Destin woman’s photo included in National Geographic book (SLIDESHOW)
The work of local photographer Romona Robbins is featured in one of National Geographic’s newest coffee table books, “Life In Color.”
View ArticleJingle Bell Jog set for Dec. 8 (SLIDESHOW)
The Army 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) has set its sights even higher for its annual Jingle Bell Jog this year.
View ArticleFourth human West Nile case confirmed
A fourth human case of West Nile Virus has been confirmed in Walton County, according to the county Health Department.
View ArticleThree wrecks reported on Beal
Minor injuries and minor road blockage were reported Tuesday afternoon from three traffic crashes on Beal Parkway.
View ArticleOne injured after car hits tree off I-10
A woman was taken to the hospital after a car hydroplaned off westbound Interstate 10 and crashed into a tree late Monday morning.
View ArticlePolice: Man says he's unsure of why he killed wife, father-in-law
Bryan Castleman told police he killed his wife and her father, but he didn’t know why, according to criminal complaints filed Tuesday.
View ArticleBald eagles on the beach (SLIDESHOW)
Sally Edwards photographed these bald eagles on the beach behind the Dunes of Seagrove condominium in Seagrove Beach.
View ArticlePowerball jackpot climbs to $550 million
As Americans went on a ticket-buying spree, the Powerball jackpot rose to $550 million Wednesday, enticing many people who rarely, if ever, play the lottery to purchase a shot at the second-largest...
View ArticleCrestview voters may get to choose parts of proposed charter
When the proposed city charter comes back before voters in March, residents may get to choose which parts they want implemented.
View ArticleInvestigators revisit 39-year-old homicide
A stack of faded black-and-white photos and pages and pages of old documentation are all Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Investigator Nesli Suhi-Moore has to go on to solve a 39-year-old homicide.
View ArticleNTSB releases second report on Teutenberg plane crash (DOCUMENT)
More than 16 months after a Niceville family of seven was killed in a plane crash, the National Transportation Safety Board has released a second, “factual” report of the event.
View ArticleWalton school district, unions reach tentative agreement on pay (DOCUMENT)
A longstanding disagreement over employee pay in the Walton County School District has been tentatively resolved.
View ArticleCancer Freeze: Deputy will be chillin’ out to fight cancer
Six years ago, Caleb Davidson was looking for a way to give to his favorite charity. Today, he’s raised thousands of dollars for local cancer patients and says he plans to continue the tradition.
View ArticleGaetz announces committee to review federal health care law
Florida Senate President Don Gaetz on Tuesday made good on a promise from last week when he announced the creation of a committee that will analyze the federal health care law.
View ArticleMiller to remain chairman of Veterans Affairs Committee
U.S. Rep. Jeff Miller will remain the chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee for the 113th Congress.
View ArticleMan charged with aggravated battery on officer
A 25-year-old Pensacola man was arrested Wednesday morning for injuring a Santa Rosa County sheriff’s deputy during a traffic stop early Thanksgiving Day, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
View ArticleSex offender captured in Texas
A convicted sex offender wanted by the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office on two warrants issued in 2006 was arrested Tuesday in Galveston, Texas.
View ArticleMan faces several charges after chase
A 41-year-old DeFuniak Springs man was arrested Sunday on several charges after a chase, according to the Walton County Sheriff’s Office.
View ArticleAlleged bank robber returned to Walton
A 25-year-old DeFuniak Springs man suspected of robbing SunTrust Bank on U.S. Highway 331 in DeFuniak Springs on Monday has been moved to the Walton County Jail and a $50,000 bond has been set.
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