Man wanted in three counties captured
PENSCOLA - A man wanted in Escambia and Okaloosa counties was arrested in Pensacola on Thursday and faces additional drug charges, according to the U.S. Marshals Florida Regional Fugitive Task Force....
View ArticleLocal emergency official will serve on state board
Ken Wolfe, Okaloosa County’s emergency management coordinator, has been appointed by Gov. Rick Scott to serve on the state’s Emergency Response Commission. Wolfe, who is a recognized expert on working...
View ArticleAirman apparently kills self in Montana
A Hurlburt Field airman was found dead Sunday in Montana from an apparent suicide. A hiker reported finding a man’s body, according to a news release from the Lincoln County, Mont., Sheriff’s Office....
View ArticleObama, Karzai agree: It's time to wind down war
WASHINGTON (AP) — Uneasy allies, President Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai demonstrated Friday they could agree on one big idea: After 11 years of war, the time is right for U.S. forces...
View ArticleAlleged shoplifter also busted for drug possession
MARY ESTHER - A woman who was seen hiding merchandise in her purse also faces a drug charge after an Okaloosa County Sheriff's deputy found pills that weren't hers in her purse. On Jan. 2 the deputy...
View ArticleSymposium aims to take a regional approach to solve problems
OKALOOSA ISLAND — Politicians, business owners, economists and urban planners will gather Wednesday for the first Emerald Coast Transportation Symposium. The one-day summit at the Emerald Coast...
View ArticleOfficials weigh high cost of school deputies
The Okaloosa County sheriff’s deputies recently placed in elementary schools are some of the agency’s most skilled officers. Their new mission — protecting the school district’s youngest students —–...
View ArticleStudents interpret Martin Luther King Jr.’s life through speech and art
FORT WALTON BEACH — Okaloosa elementary, middle and high school students described how they were “Living the Legacy” on Saturday in the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration’s 18th annual Oratorical...
View ArticleCrestview rises in UF’s population survey
CRESTVIEW — An influx of neighbors arriving with military reassignments has boosted the population and propelled the city into the University of Florida’s Top 100 growing cities in the state....
View ArticleTeenagers dive for the cross (SLIDESHOW)
MARY ESTHER — Zach Fletcher splashed into Santa Rosa Sound on Saturday with seven other teens. The cold water soon took a toll on the 15-year-old from Niceville. He was left behind as the others...
View ArticleWill beach go to the dogs?
Enforcement of proposed beach regulations was the primary issue at a recent Walton County Commission meeting. “We just can’t seem to get enforcement in this county,” Santa Rosa Ridge resident Mary...
View ArticlePassenger has baby aboard flight to Armenia
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — A passenger has given birth aboard a plane flying to Armenia and named her daughter after one of the flight attendants who helped with the delivery. The birth of the healthy...
View ArticleAbout 800 sign up for Fla. 'python challenge' hunt
BIG CYPRESS NATIONAL PRESERVE, Fla. (AP) — An armed mob set out into the Florida Everglades on Saturday to flush out a scaly invader. It sounds like the second act of a sci-fi horror flick but,...
View ArticleWildlife Refuge to take over Sasquatch Zoo (SLIDESHOW)
CRESTVIEW — If Albert was a human, he would be a senior citizen. In his late 20s, Albert — an eastern black bear — moves stiffly and is turning gray around his muzzle and forehead. He is one of the...
View ArticleFine felines: Forty breeds on display at annual cat show (SLIDESHOW)
OKALOOSA ISLAND — Judith Milling, 64, made one last pass of the comb through the cream-colored fur on her Birman cat, Simon, then scooped him up and dashed to the judge’s table. With big, bright blue...
View ArticleLaurel Hill to seek grant for road work
LAUREL HILL— The City Council is pursuing a state grant that could provide up to $600,000 for road repairs. Although the council will prepare an ordinance that could dissolve Laurel Hill in a...
View ArticleSanta Rosa likely to revisit arena project later this month
MILTON — The fate of the somewhat controversial multi-purpose center in East Milton likely will be decided later this month. Although the agenda for the meeting will not be finalized until the end of...
View ArticleParticipants needed for 20-year cancer study
Northwest Florida residents have one last opportunity to participate in a historic and potentially life-saving study. The American Cancer Society is seeking volunteers for the 20-year Cancer...
View ArticleCandle, bedsheet possible cause of house fire
DeFUNIAK SPRINGS — A fire destroyed a bedroom and caused significant damage to the rest of a home Sunday afternoon. Firefighters were called to the home at 483 Hunter’s Ridge Road shortly before 2...
View ArticleMan wanted on multiple warrants caught hiding in Watercolor attic
WATERCOLOR — A 27-year-old man who has been eluding law enforcement for more than a month was located Sunday at a home in South Walton. Travis Letaz Williams was arrested on numerous warrants...
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