Man calls ex 60 times a day, charged with stalking
CRESTVIEW -- A 44-year-old man was charged with stalking April 23 after his ex-girlfriend told police he had called her 60 times in one day, according to his Crestview Police Department arrest report....
View ArticleWoman cuts lock on water meter to flush toilet
CRESTVIEW -- A 70-year-old woman admitted to cutting the lock on her water meter so she could receive service, according to her notice to appear from the Crestview Police Department. She was cited for...
View ArticleNavy's EOD school evacuated after discovery of unexploded bomb
EGLIN AFB — The Navy’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal school was evacuated Wednesday after an unexploded 500-pound bomb was discovered near the property earlier this week. The World War II-era bomb was...
View ArticleReport: Laurel Hill man threatens police, gets Tased
LAUREL HILL— A 33-year-old man was arrested April 28 on charges of battery with one prior conviction and resisting arrest with violence. According to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office arrest...
View ArticleStudents perform annual community service projects (GALLERY)
FORT WALTON BEACH — Lessons were learned outside the classroom Wednesday for a group of students from Calvary Christian Academy. From 8 a.m. to noon, students in seventh through 12th grades cleaned up...
View ArticleDriver charged with failure to use due care during morning fog
NAVARRE — A 68-year-old woman was charged with failure to use due care during a heavy fog early Wednesday morning. Eleanor A. Swan of Navarre was driving eastbound at 6:55 a.m. on U.S. Highway 98 in...
View ArticleMilton man charged with molestation on child under 12
MILTON — A 55-year-old man was arrested May 6 on three counts of lewd and lascivious molestation on a child less than 12 years old. Officials believe Claude Russell Ratliff molested a child at his...
View ArticleShalimar woman's nursing license suspended
SHALIMAR — A local nurse had her license suspended after officials said she abused drugs and abused her elderly mother. The Florida Department of Health suspended Keri Dedra Dellinger on April 5...
View ArticleMan sentenced to life for severe beating
MILTON — Timothy Donald Helton was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday for beating another man severely enough to cause permanent injury. Santa Rosa County Circuit Judge David Rimmer passed sentence...
View ArticleSanta Rosa to revisit new judicial center
MILTON — Santa Rosa County commissioners again are going to try to get a new judicial center built, but this time they are going to take things slow. Commissioners have discussed the need for a new...
View ArticleArt group’s home to get mural
FORT WALTON BEACH —The Arts and Design Society building on First Street will get a makeover. ADSO members plan to spruce it up with a colorful mural. “I think it’s going add a lot of wow factor, and...
View ArticleLocal election officials applaud election law changes
Okaloosa County Supervisor of Elections Paul Lux is tickled that the Florida Legislature voted this year to give him and his peers across the state flexibility in establishing early voting hours. He’s...
View ArticleVehicle crashes into house in Wright
FORT WALTON BEACH - A man was taken to Fort Walton Beach Medical Center after a vehicle crashed into a home on North Hampton Circle on Wednesday, according to the Ocean City-Wright Fire Department....
View ArticleWoman in serious condition after crash
MILTON - A 73-year-old woman was in serious condition Wednesday after a traffic crash on U.S. Highway 90 near Sunset Drive, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Mary J. McDonald of Milton was...
View ArticleFate of helicopter tourism in the air
DESTIN — A "For Sale" sign has been placed on the parcel of land that was poised to be the home of Beach Helicopters sightseeing operation in Destin. Work on the parcel of land that is situated...
View ArticleMan tells deputy he found car with keys inside, thought it was his own
FORT WALTON BEACH — A 21-year-old man was charged with vehicle theft after telling a deputy he found a car with keys in it and thought it was his own. Sakima Rasha Bracero of Fort Walton Beach was...
View ArticleMan drives through yard, hits garage in FWB neighborhood
FORT WALTON BEACH — A 41-year-old man was taken to an area hospital after experiencing a medical problem and then driving into a garage on North Hampton Circle. George K. Gore of Fort Walton Beach was...
View ArticleNWF State president seeking new position
NICEVILLE — Northwest Florida State College President Ty Handy is a finalist for the presidency of a community college in Kentucky. Handy is one of three candidates named earlier this month by...
View ArticleMan steals BBQ chicken chunks, eats evidence
CRESTVIEW -- A 33-year-old man was charged with theft after WalMart employees watched him eat a $3.05 bag of BBQ chicken chunks and eat them in the store, according to his Crestview Police Department...
View ArticleWoman points unloaded gun at boyfriend
NICEVILLE — A 60-year-old woman was arrested April 27 on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without intent to kill. Dominique M. Lambert pulled out an unloaded revolver during a heated...
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