Firefighters rescue man from Santa Rosa Sound
FORT WALTON BEACH — Firefighters rescued a man who appeared to be drowning in the Santa Rosa Sound Monday afternoon. About 2:20 p.m. it was reported that a man was flailing in the water after falling...
View ArticleVoters to decide city elections Tuesday
Voters will head to the polls Tuesday to elect city officials in Fort Walton Beach, Crestview and Laurel Hill. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Okaloosa County Supervisor of Elections Paul Lux...
View ArticleLocals owe state Ethics Commission thousands
A bill moving through the Florida Legislature would, if passed, give the state’s Commission on Ethics new tools to use in collecting debts. There is some question, though, as to whether new methods to...
View ArticleReceptionist has brought cheer to clinic patients for more than three decades
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. FORT WALTON BEACH —...
View ArticleNew Okaloosa law prohibits leaving personal items on beach
Please leave footprints — not your stuff. That’s the message Okaloosa County officials have for beachgoers as the spring tourist season gets under way. A new change to the county law that governs...
View ArticleSearch continues for Santa Rosa economic director
MILTON — Santa Rosa County’s search for a permanent director of its new economic development department will soon be coming to an end. Santa Rosa County Administrator Hunter Walker updated the County...
View ArticleSchool bus crashes up for no obvious reason
CRESTVIEW — A sharp increase in the number of school-bus-involved crashes in Okaloosa County is raising eyebrows and concerns as officials struggle to tackle the issue. Since the beginning of...
View ArticleNWF Men headed back to National Tournament
NICEVILLE - Every action Lamin Fulton takes on the basketball court is performed with confidence. A 5-foot-10 shooting guard from Philadelphia that has already signed with Division-I Albany, Fulton...
View ArticleLady Raiders in National Tourney for first time in 18 years
NICEVILLE - Patrick Harrington had already heard the good news. His team, however, had not, setting up a perfect opportunity for the Northwest Florida State women’s basketball coach to have a little...
View Article32 spring breakers arrested at house party
MIRAMAR BEACH — Almost three dozen reveling spring breakers learned Monday afternoon they’d be going home with an unwanted souvenir: a misdemeanor arrest. While they were partying at a house off...
View ArticleMan tells police he hit, choked, slammed girlfriend into wall in self-defense
FORT WALTON BEACH – A 25-year-old man told lawmen he smacked his girlfriend in the lip, choked her, and slammed her into a wall in self defense. Lawmen weren’t buying that and charged him with...
View ArticleReport: Woman can't wait 20 minutes, swipes 2 cans of beer
FORT WALTON BEACH – A woman who couldn’t wait 20 minutes for beer sales to commence was arrested after she took two bottles of brew from a convenience store without paying for them, according to an...
View ArticleReport: Woman begs man not to kill her so their son won't be parentless
NICEVILLE – Niceville Police arrested a man they say attacked his wife with a baseball bat then fled after a cab driver refused to give him a ride. Officers were called to an Evans Street residence on...
View ArticleSearch suspended for man missing in Santa Rosa Sound
FORT WALTON BEACH — A search for a man missing in the Santa Rosa Sound has been suspended after hours of attempting to locate him. Officers with the Fort Walton Beach Police Department were called to...
View ArticleLETTER: A noble effort
The Destin Area Chamber of Commerce’s noble effort to improve the city’s sloppy-looking neighborhoods received a surprisingly sophomoric criticism in an editorial from this newspaper (“Clean up this...
View ArticleLETTER: Setting standards
Re: “Clean up this carport … or else!” (editorial, March 8). I am never surprised at your defense of “personal liberties.” And although “liberties” should not be tread upon, when exercising your...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Tea partiers, hawks and Jane Fonda
In our military community, few Americans have been hated as passionately and for as long as Jane Fonda. During the Vietnam War, the actress traveled to communist North Vietnam and criticized U.S....
View ArticleNorthwood pitches STEAM program to School Board (DOCUMENT)
FORT WALTON BEACH — The integration of arts, science, technology, engineering and math into the curriculum at Northwood Elementary School is going to be a slow but steady process. The Crestview school...
View ArticleRescuers search for possible missing swimmer
FORT WALTON BEACH - Rescuers on Tuesday found no sign of a man reported to be in distress in Santa Rosa Sound on Monday night. The man, who has not been identified, was swimming with another man from...
View ArticleMo. golfer survives fall into Ill. course sinkhole
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Suddenly being swallowed up by the earth on a golf course's fairway drove a wedge between Mark Mihal and a stellar round. The 43-year-old mortgage broker was counting his blessings...
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