'I'm going to blow your head off'
CRESTVIEW – A 50-year-old Crestview man was arrested after he allegedly pointed a shotgun at a relative and said, “I’m going to blow your head off.” An Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office arrest report...
View ArticleMan caught holding the bag, literally
FORT WALTON BEACH – A man is accused of breaking into a car, taking the owners’ belongings, then lying to an Okaloosa County Sheriff’s deputy about what he was doing. On March 4 a deputy patrolling...
View ArticleReport: Man wouldn't stop, crashed vehicle, jumped into bayou
FORT WALTON BEACH – A man with multiple driver’s license suspensions was arrested after leading an Okaloosa County Sheriff’s deputy on a short chase, crashing his vehicle into a tree, and jumping into...
View ArticlePutting a cork on spring break (GALLERY)
MIRAMAR BEACH — When Stephen Hodges moved into his home on Miami Street nine years ago it was a quiet road just walking distance from the beach. Now, Hodges has to prepare every March for drunken...
View ArticleMourning Phillip Davenport
NAVARRE — Regina Davenport McCants has nothing but questions. The woman who lost her youngest son, Phillip Davenport, early Thursday after he was shot at his home keeps asking why. Why was her son...
View ArticleOkaloosa County municipal election results
Here are the unofficial results from Tuesday’s municipal elections in Fort Walton Beach, Crestview and Laurel Hill. Complete stories about the elections will be posted at nwfdailynews.com later...
View ArticleSearch for a shortcut
MARY ESTHER — Everybody’s always looking for a short cut. The people in the quiet Scottsdale subdivision in Mary Esther know this all too well, given the sometimes good, sometimes bad fact that they...
View ArticleCrestview council gets new faces
CRESTVIEW — It was mostly out with the old, in with the new Tuesday, as voters elected three new City Council members. Council President Benjamin Iannucci III and Charles Baugh Jr. were defeated by...
View ArticleAnderson wins third term as FWB mayor
FORT WALTON BEACH — Mayor Mike Anderson won a third term in office Tuesday, defeating challenger Al Stearns. In the two City Council races, incumbent Bobby Nabors lost his bid for re-election to...
View ArticleState drops charges against Vision Airlines
Criminal charges against Vision Airlines have been dropped. State Attorney Bill Eddins announced Tuesday that his office had dropped the first-degree grand theft charge against the airline after it...
View ArticleLt. Governor resigns abruptly
TALLAHASSEE — Florida's lieutenant governor resigned and nearly 60 other people were charged in a scandal involving a purported veterans charity that authorities said Wednesday was a $300 million...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Tackling a 40-year-old puzzle
On April 17, 1983, the Daily News published an anniversary story on the unsolved murder of Seminole resident Debra Espey. The story noted that the college student was “the first of three 19-year-old...
View ArticleQuick recipes utilize refrigerator staples
There’s nothing like a quick and delicious recipe that you can adapt to whatever you have in the fridge. If this sounds good to you, give this recipe a try. Beef Pot Pie 1 cup carrots, sliced 1 small...
View ArticleBusdriver backs into tree; no one injured
MILTON -- A school bus loaded with 26 children struck a tree Wednesday morning, after the bus driver failed to see it in time to avoid a collision, according to the Florida Highway Patrol media...
View ArticleAir Force suspends tuition assistance for airmen
RALEIGH, N.C. — The U.S. Air Force joined other military branches Tuesday in suspending tuition assistance that thousands of active-duty service members rely on to pay for college classes. Air Force...
View ArticleCatholic church has new pope; white smoke rises
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Argentine Jorge Bergoglio was elected pope Wednesday and chose the papal name Francis, becoming first pontiff from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a...
View ArticleTrailer home destroyed in fire
FORT WALTON BEACH - A trailer home on Bradford Street was destroyed in a fire Wednesday afternoon. View photos from the scene courtesy of Ocean City-Wright Fire Control District. >> View a photo...
View ArticleFrancis is first pope from the Americas
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is the first ever from the Americas, an austere Jesuit intellectual who modernized Argentina's conservative Catholic church. Known until Wednesday as Jorge Bergoglio,...
View ArticleNavarre eyes its own fishing rodeo
NAVARRE — Destin has found great success in extending its fishing season by hosting its annual fishing rodeo for 64 years. Now the Navarre community wants to put the spotlight on its fishing...
View ArticlePlay ball! Team shovels snow to clear way for game
MUSKEGON, Mich. (AP) — A community college baseball team in West Michigan took to the field with snow shovels in attempt to clear the way for next week's home opener. Under the direction of head coach...
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