PHOTO GALLERY and VIDEO: Thousands gather for the Navarre Mardi Gras parade
NAVARRE BEACH — Thousands of people gathered along the side of Gulf Boulevard on Saturday for this year's Mardi Gras parade. Click here to view the photos >> VIDEO: View a video from the parade...
View ArticleRescued Rescuers takes in dogs until permanent owners can be found
FORT WALTON BEACH — One-year-old dachshund Nike looked perfectly content as he cuddled with his foster mom Katie Tener at an Adopt-a-thon at Petland on Saturday. When he was passed to a prospective...
View ArticlePolice: Pa. man stopped for beer after breakout
BURGETTSTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Police say a western Pennsylvania man stopped at a bar and had a beer minutes after he broke out of a police station holding cell after his arrest on an assault charge. The...
View ArticleLibrary solves animal control's puppy poop problem
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco's animal control agency is proving that the print editions of newspapers remain just as vital in the digital age. The agency relies on the papers to line cages and...
View ArticleDriver injured in crash on U.S. 98
NAVARRE - A 46-year-old Gulf Breeze resident was hospitalized Friday night after a traffic accident on U.S. Highway 98 and Coral Street, the Florida Highway Patrol reported. The driver’s name was not...
View ArticleFatality reported in vehicle accident
BAKER - The Florida Highway reported a fatality in a traffic accident at the intersection of State Road 4 and County Road 4A on Saturday evening. The accident was reported to the FHP at 5:40 p.m. A...
View ArticleHelp! Too many crocodiles, S.Africa police say
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Calling all crocodile experts — South African police say you're needed to help capture thousands of crocs out on the lam. Thousands of crocodiles escaped a breeding farm along a...
View ArticleHolt man killed in rollover wreck
BAKER — A 58-year-old man was killed after his pick-up truck rolled over on State Road 4 Saturday evening, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Joseph Wallman of Holt was pronounced dead at the...
View ArticleMilkshakes to pigs feet: Hospice volunteer does whatever he can
FORT WALTON BEACH — On any given day you can see a group of people sitting in a small corner at Emerald Coast Center nursing facility. Members of the reading club deal with disease, death and...
View ArticleBeach restoration work under way on Holiday Isle
DESTIN — Sand pumping on Holiday Isle is a welcomed sight for a lot of residents — even those who opted out of the restoration project. “We felt like we didn’t need sand on our beach, but they really...
View ArticleTDC to recommend $30,000 to promote volleyball events
OKALOOSA ISLAND — The Tourist Development Council has recommended spending $30,000 to sponsor annual beach volleyball tournaments that would expand their reach this year. The TDC voted last week to...
View ArticleWaste Management introduces eco-friendly trucks
Waste Management is unveiling its new Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) fleet of trucks that are the first of its kind in Northwest Florida. There should be 30 of the new vehicles serving Okaloosa County...
View ArticleRegatta Bay to consider hotel
DESTIN — A hotel may rise one day in front of Regatta Bay if Okaloosa County approves a modification to the gated community’s build-out plans. The request has been filed with county officials. “It’s...
View ArticleLocal 'groundhog' sees shadow
Snowbirds Dan Koch and Mike Pease had a little fun with Groundhog Day this year. They brought a stuffed groundhog, dressed her in beach attire and set her on the the white sands of Okaloosa Island to...
View ArticleMiramar Beach residents injured in wreck
NAVARRE -- Two Miramar Beach residents were slightly injured in a Sunday afternoon wreck on U.S. Highway 98 near the intersection with Estate Circle. Allyson Sundal, who is 17, was driving the 1999...
View ArticleArmed Taco Bell robbers sought
CRESTVIEW — Police are searching for information about two armed suspects who robbed Taco Bell on South Ferdon Boulevard early Saturday morning. Employees said a black man and a black woman entered...
View ArticlePathways to participation open for local disabled athletes
The rules of the game are changing once again at public schools across the United States, but this time the demands are focused outside the classroom. For decades, districts have been required to...
View Article20,000 miles of trash, and counting
For Jim Harvey, life can be measured in three-mile increments. That’s how far he walks every day, a trash-grabber in one hand and a garbage bag in the other. This summer will mark 20 years and...
View ArticleTax collector to open office on Hurlburt Field
Okaloosa County Tax Collector Ben Anderson has plans to open a satellite office on Hurlburt Field in the spring. Anderson currently has offices on Eglin Air Force Base and Fort Walton Beach,...
View ArticleWoman flown to hospital after wreck on U.S. 98
A 71-year-old woman was seriously injured in a wreck Monday afternoon on U.S. Highway 98 near the entrance to Hurlburt Field. Norma Taylor, of Bull Shoals, Ark., was a passenger in a car that was...
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