Motorcyclist in ICU after Monday crash
FORT WALTON BEACH - A 33-year-old man from Crestview was in surgical ICU at Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola on Tuesday after his motorcycle collided with a sport utility vehicle Monday morning on...
View ArticleHouse to vote: New Year's Night on the 'cliff'
WASHINGTON (AP) — Maneuvered into a political corner, House Republicans abandoned demands for changes in emergency legislation to prevent widespread tax increases and painful across-the-board spending...
View ArticleCongress OKs cliff deal, signaling future fights
WASHINGTON (AP) — Past its own New Year's deadline, a weary Congress sent President Barack Obama legislation to avoid a national "fiscal cliff" of middle class tax increases and spending cuts late...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man killed in trailer fire identified
DESTIN — The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has identified a 57-year-old man who was killed Monday night in a trailer fire. Kenneth Dale Davis died when the single-wide trailer at 315 Sibert Ave....
View ArticleLETTER: Toughen sign law
Okaloosa County and Destin need to initiate and enforce a better sign ordinance. Realtors are abusing the privilege with signs as big as billboards and three or four signs per property. They don’t...
View ArticleLETTER: A place for prayer
Re: “Put prayer back” (letter, Dec. 19). Praying in school does not make people conscientious. Parenting does. Last century, when I attended grade school, junior high and senior high school, we did...
View ArticleMan arrested for 'Jason mask' robberies
NICEVILLE — A 19-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with two armed robberies in December. Keith JoJo Jackson Jr. has been charged with robbery with a firearm, robbery with a...
View ArticleMan sought after leaving behind burning clothes in Lowe's
DESTIN — Officials are looking for a man who left a jacket and shirt on fire at Lowe's on Tuesday afternoon. The man was wearing a blue hat, possibly with Cookie Monster on it, as well as khaki pants...
View ArticleMan crashes stolen bread truck, arrested
DESTIN — A 24-year-old man faces multiple charges after allegedly stealing a bread truck New Year's Day. Matthew Ryan Lambert of Niceville has been charged with resisting arrest, grand theft auto,...
View ArticleAuditor General eases stance on returning bed tax funds (DOCUMENT)
State Auditor General David W. Martin has modified his stance on whether Okaloosa County can spend bed tax revenue on lifeguards, beach patrols and beach shuttles. In a preliminary report released...
View ArticleSouth Walton vehicle tech earns state award
SANTA ROSA BEACH — Joe Murzynsky is not your average mechanic. The South Walton Fire District’s vehicle technician has developed a preventive maintenance program, keeps a budget and acts as the fleet...
View ArticleWoman says boyfriend broke picture frame over her head
CRESTVIEW - A woman told Okaloosa County Sheriff's deputies her boyfriend struck her with a baseball bat and broke a picture frame over her head. On Dec. 14 deputies were called to a James Lee...
View Article'I am a country boy and I am going to get you'
SHALIMAR - Lawmen say a man threatened an Okaloosa County Sheriff's deputy and resisted an attempt to arrest him. On Dec. 14 at just before midnight, a 7th Avenue resident called the Sheriff's Office...
View ArticleMan accused of putting pink hat in his pants
FORT WALTON BEACH - A man entered a convenience store and tried to shoplift two pink hats and a pair of red sunglasses, according to an Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office arrest report. On Dec. 14 a man...
View ArticleJeff Miller defends vote against ‘fiscal cliff’ bill
Florida First District Congressman Jeff Miller was one of 167 House members who thought it better to fly off the “fiscal cliff” than support a last-minute bailout negotiated by the Senate. “I thought...
View ArticleGulf Power’s plans for new plant remain on hold
PENSACOLA — Gulf Power’s plans to build a new plant in northern Escambia County are not dead, but they are certainly on hold. Gulf Power began acquiring land in the McDavid area, about 35 miles north...
View ArticleWoman tries to stay positive despite cancer
FORT WALTON BEACH — Roberta Justice always wanted to be a hairstylist. She loved playing with hair as a girl, learning to braid when she was 11 years old. Life had different plans, but a few decades...
View ArticleMan falls into bonfire after he is punched
MILTON - A 24-year-old man was arrested after he punched another man in the head and caused him to fall in a bonfire early Tuesday, according to the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office. Devin Lee Bass...
View ArticleMan charged with choking, threatening woman
DESTIN - A 50-year-old man has been arrested for choking a woman and then threatening her with a knife and BB gun, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office. Stephen Anthony Parodi of Destin...
View ArticlePa. railroad calendar delivered 63 years late
SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — A northeastern Pennsylvania newspaper has just received a calendar to help ring in the new year — except the year is 1950. Scranton's The Times-Tribune reports...
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