Woman says man menaced her with knife
FORT WALTON BEACH - A Pensacola man faces charges after he allegedly punched a woman in the mouth and menaced her with a knife. On Dec. 23 an Okaloosa County Sheriff's deputy visited a Shadow Lane...
View ArticleSanta Rosa approves new incentives for Project Breeze (DOCUMENT)
MILTON — A manufacturing company looking to relocate to the industrial park in East Milton has qualified for even more county incentives than were initially approved last month. Santa Rosa County...
View ArticleMan says he bought crack at 'The Thrifty'
CRESTVIEW - If you're riding in a car with illegal window tint, you should probably leave any narcotics at the house. On Dec. 15 an Okaloosa County Sheriff's deputy stopped a car on Airport Road...
View ArticleFWB nominates two to fill vacant council seat (DOCUMENT)
FORT WALTON BEACH — Two local business owners have been nominated to fill the City Council seat vacated by Dennis Reeves in November. The City Council on Tuesday selected former Councilman Mike Holmes...
View ArticleHolcombe sentenced to four years
PENSACOLA — Randall Holcombe, a confidant of former Okaloosa County Sheriff Charlie Morris who benefited from his bonus kickback scheme, was sentenced Thursday to 48 months in prison for racketeering...
View Article18-year-old charged with throwing bicycle, flood lights
NICEVILLE - Police charged a man after he allegedly threw a neighbor's bicycle and flood lights, according to an arrest report. Niceville Police went to a Galway Drive residence where they were told...
View ArticleGrit and glitz: Hurlburt airman to be crowned state rodeo queen
On Saturday, 24-year-old Jenna Smeenk will trade in her military fatigues for a cowboy hat and crown. At a stable in Santa Rosa Beach, the Hurlburt Field airman will be crowned Florida’s rodeo queen,...
View ArticleNew device can help those with tinnitus
A medical company wants veterans and people in the military to know they have a new device on the market to treat tinnitus — a condition marked by ringing in the ears — that may help where other...
View ArticleResidents weigh in on U.S. 98 plans
DESTIN — Residents at an informational meeting Thursday night had differing views about plans to widen and modify U.S. Highway 98. “We want to make sure the public has input on the corridor,” Ian...
View ArticleFour people taken to hospital after wreck
DEFUNIAK SPRINGS - Four people were taken to area hospitals Thursday after a three-car wreck on U.S. Highway 331, according to Walton County Fire Rescue. A vehicle crashed into two cars at 4:42 p.m....
View ArticleLaurel Hill leaders forgo compensation for debt
LAUREL HILL — The city’s elected leaders will discuss the north county community’s budget during the 6 p.m. Jan. 15 workshop at City Hall. One way they say they’ll help pay down a $126,000 debt is by...
View ArticleOfficials seek armed robbery suspect
NICEVILLE — Officials with the Niceville Police Department are investigating an armed robbery that occurred early Thursday morning at an area convenience store. The Tom Thumb store clerk told officers...
View ArticlePryor students safe after temporary lockdown
FORT WALTON BEACH — Pryor Middle School was locked down for about five minutes Friday morning while authorities investigated a rumored “dangerous situation.” Principal Jeff Palmer declined to...
View ArticleMan produces pills, not ID
NICEVILLE - A man found on Eglin Air Force Base property was carrying hydrocodone pills, according to an Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office arrest report. On Jan. 2 a deputy was summoned to White Point...
View ArticleEdwins’ staff reacted quickly when student began choking
FORT WALTON BEACH — Lunchtime nearly turned tragic Thursday at Edwins Fine and Performing Arts School. Third-grader Ayden Cady was sitting with his friends and had just taken two bites of a corn dog...
View ArticleStick a fork in it - this argument is over
SHALIMAR - An 18-year-old woman was accused of assaulting her younger sister with a fork. On Dec. 31 an Okaloosa County Sheriff's deputy was called to a Dogwood Drive residence about a domestic...
View ArticleOkaloosa’s 2013-14 school calendar mirrors this year (DOCUMENT)
The 2013-14 school calendar for Okaloosa County will be similar to this year’s if it’s approved. View the proposed calendar » The proposed calendar has classes beginning Aug. 19 and ending June 5,...
View ArticlePolice: Fla. clerk's gun beats thief's cattle prod
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a Florida Panhandle man has been arrested after he tried to rob a convenience store with a cattle prod but was thwarted by a clerk with a gun. The Leon County...
View ArticleLarge pet reptile found guarding Calif. pot stash
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Authorities in Northern California made a snappy discovery during a routine probation check: An alligator-like reptile named "Mr. Teeth," who was apparently protecting a stash of...
View ArticleAt home with the homeless (SLIDESHOW)
FORT WALTON BEACH — Police Cpl. Candy Galindo’s lips tighten as she pours out a beer she took from a homeless man sitting near the corner of U.S. Highway 98 and Beal Parkway. Galindo, a Fort Walton...
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