Permanent repairs coming to Brooks Bridge (GALLERY)
FORT WALTON BEACH — Officials with the Florida Department of Transportation estimate that the permanent repairs to Brooks Bridge will take about a month to complete. Repairs to the sidewalk and...
View ArticleJail date set for former Sheriff's Office employees
Mike Coup, the former chief deputy of the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office, has been ordered to report to the county jail on April 9 to begin serving a four-year prison term. Sandra Norris, former...
View ArticleMonopoly board features South Walton landmarks
The newest licensed Monopoly board has South Walton written all over it. It's been over a year since George Wickey, of 30A Games, started the passion project of creating an official Hasbro licensed...
View ArticleCrash causes vehicle to overturn, hit trees
MILTON — A 17-year-old man suffered only minor injuries Tuesday morning after his vehicle overturned on U.S. Highway 90 and Chantilly Way. Robert Williams Jr. was driving east in a 2008 Ford Escape...
View ArticlePa. groundhog's handler taking blame for forecast
PITTSBURGH (AP) — An Ohio prosecutor who light-heartedly filed a criminal indictment against the famous Pennsylvania groundhog who fraudulently "predicted" an early spring said he may consider a...
View ArticleHigh court may sidestep major ruling on gay marriage
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court dove into a historic debate on gay rights Tuesday that could soon lead to resumption of same-sex marriage in California, but the justices signaled they may not be ready...
View ArticleSoldier blinded in Afghanistan, family to show off new home
SANTA ROSA BEACH — Army Staff Sgt. Aaron Hale and his wife Kelly aren’t shy about inviting anyone and everyone to the grand opening of their new home April 6. The couple anticipates a large...
View ArticleNTSB: Engine trouble caused tour helicopter mishap
DESTIN — The National Transportation Safety Board has ruled that a stuck engine valve contributed to the forced landing of a tour helicopter last May 19. No one was injured, but the helicopter was...
View ArticleMan says he's waiting on inheritance to renew his car insurance
FORT WALTON BEACH – A man who told Fort Walton Beach Police officers he was waiting on an inheritance to get his vehicle insurance renewed was arrested on multiple charges, including drug-related...
View ArticleBaby otter found at Kelly Plantation (GALLERY, VIDEOS)
DESTIN — Stephen Enguidanos has had a lot of animals venture through his backyard at Kelly Plantation, from snakes and opossums to dogs and cats. But Sunday’s visitor was vastly different. “It was...
View ArticleCrossroads Center: Medical care and more
VALPARAISO — Not everyone believes in miracles in these difficult times, but employees at a small medical clinic say they see them every day. The staff at Crossroads Center Medical Clinic in...
View ArticleMan charged with filing fraudulent BP claims
Arturo L. Molina, the owner of a Fort Walton Beach area business called A&M Professional Framing, has been arrested by federal authorities for defrauding the Gulf Coast Claims Facility. An...
View ArticleJay Odom offers to sell JG Plaza to county (GALLERY)
Local developer Jay Odom has offered to sell JG Plaza at Uptown Station to Okaloosa County for $16.2 million. He said he is willing to sell the 80,000-square-foot building for a “fair market price,”...
View ArticleBelgium's chocolate stamps offer lick with a kick
BRUSSELS (AP) — Feel like having chocolate at Easter in Belgium? Well, send a letter and really lick that chocolate-flavored postal stamp. The Belgian post office released 538,000 stamps on Monday...
View ArticleUkrainian capital grapples with snow, scandal
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Residents of the Ukrainian capital suspect the city is trying to pull a fast one on them about its efforts to clean up from a paralyzing blizzard. A photo that appeared on the...
View ArticleSuspects use stun gun to rob head shop
Police are confident arrests will be made in connection with a Tuesday night robbery of a smoking accessory shop downtown. Harry Heady’s — which advertises itself as the longest-running head shop on...
View ArticleBill would allow principals to choose who can carry guns in schools
MIAMI — Public and private school principals could designate teachers and other school employees who would carry concealed weapons on campus at all times in an effort to make schools safer, under...
View ArticleSchool recognizes parent volunteer before she begins chemotherapy
FORT WALTON BEACH — Businesses and residents have shown their appreciation for a local mother as she prepares to undergo chemotherapy for brain cancer. Lisa Selden has received a Fudpucker’s gift...
View ArticleOkaloosa asks for more flexibility to spend bed tax money
Okaloosa County is asking the Northwest Florida legislative delegation for more flexibility in how it spends bed tax money. County commissioners specifically want more leeway in paying public safety...
View ArticleSanta Rosa gets $1.76 million for beach renourishment
NAVARRE BEACH — Santa Rosa County has received $1.76 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to replace sand on the beach that was washed away during Tropical Storm Debby last June....
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