Charcoal starts small fire on side of house
FORT WALTON BEACH - Charcoal that was improperly disposed of after a barbecue started a small fire on the side of a home in the 900 block of Tokalon Court on Wednesday afternoon, according to Ocean...
View ArticlePolice: Ambulance driver passed out before crash
FORT WALTON BEACH - The driver of an Okaloosa County EMS ambulance passed out before he caused a five-vehicle crash at Mary Esther Cut-Off and Wright Parkway on Tuesday evening, according to police....
View ArticleDeFuniak Springs couple charged with manufacturing meth
DeFUNIAK SPRINGS — Two people have been are charged with manufacturing methamphetamine from a home on Mosley Lane. Walton County sheriff’s deputies were called to the home of 55-year-old Zanda Brock...
View ArticleFeds hunt bomb suspects; Obama offers reassurance
BOSTON (AP) — Investigators in the Boston Marathon bombing pressed the search Thursday for one or more potential suspects spotted on video, while President Barack Obama paid a visit under heavy...
View ArticleRescuers search ruins of Texas fertilizer plant (GALLERY)
WEST, Texas (AP) — Rescuers searched the smoking remnants of a Texas farm town Thursday for survivors of a thunderous fertilizer plant explosion, gingerly checking smashed houses and apartments for...
View ArticleNo one cited in four-car wreck
FORT WALTON BEACH — No one will be cited for causing a four-vehicle crash in front of Choctawhatchee High School on April 8 that snarled traffic and sent one driver to the hospital. Fort Walton Beach...
View ArticleMan pleads no contest to trafficking meth
LAUREL HILL — A 35-year-old man faces up to 30 years in prison for trafficking more than 28 grams of methamphetamine. Charles Wesley Kemp pleaded no contest Wednesday to the charges that stemmed from...
View ArticleTeen faces up to 40 years in prison for armed robbery
CRESTVIEW — A 15-year-old boy faces up to 40 years in prison after he pleaded no contest to the charges of attempted robbery with a firearm, shooting into a vehicle, burglary of a conveyance and grand...
View ArticleEthanol bill passes state House, awaits approval in Senate (DOCUMENT)
A law that requires gasoline sold in Florida to contain some percentage of ethanol may be headed for repeal. Bills sponsored by state Rep. Matt Gaetz and state Sen. Greg Evers appear to have cleared...
View ArticleCollege students test their skills in engineering competition
SHALIMAR — Engineering calculations and theories by students from 17 universities were put to the test this week during an annual event sponsored by the Air Force Research Laboratory. Since Monday,...
View ArticleFBI releases images of 2 men at Boston Marathon (VIDEO, GALLERY)
BOSTON (AP) — The FBI released photos and video Thursday of two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing and asked for the public's help in identifying them, zeroing in on the two men on...
View ArticleRetirees, dependents asked to transfer care from Hurlburt to Eglin
HURLBURT FIELD — The 1st Special Operations Medical Group, which oversees the Hurlburt Clinic, is asking retirees and their dependents to transfer their care to Eglin Air Force Base. The request is...
View ArticleMan caught traveling I10 with psychedelic drugs
DeFUNIAK SPRINGS — A Mississippi man has been charged with possession of marijuana, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia after a traffic stop on Interstate 10 on...
View ArticleFWB OKs cost of new recreation center
FORT WALTON BEACH — Construction of the city’s new consolidated recreation center is on track to cost $8.07 million. The Fort Walton Beach City Council voted 6-1 this week to move forward under that...
View ArticleTraffic stop leads to drug bust
DeFUNIAK SPRINGS — A traffic stop on Interstate 10 on Wednesday afternoon led to the seizure of drugs and charges against two Louisiana residents, according to the Walton County Sheriff‘s Office....
View Article1 of 2 Mass. bomb suspects dead; suburbs shut down
WATERTOWN, Mass. (AP) — Gunfire erupted Friday night amid the manhunt for the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing, and police in armored vehicles and tactical gear rushed into the...
View ArticleEglin Parkway to close Saturday for Parade of Heroes
FORT WALTON BEACH — Eglin Parkway from U.S. Highway 98 to Yacht Club Drive will be closed this morning for the Parade of Heroes. View a schedule of Saturday's happenings >> Fort Walton Beach...
View ArticleLane closures on Lewis Turner Blvd. expected through Thursday
FORT WALTON BEACH — Crews will begin paving the final layer of asphalt on Lewis Turner Boulevard at the intersection of S.R. 85 this Sunday. Lane closures will be in effect from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m....
View ArticleOfficials identify woman found in Rocky Bayou
NICEVILLE — Investigators have confirmed the identity of a woman whose body was found in Rocky Bayou last Sunday as 27-year-old Misty Renee Medrano of Bradford Street in Fort Walton Beach. A passer-by...
View ArticlePermanent repairs to Brooks Bridge begin Sunday
FORT WALTON BEACH — The Florida Department of Transportation will begin making permanent repairs to Brooks Bridge on Sunday evening. Eastbound traffic across the bridge will be restricted to one lane...
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