More changes made to Landmark Center agreement (DOCUMENT)
FORT WALTON BEACH — Developers of the Landmark Center will come before the City Council on Tuesday with a development agreement and something they’ve never had before. That would be a recommendation...
View ArticleWill TDC vacancies cripple tourism efforts?
Some local officials and business owners worry the recent Tourist Development Council resignations could slow the momentum needed to market Okaloosa Island and Destin for the upcoming summer and fall...
View ArticlePanel OKs revamp of Fla. public employee pensions
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A proposal to end guaranteed pensions for new teachers, state and county workers and other public employees began moving through the Florida Legislature on Thursday. A House...
View ArticleHillsborough robbery suspect captured
MILTON - A suspect in three armed robberies in Hillsborough County was arrested Wednesday by the Florida Highway Patrol troopers and Santa Rosa County sheriff's deputies. The Hillsborough Sheriff's...
View ArticleRoser to speak to Democratic women
VALPARAISO - Elena Roser will be the guest speaker at the Okaloosa Democratic Women’s Club’s luncheon meeting Feb. 21. The meeting will be at 11:30 a.m. the Unitarian Universalist Church at 1295 N....
View ArticleTwo-car wreck closes Beal Parkway Friday morning
A short stretch Beal Parkway was closed for more than 30 minutes in both directions Friday morning, while first responders worked to free the driver of a Volkswagon sedan. The sedan and a full-size...
View ArticleTeenage girl indicted for first-degree murder
DeFUNIAK SPRINGS — Hayley Nicole Bowden, the 16-year-old Mossy Head girl implicated in the stabbing death of 77-year-old Arthur Gerald Anderson, will be tried as an adult for first-degree murder. A...
View ArticleProposed tax break for unnamed business raises questions
Okaloosa County commissioners are considering giving a 10-year tax exemption to a tourism business eyeing a location in Destin. The board voted Tuesday to host a public hearing Feb. 19 on the...
View ArticleObama salutes Panetta as he prepares to retire
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Calling it "the honor of my life," Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said farewell to the U.S. military Friday, capping a venerated public service career that spanned four decades...
View ArticleStella! Ornery dog leads to $1M Idaho lottery win
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A group of blue collar University of Utah workers will split $1 million in lottery winnings thanks to a set of keys left in a truck and an ornery little dog named "Stella."...
View ArticleMan meets deputy instead of teen girl
DEFUNIAK SPRINGS - A 37-year-old man was arrested Thursday after he arranged to meet a 14-year-old Freeport girl for sex and instead met a Walton County sheriff‘s investigator, the Sheriff’s Office...
View ArticlePower outages affect 3,613
FORT WALTON BEACH - Gulf Power customers near Newcastle Circle and Donna Avenue in Ocean City experienced momentary power outages Thursday evening, according to Gulf Power. At 6:12 p.m., about 1,482...
View ArticlePossible burglary turns drug arrest
An Okaloosa County Sheriff's deputy investigating a possible burglary instead found a Destin resident smoking marijuana in his home, according to an arrest report. The deputy was investigating a...
View ArticleDestin considers options on proposed strip club
DESTIN — While there has been plenty of chatter at City Hall and on the streets about the proposed strip club on Airport Road, people involved with the project have been tight-lipped. Atlanta-based...
View ArticleCommissioners, TDC to appear in Tallahassee on Monday
Okaloosa County commissioners are set to appear Monday before the state’s Joint Legislative Auditing Committee in Tallahassee to answer questions about the mismanagement of millions of dollars in bed...
View ArticlePicking up the pieces
Problems vehicle accident victims face don’t end after the wreckage is removed from the road, a citation is written or the driver at fault is charged. Some victims face months of recovery, years of...
View ArticlePHOTO GALLERY: View photos from the Destin HarborWalk Mardi Gras parade
DESTIN — Thousands of people gathered to see about 80 floats move down the small walkway between AJ's Seafood and Oyster Bar and LaFamiglia on Destin's HarborWalk. PHOTOS: View the photos >>>
View ArticleMan punched in the face after asking a question
A Subway clerk was punched in the face by a Niceville woman on Jan. 28 after she took offense to the question he asked her companion, according to her arrest report. The clerk was sweeping in the...
View ArticleSwedish ice pole-sitting contest has 6 winners
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Six contestants have braved butt-numbing cold and boredom to win an annual ice pole-sitting contest in northern Sweden. Two women and four men shared the 20,000-kronor prize ($3,100)...
View ArticleCancer victim finally makes another run (GALLERY, VIDEO LINK)
FORT WALTON BEACH — The one thing Bette Page missed the most about riding a motorcycle was the wind in her face. The 72-year-old woman used to ride every day with her late husband Jim Page, but...
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