Court sides with county over Shalimar courthouse annex
Okaloosa County has been vindicated in its assertion that it never abandoned its courthouse annex in Shalimar. Florida’s First District Court of Appeals went along last week with a circuit court’s...
View ArticleReport: Man threatens to 'cut' other man
FORT WALTON BEACH – A local man is accused of punching another man in the eye, then pulling a knife and threatening to “cut” him. On Feb. 4 two Fort Walton Beach Police officers went to a Florida...
View ArticleWoman accused of stealing 1,500 gallons of water
CRESTVIEW – Lawmen are on the lookout for a woman accused of stealing 1,500 gallons of water. The theft was detected on Feb. 5, according to a Crestview Police Department arrest report. The account...
View ArticleLawmen believe 'Mojay' took woman's painkillers
CRESTVIEW – Police are seeking a man they think might have stolen a woman’s pain pills. The incident happened Jan. 10. The woman was at a friend’s house and needed to get back to her place to take her...
View ArticleArgument over TV remote leads to death threat
FORT WALTON BEACH --Natasha Lynn Head, a 34-year-old Fort Walton Beach woman, was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after she picked up a knife and told the victim he was going to...
View ArticleDriver "breathes in deeply," admits to no license
FORT WALTON BEACH -- A 35-year-old Shalimar man was charged with driving with a suspended license Feb. 5 after a Fort Walton Beach Police Department officer pulled him over for a window tint...
View ArticleVison Airlines pays Okaloosa County
Less than 24 hours after it was charged with grand theft, Vision Airlines paid the money it owed Okaloosa County. The Nevada-based carrier sent a check for $117,659.98 to Northwest Florida Regional...
View ArticleHurlburt airman found dead
HURLBURT FIELD — An airman assigned to the Air Force 1st Special Operations Wing was found dead Saturday in his home on base. Senior Airman Michael Vonayre Blue, 23, was a fitness journeyman assigned...
View ArticleStorm rips through downtown, damages trees and homes (GALLERY)
FORT WALTON BEACH — The Elliott’s Point neighborhood south of Hollywood Boulevard looked as if it had been hit by a hurricane Tuesday afternoon as residents cleared debris from roads and yards left by...
View ArticleFWB mayoral candidates share similar views
FORT WALTON BEACH — This year’s mayoral race pits an incumbent who told people he was going to step down but didn’t against his hand-picked successor. Mike Anderson, the city’s mayor since 2005, said...
View ArticleFour Edwins food service workers, principal honored
NICEVILLE — Calls of “Good job!” rang out through a standing ovation Tuesday afternoon in recognition of four food service workers at Edwins Fine and Performing Arts School and the school’s principal...
View ArticleOkaloosa approves tax break for potential employer in Destin
FORT WALTON BEACH — Okaloosa County commissioners on Tuesday approved a 10-year tax exemption for an as yet unnamed tourism business considering building in Destin. Kay Rasmussen, interim president of...
View ArticleOfficials seek help in stolen chandelier case
DeFUNIAK SPRINGS — Officials are looking for the suspect of an unusual burglary from last week. A brass chandelier described as being 3-feet tall with four stag heads and covered in Swarovski crystals...
View ArticleCommissioners reject Curry’s resignation; County Attorney Dowd survives vote
FORT WALTON BEACH — Okaloosa County Administrator Jim Curry and County Attorney John Dowd still had their jobs on Wednesday. Curry remained employed despite tendering his resignation at Tuesday...
View ArticleWoman, 104, forced to lie about age on Facebook
GROSSE POINTE SHORES, Mich. (AP) — Marguerite Joseph can be forgiven for lying about her age on Facebook. The 104-year-old Michigan woman's granddaughter says Joseph is unable to list her real age on...
View ArticlePolice: Shot reported at Pa. campus was newspaper
GETTYSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Police in Pennsylvania say a student's report of a gunshot being fired was instead the sound of a newspaper hitting the sidewalk. Gettysburg police Chief Joseph Dougherty says a...
View ArticleWildfires still a threat despite rain
While some states have particular times of the year for wildfires, Florida officials say every day in the Sunshine State is wildfire season. Recent rainy weather has kept wildfires at bay, but Brian...
View ArticleTwo charged with falsely reporting $500,000 theft in Alabama
OKALOOSA ISLAND - Two people wanted for falsely reporting the theft of nearly $500,000 worth of artwork, jewelry and guns in Alabama were arrested Tuesday afternoon at a local hotel. Okaloosa County...
View ArticleOkaloosa lays out plans to recoup losses from Bellinger’s fraud (DOCUMENTS)
Okaloosa County hopes to recoup the money Mark Bellinger used to buy his home in Destin some time in March. Bellinger, the former director of the Tourist Development Council, purchased the home...
View ArticleReef material with nowhere to go
NICEVILLE — Okaloosa County has 11 million pounds of material given to it by Eglin Air Force Base and the Mid-Bay Bridge Authority to use for artificial reefs. What it doesn’t have, according to...
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