Man has rude surprise waiting for him after football watching at eatery
NICEVILLE – The following incidents were reported to the Niceville Police Department in recent days: - A man who lives on Roberts Drive said somebody ran over his mailbox. - A man reported to lawmen...
View ArticleCrying, bleeding woman says boyfriend beat her up
FORT WALTON BEACH – A 21-year-old Fort Walton Beach man was arrested for beating up his girlfriend. According to a Fort Walton Beach Police Department arrest report, a witness was driving down...
View ArticleAttack on driver results in strike on speed limit sign
FORT WALTON BEACH – An angry girlfriend attacked her boyfriend, who happened to be driving down Memorial Parkway. He ran off the road and struck a speed limit sign, according to an arrest report. The...
View ArticleWoman approaching cars at intersection says, 'That's my ride'
FORT WALTON BEACH – A woman who was approaching drivers stopped at a red light told a Fort Walton Beach Police officer she was someone else and denied approaching cars, according to a report. The...
View Article'Duck Dynasty' controversy: What do you think?
Phil Robertson of “Duck Dynasty” fame as been suspended by A&E for remarks he made about gay people in a magazine. In the January issue of GQ, Robertson calls homosexuality a sin, similar to...
View ArticleLaw firm helps teens in Guardian ad Litem Program
SHALIMAR— Chesser & Barr Attorneys, with offices in Crestview and Shalimar, is donating Wal-Mart gift cards for Christmas to 38 teenagers being served by the Okaloosa Guardian ad Litem Program....
View ArticleTeachers at West Navarre Primary get iPads
NAVARRE — Educators at West Navarre Primary now have more technology at their fingertips. Each teacher was given an iPad on Thursday afternoon, thanks to donations from Kool Breeze of Northwest...
View ArticleCAC to get new home in DeFuniak Springs
DeFUNIAK SPRINGS — The Emerald Coast Children’s Advocacy Center has found a site for a permanent home in Walton County. County Commissioners on Thursday approved a request from CAC Director Julie...
View ArticleChristmas spirit, and then some (PHOTOS)
FORT WALTON BEACH — Step into Dale Simmons’ home around Christmastime and you'll instantly be filled with the holiday spirit. A life-size Santa Claus greets guests when they walk through the door,...
View ArticleBusinesses rally to ‘Fill Up The Truck’ for Toys for Tots
On Tuesday, Casey Kent learned that more than 1,000 families may be without gifts this Christmas because of a lack of Toys for Tots donations. That has affected its beneficiaries, particularly...
View ArticleDuck patriarch plucked from 'Dynasty'
LOS ANGELES — "Duck Dynasty" patriarch Phil Robertson — suspended from the series indefinitely after making disparaging remarks about gays — is getting some support from key followers. Sarah Palin...
View ArticleWhat is 'too vague, generic and wordy'? (DOCUMENT)
Many people flying in and out of Northwest Florida Regional Airport see its name as “too vague, generic and wordy.” It also is easily confused with Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport in...
View ArticleEmpty Stocking Fund achieves a very, merry milestone
The Empty Stocking Fund on Thursday surpassed this year’s goal of $75,000. Donations will continue to be accepted through Christmas Day. Donations totaling $6,752 were collected Thursday, bringing the...
View ArticleSheriff's Office discovers meth lab
MILLIGAN - An Okaloosa County sheriff's deputy discovered a methamphetamine lab early Thursday when who checked on suspicious activity outside a utility shed at a home on Wadsworth Road. The deputy...
View Article'Bring back Phil,' demand fans of Duck patriarch
LOS ANGELES — When the A&E network suspended "Duck Dynasty" patriarch Phil Robertson for disparaging gay people, it may have followed a time-honored TV tradition of quickly silencing a star who,...
View Article17-year-old cited in Navarre wreck
NAVARRE - A 17-year-old girl was cited Thursday for running a stop sign and causing a vehicle crash near the intersection of Candlewood Drive and U.S. Highway 98, according to a Florida Highway Patrol...
View ArticleOCSO investigating break in
MARY ESTHER - The Diamond Works Store on Page Bacon Road was ransacked early Friday, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office. Alarms sounded at the store at 5:18 a.m. Deputies found a broken...
View ArticleSanta works Christmas magic for 2 little boys (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
DESTIN — Master Sgt. Jason Slaymaker peeked through a crack in the door as he waited for his cue to enter. The father of two had arrived home less than hour earlier from a year-long deployment in...
View ArticleSemitrailer carrying dry cement overturns on I-10
CRESTVIEW - A semitrailer transporting dry cement overturned on westbound Interstate 10 near mile marker 52 early Friday morning causing traffic delays until almost noon, according to the Florida...
View ArticleWhen is 'viral' good? When it's your photo on the web
A photo taken by a Pennsylvania man with Crestview connections has gone viral, appearing on websites around the world. Joseph Fryer’s picture caught the moment when a friend from Africa saw snow for...
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