Philadelphia gets ready to play 'Pong' on building
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia is getting ready for a supersized game of "Pong" — on the side of a skyscraper. The classic Atari video game will be re-created later this month on the facade of the...
View ArticleJudge refuses to block BP settlement payouts
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge on Friday rejected BP's request to block what could be billions of dollars in settlement payouts to businesses that claim the company's 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of...
View ArticleOkaloosa commits $65,000 to help develop UAV center
SHALIMAR — Work continues on plans to build a center to develop and test small unmanned air and ground vehicles. Construction is targeted to start next year. Okaloosa County commissioners earlier this...
View ArticleAs seen on video: 18-year-old smacks child in eye
CRESTVIEW – An 18-year-old female was arrested after she allegedly struck a child in the eye, cutting the child’s eyelid, according to Crestview Police. On March 7 police officers watched a video that...
View ArticleWoman tells cop she's her sister; tattoos tell the truth
CRESTVIEW – A woman who was being sought on an outstanding warrant told a Crestview Police officer she wasn’t who he thought she was, that in fact she was her sister. It was the tattoos that gave her...
View Article18-year-old goes 'crazy' on ex-, leaves chair in windshield
FORT WALTON BEACH – An 18-year-old female was arrested after she “went crazy” and attacked her ex-girlfriend, leaving a chair in the other woman’s car windshield and smashing her apartment window. On...
View ArticleEwes-ful: Paris hires sheep to mow city lawns
PARIS (AP) — Will tourists soon see flocks of baaing sheep at the Eiffel Tower and bleating ewes by Notre Dame cathedral? That could be the case, since Paris City Hall this week installed a small...
View ArticleMarch climate summary
This summary of local climatological conditions was compiled by the Eglin Air Force Base Natural Resources division in Niceville. Read the summary.
View ArticleSTAN KIRKLAND: Small lakes can offer big incentives
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) often focuses on big, marquee water bodies, such as the Kissimee Chain of Lakes or Lake Okeechobee, but also works on smaller water bodies...
View ArticleDenying bears easy access to food is the key
The number of bear-related calls received by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) are on the rise in northwest Florida. In 2002, the FWC logged just 118 calls for the 16-county...
View ArticleADSO luncheon scheduled for April 24
FORT WALTON BEACH — Toni Dineen, Destin artist and systems engineer, will be the featured speaker at the Arts & Design Society’s luncheon on April 24. Dineen is a watercolorist whose works...
View ArticleCelebrities show their support for the military at local golf tourney (GALLERY)
SANDESTIN — NFL and PGA athletes played golf with local golfers Friday during the inaugural Affordable Home Insurance Charities Foundation Celebrity Golf Classic at the Burnt Pine Golf Club at...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: In with one, out with another
Congratulations to Ernie Padgett of Marianna, whom county commissioners voted this week to hire as the next Okaloosa County administrator. We hope that if he and county officials can agree on a salary...
View ArticleWalton EDA has eye on new executive director
DEFUNIAK SPRINGS — The search for a new executive director for the Walton County Economic Alliance appears to be coming to an end. The EDA’s board of directors voted unanimously Friday to begin...
View ArticleAuthorities: Man kidnaps his 2 young sons in Fla.
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Authorities investigating the case of a father accused of kidnapping his two sons from their grandparents' home in Florida have a new clue: a sailboat. Hillsborough County Sheriff's...
View ArticleMy First Tri victim of defense cuts
Stephanie Benefield, a stay-at-home mother in Miramar Beach started training — really training — in December for the first time since middle school. She got a coach and started prepping for My First...
View ArticleEglin airman appears in new action flick
Michael Stallings’ latest acting gig was one that came naturally. The technical sergeant at Eglin Air Force Base portrayed an army lieutenant assigned to the personal security detail of a two-star...
View ArticleLatest injury shows need caution in the Gulf
The Gulf of Mexico is a picturesque scene with its emerald green water, but tourists don’t always realize the dangers present. There were three drownings last year, and a teenager from Kentucky was...
View ArticleFWB to get new Heritage Park arch this summer
FORT WALTON BEACH — It’s been more than a year since the archway at the Indian Temple Mound Museum was demolished after standing on the site since 1970. “It’s been a historic marker in downtown Fort...
View ArticleOkaloosa caps event funding at $20,000
Okaloosa County has dramatically curbed the amount of bed tax money that will be awarded to organizations seeking funding for community events such as festivals, races and sports tournaments. County...
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