Training mission rescheduled for next week
EGLIN AFB - Road closures on base property that were schedule for Tuesday were canceled and have been rescheduled for next Wednesday, Eglin has announced. Sections of State Roads 85, 123, and 285 were...
View ArticleNWF State’s Livulo signs with UCLA
Luiana Livulo’s amazing basketball journey continues. A native of Lisbon, Portugal, Livulo spent the last year playing as a freshman at Northwest Florida State College, where she provided a strong...
View ArticleWitness says man pushed his pregnant girlfriend into milkshake machine
CRESTVIEW – A man is accused of pushing his pregnant girlfriend in the stomach and into a milkshake machine, according to an arrest report. The incident occurred at the McDonalds on Ferdon Boulevard...
View ArticleMan's day goes from bad to worse after he drives car over curb
FORT WALTON BEACH – A man who crashed a car at a convenience store ended up being arrested on multiple charges after he tangled with lawmen. The saga began April 28 at the Dodges Store at the corner...
View ArticleMom hides son's bottle of spiced rum; he starts breaking things
FORT WALTON BEACH – A 30-year-old Fort Walton Beach man became angry when his mom hid his bottle of spiced rum and started breaking glass items in their living room, according to an arrest report....
View ArticleReturn to the Red Planet
EGLIN AFB — More than 300 fifth-graders took the school bus to Mars on Thursday. At the annual Marsville event put on by the environmental compliance division of the 96th Civil Engineering Group, the...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: An unholy trinity of scandals
We don’t receive many letters to the editor these days about Barack Obama’s allegedly phony birth certificate. Maybe that’s because his administration now is besieged by REAL scandals that threaten to...
View ArticleLocal jobless rates continue to drop (DOCUMENT)
April brought big gains in Florida economic recovery, as 66 of the state’s 67 counties saw their unemployment rates either stay the same or drop from March. The Florida Department of Economic...
View ArticleHurlburt’s RED HORSE Squadron can build or destroy
HURLBURT FIELD — As soon as “fire in the hole!” was heard, 30 men barricaded in a wooded area quickly plugged their ears with their fingers before the ground shook from an explosion several hundred of...
View ArticleOusted IRS chief regrets treatment of tea party
WASHINGTON — The ousted head of the Internal Revenue Service apologized to Congress on Friday for his agency's tougher treatment of tea party and other conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status....
View ArticleBagby will scale back if he gets Walton TDC job
As a man who wears many hats, Jim Bagby will have to hang up a few of them to become the executive director of the Walton County Tourist Development Council. Bagby said he’ll step down as town manager...
View ArticleSpecial Forces soldiers get family time (GALLERY)
OKALOOSA ISLAND — A week of activities celebrating the Army 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) culminated Friday with a family day at the beach. About 1,500 soldiers and their families showed up at...
View Article728th ACS victim of budget cuts
EGLIN AFB — One of the oldest squadrons in the Air Force has been shelved. The Air Force was just three years old when 728th Air Control Squadron was activated Sept. 2, 1950, at Turner Air Force Base...
View ArticleUT-Tyler wins D-III men's team title, Shigezawa takes individual championship
SANDESTIN – Each perched atop the helm of NCAA Division III golf, UT-Tyler golf coach King Campbell and Claremont Mudd Scripps’ Brad Shigezawa soaked in their championships on Friday in opposite...
View ArticleReport: Lawmen justified in killing Navarre man (DOCUMENT)
Santa Rosa County sheriff's deputies were justified in fatally shooting an armed Navarre man who had barricaded himself in his home in March, according to the state attorney’s office. No charges will...
View ArticleCouple thanks Holley-Navarre firefighters for their heroics
NAVARRE — May 7 started off as a normal day in the Gilbert household. Ken Gilbert was about to do some yard work midmorning, but came inside to help his wife Pat with lunch. As the couple started to...
View ArticleHandy bypassed for job in Kentucky
NICEVILLE - Northwest Florida State College President Ty Handy will not be the new president of Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College. F. Lynn Moore, the vice president of student...
View ArticleWhat is the best lawn grass for North Florida?
Q. What’s the best lawn grass for North Florida? A. There is no “best” lawn grass. Choosing a lawn grass involves selecting a grass that best fits the site conditions. Is the site shady, do you have...
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