EDITORIAL: Clinton vs. a combative Congress
It was probably a coincidence. On the same day officials said the Pentagon would lift its ban on women serving in combat, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton engaged in some combat of her own, dodging...
View ArticleOfficials search for suspects in robbery of 87-year-old man
FORT WALTON BEACH -- Officials are hoping the public will help lead them to two suspects who robbed an 87-year-old man at gunpoint Monday night and left him tied up. The home invasion happened at...
View ArticleSuspects charged in Sunday kidnapping
Additional details were released Tuesday about a kidnapping Sunday evening that left a 23-year-old Niceville woman seriously injured. Investigators believe Bethany Stanley was tied up, beaten and...
View ArticleSouth Walton braces for heavy spring break crowds
SEASIDE — Sheriff Mike Adkinson told South Walton County residents Tuesday that he will crack down on underage drinking and excessive noise during this year’s spring break. Adkinson spoke at a town...
View ArticleLast of fifth-graders to move to Destin Middle School
DESTIN — After spending several years at two schools, fifth-graders finally will be in one location. Beginning in August, the three remaining classes of fifth-graders at Destin Elementary School will...
View ArticleSoldier with new arms determined to be independent
BALTIMORE (AP) — After weeks of round-the-clock medical care, Brendan Marrocco insisted on wheeling himself into the room, using an elbow from one of his new transplanted arms to turn the wheels of...
View ArticleJudge OKs $4B BP oil spill criminal settlement
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — BP PLC closed the book on the Justice Department's criminal probe of its role in the Deepwater Horizon disaster and Gulf oil spill Tuesday, when a federal judge agreed to let the...
View ArticleDestin murder trial begins (VIDEO)
FORT WALTON BEACH — Jamaican Peter Frazer made an interesting and compelling prosecution witness Tuesday as he described the night in 2011 he and his friend Junior Ferguson found themselves targets of...
View ArticleHauling can resume at hotel site
OKALOOSA ISLAND — Sand from Panama City Beach has been declared white enough to grace the beach on Okaloosa Island. Or at least good enough to go under a hotel there. Panama City-based GAC...
View ArticleNoise from Mid-Bay Bridge Connector irks some residents
BLUEWATER BAY —Homeowners in Chardonnay Estates and White Point Village upset over the noise, lights, and environmental issues from living next to the Mid-Bay Bridge Connector will share their...
View ArticleVulgar comment leads to confrontation featuring steak knifes
FORT WALTON BEACH - An 18-year-old female was arrested after she allegedly threatened a man with steak knives over a vulgar comment. On Jan. 16 Okaloosa County Sheriff's deputies went to a Lukes Way...
View ArticleMan says he wanted to 'relieve himself' as he watched woman
SHALIMAR - A man was caught with his pants down near an area populated by school children and now faces a loitering charge. On Jan. 15 the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office received a report of an...
View ArticleWoman says she wants to kill herself at Denny's
FORT WALTON BEACH - A woman was arrested after she apparently attacked an emergency medical technician and an Okaloosa County Sheriff's deputy during a confrontation at a restaurant, according to an...
View ArticleOfficials still investigating body found in bay
DESTIN — Authorities have still not been able to identify the body of a woman found Sunday in Choctawhatchee Bay. Jeff Martin, director with the Medical Examiner’s Office, said the autopsy performed...
View ArticleKATHLEEN PARKER: Women, war and the triumph of fallacy over fact
WASHINGTON — It must be true what they say about women — that they are smarter, stronger, wiser and wilier than your average Joe. How else could one explain the magical thinking that apparently has...
View ArticleBe ready for gameday with these fine eats
The San Francisco 49ers take on the Baltimore Ravens next Sunday in Super Bowl XLVII. The game will be held in New Orleans. Kickoff is 5:30 p.m. and will be broadcast by CBS. Here is a recipe for...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Florida's 145-year-old mistake
The American Civil Liberties Union and other advocacy groups aren’t making many new friends in Florida. They’re asking a U.N.-affiliated human rights panel to review state policies that have slowed...
View ArticleSlain school bus driver named in Alabama standoff
MIDLAND CITY, Ala. (AP) — A gunman holed up in a bunker with a 6-year-old hostage kept law officers at bay Wednesday in an all-night, all-day standoff that began when he killed a school bus driver and...
View ArticleEglin to use boats on bay for training
Eglin Air Force Base will have a number of boats and aircraft out and about in the local area through February. Starting on Feb. 5, the 96th Operations Group’s 53rd Wing’s Weapon System Evaluation...
View ArticleBridgeway Center to close all inpatient services (GALLERY)
FORT WALTON BEACH —Bridgeway Center’s Crisis Stabilization Unit will close its doors in March, affecting numerous agencies in Okaloosa and Walton counties. The closing is expected no later than March...
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