Police: Man says he's unsure of why he killed wife, father-in-law
SPRINGFIELD — Bryan Castleman told police he killed his wife and her father, but he didn’t know why, according to criminal complaints filed Tuesday. He said he stabbed Mary Ann Castleman and Leroy...
View ArticleLETTER: Pick a minority
Since the election, the socially liberal media have been blaming Mitt Romney’s loss on the Republican Party’s ties to social conservatives. Or, as one writer put it recently, the “rigid, far-right...
View ArticleKATHLEEN PARKER: The Petraeus affair's appalling double standard
WASHINGTON — As events have unfolded in what shall ever be known as “the Petraeus affair,” one cannot escape noticing that the women in this sordid saga have been handed the short end of the shtick,...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Tackling Florida's two big E's
State Sen. Don Gaetz of Niceville, newly sworn in as Senate president, is saying all the right things about Florida’s two big E’s — ethics reform and election reform. We hope he and other legislators...
View ArticleLast of the sweet potatoes goes to scones
Last week I left you with a bit of a cliff hangar. I made a sweet potato pound cake and had one sweet potato left over and was wondering what I could make with it. It turned out that I made sweet...
View ArticleBald eagles on the beach (SLIDESHOW)
Sally Edwards photographed these bald eagles on the beach behind the Dunes of Seagrove condominium in Seagrove Beach. View the photo gallery. >>
View ArticlePowerball jackpot climbs to $550 million
CHICAGO — As Americans went on a ticket-buying spree, the Powerball jackpot rose to $550 million Wednesday, enticing many people who rarely, if ever, play the lottery to purchase a shot at the...
View ArticleCrestview voters may get to choose parts of proposed charter
CRESTVIEW — When the proposed city charter comes back before voters in March, residents may get to choose which parts they want implemented. Concerned that voters may reject the entire document...
View ArticleVision Airlines risks lawsuit over debt
Northwest Florida Regional Airport officials say they have tried to work with Vision Airlines to settle its debt for more than a year. That kind diplomacy might be coming to an end. Vision owes the...
View ArticleFWC needs another gag grouper grand slam
The FWC takes a lot of hits from local fishermen and Big Bend coastal businesses for their perceived restrictive fishing rules that don't always seem to pass the "local" common sense test. An FWC...
View ArticleInvestigators revisit 39-year-old homicide
NICEVILLE — A stack of faded black-and-white photos and pages and pages of old documentation are all Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Investigator Nesli Suhi-Moore has to go on to solve a 39-year-old...
View ArticleNTSB releases second report on Teutenberg plane crash (DOCUMENT)
More than 16 months after a Niceville family of seven was killed in a plane crash, the National Transportation Safety Board has released a second, “factual” report of the event. Read a copy of the...
View ArticleThe challenging road ahead: U.S. 98 safety
Crossing U.S. Hwy. 98 can be a risky proposition, so city leaders are determined to find a way to safely move pedestrians across the city’s main drag. “We have to do something right now to make sure...
View ArticleWalton school district, unions reach tentative agreement on pay (DOCUMENT)
DeFUNIAK SPRINGS — A longstanding disagreement over employee pay in the Walton County School District has been tentatively resolved. If ratified by members of the district’s two unions and the School...
View ArticleCancer Freeze: Deputy will be chillin’ out to fight cancer
FLORALA, Ala. — Six years ago, Caleb Davidson was looking for a way to give to his favorite charity. Today, he’s raised thousands of dollars for local cancer patients and says he plans to continue the...
View ArticleGaetz announces committee to review federal health care law
Florida Senate President Don Gaetz on Tuesday made good on a promise from last week when he announced the creation of a committee that will analyze the federal health care law. The Select Committee on...
View ArticleMiller to remain chairman of Veterans Affairs Committee
U.S. Rep. Jeff Miller will remain the chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee for the 113th Congress. House Speaker John Boehner made the announcement Wednesday, according to a news release...
View ArticleMan charged with aggravated battery on officer
MILTON — A 25-year-old Pensacola man was arrested Wednesday morning for injuring a Santa Rosa County sheriff’s deputy during a traffic stop early Thanksgiving Day, according to the Sheriff’s Office....
View ArticleSex offender captured in Texas
A convicted sex offender wanted by the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office on two warrants issued in 2006 was arrested Tuesday in Galveston, Texas, by the U.S. Marshals Florida Regional Fugitive Task...
View ArticleMan faces several charges after chase
A 41-year-old DeFuniak Springs man was arrested Sunday on several charges after a chase, according to the Walton County Sheriff’s Office. Benny Harvard went to a home on Ammons Drive to collect money,...
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