Okaloosa’s Airports Police Department has come a long way in a year
VALPARAISO — Police Officer Chris Fordham knows most days he won’t chase criminals or dismantle bombs. He says his primary job involves helping lost travelers and loading baggage into vehicles....
View ArticleMan dead, two injured in early morning wreck
CRESTVIEW — A 29-year-old man from Evergreen, Ala., was killed after his pick-up truck crashed into the back of a car early Sunday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Shortly after 2...
View ArticleRepairs to Brooks Bridge set for Sunday night
FORT WALTON BEACH — Permanent repairs to the Brooks Bridge are set to begin Sunday night, according to the state's Department of Transportation. The west side of the bridge was struck by a barge...
View ArticleBoston Marathon bombing suspect is charged
BOSTON — Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was charged by federal prosecutors in his hospital room Monday with using a weapon of mass destruction to kill — a crime that carries a...
View ArticleNew law changes high school graduation standards
New pathways to high school graduation are officially in the works for Florida students. After garnering overwhelming support in both the Senate and the House, SB 1076 was signed into law Monday by...
View ArticleFreeport man threatens to kill himself, 'shoot it out with cops'
FREEPORT — A 50-year-old man was arrested Sunday evening after threatening to kill himself and "shoot it out with the cops," according to a Walton County Sheriff's Office press release. Deputies with...
View ArticleDoctors: All Boston bomb patients likely to live
BOSTON — In a glimmer of good news after last week's tragedy, all of the more than 180 people injured in the Boston Marathon blasts who made it to a hospital alive now seem likely to survive. That...
View ArticleOfficials: Control of BP funds at stake (DOCUMENTS)
Government officials in Northwest Florida raised a ruckus Monday about an amendment to a state Senate bill they viewed as an effort to steal away their control of millions in RESTORE Act funds. “It...
View ArticleMaking a Difference: Music minister has served the needs of others for 52 years
Editor’s Note: This series recognizes people who make a difference in their communities. To nominate someone, call Wendy Victora at 315-4478 or email wvictora@nwfdailynews.com FORTWALTON BEACH — An...
View ArticleNewly formed TDC to hold first meeting Thursday
Statutory duties, the Sunshine Law and ethics will be a top priority for the newly appointed Okaloosa County Tourist Development Council on Thursday. The nine-member advisory council will meet at 1...
View ArticleSanta Rosa restarts discussion on new courthouse
MILTON — Santa Rosa County commissioners will try once again to find a proper location and secure funding to build a new judicial center to replace its outdated courthouse. Commissioners have...
View ArticleElliott Point students celebrate Earth Day
FORT WALTON BEACH -- Students at Elliott Point Elementary School spread word Monday about Earth Day in a unique way. Students in all grades helped decorate more than 500 brown paper bags in Earth Day...
View ArticleWaste Management offers backdoor service
Waste Management is offering backdoor and side-yard services to residents who have physical limitations or disabilities. The service is available to eligible residents living in the unincorporated...
View ArticleSchool Board looks to buy land in Baker (DOCUMENTS)
The Okaloosa County School Board is in the process of purchasing more property in Baker. School District officials started looking at the 0.56-acre parcel after receiving word it was hitting the...
View ArticleFire starts in garbage truck, extinguished in road
DESTIN -- Firefighters returning from the scene of a fatal wreck were called to extinguish a fire that started in the back of a garbage truck. Destin Fire Control District got the call about the fire...
View ArticleSenate panel OKs BP funds management board
TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Senate's budget panel has advanced to the floor a measure that creates a nonprofit board to manage money from settlements from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The...
View ArticleOdom gets 6 months in prison for illegal campaign contributions
PENSACOLA — Developer Jay Odom was sentenced to six months in federal prison Tuesday for campaign contribution fraud. “This offense goes to the very heart of our democratic system” and “violates...
View ArticleMont. man reunited with bird he lost in a divorce
BUTTE, Mont. (AP) — A Great Falls man who lost his macaw in a divorce more than five years ago has been reunited with the bird, thanks to an observant friend. Mike Taylor picked up the 25-year-old...
View ArticlePup named Huckleberry crowned 'Beautiful Bulldog'
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — If at first you don't succeed, wipe the slobber off and try again. Just ask 4-year-old pup Huckleberry, who's been crowned this year's "Beautiful Bulldog." Huckleberry competed...
View ArticleOfficer tells man not to throw joint in bayou; man does it anyway
NICEVILLE – A man is accused of disposing of a marijuana cigarette into Rocky Bayou after being told not to by a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation officer. During the week of April 12-18 ( the...
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