2 dead after tornado hits Oklahoma City area
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Tornadoes rolled in from the prairie and slammed Oklahoma City and its suburbs on Friday, killing a mother and baby and crumbling cars and tractor-trailers along a major...
View ArticleMorrison Springs closed to swimmers
CARYVILE - Morrison Springs will be closed to swimmers this weekend due to a high amount of fecal bacteria in the water, according to Gerry Demers, Interim Walton County Administrator. The park itself...
View ArticleForest Service asks locals to be cautious with outdoor fires
WALTON COUNTY - The Florida Forest Service is asking locals to be cautious with any outdoor fires until the area receives significant rainfall, according to a news release from the agency. Although...
View ArticleOperating system installation leaves user short on software
Q: Dear Mr. Geek; I enjoy your column and read it weekly. Thanks for your help to the community. My computer would not boot and I did a partial install of Windows XP SP2. I thought I lost everything...
View ArticleWebs covering your trees? Don't despair
Many people are noticing small insects on trunks and branches of their trees. When disturbed, these insects move in a group and are commonly called tree cattle because of this herding habit. They are...
View ArticleSon gets drunk, shoves father, report indicates
FORT WALTON BEACH – A son tangled with his father, who grew tired of his drunken belligerence, according to a Fort Walton Beach Police Department arrest report. The confrontation occurred May 16 at a...
View ArticleLawman sees man at nightspot holding bag of cocaine
FORT WALTON BEACH – Lawmen say they’ve arrested a homeless man for drug possession after he was spotted at a local nightspot with a bag of cocaine. On May 18 a Fort Walton Beach Police officer was...
View ArticleMan accused of trying to hide marijuana in dirty diaper
FORT WALTON BEACH – A man was busted after he tried to hide marijuana in a dirty diaper, lawmen say. On April 26 a Fort Walton Beach Police officer stopped a car at the intersection of U.S. Highway 98...
View ArticleHoney Pot offers fresh honey; Oasis Rug moves to new location
THE HONEY POT CAFE Sweet, fresh, locally made honey tastes good as a topper to a country biscuit or in a cup of tea. That local delight can be found in the middle of Destin at The Honey Pot Café,...
View ArticleMark Lindsay, Tobacco Road and Japan’s Volatile Topix
“They took the whole Cherokee nation…placed us on this reservation; Took away our way of life…the tomahawk and the bow and knife. Took away our native tongue…and taught their English…to our young; And...
View Article'A tragic day' : Locals remember Black Sunday
Ten years ago on a sunny Sunday in June, tourists and locals crowded local beaches, taking advantage of clear skies after a week of stormy weather. But under the facade of perfect beach weather, June...
View ArticleMemorial Day tourism spurs hope for busy summer
This past Memorial Day weekend saw record breaking numbers and local businesses are hopeful the trend will continue through the summer. Hotels, condominiums, restaurants and other tourism-related...
View ArticleBudget cuts force military commissaries to reduce hours
Commissaries at Eglin Air Force Base and Hurlburt Field will be closed an extra day a week starting in July to save money through the end of the fiscal year. Eglin’s commissary will be closed on...
View ArticleThousands gather to celebrate annual Billy Bowlegs Festival (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
Pirate Capt. Billy Bowlegs and his crew of hundreds once again captured the city of Fort Walton Beach on Saturday afternoon. The swashbucklers arrived on three large boats and stormed Fort Walton...
View ArticleDestin gets starring role in music video
DESTIN — When country singer-songwriter Chuck Wicks needed a location for his song, “Salt Life,” he didn’t have to think twice about his decision to head to Destin. “I did a show here a couple years...
View ArticleBaker residents in favor of tax to pave road
BAKER — Okaloosa County Commissioner Nathan Boyles in the coming weeks plans to draft a proposal on taxing McCauley Road residents to pay for their road’s maintenance and improvements. “If the...
View ArticleVICTORA: Shake off the dust and deal with hurricane season
My husband and I moved to the area and started working at the Daily News one year after Hurricane Opal devastated the Emerald Coast. Coincidentally, a storm was also brewing in the Gulf of Mexico on...
View ArticleMan accused of shoplifting batteries, earphones, Window Alert
CRESTVIEW – When two Crestview Police officers intercepted a man they thought might be driving with a suspended license, they also found evidence he’d shoplifted items from a local dollar store. On...
View ArticleStolen bike, 'monster' bear keep lawmen busy
NICEVILLE - Bears and bicycles are two of the things keeping Niceville Police busy these days. On May 8 a woman called the department to report a her bicycle had been stolen. The bike was a Red Earth...
View ArticleMan says he may have sold stolen phone, but he was on drugs and doesn't remember
FORT WALTON BEACH – A man admitted to police he may have sold a stolen phone, but he insisted he wasn’t the person who stole it. But he couldn’t explain how he got the phone, and further said he...
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