Drivers complain about Santa Rosa school buses (DOCUMENTS)
School bus drivers in Santa Rosa County went public this week with health and safety concerns about the buses. The 5-year-old buses have mold on their roofs, bald tires and often have too many...
View ArticleOfficial: 12 bodies recovered after Texas blast (GALLERY)
WEST, Texas (AP) — The bodies of 12 people have been recovered from the remnants of a tiny Texas farm town that was rocked by a roaring explosion at a fertilizer plant, authorities said Friday,...
View ArticleFla. runner gets photo of suspect fleeing Marathon
JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Seconds after the Boston Marathon bombs exploded, David Green pulled out his smartphone and took a photo of the chaos developing a couple hundred yards in front of him...
View ArticleEmerald Coast exhales three years after oil spill
Three years ago today, the Emerald Coast held its breath after residents thought its beaches would be awash with oil from the Deepwater Horizon explosion in the Gulf of Mexico. Early forecasts said...
View ArticleFudpucker’s serves up Emerald Coast Volleyball Week (GALLERY)
OKALOOSA ISLAND — For 25 years, the Emerald Coast Volleyball Week has brought thousands of people to the beach each spring for what is called the most fun tournament on the sand. Emerald Coast...
View ArticleBoston police: Bombing suspect is in custody
WATERTOWN, Mass. (AP) — A 19-year-old college student wanted in the Boston Marathon bombings was taken into custody Friday evening after a manhunt that left the city virtually paralyzed and his older...
View ArticleBent spoon in bathroom leads to drug arrest
FORT WALTON BEACH – A local man was arrested on drug charges after employees at a local business found drug paraphernalia in their bathroom, according to an arrest report. On April 13 the man,...
View ArticleWoman tells lawmen man threatened to 'spray' everyone with gun
FORT WALTON BEACH – A woman told an Okaloosa County Sheriff’s deputy she was threatened by a knife-wielding man, and her story was confirmed by other witnesses. On April 13 the woman was leaving her...
View ArticleMan accused of kicking in door, menacing wife
MARY ESTHER – A man who broke down a bedroom door to get to his wife was fended off with a Walther PK .380, according to an Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office arrest report. On April 14 the two became...
View ArticleThree taken to hospital after school bus wreck
NAVARRE - Three people were sent to the hospital Friday afternoon after a school bus and a pickup truck collided at Bay Club Drive and East Bay Boulevard, according to the Florida Highway Patrol....
View ArticleGulfarium accredited by international association
OKALOOSA ISLAND — Following last year’s major renovations, the Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park has received accreditation from the Alliance of Marine Mammal Parks and Aquariums. “We’re pleased with...
View ArticleFinal shootout, then Boston bombing suspect caught
BOSTON (AP) — Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev lay hospitalized in serious condition under heavy guard Saturday as people around the city breathed easier and investigators tried to...
View ArticleMatt Gaetz: Legislation could shorten Frank Walls’ stay on death row
State Rep. Matt Gaetz is eager to give serial killer Frank Walls something to contemplate as he sits in his cell on death row at the Union Correctional Institute. Gaetz believes legislation he has...
View ArticleDental school to locate in DeFuniak Springs
A Pennsylvania-based dental school that last spring considered opening a campus in Crestview has selected DeFuniak Springs, instead. The announcement by Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine comes...
View ArticleMan arrested for burglary of four businesses
A Fort Walton Beach man was arrested Saturday for the burglary of four Crestview businesses earlier that morning, according to the Crestview Police Department. Officers went to the 87 Depot on West...
View ArticleDestin prepares to close open container loophole
DESTIN — Officials are two votes away from adopting a law that would help regulate possession and consumption of alcoholic beverages in public. “We’ve had a number of complaints over the past year or...
View ArticleDock at Landing to be ready for Bowlegs
FORT WALTON BEACH — The dock at Fort Walton Landing is scheduled to be replaced and ready for use by mid May, in time for the 2013 Billy Bowlegs Pirate Festival. The dock has six boat slips, is 100...
View ArticleFor brothers, there’s no job like volunteering
To nominate a student for Youth Spotlight, email wvictora@nwfdailynews.com or call 315-4478. For brothers Rico and Elias Dias Garcia, volunteering has become a part of their lives. Rico, 15, has been...
View ArticlePanhandle Butterfly House welcomes another season (GALLERY)
NAVARRE — For the next four months, the Panhandle Butterfly House will be filled with a variety of butterflies fluttering from the ceiling to the plants. The Butterfly House will be open from 10 a.m....
View ArticleOkaloosa to address Bluewater Bay’s plan to shorten golf course
OKALOOSA ISLAND — Okaloosa County commissioners have scheduled a special meeting to determine whether Bluewater Bay Resort LLC can shorten the Magnolia golf course and sell the extra land for housing....
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