for Kids toy drive.
View ArticleChristmas storms kill 3 in Southeast
Twisters hopscotched across the Deep South on Tuesday, prompting tornado warnings and watches in several states and leaving holiday travelers in the nation’s much colder midsection battling sometimes...
View ArticleMan faces possible life sentence for attempted premeditated murder
An Alabama man faces a possible life sentence after he was found guilty of the attempted premeditated murder of his ex-wife in September 2010.
View ArticleOASIS might close without new funding
A local organization that has supported people with AIDS and HIV for two decades might soon close its doors if new revenue sources are not found.
View ArticleSafe taken from burger restaurant
Police are searching for a person who took a safe containing $1,200 from a restaurant early Christmas Eve.
View ArticleStill a reason to shop
Danielle Aregood couldn’t help but laugh as she looked at her two shopping carts full of day-after Christmas goodies.
View ArticleFlu vaccine available for local veterans
Free flu shots are available to eligible and enrolled military veterans at the Veterans Affairs health clinic at Eglin Air Force Base and other VA clinics across Northwest Florida.
View ArticleHistory of GOP to be featured a meeting
A program on the history of the Republican Party and a humorous skit about the differences between the Democratic and Republicans parties will be featured at the meeting of the Republican Women of...
View Article‘Super Bears’ find new destinations (SLIDESHOW)
When Samantha Jennings and Samantha Raymor first heard of the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, they were stunned like many across the nation.
View ArticleSpokesman: George H.W. Bush in intensive care
A spokesman says former President George H.W. Bush is in the intensive care unit at a Houston hospital.
View ArticleLarge, powerful storm heads east; at least 6 dead
A powerful winter storm system that pounded the nation's midsection is headed toward the Northeast, wrecking travel plans and knocking out power to thousands of homes.
View ArticleAfter Sandy, New Jersey community studies South Walton
This small Florida town located between Destin and Panama City looks a lot like Cape May, N.J., and Cape May Point with its mix of Victorians, beach bungalows and homes with gingerbread trim, picket...
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