Okaloosa commissioners vet administrator finalists
FORT WALTON BEACH — Okaloosa County commissioners on Thursday declined to identify a frontrunner among the four finalists for county administrator. Commissioners conducted public interviews with the...
View ArticleGov. Scott, Fla. House speaker clash over tuition
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Gov. Rick Scott has made his opposition to tuition hikes for college students well-known in the last several months. He has repeatedly said that he worries that the cost of a...
View ArticleLocal doctor donates treatments to wounded troops
Years after going through intensive recovery from losing both legs and part of his hand in a blast from a roadside bomb in Iraq, Army Sgt. Joshua Cope was still struggling. In 2011, five years after...
View ArticleShoving, snoozing incidents keep deputies busy
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is looking into three separate incidents that occurred about mid-March in Fort Walton Beach and Destin. In the first, a man was arrested after he pushed his...
View ArticleMan on probation for meth busted for meth
CRESTVIEW – A man was arrested after a deputy stopped to help him with his car and found methamphetamines. On March 17 an Okaloosa County Sheriff’s deputy was driving on U.S. Highway 90 when he...
View ArticleReport: Mysterious item in car leads to shirt-ripping
MARY ESTHER – A woman told her husband she didn’t want him driving the car because she had something inside she didn’t want him to see. It’s a judge her husband will be seeing after he was arrested...
View Article3 accused of smoking pot in NJ police parking lot
TOTOWA, N.J. (AP) — State troopers in northern New Jersey didn't have to go far to make a pot bust. They didn't even have to get in their cruisers. Police say they caught three men lighting up in a...
View ArticleMotorcyclist critically injured in Crestview collision
CRESTVIEW — A 31-year-old motorcyclist was critically injured Thursday night on State Road 85 just north of 77th Special Forces Way, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Nicholas Posatiere of...
View ArticleOfficials seek help identifying skeletal remains
CRESTVIEW — Investigators on Friday removed skeletal remains found Thursday in a wooded area off Pandora Drive, according to police. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement will take the remains for...
View ArticlePrepping for a career in the kitchen
DESTIN — Matthew Tindall might have to wait two more decades, but he’s certain he will own a five-star restaurant. The 17-year-old Niceville High School student discovered a passion for cooking at age...
View ArticleMotorcyclists gather to test their skills and promote safety (GALLERY)
FORT WALTON BEACH — Texas resident Kevin Briggs has spent the last several months gearing up for this weekend’s Emerald Coast Motorcycle Challenge Rodeo and Skills Training. Briggs says the passion...
View ArticleFla. lawmakers: More money for schools, pay raises
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida's economic turnaround is giving state legislators a chance to do something they haven't done in years. Fueled by growth that is adding to the state's bottom line, both...
View ArticleShopping heats up with chilly weather
This week’s cool temperatures and stiff winds are being credited for driving up traffic at many stores. Merchants say the number of shoppers mid-week was more reminiscent of summer’s high season in...
View ArticleCommittee to choose finalists for Walton County TDC director
SANTA ROSA BEACH — A five-member committee will meet Monday to begin narrowing a field of 45 applicants to succeed Dawn Moliterno as executive director of the Walton County Tourist Development...
View ArticleTires slashed, car egged in Shalimar Pointe
SHALIMAR - Several residents of Shalimar Pointe awoke Friday morning to slashed tires and an egged vehicle, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office. About six incidents had been reported as...
View ArticleLawmen: Woman had roach in her bra
FORT WALTON BEACH – A 37-year-old Freeport woman was arrested after lawmen found a marijuana roach in her bra, lawmen report. On March 16 an Okaloosa County Sheriff’s deputy stopped a car on Lewis...
View Article'I will swing on all of you'
FORT WALTON BEACH – Two drunk men were arrested after they allegedly interfered with a drug task force bust in Fort Walton Beach. On March 15 members of Okaloosa County’s Multi-Agency Drug Task Force...
View ArticleWoman says man threatened to keep her car if she didn't call off the law
FORT WALTON BEACH – A man called a woman and told her if she didn’t call off police she’d never see her car again. Needless to say, he was arrested for grand theft auto. The incident occurred March...
View ArticleOkaloosa reviewing Bellinger’s marketing agreement with Bos (DOCUMENT)
Okaloosa County commissioners have directed special counsel Greg Stewart to review a $228,000 marketing agreement that former tourism head Mark Bellinger made with Legendary CEO Peter Bos in July...
View ArticleRosemary Beach to get a neighbor
Rosemary Beach is getting a new neighbor. Walton County commissioners last week approved plans for The Inn on the Gulf, a trio of luxury, four-story buildings. The development will feature one-, two-...
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