Pace High grads try their luck with horror movie
You may not have heard of “slender man,” but for two movie makers in Pace, he’s a bad guy worthy enough to star in a new horror movie. “Entity” was shot and produced recently in Santa Rosa and...
View ArticleTop weird Florida news in 2012
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — In 2012, Florida was a state where a lifeguard got fired for saving a life, a woman got arrested for riding a manatee and a man repeatedly used 911 as a phone sex service....
View ArticleMan arrested for trafficking cocaine
A 26-year-old Mary Esther man was arrested Thursday and charged with six counts of selling a controlled substance, cocaine, and trafficking a controlled substance, according to the Okaloosa County...
View ArticleWis. couple says pet chicken alerted them to blaze
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Wisconsin couple says clucks, not fire trucks, helped them escape a blaze at their home. Dennis Murawska, 59, said a pet chicken named Cluck Cluck woke his wife Susan Cotey, 52,...
View ArticleVisitors may pay dog fee for beach access
SANTA ROSA BEACH — After three public meetings and two staff sessions, the revised beach activities ordinance will come before Walton County commissioners Jan. 8. From beach vendors to dogs to tents...
View ArticleMan arrested for possession of 'dro'
NICEVILLE - A Niceville Police officer stopped a car because a front-seat passenger wasn't wearing a seatbelt. This led to the driver being arrested for possession of marijuana. On Dec. 10 the officer...
View ArticleReport: Man drives aunts car, wrecks it, flees
FORT WALTON BEACH - A man with a history of driving with a suspended license is accused of crashing into another driver and fleeing the scene, according to an Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office arrest...
View ArticleTraffic violation results in man's arrest for drugs
FORT WALTON BEACH - A traffic stop resulted in a passenger being arrested on drug charges. On Dec. 2 Okaloosa County Sheriff's deputies stopped a black Pontiac at Beal Parkway and Patrick Drive for...
View ArticleTrayvon Martin death is Fla.'s story of the year
ORLANDO, Fla.(AP) — Trayvon Martin's shooting death was just a blip on the local television news when it was first reported on a soggy night in late February. But the questions the 17-year-old's death...
View ArticleCold weather shelters open in Santa Rosa County
Two cold weather shelters for the homeless or heatless will open on Saturday and Sunday. The shelters are located at Ferris Hill Baptist Church on 6848 Chaffin St. in Miltonand Community Christ Church...
View ArticleVICTORA: I hope the new year brings upbeat news from you
In my job as the assignment editor at the Northwest Florida Daily News, I get a fair amount of calls. I could use more. In 2013, I hope more people call with fun or touching stories about their...
View ArticleMunicipal election qualifying begins Monday
The candidate qualifying period for a long list of local election races begins at noon Monday. Voters in Fort Walton Beach, Crestview, Shalimar, Cinco Bayou and Laurel Hill will cast ballots in...
View ArticleTOP STORIES OF 2012: Flyover opens after three years of work
This is No. 3 in our series of the top ten local stories of 2012. After three years of rerouting, slowed traffic and construction, the flyover ramp at State Road 85 and State Road 123 opened in late...
View ArticleSome Okaloosa officials leery of restricting swimmers in Gulf (SLIDESHOW)
Beach safety officials want to tighten Okaloosa County’s restrictions on swimming in the Gulf of Mexico. Under proposed changes to the law governing county parks, beachgoers would be prohibited from...
View ArticleTop five local business stories of 2012
A lot happened in 2012. The economic development organizations in Okaloosa, Walton and Santa Rosa counties will start the new year with interim leadership, an airline’s local business figuratively...
View ArticleOther major local news in 2012
There was no shortage of news in Northwest Florida for 2012. Not every issue made the Top 10 list, but there was plenty to grab readers’ attention, draw numerous Spout Offs and spawn hundreds of...
View ArticleFormer President Bush moved out of intensive care
HOUSTON (AP) — Former President George H.W. Bush's condition continued to improve Saturday, prompting doctors to move him out of intensive care, a spokesman said. "President Bush's condition has...
View ArticleLast-minute fiscal cliff talks in Senate
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate leaders groped for a last-minute compromise Saturday to avoid middle-class tax increases and possibly prevent deep spending cuts at the dawn of the new year as President...
View ArticleBlustery weather didn’t deter teams in Round the Bay Relay (SLIDESHOW)
OKALOOSA ISLAND — With team names like Pavement Munchers, The Grateful Tread and The Young and the Rest of Us, runners in the Round the Bay Relay on Saturday morning arrived at Fudpucker’s in high...
View ArticleVultures pick at visitors' cars in Fla. Everglades
HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) — Visitors to parts of Everglades National Park are getting tarps and bungee cords to make their vehicles less delectable to vultures. Migrating vultures have developed a habit of...
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