Minor injuries reported in rollover wreck (SLIDESHOW)
EGLIN AFB — A vehicle overturned in front of the Air Force Armament Museum late Tuesday afternoon. The wreck occurred about 4:15 p.m. near the intersection of State Road 85 and Lewis Turner Boulevard....
View ArticleMan injured in fire; police investigating cause
DeFUNIAK SPRINGS — A man was hospitalized after a suspicious fire destroyed the house he was in Tuesday afternoon. A single-story home at 141 Morris Drive caught fire about 12:40 p.m., according to...
View ArticleFire destroys kitchen of home; no one hurt
SHALIMAR — A short in an electrical outlet destroyed the kitchen of a home Tuesday evening, according to Robert Hall, battalion chief for the Ocean City-Wright Fire Department. The fire was reported...
View ArticleTeacher reprimanded, transferred after sexual harassment complaints
Sexual harassment accusations against a high school math teacher have been confirmed following a school district investigation. John Fowler, who initially was accused of making inappropriate comments...
View ArticleCrestview driver charged for rear-ending bus
A Crestview man was charged with careless driving for hitting the back of a school bus that was loaded with students heading for a basketball game. No one was injured in the Tuesday evening accident...
View ArticleMosquito-borne disease alert lifted
The Walton County Health Department has lifted its mosquito-borne disease alert, according to a news release issued Tuesday. Walton County had four reported cases of West Nile virus since last...
View ArticlePolice: Burned man may have been making meth when home caught fire
DeFUNIAK SPRINGS — Police suspect the fire that injured a man Tuesday afternoon may have started while he was trying to manufacture methamphetamine. Timothy M. Herring, 35, suffered severe burns to...
View ArticleLead paint to hike cost of Navarre Beach Bridge work
NAVARRE — The cost to renovate the Navarre Beach Bridge has increased after “action levels” of lead were found in the span’s paint. An action level is an Environmental Protection Agency designation...
View ArticleOkaloosa OKs response to state audit (DOCUMENT)
CRESTVIEW — Okaloosa County has finalized its official response to the state’s extensive audit of the county commissioners, the clerk’s office and the Tourist Development Council. County commissioners...
View ArticleMoliterno to step down as Walton TDC director (DOCUMENT)
Dawn Moliterno has announced her resignation as director of Walton County’s Tourist Development Council. She presented county commissioners with a two-page resignation letter that she read aloud...
View ArticleComposer David Ott wants to bring music to the sick and elderly in the area...
FORT WALTON BEACH — On Sept. 25, 2009, local composer David Ott broke 11 vertebrae and suffered other injuries after he fell 14 feet following a performance at the Mainstage Theatre at the University...
View ArticleArrest made in 1997 killing
A man has been charged in Missouri with killing an elderly Fort Walton Beach woman more than 15 years ago. Okaloosa County sheriff’s investigators say Harry Bernard Leach, 37, killed 73-year-old Pluma...
View ArticleCivil case against former Crestview officer settled (DOCUMENT)
A settlement has been reached in a federal lawsuit brought by a woman who lost her unborn child when former Crestview Police Maj. Joseph Floyd ran into her vehicle with his patrol car. U.S. District...
View ArticleMan hit on Mid-Bay Bridge
DESTIN - A man was hit on the Mid-Bay Bridge by a vehicle on Wednesday afternoon, according to Destin Fire Department. The man appeared to be changing his vehicle’s tire when the other vehicle hit...
View ArticleFire burns through roof of Crestview home
A fire that kept crews busy until 4 a.m. Wednesday morning appears to have been caused by an "accidental electrical" problem in the attic, according to a press release from the Crestview Fire...
View ArticleAutistic student found safe after walking away from school
Law enforcement officers found an autistic student with a hearing impairment after he walked out of his school Tuesday after lunch, according to reports. Authorities began searching for the Walton...
View ArticleMan killed in State Road 87 wreck
A Century man died Wednesday night when the car he was riding in left the road and hit a tree, according to the Florida Highway Patrol press release about the accident. Charles Terry Griffis, who is...
View ArticleCrestview man charged with luring child
A 31-year-old Crestview man was arrested Jan. 9, after he traveled to Walton County to meet what he thought was a 14-year-old girl named Katie. Instead, Shawn Scott Brock met a law enforcement...
View ArticleSchool Board considers funding for more resource officers
FORT WALTON BEACH — Okaloosa County School Board members began discussing Thursday the practical details of placing sheriff’s deputies in all schools. Sheriff Larry Ashley kicked off the workshop with...
View ArticleBeal Parkway signs painted over
FORT WALTON BEACH - The signs on Beal Parkway that have sparked protests from residents because of their controversial messages have been vandalized, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office....
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