Woman tries to stay positive despite cancer
FORT WALTON BEACH — Roberta Justice always wanted to be a hairstylist. She loved playing with hair as a girl, learning to braid when she was 11 years old. Life had different plans, but a few decades...
View ArticleMan falls into bonfire after he is punched
MILTON - A 24-year-old man was arrested after he punched another man in the head and caused him to fall in a bonfire early Tuesday, according to the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office. Devin Lee Bass...
View ArticleMan charged with choking, threatening woman
DESTIN - A 50-year-old man has been arrested for choking a woman and then threatening her with a knife and BB gun, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office. Stephen Anthony Parodi of Destin...
View ArticlePa. railroad calendar delivered 63 years late
SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — A northeastern Pennsylvania newspaper has just received a calendar to help ring in the new year — except the year is 1950. Scranton's The Times-Tribune reports...
View ArticleDancing cop stops holiday traffic in Rhode Island
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Ah, Christmas in Rhode Island. Exquisitely decorated mansions in Newport. A red nose on the giant termite that sits atop a Providence exterminator's building. And a traffic...
View ArticleMan arrested for stabbing at New Years party
A Milton man was arrested on Wednesday after a warrant was issued after a fight that broke out at a New Years party early Tuesday in Munson, according to the Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office. The victim...
View ArticleFreeport man killed in early-morning wreck, two others injured
FREEPORT — A two-vehicle wreck early Thursday at the intersection of Black Creek Boulevard and State Road 20 left one dead and two others with serious injuries. Joshua Spenser Parker of Freeport was...
View ArticleVehicle hydroplanes, hits tree injuring two
GULF BREEZE — A 21-year-old man is in serious condition following a crash on Country Club Road late Wednesday evening. Charles Taylor Wentz of Gulf Breeze was driving southbound around 11:21 p.m. when...
View ArticleWoman says man wanted to smoke crack in her back yard
CRESTVIEW - A man was arrested for pushing a woman after she refused to let him go in her back yard. On Dec. 3 the woman called Crestview Police about the incident. She said a man she knew asked if he...
View ArticleSad demeanor earns woman a trip to jail
CRESTVIEW - Acting on a tip, Crestview Police checked out an apartment on Brentwood Lane and found a woman with an active warrant from Walton County. The tip came in Dec. 11. An officer arrived at the...
View ArticleSurly skater takes out man's mirror
NICEVILLE - Police are looking into a Christmas Eve incident in which a skateboarder broke a man's mirror in a bout of road - or maybe skate - rage. According to a Niceville Police Department incident...
View ArticleJuvenile Justice escapee found in vacant condo
MIRAMAR BEACH - A 16-year-old escapee from the Department of Juvenile Justice in Crestview was found Thursday evening squatting in a condominium on Driftwood Road. Walton County sheriff's deputies...
View ArticleOfficals seek help locating runaway teen
The Walton County Sheriff's Office is seeking help to find a missing 15-year-old boy. Shane Keith Sanders was listed as a runaway early in December, but returned home Christmas day. However, he left...
View ArticleFour municipal candidates win free ride
Four people were assured seats on local government boards Friday after drawing no opposition when qualifying ended at noon. James Bratton qualified for one of three open seats on the Cinco Bayou Town...
View ArticleWoman earns trust of homeless after 15 years of volunteering (SLIDESHOW)
FORT WALTON BEACH — Every Friday morning starts the same at Sharing and Caring. Clients begin pouring in as soon as the clock strikes 9 a.m. Most come for the sack lunch provided every week. Some come...
View ArticleLiza Jackson prepares to welcome back students without Phyllis Green
FORT WALTON BEACH — Nothing will be the same at Liza Jackson Preparatory School after the sudden death of Assistant Principal Phyllis Green, but school officials say they are ready to walk students...
View ArticleState attorney wants former public defender disbarred (DOCUMENT)
The state attorney for the 14th Judicial Circuit in Panama City has notified the Florida Bar that he wants punitive action against Tony Henderson, the former chief deputy public defender for the First...
View ArticleLocal golfer has scored 14 holes-in-one since she picked up the game
Pat Kelly has achieved what very few pro athletes can boast. The 79-year-old woman says she has had 14 holes-in-one in her golf career. “It doesn’t seem impressive to me since there’s a lot of luck...
View ArticleBerlin elephants feast on tasty Christmas trees
BERLIN (AP) — Elephants at the Berlin Zoo finally got a chance to tuck into their Christmas dinner: A feast of donated pine trees. The zoo treated its elephants and some of its other animals to the...
View ArticleYouth hospitalized after injury at Dirt & Vert
FORT WALTON BEACH - A youth was airlifted to Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola after suffering injuries at the Emerald Coast Dirt & Vert bike and skate park on Jet Drive about noon Friday,...
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