Destin gets new jewelry store, Niceville orthodontist office
WHITE PEARL It might be hard to believe, but there may be some men out there who failed to find the perfect Christmas gifts for the women in their lives. Make up for the mistakes at White Pearl. Julie...
View ArticleIdentity released in fatal crash on U.S. 98
OKALOOSA ISLAND — The woman killed in the rollover wreck on U.S. Highway 98 early Sunday morning was Tracy Lynn Louks, a 36-year-old from Santa Rosa Beach, according to the Florida Highway Patrol....
View ArticleEatery employee sought in connection with missing $8,261.79
NICEVILLE - Police are looking for a man in connection with money missing from a local fast food eatery. On Dec. 17 Niceville Police officers were called to the Subway on Palm Boulevard to investigate...
View ArticleGrinch steals 'The World Ends with You'
NICEVILLE - Police officers are looking for the person who raided mailboxes in the Everglade Drive area, scattering mail on the ground and in one case opening a package and stealing a video game...
View Article2 teens go outside to smoke a joint, get busted
NICEVILLE - Two teenagers who went outside to smoke marijuana were arrested after a passerby reported them to the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office. On Dec. 14 a passerby spotted a 15-year-old and a...
View ArticlePolice seeking armed robbery suspect
Niceville police officers are seeking a man wanted in an armed robbery at the Shell gas station on North Partin Drive late Saturday night. The man walked into the store wearing a mask about 11 p.m....
View ArticleSanta Rosa County home destroyed in fire
BAGDAD -- A house on the 6900 block of Ella Street was destroyed after it caught fire about 6 p.m. Sunday. No one was injured in the fire, but one resident was displaced, according to Santa Rosa...
View ArticleWoman shows officer how she slugged male companion
NICEVILLE - A woman was arrested after she punched a man in the face. She even showed a Niceville Police officer what she did. On Dec. 13 a Niceville police officer went to a 26th Street residence to...
View ArticleDeputies knock and knock and knock; woman refuses to answer
CRESTVIEW - A woman who refused to open a door for lawmen who were looking for her boyfriend was herself with obstruction without violence. On Dec. 17 Okaloosa County Sheriff's deputies arrived at an...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Speaking of letters to the editor
We at the Northwest Florida Daily News publish as many letters to the editor in our print edition as we possibly can. We don’t do much picking and choosing. We get ’em, we run ’em. We believe that...
View Article'I'll (expletive deleted) kill you'
DESTIN - An Okaloosa County Sheriff's deputy said two men who were refused entry to a nightclub became angry and shouted expletives to security personnel. One man broke the taillight on a truck, and...
View ArticleAnnual Penguin Plunge and Paddle raised money for Fisher House
NAVARRE BEACH — The screams and yells of the participants in the 4th Annual Penguin Plunge and Paddle were deafening Tuesday as they splashed their way into icy Santa Rosa Sound at Juana’s Pagodas and...
View ArticleDOT says work on Eglin is progressing
SHALIMAR — The Florida Department of Transportation wants motorists along Eglin Parkway to know that the men standing in the middle of the road with their hands in their pockets are not slackers....
View ArticleA new kind of teddy bear (VIDEO)
William Georges was never OK with the average teddy bear. He thought the stuffing and fur just weren’t enough for children. At the tender age of 6, William came up with an idea has since become...
View ArticleConstruction of Publix grocery in Niceville could begin soon
NICEVILLE — Construction of the first Publix grocery store in the city could start early this year. The Niceville City Council last year approved plans for a 45,600-square- foot Publix to be built...
View ArticlePlans approved for Okaloosa Island projects
OKALOOSA ISLAND — Okaloosa County commissioners have approved the site plans for a fish hatchery and small amusement park planned for the old Island Golf Center property. The Gulf Coast Marine Life...
View ArticleArea’s first baby of 2013 arrives at Eglin
EGLIN AFB — The first baby of 2013 in Okaloosa and Walton counties made his appearance at 3:43 a.m. Tuesday. William Barrett Johnston weighed in at 7 pounds, 10 ounces and measured about 20½ inches...
View ArticleNo injuries reported in house fire
NAVARRE BEACH - No one was hurt in a fire on Homeport Drive early Tuesday, according to firefighters. The blaze, which was reported at 4:39 a.m., destroyed about 25 percent of the home, according to...
View ArticleMan dies in trailer fire Monday night
DESTIN - A 58-year-old man died Monday night in a trailer fire. Firefighters and Okaloosa County sheriff’s deputies were called to the single-wide trailer at 315 Sibert Ave. about 9 p.m. and found it...
View ArticleMan arrested for Thumbs Up robbery
NICEVILLE - A 22-year-old man has been arrested for trying to rob the Thumbs Up convenience store, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office. Zachariah Dalton Howard of Niceville entered the...
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