Empty Stocking not so empty this year
This year’s Empty Stocking campaign is coming to a close, with the coffers just shy of $90,000 and donations still trickling in. That’s a huge increase over 2012, when the total didn’t quite reach...
View ArticleCommunity steps up to aid struggling family
FORT WALTON BEACH — Rita Robinson is counting down the days until she can finally pick up her babies. For the last month, the mother of four has had to rely on her husband and the kindness of...
View ArticleMother of preemie triplets: 'I'm still thankful God got them through'...
Life in the Robinson household has settled into a rhythm where moments to dream and look ahead finally exist. Two years ago, Rita Robinson gave birth to triplets at 30 weeks. Each baby weighed less...
View ArticleTriplets on the mend
The sun is finally coming up for a local family who has spent most of the last year battling nearly insurmountable odds. It began with the unexpected news that Rita and Greg Robinson were expecting...
View ArticleChristmas Eve home invaders make off with Xbost, gifts
NICEVILLE - Police are searching for suspects in an armed robbery that took place around 5 a.m. on Christmas Eve at 203 Kelly Road Apartments, unit No. 9, according to a press release from the...
View ArticleReport: Man threatens to 'stomp' ex-wife, calls her a vulgar name
CRESTVIEW – A man was arrested for calling his ex-wife, threatening to “stomp her” and calling her a prostitute. The woman told Crestview Police she received a call from a man who she believed was her...
View ArticleWoman says man shoved her out of the house
CRESTVIEW – A 37-year-old Crestview man was arrested after he allegedly pushed a woman out of a residence, causing her to fall and scrape her elbows. A Crestview Police officer investigated the...
View ArticleWoman wallops boyfriend with wooden spoon
CRESTVIEW – A man and a woman got into an argument over bills, according to a Crestview Police Department arrest report. The man allegedly made a “karate chop” motion at the woman, who became fed up...
View ArticleSick boy gets Christmas wish
NICEVILLE — Nine-year-old Joel Strickland’s Christmas wish this year was for his very first drum set. The young boy from Niceville has taken an interest in music even as he struggles with a very rare...
View ArticleOne detained in homicide investigation
GULF BREEZE -- The Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office is investigating a death believed to have been a homicide. At about 6:20 p.m. on Tuesday, deputies responded to a medical emergency call on the...
View ArticleReport: Man tries to use daughter to get around restraining order
FORT WALTON BEACH – A man was arrested after he had his daughter call a woman who had a restraining order against him, lawmen report. The victim, who lives on Ed Brown Street, said a man against whom...
View ArticleLawmen tracking woman who failed to return ankle bracelet
FORT WALTON BEACH – A woman is in hot water after she failed to return an ankle monitor or contact her parole officer, according to a report. The woman was supposed to wear the device for 30 days...
View ArticleReport: Woman drops by for groceries, feminine product, leaves with iPad
FORT WALTON BEACH – A woman was arrested after she stopped by a friend’s house for groceries and a feminine product and left with an iPad, according to an arrest report. Fort Walton Beach Police say a...
View ArticleCrestview grad finds new hope at college after life defined by tragedy
Inri Fales has begun a new chapter. After seeing her high school years defined by tragedy, the 19-year-old has found a brighter picture in college. With one semester at the University of Central...
View ArticleLocal man to show off his cheeseburger po’ boy
MIRAMAR BEACH — Robert Medina says there’s not much that can beat his blackened cheeseburger po’ boy, which has made him one of three finalists in Bobby Flay’s Burger of the Month contest on the...
View ArticleWorld-renowned choir to perform locally
The world-renowned University of Notre Dame Folk Choir will perform at two churches early next month during its first tour of Northwest Florida. “We’re really excited,” said Joey Ferreira, a Fort...
View ArticleMemorial set for plane crash victim
Larry Eli Caison, who died last week in a plane crash near Panama City, will be honored with a memorial service Friday at Shalimar United Methodist Church. An obituary in the Northwest Florida Daily...
View ArticleTeen charged in murder of his mother on Christmas Eve
GULF BREEZE — A woman was found stabbed and beaten to death in her home on Christmas Eve and her 17-year-old son has been charged with the crime. William Brandon Aydelott was arrested Tuesday night...
View ArticleMan's body found washed ashore (PHOTOS)
FORT WALTON BEACH — A man’s body was found washed onto the shoreline of the Choctawhatchee Bay on Christmas Day. Police responded to a call at 281 Beachview Drive after a resident discovered the body,...
View ArticleFamily's home destroyed in fire
CRESTVIEW — A family’s home was destroyed in a fire on Christmas Day. A husband and wife and their two young children will be staying with relatives until they can find somewhere to live, said...
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