Navarre man leads deputies on chase, hits deputy with vehicle
PACE — A 36-year-old man is in jail without bond after leading police on a high-speed chase that resulted in one deputy being hit by his vehicle. Deputies with the Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office...
View ArticleLocal Faith briefs for Jan. 26
Submissions: Email items about special church events for the Faith section to: faith@nwfdailynews.com. Photos should be high-resolution jpeg attachments. Items must be submitted at least a week before...
View ArticleAir Force begins testing new pod capability
The Air Force completed testing this month on a flying wireless router to ground troops with almost instantaneous communications. The biggest difference between the router in most homes and the new...
View ArticleLETTER: Divided in FWB
As I drove down Beal Parkway in Fort Walton Beach on a recent Monday, I viewed the signage that related to the inauguration of our president placed on a vacant lot along the roadside. I wondered what...
View ArticleMural gains 23 Fallen Heroes
EGLIN AFB — Florida’s Fallen Heroes from 2012 and their families were honored Saturday with the unveiling the 23 additions to the Memorial Portrait Mural at the Air Force Armament Museum. The photo...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Beach law struggles in the surf
Beach safety officials were testing the waters Tuesday. They presented Okaloosa County commissioners several proposed changes in the law governing county parks, but not all the changes made it to...
View ArticleTwo charged with killing Mossy Head man
MOSSY HEAD— A man and a 16-year-old girl face murder and other charges in connection to the death of 77-year-old Mossy Head resident Arthur Gerald Anderson. The Walton County Sheriff’s Office arrested...
View ArticleSeaside Neighborhood School to expand
SEASIDE — Seaside Neighborhood School is officially expanding. The Seaside School Board voted unanimously Thursday to proceed with plans to add high school and elementary school grades. Parents and...
View ArticleFatality in accident on U.S. 98 in Florosa Friday
FLOROSA – Traffic was blocked for several hours after a fatal traffic accident on U.S. 98 and Seville Circle Friday afternoon, according to Florida Highway Patrol. A vehicle and a motorcyclist were...
View ArticleRosalynn Carter shares stories at Chautauqua (SLIDESHOW)
DeFUNIAK SPRINGS — It’s been a nostalgic week for former first lady Rosalynn Carter. She said her week began in Washington, D.C., at the inauguration of President Barack Obama and was ending in...
View ArticleLocal bases implementing hiring freeze
In preparation for possible budget cuts, the Air Force has ordered a hiring freeze for all civilian workers. The measure includes termination of all temporary and term employees. Exactly how that will...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Reshaping Rick Scott for 2014
Gov. Rick Scott said two things this week that were guaranteed to rankle his conservative supporters. One was that he wants to give every Florida schoolteacher a $2,500 raise. The other was that...
View Article'I did do it and if I have to go then I have to go'
CRESTVIEW - A man was charged with battery after he slapped his wife during an argument, Crestview Police say. The incident occurred Jan. 12 at a Washington Street residence. The 34-year-old man and...
View ArticleVideo: Couple purloins wallet, goes on shopping spree
CRESTVIEW - His name is Jesse James Roberts. Her name is Maghan Voncile Bean. Together, they are accused of taking a person's wallet and going on a shopping spree at a local store and gasoline...
View ArticleWoman says everything in the purse - except the pill - is hers
CRESTVIEW - Police arrested a woman after they found a clonazepam pill in her purse. On Jan. 11 Carly Elizabeth Palucci allowed Crestview Police to search her purse. The arrest report didn't describe...
View ArticleNormal is in the eye of the beholder
Mohamed El-Erian made the pronouncement last week on CNBC that the “new normal” was expected to end in 2013. El-Erian originally coined the term in 2009. It meant slow economic growth, high...
View ArticleHistory lives at Chautauqua (SLIDESHOW)
DeFUNIAK SPRINGS — Stan Schneider stood back on a chilly Friday morning with musket in hand. The crackling fire in front of him and the cloth tent behind him were nothing new. After all, Schneider has...
View ArticleThree arrested after high-speed chase
CRESTVIEW - Three people were arrested early Friday after a high-speed chase that started in Crestview and ended just north of Shalimar, according to police. The incident began at 12:40 a.m. when a...
View ArticleDriver taken to hospital after crash
Okaloosa Island - A motorist was taken to the hospital after a two-vehicle crash about 8 p.m. Friday on U.S. Highway 98 at Pier Road, according to the Okaloosa Island Fire Department. The driver, who...
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