Gun shop owners can’t keep up with demand on ammo
Jay Woodbury has owned Jay’s Guns since December 2001. Before that, he spent 20 years in the military and always was around guns. In all that time, he has never seen demand for ammunition anywhere...
View ArticleFighting fire with fire (SLIDESHOW)
The season for fighting fire with fire has begun. Each winter, starting near the first frost and lasting through March, experts set fire to certain forest lands to clear out areas of thick,...
View ArticleOkaloosa to form committee for RESTORE Act (DOCUMENT)
FORT WALTON BEACH — Okaloosa County commissioners will form a nine-member advisory committee to help decide how RESTORE Act money should be spent locally. Take a look at the meeting agenda and its...
View ArticleTwo children taken to hospital after crash
FORT WALTON BEACH — Two children were taken to a local hospital by their family after a single-vehicle wreck on the Cinco Bayou Bridge on Tuesday night, according to police. The rollover crash...
View ArticleCrestview boys take down district-leading Fort Walton Beach
CRESTVIEW — Crestview’s boys basketball team entered Tuesday night’s show-down with District 2-6A leader Fort Walton Beach riding a three-game winning streak. After falling behind 5-0 early, Crestview...
View ArticleDown 19, NWF State men storm back in road win
The Northwest Florida Raiders got their fourth straight win to open conference play, but it was never easy. In a game where Tallahassee took a 19-point lead in the first half and led by 11 at the...
View ArticleFreshman gets hot, fuels surge for FWB girls
FORT WALTON BEACH – Coming off the bench, Fort Walton Beach guard Meagan O’Neal took just four shots in Tuesday night’s District 2-6A matchup with Niceville. That’s all the freshman needed to make a...
View ArticleMan denies taking money, but offers to pay it back
NICEVILLE - Police are searching for a man who they believe stole money from his landlord. On Jan. 2 Niceville Police received a call from a woman about a theft. The woman told them last summer, she...
View ArticleMan says he ran from law to avoid getting in trouble
NICEVILLE - A man who ran from police officers on New Year's Day faces multiple charges after his arrest. On Jan. 1 a Niceville Police officer was driving down Palm Boulevard when he spotted a...
View ArticlePair accused of trying to steal chicken by eating the evidence
CRESTVIEW - Officers say two men tried to shoplift chicken by hiding the evidence in their stomachs. On Dec. 27 the two, a 20-year-old from Pace and a 22-year-old from Milton, walked into Walmart and...
View ArticleLETTER: Shrink bed tax
When Mark Bellinger, the late Tourist Development Council director, spent about $1.5 million on a residence and a yacht plus other extravagant expenditures, it became very evident that he had too much...
View ArticleKATHLEEN PARKER: Gun rights? Depends on who's holding the gun
WASHINGTON — Unlike many who recently have joined the debate about gun rights, I have a long history with guns, which I proffer only in the interest of pre-empting the “elitist liberal swine...
View ArticleDOT secretary to propose new toll authorities
OKALOOSA ISLAND — Florida must begin looking for alternatives to gas tax revenue to pay for future road work, state Department of Transportation Secretary Ananth Prasad said Wednesday. That was one of...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Another cold case warms up
If you had talked with Okaloosa County cops 15 years ago, you would’ve learned that the murder they were most eager to solve, the case to which they devoted the most time and effort, was that of Pluma...
View ArticleOfficials investigate FWB home invasion
FORT WALTON BEACH — Officials are investigating a Tuesday night home invasion on Mooney Road after three masked men entered an apartment with pistols demanding money. Sgt. Matt Holt with the Fort...
View ArticleWoman charged with child neglect after possible meth lab discovered
FORT WALTON BEACH — A 26-year-old woman has been charged with child neglect after officers found what they suspect to be methamphetamine lab in her home that she shares with her two children. Officers...
View ArticleA guide to changing things up and making your own luck
I read an article in Psychology Today ( http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/201005/make-your-own-luck ) about making your own luck. It really resonated with me made me really think. The gist of...
View ArticleRocky Bayou students learn to work hands on with horses
NICEVILLE— In a small grassy area near Rocky Bayou Christian School’s athletic fields, two horses stand patiently while high school students groom them and clean their hooves. A third one stands near...
View ArticleOfficials seize 'Spice' during warrant execution
PACE — A Pace store was raided Wednesday after officials learned that an alternative drug known as "Spice" was being sold. Deputies with the Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office executed a warrant at...
View ArticleNTSB: Pilot error probable cause of Teutenberg crash
Some questions about the July 9, 2011, plane crash that killed Fred and Terresa Teutenberg of Niceville and their five children will never be answered. However, the National Transportation Safety...
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