'We're overcoming our challenges'
Every day, Dan Carlton gets a little stronger and his family gets one step closer to coming home. Carlton, a 31-year-old chief warrant officer 2 with the Army 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), has...
View ArticleOwner seeks to unload football team via Craigslist
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A co-owner of the Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Titans football team is selling his stake through Craigslist. The Titans announced earlier this week that owner Mike Polaski is trying...
View ArticleFla. House passes election overhaul bill
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida House on Tuesday voted — once again — to overhaul the state's elections law, this time by partly undoing changes from 2011 that were blamed for confusion and long...
View ArticleScott highlights jobs, schools in State of State
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Gov. Rick Scott, who was elected to office with the slogan "Let's get to work," proclaimed several times "It's working" during his State of the State address Tuesday. Scott...
View ArticleSheriff’s Office convictions upheld
The First District Court of Appeal on Tuesday upheld the convictions and sentences of Michael Coup, Sandra Norris and David Yacks for their role in former Okaloosa County Sheriff Charlie Morris’ bonus...
View ArticleBrats and beer fest to benefit nonprofits
FORT WALTON BEACH - Cold beer, brats and music will be on the menu at the Magnolia Grill on March 24 for an “Oktoberfest im März” to benefit for the Fisher House of the Emerald Coast and the Emerald...
View Article'No. It's not okay'
CRESTVIEW – A man told a Crestview Police officer who had responded to a panic alarm that everything was all right. His wife, however, told the officer, “No. It’s not okay.” The incident happened Feb....
View ArticleIncome tax money ignites feud between mom, daughter
CRESTVIEW – An argument over income tax money led an 18-year-old girl to attack her mother, according to a Crestview Police Department arrest report. On Feb. 24 the two became involved in an argument...
View ArticleNaked man declares he loves cocaine and needs more
CRESTVIEW – A 21-year-old man who told officers he loved cocaine and needed more cocaine was arrested after he was caught running naked through an apartment complex. On Feb. 24 the Crestview Police...
View ArticleStudents participate in alternative spring break: 'I feel inspired'
FORT WALTON BEACH — The sound of thumping, sawing and grunting Wednesday morning took over Methodist Avenue as students from a college in Kentucky built a home for a single mother. Habitat for...
View ArticleNo breaks for spring breakers (VIDEO)
SHALIMAR — With a screech, a tinkle of breaking glass and a final crunch, Okaloosa County Sheriff Larry Ashley crushed about $1 million worth of locally seized drug paraphernalia with a construction...
View ArticlePeople, pooches team up to fight flab at Ill. gym
CHICAGO (AP) — Can't get rid of that paunch? A Chicago-area gym suggests working out with your pooch. K9 Fit Club offers bow wow boot camps and other classes for people and their puppies to exercise...
View ArticleUK's 'naked rambler' arrested for nudity, again
LONDON (AP) — A British man who has spent most of the past decade naked — and in jail — was back behind bars Friday after defying an order to cover up. Stephen Gough, known as the "Naked Rambler," was...
View ArticleNo one injured in school bus crash
FORT WALTON BEACH - No one was injured Wednesday when a motorist hit the rear of a school bus on Lewis Turner Boulevard just south of Mooney Road, according to Florida Highway Patrol. Michael John...
View ArticleMan convicted of armed robbery, battery of 69-year-old
FORT WALTON BEACH - A 57-year-old man was convicted Tuesday of robbery with a weapon and battery on a person 65 years old or older, according to the state attorney’s office. John Thomas Filbin...
View ArticleJohn Sims work to slow traffic at night
NICEVILLE - Motorists traveling John Sims Parkway from east of swift Creek to Benton Drive will encounter nightly lane restrictions for the next two weeks, according to the state Department of...
View ArticleMissouri man critical after wreck on I-10
CRESTVIEW - A motorist was in critical condition Wednesday night after a crash on Interstate 10 east of town that afternoon. Richard Shawn McDaniel, 37, of Missouri, was driving a 1991 Dodge pickup...
View ArticleNavarre man killed in Thursday shooting
NAVARRE — A 31-year-old man was shot to death at his home early Thursday. Philip Craig Davenport was pronounced dead at 9008 Larker Woods Drive, according to a Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office news...
View ArticleSchool district introduces digital agendas
FORT WALTON BEACH — Paper is out and laptop computers are in at Okaloosa County School Board meetings. After decades of relying on printed documents, the school district has joined many others across...
View ArticleAAF Emerald Coast announces 2013 ADDY Award winners
DESTIN — The American Advertising Federation Emerald Coast chapter congratulates its 2013 ADDY Award winners from the Annual ADDY Award Gala. This year marked 106 entries, up 51 percent from last...
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