LETTER: Making a killing
Found a gas station off Timpoochee while looking for non-ethanol gasoline. Was I surprised! Non-ethanol gas was $3.95 a gallon and gas with 10 percent ethanol was $3.29 a gallon. Someone is making a...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: A deputy, a sunbather and FHP
It’s been 10 days since a Walton County sheriff’s deputy ran over a sunbather with his pickup truck, and official statements about the affair are murky with ifs, whens and maybes. No charges have been...
View ArticleDeputies make arrest in connection with N.H. homicide
PACE — A 30-year-old New Hampshire man was issued a warrant for his arrest for his connection in a 2010 homicide at a state prison in Concord, N.H. Thomas Bradford Milton, who was living in Pace while...
View ArticleRoommate gives cat away; owner searching
FORT WALTON BEACH — A Fort Walton Beach woman is searching for her pet of nearly eight years — a special needs cat named Dante. Alex McAllaster returned from a six-week sailing trip to find her cat...
View ArticlePersonal watercraft hits bridge; two injured (GALLERY)
SHALIMAR — A personal watercraft carrying a father and son was pushed by a wave into one of the pilings for the Shalimar Bridge on Friday morning, according to rescue workers. The accident happened...
View ArticleLETTER: Keep downsizing
The oppressive government of King George sparked the revolution that created our nation. The federal bureaucracy in D.C. must relearn that historical lesson. Big Government limits individual freedom...
View ArticleObama defends phone data collection program
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama vigorously defended the government's newly disclosed collection of massive amounts of information from phone and internet records on Friday as a necessary...
View ArticleChurch buys former newspaper building (LINK)
FORT WALTON BEACH — After more than 30 years as the home of the Northwest Florida Daily News, the newspaper’s former building on Racetrack Road was probably in need of an exorcism. What’s coming is...
View ArticleValparaiso boy to attend Wounded Warrior kids camp
VALPARAISO — Ben Baltz will kick off his summer vacation by doing what he loves best —playing sports. The 11-year-old Valparaiso boy will attend a kids camp Tuesday through Saturday hosted by the...
View ArticleSome local FCAT scores dip from last year (LINKS)
Local students outperformed the state average but not always themselves, according to the latest batch of test results released by the Florida Department of Education. Students in Okaloosa and Santa...
View ArticleCozzie murder trial begins Monday
The trial of the man accused of one of the most heinous local crimes in recent history begins Monday in DeFuniak Springs when a jury is selected to hear the case against Steven Anthony Cozzie....
View ArticleAirman's retirement leaves only 6 siblings in the Air Force - for now
EGLIN AFB — The Maldonado family couldn’t stop smiling as they chatted with each other at the Air Force Armament Museum. With seven of nine siblings being active-duty airmen stationed all over the...
View ArticleThe case of the disappearing hard drive space
Q: EVERY day the free space on my hard drive goes down by ABOUT 1.5 to 2.0 GB. I am not knowingly putting anything new on the drive. It seems to happen mainly overnight each day. Out of a 150 GB hard...
View ArticleMan runs from police, is electrically induced to stop
CRESTVIEW – A man who ran from Crestview Police officers and discarded “items” as he ran was arrested on drug charges, according to a department report. On May 22 a witness called police to say they...
View ArticleUnderwear, baby clothes on alleged shoplifter's list
CRESTVIEW – A woman is accused of going into a clothing store and embarking on a shopping spree, without paying for her items. The incident occurred May 19 at Beall’s Outlet on Ferdon Boulevard....
View Article'Just take me to jail'
CRESTVIEW – When a police officer went to a shoplifting suspect’s house to ask a few questions about some purloined “alcoholic beverages,” the man came out, put his hands behind his back without being...
View ArticleClinic helps patients with poor insurance; Outpost offers unique souvenir...
EMERALD WATERS MEDICAL CLINIC In October 2012, nurse practitioner Mauricia Stanton opened Emerald Waters Medical Clinic specifically to work with patients who have poor insurance coverage, no...
View ArticleBeachside tax havens, Tom Cruise and Cork, Ireland
“The difference between tax avoidance and tax evasion is: A. Whatever the IRS says; B. A smart lawyer; C. Ten years in prison; D. All of the above.” Avery Tolar to Mitch McDeere in “The Firm” When...
View ArticleMore than 80 citations issued to drivers on new stretch of U.S. 331
FREEPORT — Within seconds of entering a newly opened four-lane section of U.S. Highway 331, Walton County Sheriff's Deputy Cameron Johnson pulled over a red Toyota 4Runner with Georgia license plates....
View ArticleGeneral Bond to close for work
SHALIMAR - General Bond Boulevard will be closed for work from 8 p.m. Sunday to 5 a.m. Monday, according to Okaloosa County officials. Overnight traffic will be detoured to Lewis Turner Boulevard from...
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