Fort Walton Beach, FL News

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• Three hospitalized in two rush hour wrecks
• St. George Island is only semi-local beach to make year's 10-best list
• Woman charged with 98 counts of fraud
• KATIE TAMMEN: Here's your list of graduation dates
• 20-year-old in serious condition after wreck
• LETTER: What to believe?
• Hurricane warning: Okaloosa tests storm response (LINKS)
• Legendary exec: Bellinger 'kind of pulled a fast one' (DOCUMENTS)
• Congressmen warn of defense cuts at town hall
• Local school districts drop a little in latest state exams
• Man charged with causing life-threatening injuries in fight
• Early signs point to big Memorial Day weekend
• Paxton kindergartners ready for first grade (SLIDESHOW)
• LETTER: The truth about oil
• School bus with 40 children on board rear ended
• Lifeguard tower stolen from South Walton beach
• House damaged in fire; no one hurt
• Students learn about the F-35, 33rd Fighter Wing (SLIDESHOW)
• NWF State negotiating with Barnes & Noble for bookstore
• Veterans expo offers array of services to visitors
• Preliminary report released on fatal plane crash (SLIDESHOW)
• Man's children living in filth; 'It's like camping'
• LETTER: Plain ignorance
• Niceville girl will carry Olympic flame through England
• Arrests let mom of shooting victim breathe a little easier
• Carol Pauls selected to serve on Walton TDC board
• School bus driver backs over car; driver cited
• Take a sneak peak of the renovated Gulfarium (SLIDESHOW)
• Jeff Miller to host meeting on pending defense cuts (LINK)
• Freeport alumnus is Air Force Academy’s top graduate
• Boating safety a priority for Bowlegs fest (SLIDESHOW)
• LETTER: Not for locals
• 19-year-old bicyclist killed Monday night, charges pending
• Woman in motorized scooter killed in head-on collision
• 2012 LATIN SALSA FESTIVAL
• FWBMC partners with UAB in cancer care
• Another Walton County meth lab uncovered
• Bike tour ventures northwest Florida (SLIDESHOW)
• Man selling homemade cannon
• Lionfish tourney to address invasive presence
• LETTER: Today's civil war
• FWB man charged with child neglect after leaving 18-month old home alone
• 19-year-old charged with leaving scene with serious injury
• Man dead from gunshot wound; authorities suspect accident
• Local candidates gather to woo voters
• Runners get dirty at Mud Run for Orphans (SLIDESHOW)
• Marina owner: Bellinger was ‘upfront’ about boat
• Wood pallet spills from truck bed; man in hospital
• Jeep flees after hit and run near Boardwalk
• Slow is better at Bella & B’Jean shaved ice shop
• Miller's Eglin amendment makes it in defense bill (DOCUMENT)
• Wife of Dorcas fire chief arrested
• NAACP summit to return to Sandestin
• Man charged with exposing partner to HIV
• Walton may try to boost recycling efforts
• FWB moves closer to finalizing new rec center (SLIDESHOW)
• BrainPOP a big hit with Plew students
• Woman coordinated armed robbery that led to arrest of daughter, 2 teens
• House bill includes protection for Eglin Air Armament Center
• FWB woman has a close encounter of the unbearable kind
• Emeril Lagasse adds some spice to the school day
• Luncheon honors law officers' sacrifices (SLIDESHOW)
• Roads closed after concrete truck leaks motor oil
• Tractor flips while mowing grass along Bluewater Bay connector
• Forecasters: Expect a long, hot summer
• Motorcyclist identified in Monday's fatal crash
• Women being considered for elite Ranger school
• A ride worth taking (VIDEO, SLIDESHOW)
• Eglin VA clinic walks and rolls to help homeless
• New women’s group hopes to make $100,000 impact
• Shalimar fugitive arrested for kidnapping her son
• LETTER: Atrocious agenda
• State lowers FCAT proficiency score
• Authorities: Man lured girls by posing as Justin Bieber
• Law officers remember their fallen brethren (SLIDESHOW)
• Motorcyclist killed in College Boulevard crash
• LETTER: Something stinks
• Sheriff's Office investigating string of AC thefts
• UPDATED: Readers capture photos of waterspout in Choctaw Bay
• Longtime Crestview lawyer dies at 88
• Fly fishing program a tonic for ailing vets
• Eglin wins free advance Battleship screening (SLIDESHOW, VIDEO)
• New alternative school won’t open next year
• Magnolia Grill to host fundraiser for Veterans Tribute Tower
• Okaloosa Island water tower gets $173,000 paint job
• UPDATED: Readers capture photos of waterspout in Choctaw Bay
• Meth lab busted in Walton County; three booked
• Olympian at Sandestin golf tournament
• LETTER: Smoke-free beach
• Driver killed while attempting to avoid horse on roadway
• Two killed in Sunday wreck
• Remember the Fallen: Clark Veterans Cemetery
• Study seeks to balance development with Eglin mission
• Community steps up for struggling family (SLIDESHOW)
• A taste of Ranger training at open house (SLIDESHOW)
• TDC promotional event canceled while funds are scrutinized
• Police investigate possible murder-suicide
• VICTORA: Watching tourists reminds me to slow down
• Man catches tuna, then himself (VIDEO)
• Flamingo's is not just another wine store
• Volunteers to try to deter erosion on Norriego Point
• Eglin’s F-35 program starts to hit stride
• Chemical reaction likely cause of house fire
• UPDATE: Traffic still backed up after tanker leaked used cooking oil on U.S. 98
• TDC investigation expands to outside entities
• Miley the pig to reunite with owner
• Woman hit, killed while driving lawn mower on roadway
• Economist: Twin Cities rebounding (DOCUMENT)
• SUV destroyed after catching fire
• Two men caught lingering in golf cart Thursday morning
• Man charged with DUI manslaughter after fatal April wreck
• Airport police chief resigns, arrested
• 3 sentenced in connection with cocaine trafficking ring in Destin
• Sale of Sasquatch Zoo still on the table (SLIDESHOW)
• DeFuniak Springs man killed in motorcycle crash
• Santa Rosa Beach claims $250,000 lottery prize
• Spring Break citations increase from 2011
• Secret Service takes over fraud cases
• Bus with 33 children wrecks
• LETTER: Three who failed
• Eglin mother featured in People magazine
• Work begins on Brooks Bridge park (SLIDESHOW)
• Students earn their green thumbs (SLIDESHOW)
• County grapples with future of TEAM Santa Rosa
• Punch lands airman in hospital; Swamp bouncer arrested (DOCUMENT)
• Dump truck overturns (SLIDESHOW)
• Parents want Blended School back (SLIDESHOW)
• Operation Homecoming welcomes airman back to America (SLIDESHOW)
• Voters to decide whether to increase sales tax rate for U.S. 331 project
• Community steps up to help PAWS
• UPDATE: Authorities take children from drug house, arrest 8
• Original ‘Black Sheep’ Marine recalls service (VIDEO, SLIDESHOW)
• Officials say audit will be key in uncovering TDC fraud (DOCUMENT, SLIDESHOW)
• Two additional suspects arrested in home invasion incident
• LETTER: Only four stood
• UPDATE: Greg Donovan named interim TDC director
• EOD memorial enshrines 18 fallen heroes (SLIDESHOW)
• NWFSC celebrates largest-ever graduating class (SLIDESHOW)
• FCAT made harder to meet new national standards
• Pedestrian killed in wreck on Racetrack Road
• Local Republicans to 'Whistle Stop' through Okaloosa County
• Authorities search for missing endangered adult
• Teens charged in armed robbery; More arrests expected
• 8 teens arrested in school rooftop ruckus
• LETTER: Fire them all
• Hazmat team responds to meth lab in pick-up truck
• Wyrosdick cleared of criminal wrongdoing (LETTER)
• Four arrested in connection with April home invasion
• Man critical after Thursday shooting
• TDC director resigns after $710,000 yacht purchase (SLIDESHOW)
• Home invasion suspect arrested in Michigan, may have connection to Bowen death
• Rubio touts Eglin’s importance during visit (VIDEO)
• Two arrested on meth charges at motel; Man says he was perfecting his recipe
• VIDEO: Student shoots amazing tribute to his school
• FWB High School student wins $100,000 scholarship
• Burglar steals weapons, sets deputy's house on fire (SLIDESHOW)
• Mosquito season begins to bite; Officials prepare for worst (VIDEO, SCHEDULE)
• Navarre Beach tapped as top restored beach (LIST)
• Taxpayer group says ‘No Tax, No Toll’ for 331 project
• Shalimar officials compromise on meeting minutes
• Motorcyclist hits parked car, breaks leg
• Woman leaves 2-year-old unsupervised to go to nightclub
• Woman charged with animal torment, deprivation
• Bye-bye, blooms: Oleander sacrificed for Eglin sidewalk
• Navarre cleanup draws more than a hundred volunteers (SLIDESHOW)
• Rapidly growing Century plant draws a crowd
• Man leaps from car after argument with girlfriend
• Cyclist dies from injuries; officials seek hit-and-run driver
• Students: Extra rigor, extra rewards (DOCUMENT)
• LETTER: Credit isn't due
• Man in critical condition after vehicle overturns
• Who shot Bobby Ray? Investigators revisit oldest cold case
• EOD ceremony to honor record number of fallen technicians
• Turning ‘Old Stinky’ into a park
• Man shot in Crestview home during drive by shooting
• Armed robbery in Crestview gas station, suspects not caught
• Man flown to hospital after wreck on Brooks Bridge
• 'Duty, honor, country': At 90, veteran Bill Zell continues to serve his nation
• VICTORA: I’ve learned life’s more than a beach
• Fired Crestview police chief seeks reinstatement
• Domestic violence shelter collects Mother's Day gifts
• Students mark end of FCAT testing with an explosion (VIDEO, SLIDESHOW)
• UPDATE: FWB woman killed in motorcycle crash (REPORT)
• Jeffrey Tidwell's long road to become an Eagle Scout
• Florida Supreme Court: Slot machines can be allowed anywhere in state
• Man hits two vehicles, threatens 74-year-old crash victim with knife
• FWB approves more tests for Bayou Woods property
• USS Okaloosa’s bell finds a new home (SLIDESHOW)
• Miller adds marker to bill to keep Armament Center at Eglin
• Judge: Gov. Scott's drug testing order is unconstitutional
• Man charged with DUI homicide, caught after involvement in 5-vehicle wreck
• Woman charged with causing 5-vehicle wreck
• LETTER: Obama's 'fairness'
• Navarre Beach in close race for best restored beach
• Baby 2 Child Hosting Yard Sale to Benefit Shelter House
• Flyover girders being installed at airport (SLIDESHOW)
• Political disclaimer added to EOD billboard message
• Celebrating the ‘Finest on the Emerald Coast' (SLIDESHOW)
• Police try to link murder to separate home robbery (REPORT)
• Supreme Court hints OK on Arizona immigration law
• Students donate hair: 'They have allowed me to be normal'
• FWB man charged with 20 counts of obscene material possession
• 19-year-old Pace woman killed in early morning wreck
• LETTER: Seeking justice
• Niceville man dies when pickup truck hits trees (VIDEO, SLIDESHOW)
• Man fleeing deputies rams 2 patrol cars, hits power pole
• Hazmat team responds to leaking LP tank
• Okaloosa school district unveils app
• South Walton man convicted on bank fraud, money laundering charges
• First criminal charges filed in BP oil spill
• Twin Cities developer Walt Ruckel dies (SLIDESHOW)
• LETTER: Credit is due
• Chowder the cat gets a new lease on his nine lives
• Eglin wildfire shuts down portion of State Road 87
• 30 students recognized as heroes (DOCUMENT)
• Husband charged in Crestview homicide (SLIDESHOW, MAP)
• UPDATE: Woman stabbed, husband charged with death (SLIDESHOW, MAP)
• Crowd of 12 candidates file for Walton Commission seat
• Okaloosa deals with grim budget outlook (DOCUMENT)
• STEMM Center taking shape, should be ready by late spring
• LETTER: Ashley's agenda
• Shelter House Holding Mother’s Day Drive
• New judicial center popular with workers (SLIDESHOW)
• Armed robbery suspect arrested
• 13 people rescued from elevator at Emerald Grande
• Home severely damaged in fire
• Baby business goes green
• And the winners are ... It's time to celebrate ‘Finest on the Emerald Coast’
• Two new Okaloosa judges selected; one incumbent challenged
• Boat fire in Niceville injures owner (PHOTOS)
• VFW post renamed in honor of Harvey Eckhoff
• Laurel Hill coach vandalizes own dugout, Paxton gets blamed
• Walton, Okaloosa lead joblessness decline in state (REPORT)
• UPDATED: Plane crashes in Gulf, Eglin pilots assist
• UPDATE: Officials seek vehicle involved in hit and run
• Ashley appointed to state 'stand your ground' task force
• Kid-Friendly Princess And Pirate Ball
• 7th Special Forces soldiers involved in prostitution scandal
• Woman loses 253 pounds, says mind and body are healthier
• Eglin airmen honored for sacrifices in Afghanistan
• Former DeFuniak Springs police officer sentenced for child porn
• UPDATED: Plane crashes in Gulf, Eglin pilots assist
• Volleyball Week: 'Play all day, party all night' (SLIDESHOW)
• Teen arrested after snatching money box from church
• Horizons to continue to run Lost Lagoon mini golf
• Man who used shock collars on children accepts plea deal
• U.S. House awards Gulf Coast most BP fines
• Doolittle Raiders to return to Eglin for 71st reunion (VIDEO, SLIDESHOW)
• Ohio murder suspect arrested in Fort Walton Beach
• Pace man charged with impersonating FHP trooper
• LETTER: TDC gone wild
• Vehicle becomes airborne, overturns during wreck
• Accident causes $20,000 in damages
• Shelter House News - April, 2012 Mid-Month Update
• DOT to install traffic light after pedestrian deaths
• Okaloosa airport police force sworn in (SLIDESHOW)
• Florida budget includes money for STEMM school
• Three men arrested in home invasion
• After five years, parents of slain teen still hope for an arrest
• Vehicle involved in fatal hit and run located
• County to consider mini golf lease at Lost Lagoon (DOCUMENT)
• Man suffers medical attack while on SR 123, critically injured
• Teen charged in seven burglaries
• Triplets born: ‘We pretty much need a miracle’
• Dale Peterson: 25 years of catering to tourists
• US-98 shut down, bridge replaced (SLIDESHOW)
• Advocacy groups unite to promote From Blue to Better
• Man and woman refuse to leave house after fight and reported gunshots
• Drainage work marks start of Eglin Parkway project
• Amelia Earhart search continues: 'What we’re looking for is proof'
• Woman chases purse thieves; two charged in robbery
• Milton man caught with counterfeit bills
• Motorcyclists injured in Friday wreck
• Pedestrian struck on Okaloosa Island, condition unknown
• FWB police chief, finance director to speak on merger
• Rare Air Force Cross awarded to former Hurlburt officer (VIDEO)
• PAWS staff in tears over outpouring of support
• School lunches becoming healthier (DOCUMENT)
• Escambia County Sheriff's car winds up in ditch after accident
• THE SPRING BREAKDOWN: Economic impact exceeds expectations
• FWB orders more testing at former dump (MAP)
• Fire foam released in King Hangar
• Three circuit judges posts up for election
• TaxWatch: STEMM Center is a gobbler (LIST)
• 'Prepare for the worst, hope for the best'(SLIDESHOW, FORECAST)
• Public health ranked by county (DOCUMENT)
• Work on Sound Side project to start mid-summer (SLIDESHOW)
• Tom Thumb robbery suspect caught, attempts to bite arresting officer
• Man leaves $40k to military charity
• Meeting minutes demanded by Shalimar mayor
• Holocaust remembrance: 'Memory is what shapes us'
• Woman seriously injured after man runs red light
• PAWS puts out call for dog and cat food (SLIDESHOW, DOCUMENT)
• Deputy resigns amidst DUI charges (REPORT)
• Brannon won't seek Commissioner re-election (DOCUMENT)
• Business booming for Destin fishermen (SLIDESHOW)
• Senator Nelson urges Gulf protection (SLIDESHOW)
• Firefighters battle suspected arson spree in Navarre
• Truck hit by school bus after running red light
• Police: Girl says she was enticed into stranger's car
• Shalimar Elementary locked down briefly
• FWB declines Mary Esther's request for police services
• South Walton fifth-graders to move to middle school
• Princess and Pirate Ball is Fun for the Entire Family
• Shalimar approves Dollar General store
• Plane crash victim’s wife cites error in report (SLIDESHOW)
• Local students collect state science awards
• Silver Sands to help Tuscaloosa tornado victims (VIDEO)
• Economist: Santa Rosa doing well with BP project money
• Santorum quits presidential race
• Couple charged with child neglect for 'deplorable' living conditions
• Vehicle fire is total loss
• Controversial sign returns to Choctawhatchee Bay
• Commissioners violated court order with emails, claims new motion
• Navarre Beach conservative on beach vendor access
• Local Bubba Watson is new Master's Champ
• County employee earns bonus for money-saving idea
• FHP searching for Chrysler Pacifica with front end damage
• April, 2012 News from Shelter House
• Rally held in wake of Trayvon Martin death (SLIDESHOW)
• Special Forces Sgt. battles back from IED injuries (SLIDESHOW)
• Woman injured in rollover wreck (SLIDESHOW)
• Magazine picks South Walton for 'ultimate beach house'
• Walton welcome center has preservationists up in arms
• Two people stabbed in parking lot rumble
• UPDATE: Large wildfire near Lake City cause of smoke in the area
• VICTORA: It’s rare to say good things about ER visit
• Navarre teen dies in crash on U.S. 98
• Mr. T reopens the Black Angus (SLIDESHOW)
• Missing girl found; boyfriend charged with kidnapping
• Officials investigate stolen ATM
• Airsoft rifles mistaken for real guns, cause concern
• Zoo rebounds: 'Visitors weren't coming'
• U.S. 98 to close again while Hurlburt bridge re-installed
• ‘Duke & the King’: Film looks at local musician (SLIDESHOW)
• Biologists net sturgeon to determine effects of oil spill (SLIDESHOW, VIDEO)
• 8 teens charged with breaking into school over spring break
• Elevated lanes on State Road 85 to open next week
• Man charged with molesting five young girls
• Jeep crashes into Circle K store
• Semi trucks collide in Walton wreck
• Man in Starbucks restroom fires weapon playing 'quick draw'
• Deputy receives award for help after Steve Hough was shot
• Okaloosa sets February record for bed tax collections
• Tickets on sale for Finest on the Emerald Coast event
• Marshals catch convicted murderer who ran during trial
• ATV overturns, teen in serious condition
• Toll discounts for Choctawhatchee Bay bridge fuzzy
• Walton commissioners called to defend email use
• Okaloosa eyes money for new road to Bob Sikes Airport
• Dam breached at Timberlake Pond, water low (SLIDESHOW)
• More than $1 million worth of synthetic drugs confiscated from smoke shops
• Shalimar photographer captures rare moments
• Local gets life sentence for sexual abuse of child
• Community Easter egg hunts, activities planned
• Motorcyclist faces life-threatening injuries after crash (UPDATED)
• State considering funding for STEMM school
• Area beaches recognized for restoration efforts
• Council to discuss police consolidation in May (DOCUMENT)
• Widowed man raises four children alone
• Program for home-schooled children to end
• Two arrested after burglarizing restaurant
• Officials seek help locating suspects in home invasion
• Three arrested after meth lab discovered
• Beach safety flag system takes teamwork (CONDITIONS)
• Special needs kids get in the game (VIDEO, SLIDESHOW)
• Santa Rosa officials lobby for a safer U.S. 98 after deaths (DOCUMENTS)
• Marina owner traded corporate world to return to the water
• Car fire slows traffic on I-10
• Spring breaker dies after diving into Gulf
• One injured in school bus wreck
• Six homes struck by lightning; one catches fire
• State, local jobless figures continue to drop (DOCUMENT)
• Pro stylist gives theater students lessons in big hair (SLIDESHOW)
• Officials seek help locating missing 17-year-old
• Sign holders do it all for the 'peeps' (SLIDESHOW)
• Wreck causes thousands in damages, minor injuries suffered
• Water rescue team saves eight from distressed boat
• Trailer total loss in Walton after morning fire
• Family of unarmed man killed by Walton deputy files lawsuit
• New voter registration rules land local NAACP in hot water
• Speed tables to remain on Country Club Avenue (DOCUMENT)
• Students tend garden at Shalimar Elementary (SLIDESHOW)
• Major expansion eyed for HarborWalk Village (SLIDESHOW)
• Dolphins mingle with swimmers off Destin coast (DOCUMENT)
• Motorcyclist killed in morning wreck
• First responders called to fire at Intimate Treasures
• 5-car wreck slows rush hour traffic on SR 85 (SLIDESHOW)
• Auditor: FWB in good financial shape
• Man accidentally shoots himself
• Who needs a Super PAC? 'Average Joe' Schriner doesn't
• Five people injured in wreck with towed car
• Santa Rosa looks for temporary court space
• SLIDESHOW: Torch Run makes its way through Northwest Florida
• Fire causes $100,000 in damages
• Iconic archway torn down: 'We had to go to our last resort'
• Injured cyclist cited for not having lights
• FWB postpones vote on police referendum (DOCUMENT)
• Valparaiso votes to seek new legal counsel (DOCUMENT)
• 19 arrested on drug charges in meth sweep (DOCUMENTS)
• Tobacco use banned on Okaloosa school property
• Motorcyclist tumbles after beating truck with wrench
• LETTER: Don't blame whites
• Famed trickcaster Shag Shahid entertained and inspired many
• Manatee spotted in Santa Rosa Sound (SLIDESHOW)
• Embattled Crestview policeman fired
• Longtime Crestview civic leader Foy Shaw dies
• US Airways begins service to Washington D.C.
• Law enforcement raid local headshops
• Northwood school to start an hour later
• County calls for veto of Medicaid legislation
• Island water tank to get facelift from mural artist
• NTSB: Loss of engine power preceded crash
• LETTER: Bush's silver bullet
• New law enforcement considered by Mary Esther
• Bread bags to feature Emerald Coast logo
• Bow Wow Meow serves finicky animals and their owners (SLIDESHOW)
• Two sentenced in fraud and bribery scheme for Destin condo
• Influx of spring breakers slows cell service (SLIDESHOWS)
• School Board to vote on Northwood start time
• 'This is not a bomb. . . this is a buoy'
• Spring breaker rescued after jumping 'head first' into water
• Rough surf forces lifeguards to keep extra watch (SLIDESHOW)
• Home invasion suspect arrested after high-speed chase
• Six volunteer to fill mayor’s post in Mary Esther
• Objection delays release of Crestview grand jury document
• Walton to hold hearing on multimillion-dollar welcome center
• State senators play bingo for district numbers, terms
• Okaloosa commission hopefuls face first forum (SLIDESHOW)
• Local veteran gets his wish for Purple Heart highway (SLIDESHOW)
• Man gets 15 years for DUI manslaughter
• Woman killed crossing the street Tuesday night
• LETTER: An American hero
• 'Guests will definitely notice a difference' (SLIDESHOW)
• Fishermen hope to reel in change at rally in D.C. (VIDEO)
• Air Force’s lease on Commando Village to expire
• Firefighters put out kitchen fire
• Okaloosa approves sale of surplus properties (DOCUMENT)
• Santa Rosa eyes courtroom renovation to comply with disabilities act
• ATM stolen from Silver Sands outlet mall
• Two children hit with stray birdshot
• Longtime Walton County finance director resigns
• Morning rollover causes traffic backup
• Semi-truck overturns on I-10, no injuries reported
• Robbery suspect quickly apprehended (SLIDESHOW)
• Military initiates dynamic mentoring program
• Air Force mother featured in book
• Tourists, turtles vie for realty
• Body found in bay tentatively identified
• Governor champions right-wing at rally (SLIDESHOW)
• Tourist season starts with strong spring break (SLIDESHOW)
• Arbitration hearing on teacher pay delayed
• Dredge work wrapping up at Norriego Point
• Designated driver app helps spring breakers find taxis
• UPDATE: Westbound 1-10 reopen after wreck
• VICTORA: Swimsuits prohibited? Fine for some, but not for me
• FAA investigates deadly plane crash (SLIDESHOW)
• Two plane crash victims rescued from Bay
• Man flown to hospital with nail in his chest
• Spring breaker: "Why am I here? To party.' (VIDEO, SLIDESHOW)
• President of Navarre Industries booked into county jail
• Spill closed SR 87 for an hour Friday
• Released inmate attempts to break into cars in jail parking lot
• Two killed in plane crash; One had survived crash in 2008 (SLIDESHOW, DOCUMENT)
• Walton chamber president resigns
• Army Sgt. Born honored at memorial (SLIDESHOW)
• Partnerships key to Hurlburt overpass funding
• Motorcyclist flown to hospital after crash
• Gov. Scott expected to speak at local event (DOCUMENT)
• LETTER: I'm proud of him
• Early-morning fire causes thousands in damages
• Teen threatens family with knife, caught with weapon in sheath on belt
• FWB waits on ethics opinion (DOCUMENT)
• Police respond to bomb threat note at college
• Shalimar again delays decision on Dollar General
• Eglin natural resource plan available for review
• Flags to be at half-staff to honor fallen soldier
• Arrest made in Halloween arson
• Man indicted in shooting death
• Which proposed redistricting map do you prefer? (POLL)
• Legislature OKs $21 million for Hurlburt-U.S. 98 overpass
• Referendum on FWB police merger would be nonbinding
• Alabama building named for late Hurlburt pilot
• Local legislators reflect on session’s successes, heartbreaks
• Walton County attorney ends agreement with outside law firm
• Unemployment rates drop in Okaloosa, Walton (DOCUMENT)
• Three people injured in wreck on Hwy 331
• Victim of Navarre hit and run crash identified
• Couple caught stealing from Big Kahuna's
• Gulf Power bills going up next month
• Woman charged with failing to register as sex offender
• Okaloosa spends to prevent technology shutdown
• Beach wedding season off to busy start
• Proposed Dollar General worries Shalimar residents
• Pedestrian struck by 18-wheeler, killed in morning wreck
• Kid's bus with children on board rear-ends Kia
• Man allegedly stabs minor and punches stranger in unprovoked attack
• LETTER: Second-raters
• Gulf Breeze carjacking suspects arrested, gun found in toilet tank
• Motorcyclist killed in Walton wreck
• Woman in fair condition after being hit by truck on U.S. Highway 90
• Sheriff’s Office makes 3 arrests in Gulf Breeze car jacking
• A gym for 'T': Building dedicated to Taylor Haugen (SLIDESHOW)
• Children’s Advocacy Center opens new office in Walton County
• Miramar Beach residents fear big honky tonk
• Teen flees deputies, crashes Mercedes
• Fires, wreck within an hour keep firefighters busy in Freeport
• UPDATE: Malfunction cuts power to large portion of Niceville
• Loose fasteners blamed for F-35 fuel leak (VIDEO, SLIDESHOW)
• Regional high school students compete in Math Bowl (SLIDESHOW)
• VICTORA: Vacationing in your backyard
• Evers and Gaetz could face each other after districts are redrawn
• Two arrested in meth bust
• String of credit card fraud reported in South Walton
• Man injured in drive-by shooting
• Okaloosa Academy grad makes good
• Meth materials believed to be cause of I-10 fire
• Freeport woman dies in morning wreck
• TDC votes to shuffle funds from Okaloosa Island to Destin
• String of fires is 'domino effect'
• Two arrested after officers receive anonymous tip
• Santa Rosa takes a pass after judicial center presentation
• Man jumps out of car to flee police; Car crashes into house
• Fire damages Lexus in owner’s driveway
• Human trafficking bill clears legislature with unanimous support
• Family remembers Lt. Col. John Loftis at funeral
• Armed man caught after carjacking, chase into Destin
• Work begins at Norriego Point
• Memorial service planned for Army Sgt. Josh Born (SLIDESHOW)
• Miller's TSA 'Lost Change' bill clears hurdle
• DOT offers Walton more money; County could revisit toll
• Planning begins for cemetery clock tower
• Drug bust nets kids free soccer gear (SLIDESHOW)
• Smoke from brush fire closes portion of I-10 (PHOTOS)
• Judge: No more delays for disbarred attorney’s trial
• Man accused of using shock collar on child pleads not guilty
• First F-35 takes off at Eglin (VIDEO, SLIDESHOW)
• Car catches fire after crashing into trees off I-10
• Romney, GOP rivals vie in 10 Super Tuesday states
• Hurlburt rock band makes an impact (VIDEO)
• Man caught choking 6-month-old
• Ketchel, Christ selected as gubernatorial fellows
• Electrical fire nearly destroys mobile home (SLIDESHOW)
• Man arrested after shooting woman's vehicle
• Woman suspected of multiple FWB burglaries
• Commissioners divided on proposed tax for courthouse
• Deputy saves marathon runner's life
• LETTER: Second thoughts
• Hot water pipe bursts, dampens hotel
• Niceville woman rubbed elbows at the Oscars
• Counties oppose Medicaid cost shift
• School officials challenge college readiness exam
• Rain drenches Northwest Florida; 1 man dies in wreck (SLIDESHOW)
• Man found with 218 grams of cocaine after police chase
• Woman critical after Beal Parkway wreck (SLIDESHOW)
• Taylor to run for sheriff again
• UPDATE: Twisters, high winds kill over a dozen in 3 states
• Man convicted of carjacking, battery
• Hunter arrested after allegedly killing FWC officer's dog
• Sheriff's Office investigating home invasion on Okaloosa Island
• Man steals rings from mall twice; officials seek help identifying
• LETTER: Waste managed
• 'You never know what can happen' (SLIDESHOW)
• Davis, Brooks seek new trial on murder charges
• Crestview police chief, major suspended
• Woman found in Santa Rosa Sound identified
• F-35As should take off this month, Eglin says (SLIDESHOW, VIDEO)
• Inspirational message bill passes House (DOCUMENT)
• Search continues for 3 Coast Guardsmen missing after chopper crash
• DeFuniak Springs man charged with trafficking meth
• The house that Facebook built
• Middle school students build functional robots (SLIDESHOW, VIDEO)
• Driver in critical condition after ejection from vehicle
• Walton County to ask DOT to redirect bridge money
• American Airlines announces more flights to and from Dallas
• Autopsy of body found in Sound shows no signs of violence
• Tornado onslaught leaves 9 dead in Midwest (VIDEO,SLIDESHOW)
• Housesitter steals more than $40,000 from home
• Davy Jones of The Monkees dies in Florida at age 66 (VIDEO)
• Fire devastates family: 'I’m trusting God'
• Eglin airmen aid tornado victims in Alabama (SLIDESHOW)
• Fallen soldier was fourth generation to join military
• All aboard: Community supports Amtrak’s return
• Memorial service honors Hurlburt airmen killed in plane crash (SLIDESHOW)
• Consolidation could save FWB up to $2 million (DOCUMENT)
• Man charged with stabbing two people outside restaurant
• Community reacts to six deaths in 10 days (SLIDESHOW)
• Local chambers to host business and food expo
• NWFSC looks to establish new bachelor's programs (DOCUMENT)
• Motorcyclist fleeing deputies causes wreck
• AFSOC Col. killed: 'He was undoubtedly bettering their society'
• LETTER: It's fiscally prudent
• 'They come in threes to bring you bad news'
• Farmer fighting for his rights: 'This is my life'
• Local killed in Quran protests
• 'Sad little minority': Seven local deaths remain mysteries
• PSC approves scaled-back Gulf Power rate hike
• Man arrested on charges of child molestation
• New renters start fire after leaving box on stove
• WENDY VICTORA: Deaths leave questions that likely won‘t be answered
• VIDEO: Watch the F-35B undergo sea trials
• Women facing meth charges, lab found in cooler
• 'Thank you for my new Barbie Jeep, trash men'
• Okaloosa County Jail finds success with JobsPlus program
• Santa Rosa County School Board goes paperless
• Walton County Sheriff’s Office receives accreditation
• No update on woman found dead in sound
• New artificial reef to be sunk this summer
• VICTORA: Deaths leave questions that likely won‘t be answered
• Man receives minor injuries in Crestview fire
• Fire burns $800,000 house in Shalimar
• Identity of Hwy 331 wreck survivor released (SLIDESHOW)
• Mary Esther instructor earns Teacher of the Year
• Car wash to be held to raise money for familes of fallen airmen
• Officials seek help in identifying Walmart thieves
• 'Your grandson needs help' scam is back
• Shelter House News - February 2012 Mid-Month Update
• Condo wants stricter noise ordinance on Navarre Beach pier
• 74-year-old bicyclist killed in wreck
• Vision Airlines to suspend local flights Sunday
• Okaloosa School District looks to cut utility costs (DOCUMENT)
• Teen rear-ends school bus with 23 students on board
• Finest on the Emerald Coast voting begins Sunday
• Woman found dead in Turkey Creek parking lot
• Okaloosa Schools to get new website
• LETTERS: Wasted
• U.S. Rep. Steve Southerland loosens up during Destin visit
• Man charged with stealing phone cable
• Four Grayton Beach businesses damaged in fire (PHOTOS)
• Scam uses Holt business name
• Internal investigation of sheriff’s deputy continues (ARREST REPORT)
• There's no place like home (SLIDESHOW)
• Dog found 'near death,' owner charged with cruelty
• Ashley: Consolidation plan produces 'significant savings'
• Navarre pier grievances get personal
• County to help foot bill for stabilizing Norriego Point
• Finding replacement for TEAM Santa Rosa will likely take longer than expected
• 'We did everything we could. We didn’t have any other recourse.'
• UPDATED: Woman claims driver 'deliberately' tried to hit her
• Three wanted for armed home invasion in Milton
• Public submits name suggestions for zoo’s newest addition (SLIDESHOWS)
• Fort Walton Beach man arrested after standoff with police (REPORT)
• UPDATED: Four Hurlburt airmen killed in plane crash in Africa
• Navarre residents form group: 'It’s time for change'
• ‘They’re all hurting today’: Residents react to tragedy
• Pedestrian killed in Sunday night wreck
• Human trafficking bill heads through Legislature
• Human trafficking bill heads through Legislature
• Santa Rosa schools recognized for healthy habits
• Okaloosa teachers will get laptops again
• Barking dog alerts sleeping woman that her bedroom is on fire
• Big projects in the works at Sandestin resort (SLIDESHOW)
• Two arrested after high-speed chase
• 'It’s still really hard to believe my son wasn’t invincible' (SKETCHES)
• VICTORA: Qwitter promises to be the anti-Twitter
• Two arrested on meth charges; Woman hid 144 pills in body cavity
• Miller opposes payroll tax cut; Southerland, 2 senators vote yes
• Police will wait tables for Special Olympics
• Mardi Gras means big business for Gulf Coast
• Thieves take off with $25,000 in goods, officials seeking suspects
• Officials seek suspect in robbery (VIDEOS)
• 'Jesus Loves You' bus rolls through area
• Carrabba's Cooking Class
• Job fair aims to get veterans to work
• Fire destroys trailer during demolition
• Okaloosa looks to open drop-out prevention school (DOCUMENT)
• Two arrested in meth bust off County Road 30A (MUGS)
• Snowbird women knit for the troops (SLIDESHOW)
• Two killed in early-morning wreck
• Deputy Steve Hough awarded Law Enforcement Purple Heart
• Walton Commissioner Brannon faces contempt lawsuit
• Commissioners remove Harris from TDC Advisory Council
• Report: Speed tables slow traffic on Country Club (DOCUMENT)
• Walton approves sales tax referendum for 331 bridge
• Deputies investigate a drug-related crime on 30A
• Tuesday night wreck sends woman to the hospital (SLIDESHOW)
• Residents sound off on proposed police merger
• Officials seek help locating man wanted in stabbing
• Mardi Gras winners announced (SLIDESHOW)
• Man sentenced for 'egregious' treatment of pet dog
• LETTER: This isn't racism
• Structure fire causes thousands in damages
• ACLU, Santa Rosa sheriff settle case over inmate mail
• Two injured in wreck on Beal Parkway
• Gulf Power bills to decrease slightly
• Navy removes 'insensitive' motto from EOD school
• Commander of 96th: We want to ensure missions flow into Eglin
• Man burned while smoking electric cigarette
• Grand jury to consider allegations against Crestview PD
• School Board OKs STEMM Center
• District needs to resolve zoning issues for STEMM Center
• FWBHS cheerleaders win at national competition
• LETTER: Exercise in futility
• Navarre woman leaves child in van, windows cracked in 49 degree temperature
• 'It’s work and it’s fun': Group donates crafts to local charities
• Crash halts traffic on S.R. 20
• Attic fire causes $5,000 of damage in Niceville home
• Man saves neighbor's life with phone call
• Visitors, locals find a different vibe along 30A in winter
• Revelers wait out delay to enjoy Mardi Gras parade (VIDEO, SLIDESHOW)
• Gulf state leaders lobby for oil spill funds
• Okaloosa to consider refunding water and sewer deposits
• Two charged in reported carjacking in DeFuniak Springs
• VICTORA: Angry Birds doesn’t matter, which is why it matters a lot
• Drake won't seek re-election, endorses Coley
• Local real estate prices slip in January
• School Board to vote on STEMM Center
• Airman shoots himself in calf
• New details emerge in allegations against coach
• Residents skeptical of funding options for 331 bridge
• UPDATE: Niceville home destroyed in fire (VIDEO, SLIDESHOW)
• Fire destroys shed behind home
• Man charged with sexual battery of two young girls
• DeFuniak Springs police investigate carjacking
• 'Slavery in the United States is not something from the past'
• UPDATE: All lanes on Marler bridge reopen after crash
• EMS to get new station at old wastewater plant
• Motorcyclist in fair condition after collision (SLIDESHOW)
• Couple plead not guilty in child’s death
• Nine indicted in alleged land schemes
• Bald eagles appear to rebound in the region (SLIDESHOW)
• Santa Rosa plans to seek vendors for Navarre Beach
• Walton approves funding increase for fire departments
• February, 2012 News from Shelter House
• 'Dreams really do come true'
• Santa Rosa officials fight to protect local military bases
• Randall Holcombe’s trial delayed again
• Man threatens to kill woman and blow her house up with dynamite
• Destin man charged with racketeering
• 40 years with Niceville's dynamic duo, Wise and Corbin
• Lockheed: Foreign investors will offset F-35 program
• Destin lays out regs for solar, wind generation systems
• Pedestrian critical after being hit by van (SLIDESHOW)
• State investigating Bud Day
• VICTORA: Leprechauns’ pranks will end all too soon
• Destin recount confirms results; Marler ousts Weidenhamer
• U.S. 98 closure poses challenge for some commuters
• Man charged with renting vacant homes illegally (MUG)
• Deputy charged with DUI had been in trouble before
• Recount to be held in Destin election; Mary Esther’s results will not be re-examined
• Super Bowl means business: Restaurants prep for the big game
• Both sides claim win in Shalimar annex case
• The heat's on: La Place offers array of handmade hot sauces (VIDEO)
• Election: New blood could mean changes for Valparaiso
• Man critical after running off roadway, hitting fence
• Sheriff’s workers shave heads to fight cancer (PHOTOS)
• Police continue to investigate fatal shooting of Will Bowen
• Okaloosa teachers union files complaint against district
• Eglin couple lead effort for bone marrow donor registrations
• Pensacola family among 11 killed in interstate pileup
• Transient dies from injuries after being struck by car
• Murder suspect Cozzie's attorney has no conflict of interest
• John Russell to leave Sandestin
• Zoo welcomes 5-pound baby gorilla
• SLIDESHOW: Take a trip back in time
• 'Things like this make us feel much better about our jobs'
• Voters in Destin, Mary Esther and Val-p choose officials
• Conference at Sandestin to address military training, testing
• DeFuniak Springs man arrested on sexual battery charges
• House catches fire in Choctaw Beach
• Speed tables installed on Country Club Ave (DOCUMENT)
• Court orders attorney to release public records
• Torchlight parade may change after 56 years of tradition (SLIDESHOW)
• State Road 123 backed up for hours after series of morning wrecks
• Deputy in unmarked vehicle involved in morning wreck (PHOTO)
• EDITORIAL: Isle beach restoration: Who pays?
• Leaders prep for fight to keep Eglin’s missions
• LETTER: I can't believe it
• BREAKING NEWS: Both lanes of State Road 123 open
• Destin voters to decide four City Council seats Tuesday
• NWF State negotiating for new legal representation
• Red Tails: Seeing history on film
• Santa Rosa hears report on protecting local military interests
• CORRECTED: New evidence leads to appeal in slaying of woman and baby
• Boat destroyed in fire (SLIDESHOW)
• McCain to join Romney in Pensacola Saturday morning
• Police continue to seek suspects in fatal shooting
• Hurlburt Field to reopen additional gate temporarily
• Youth Fair aims to keep kids out of trouble
• All about the bling: Women decorate shoes for Mardi Gras
• Car crashes into hydrant; residents asked to boil water
• Okaloosa still accepting applications for airport police
• LETTER: Not about MSBU
• Bay TDC official forced to defend bikini parade initiative
• Destin man convicted on child porn charges
• Walton rolls over $3.7 million for SLERS funding
• Santa Rosa forms new panel for economic development
• Crestview officer was justified in shooting man, FDLE says (REPORT)
• Country music legend Ronnie Dunn to appear in Pensacola
• Rescued puppy returned to owner after wreck
• Questions remain about Lowell Kelly's death
• FWB officials to meet with sheriff on police merger
• Class ring finds it way back to owner
• Special forces free American hostage
• High school student yells obscenity at basketball game, spits on deputy
• Program planned to help groups connect with Hispanics
• 4-year-old found half a mile from home on roadway, mother charged with child neglect
• Carrabba's Cooking Class
• Man charged with shocking young girls with dog collar
• Company misled Evers on DOT permitting, grand jury says
• Man gets 15 years after drug conviction
• ‘Loyalty Rewards’ phone scam reported
• Hearing set to discuss sales tax hike for U.S. 331 bridge
• Monday night wreck shuts down State Road 123
• NWF State opens new Student Services Center (SLIDESHOW)
• Santa Rosa County consultant outlines judicial center needs (DOCUMENT)
• Garbage can explosion sends one to hospital
• Students involved in racially-charged bullying incident on bus disciplined
• Deputy injured in Monday evening wreck
• 2 sailors charged with sexual assault on Florida teen
• Man charged with sexual battery on child
• Presidential primary fight makes its way to Florida
• Hurlburt to open temporary additional gate Tuesday
• Teachers reject board vote on step increase
• Board mulls replacing TEAM Santa Rosa
• LETTER: Not this time
• FHP: Alcohol a factor in Sunday night wreck
• UPDATED: Transient in critical condition after being struck by car
• Transportation Authority prepares to revise master plan
• County seeking vendors for old Island Golf Property
• $3.7 million added to help pay for Walton County public safety radio system
• Two injured in rollover wreck on Eglin reservation
• WENDY VICTORA: Old sayings might sound trite, but can serve a purpose
• Stewby’s Seafood Shanty keeps it in in the family
• Gaetz wants governor to choose student rep for higher education panel
• Man charged with molesting 6-year-old girl
• 2 arrested in meat cleaver attack on dog (REPORTS)
• Teen charged with burglary at school
• Golf carts now allowed on roads in Rocky Bayou Estates (DOCUMENT)
• Sales tax vote could decide new bridge
• Retired pararescueman earned medals ‘just by showing up’
• ‘More than just doing your job’
• Marijuana seized during Niceville raid, brothers arrested
• Okaloosa Island beach restoration scrapped (SLIDESHOW)
• GOP campaign veers toward S.C. surreal
• Crestview to revisit law coupling garbage and water service
• Landmark Center could see new life
• School officials: Interest high in STEMM program
• Scams cost elderly millions
• Another ranking for FWB: Top Toilet Paper Spending Cities
• Woman arrested after robbing gas station
• Fire takes out 60 percent of beach home
• Crimestopper: Seeks help in search for two women last seen in Walton
• Road work to close General Bond Boulevard
• Bleeding man claims he was shot, police believe he was injured during burglary
• LETTER: I hope he fails
• ‘Oh, what did I get myself into?’ (SLIDESHOW, VIDEO)
• Careless driving causes multiple wrecks on I-10, one in serious condition
• Woman impersonates firefighter, calls in false flames
• Economic Education Conference Will Improve Your Financial Health in 2012
• Music legend dies: 'He instilled the love for music in us' (VIDEO)
• Man leaves scene of wreck after injuring 2
• Lawsuit seeks public records on Chat Holley land sale (DOCUMENT)
• Two people file federal lawsuit against Crestview
• New firm joins EDC Innovation Center
• Woman charged with impersonating firefighter
• Teenage pedestrian hit by car
• Walton County man going to jail for sexually assaulting a dog
• Readers capture the magic of sunrise, sunset
• Local wins big in 'Fantasy 5' lottery
• LETTER: No 'fraud' in poll
• Gaetz suggests break in session
• Brush fire nears Bone Bluff Road homes
• ‘Cat Man’ takes care of his family (SLIDESHOW)
• Businessman, community activist Doug Reed dies
• Local construction on the upswing (REPORT)
• MLK program: 'Dream with a vision, live with a purpose' (SLIDESHOW)
• Early voting begins Saturday
• Neighborhood gets more fire hydrants
• Mary Esther City Council election draws five candidates
• Firefighters contain brush fire in Navarre, conduct controlled burn in same area
• WENDY VICTORA: MIA bracelet comes full circle after 40 years
• Eglin to mark opening of new child development center
• Firefighters battle brush fire in Holley by the Sea
• Rockin’ to fight cancer: The Block will host fundraiser Sunday
• UPDATE: Woman found more than six hours after crash on SR 20
• Gulfarium closes for renovations
• FWB woman critically injured Friday in State Road 85 wreck
• Panel delays recommendation on how to fund U.S. 331 bridge
• Miller wants TSA to turn over security checkpoint change
• Private company developed new high school exams
• Economist says local employment is strengthening
• 'Scientists are still out there collecting data'
• Downtown FWB to get more public parking (DOCUMENT)
• Army Capt. swears son into Marines, 'That's my boy'
• Commissioners deny TDC chance to meet more often
• Overly friendly pelicans removed from pier (VIDEO, SLIDESHOW)
• Man charged with molesting 3-year-old child
• Service set for Sean Bain, victim of SR 123 wreck
• FDOT says Eglin Parkway resurfacing to begin next month
• ATM stolen Wednesday morning at Uptown Station (SLIDESHOW)
• Vie magazine heads to Hollywood for Golden Globes
• FWB chamber polls members on beach restoration
• Okaloosa approves new social studies texts
• Power pole fire cuts electricity to 1,500, shuts down SR-85
• To tax or toll? Panel to host public meetings on 331 bridge funding
• Man charged with molesting two children
• Shooting suspect arrested in Alabama
• Naked patient 'takes off' from ER, arms himself with knives
• Job listing: Must love kids and this toothy reptile (DOCUMENT)
• 15-year-old arrested after allegedly exposing himself
• Naure trail vandalized, officials seek help
• UPDATE: Suspect identified in Saturday shooting
• Man charged with six counts of lewd and lascivious
• Task Force: Keep Eglin's missions
• FWB still considering law enforcement consolidation (DOCUMENT)
• Sheriff threatens lawsuit over airport request (DOCUMENTS)
• 'It’s not just get the kids in there; it’s get them to do well'
• Sneezing driver hits pedestrian, ticketed for careless driving
• Woman partially ejected in rollover wreck, other driver charged
• LETTER: Stinky in Crestview
• Motorcyclist injured in Sunday wreck
• Meeting scheduled to review Eglin Parkway resurfacing
• EDC symposium to feature Florida’s secretary of commerce
• Firefighters respond to house fire
• Some question TDC’s payment for South Walton theme song
• Couple charged in DeFuniak Spring bank robbery, two robbery attempts
• Longtime volunteer Marge Mann retires from Chamber
• Shelter House Collecting Unwanted Cell Phones
• Student breaks deputy's nose during school fight
• DeFuniak Springs bank robbery could be linked to robbery attempt
• Funding teachers’ pay is not simple, district says
• Local legislators eye upcoming session
• Sheriff to host open house at new Crestview office
• Officials investigate bathroom fire at Niceville recreation complex
• Bowling tournament to help Sheriff's Office investigator recovering after shooting
• Driver runs stop sign, causes wreck
• LETTER: Breach of contract
• Shelter House News For January 2012
• Bed tax revenues increase; Walton had best November ever
• Injured bicyclist ticketed after turning in front of van
• Man robs DeFuniak Springs bank
• Couple charged with child neglect when roaches, trash found
• Man charged with molesting minor
• Flu activity low as peak season starts (DOCUMENT)
• House fire causes $20,000 in damages (MAP)
• One family, one judge theory is 'really just getting cranked up'
• LETTER: GOP obstruction
• Final arguments due in court annex case (DOCUMENT)
• Board to vote on teacher pay
• Crestview police to field meth lab cleanup unit
• Okaloosa County mulls bear-proofing program (DOCUMENT)
• Teen creates necklace to honor breast cancer survivors
• Fire damages Crestview home
• WENDY VICTORA: Homeless family helped by readers five years ago still off street
• Seats 4 Soldiers offers service members events tickets
• Mulhollow’s Bistro gets new owners, new menu
• Homeless in 2012: Some got jobs, but the pay wasn't enough
• DEP approves Okaloosa Island beach restoration
• Arrest made in wreck that killed elderly Gulf Breeze woman
• LETTER: Enemy in disguise
• Wreck knocks out power to over 2,000 customers (VIDEO, SLIDESHOW)
• Father, fiancée charged in toddler's death
• Year's Top 10: Criminal charges dropped against Ray Sansom
• Speeder crashes into power poles; downed lines start fires
• Officials waiting on medical records for SR 123 victim identity
• Officials investigate sexual assault from Christmas Eve
• LETTER: Two recoveries
• Two killed in Wednesday night crashes (MAP)
• 'It was a bad-looking fire' (SLIDESHOW, VIDEO)
• A lifetime of service (SLIDESHOW)
• Toys ‘R’ Us to close in January
• Year's Top 10: 'We might never get over it' (PHOTOS)
• Fundraiser planned for accident victim’s family
• Man charged with strangling, stalking women
• Year's Top 10: First F-35 landed at Eglin (VIDEO, SLIDESHOW)
• Man awaits charges for transporting undocumented immigrants
• 'We'd never be thinking a year ago we’d be doing this'
• Woman robbed at gunpoint
• Bids received to build Helen Back at airport
• Pinched electrical cord may have caused Pace house fire
• Parent company of Sears, Kmart announces it will close stores
• Improperly tinted windows lead to drug arrests
• LETTER: How can you tell?
• Lightning fire destroys Freeport home (SLIDESHOW)
• 'I am motivated by sales, saving money'
• Famous artist pens new South Walton song: 'This is the Place'
• Local FEMA specialist honored with award
• Passerbys pull driver from burning vehicle
• Public defender ousts assistant in Okaloosa County
• Waterfront Rescue Mission serves Christmas dinner to hundreds (SLIDESHOW)
• U.S. 98 work takes break for the holidays
• A wonderful Christmas: Mother says newborn son's medical issues just make him more special
• One person killed in fiery crash on SR 123 (VIDEO, SLIDESHOW)
• Fire damages boat in Destin (VIDEO, SLIDESHOW)
• Car crashes into medical center building
• Woman scrimps and saves to buy socks for elderly
• Project Cheer offers Christmas to people with mental illness
• Harry T's gets in the giving spirit for Christmas
• Church hands out 7,000 lbs of food to families (SLIDESHOW)
• 'I slapped that raccoon's butt'
• Woman biked from California to be with Grandma for holidays
• Police investigate flower shop burglary
• Man charged with breaking child's leg
• New group targets struggling families
• In a manger: Church hosts live Nativity scene (SLIDESHOW)
• LETTER: Atheistic mischief
• 'Bored_inthe_cold' caught sending erotic photos, charged
• Armed man enters DeFuniak Springs office, police find him with air rifle
• USS Okaloosa’s bell to come to airport
• Twisted Metal owner arrested after crushing stolen car
• Family barely making it: 'We do what we have to do'
• One killed in Tuesday night wreck
• Woman missing since October, officials ask public for help
• 'An angel from nowhere' pays off thousands in layaways
• Man charged with possession of child pornography
• Man charged with sexual assault of disabled person
• Deputy welcomed back by hordes of well-wishers: 'He is home'
• Decision marks first time speed tables used on Country Club (DOCUMENT)
• Okaloosa, Santa Rosa to return from break on federal holiday
• Investigation into Crestview City Council expands
• Okaloosa Gas to lower rates Jan. 1
• 'During Christmas it seems like a floodgate of goodness opens up from heaven'
• Thirty pounds of marijuana seized during search (SLIDESHOW)
• Winn-Dixie sold to South Carolina grocery chain; no local closings expected
• Teenager Tasered after knifing dad
• Duke Field to be hooked up with county sewer system (MAP)
• Man tries to steal air conditioner
• Okaloosa Corrections officer takes award, beats out thousands: 'Words really can't explain'
• Eglin to implement measures to curb civilian suicides
• Motorcyclist dies, was driving the wrong way on highway
• WENDY VICTORA: Soap operas’ end marks another uncomfortable change
• Shelter House News - December 2011 Mid-Month Update
• Man who shot Okaloosa deputy dies; autopsy conducted
• Child injured in bike wreck; SR 85 shut down
• Fort Walton Beach works to fix large hole in road
• Former police officer sues Valparaiso (LAWSUIT)
• Eglin to implement measures to curb civilian suicides
• Qantum to sell four local radio stations
• Walton weighs toll or tax to fund new U.S. Hwy. 331 bridge
• Deputies arrest man who threatened to kill Mississippi lawyer, judge
• Students at Baker get a sobering lesson about driving
• One lane on I10 blocked while officials look into morning wreck
• Shelter House Luminaria Run Results Released
• Santa Rosa Bay Bridge Authority looks to pay off debt
• Iraq pull-out: 'I don't want to see anymore lives lost'
• U.S. declares war in Iraq is over (VIDEO, SLIDESHOW)
• Motorcyclist seriously injured in morning crash
• Man arrested for possession of child porn
• Santa Rosa Beach man charged with intent to sell marijuana
• Sheriff's Office arrests man for internet fraud
• Mary Esther furniture store owner charged with theft of sales tax
• Attorney defends role in Walton land deal
• Registered nurse arrested for prescribing meds to fictitious patient
• County OKs new guidelines to limit beach weddings (DOCUMENT)
• Man found 8 feet in a tree after fleeing from police
• Turkey Man finds demand exceeds supply
• Antioch Elementary to begin accepting zoning waivers in Aug. 2012
• 'Wish Upon a Star' treats kids to a day of Christmas cheer (SLIDESHOW)
• Congressmen fight to protect 46th Test Wing: 'We’ve now got the perfect storm in the Air Force'
• November sales show mixed bag in real estate
• Man charged with copper thefts in three cases
• Hwy 81 open after wreck investigation
• Home suffers $20,000 worth of damage in electrical fire
• Police investigate apparent shooting on Bay Street
• Man fights off armed robber
• Father, son charged with cooking meth with children present
• Miller endorses Mack for U.S. Senate
• Police investigate shooting
• MILITARY: ‘Safer because of you’ (SLIDESHOW, DOCUMENT)
• Interviews begin to staff airport police force (APPLICANTS)
• Gulf Power seeking rate hike of nearly 21 percent
• Two arrested for drug trafficking on I-10
• GUEST COLUMN: War on beach nourishment will endanger coast
• Two fires cause minimal damage over the weekend
• Painting Christmas green: It doesn’t take much to make the holidays more eco-friendly (PHOTOS)
• NWF State College adopts mascot
• Okaloosa to discuss limits on beach weddings again
• FWB native continues turkey tradition
• Deputy in good spirits amid outpouring of support, fellow officers say
• A battle for their street: Residents fight to free neighborhood from long history of crime
• One injured after truck flips on Highway 98
• Empty Stocking Fund drive reaches halfway point
• Man arrested for child molestation
• Santa Rosa to get Boys & Girls Club
• WENDY VICTORA: I need your help to become more social
• FWB Medical Center unveils renovated surgical care unit
• McCoy deserves death, jury says (MUG)
• Warren, Blackshear indicted for fatal shooting in Destin
• Okaloosa teachers union maintains school district owes step increase
• Navarre Krewe member jests about stolen pig (SLIDESHOW)
• LETTER: Rethinking Reagan
• Vortex Springs owner in critical condition, sheriff's office investigating
• First Marine F-35 Lightning II to arrive at Eglin
• Former teacher charged with sexual assault of teenager
• Man awakens to flames Friday morning in FWB (SLIDESHOW)
• FHP: Truckdriver falls asleep, causes three-vehicle interstate wreck
• Tourism, juvenile justice costs, state retirement system top concerns in Okaloosa
• Fugitive caught after gun fire signal
• Firefighters save man from house fire
• Lawsuit settled in wrongful arrest case
• County OKs tax break for Alabama pharmaceutical company
• District testing interest in STEMM middle school
• Changes proposed for TEAM Santa Rosa
• Man arrested on charges of cruelty for kicking, punching dog
• NTSB: Pilot reported low oil pressure before fatal crash
• 98 hours in the air pays off (SLIDESHOW, VIDEO)
• Council mulls partial closure of Country Club to curb speeding (TRAFFIC STUDY)
• Former S.O. employees’ appeals loom
• District rejects step increase recommendation (DOCUMENT)
• Santa Rosa still talking about new judicial center
• Public defender’s No. 2 resigns
• Milton family ‘in shock’ after fatal accident
• Freeport man arrested after child found in home with methamphetamine
• Two arrested for false kidnapping, said 'joke' was for $100 ransom
• Man hits deputy while driving drunk
• Police seize 19 marijuana plants from residents (PHOTO)
• LETTER: It's un-Christlike
• Loud boom expected
• Local stables share holiday spirit (SLIDESHOW)
• Shelter House Luminaria Run
• 2012 December News from Shelter House
• Public hearing to focus on tax break
• Breakfast with Santa tradition continues
• Navarre residents kick off season with parade (SLIDESHOW)
• Eglin team aims to reduce civilian suicides
• Man killed, woman and four children injured in car wreck
• WENDY VICTORA: Snow, sand equal in color but little else
• Eglin to detonate explosives Monday
• Man charged with molesting two children
• Man charged with lascivious battery of a child
• Vision Airlines says it has taken steps towards paying $260,000 airport debt
• Police seek relatives of pedestrian killed Wednesday
• Legislation aims to preserve Eglin weapons research
• ‘Beautiful inside and out’: Local family mourns woman who died in murder-suicide
• Fort Walton Beach to host Christmas parade Monday night (SLIDESHOW)
• McCoy case enters death penalty phase
• UPDATE: School bus carrying football players to game catches fire on I-10
• Backyard fire sparks brush fire on Eglin reservation
• Walton home is total loss, Fire Marshal investigating
• Karl Rove weighs in on election, 'I’m an optimist with a lot of worries' (VIDEO, SLIDESHOW)
• Chimney fire damages home
• Couple caught attempting to steal $1,500 in electronics
• 10-year-old gets Christmas wish early (SLIDESHOW)
• Cole says feds asked him about a private land sale and private prison
• GULFlight 1 medical helicopter ends runs from Niceville
• Deputies investigating gunshots in Wright neighborhood
• Woman struggles after losing her job
• Deputies still looking for man reported missing in March
• Fire causes $25,000 to $50,000 in damages
• Teen's story inspires classmates to take on Christmas gift program
• Pedestrian killed in Crestview on Wednesday night
• LETTER: It's Carter's fault
• Boar Squirrel Blast Off: 'In a nutshell, take the squirrel out of the neighborhood and it’s a lot harder'
• Workshop, motor home destroyed in back-to-back fires
• UPDATE: Feds search Santa Rosa Commissioner Bob Cole’s home, business
• Residents offer ideas for businesses on Navarre Beach
• Five cold night shelters to open in Niceville
• Mother of woman burned during surgery says daughter didn’t know what happened
• Freeport woman charged with careless driving for Monday wreck
• LETTER: Personal mandate
• Third suspect in Destin shooting arrested
• Medal of Honor recipient sues defense contractor
• Ala authorities dropping charges against Fla man
• Woman careens car into signs, poles, police car during medical emergency
• 4 percent property tax discount ends Wednesday; credit card fees still costly
• School district sues Valparaiso over zoning change (LAWSUIT)
• Suspect hit by car while fleeing scene of burglary
• UPDATE: Woman receives second-degree burns during surgery
• LETTER: I was shocked
• Deputies investigate report of armed robbery in Kmart parking lot
• UPDATE: One student receives minor injuries in school bus wreck
• Man accused of attacking man, car with bat
• Woman finds dead dolphin on Santa Rosa Beach (PHOTOS)
• String of gas station burglaries occurring along Gulf Coast
• Former teacher gets a dozen additional charges
• Shelter House Delivers Thanksgiving Meals, Seeking Donations For Christmas
• Area retailers report good Black Friday (VIDEO, SLIDESHOW)
• Redrawn districts aim to put logic over politics (MAPS)
• Mom, daughter charged with attacking pregnant woman (MUGS)
• Siblings hit man with golf club (MUGS)
• Wreck on U.S. 331 diverts traffic
• Flags to be lowered in Navarre man's honor
• Empty Stocking list of donors
• Deputies respond to possible suicide attempt, arrest convicted felon
• Three-year-old drowns Sunday
• One killed in Gulf Breeze wreck, racing suspect sought (MAP)
• Keeping kids safe: DCF investigator has seen the best and the worst
• Horse dies after being hit by car on SR-85
• UPDATE: Pedestrian killed in early morning accident on Okaloosa Island
• Woman pulled from crushed car suffered only minor injuries (SLIDESHOW)
• Gas station clerk stabs man during robbery attempt; police seek suspect
• Hazmat call at Winn Dixie in Crestview was false alarm
• Mother turned to Salvation Army when her daughter’s medical bills mounted
• WENDY VICTORA: You can still be thankful after Thanksgiving
• TripShock.com: Destin company offers online bookings for vacation activities
• Boeing holds 7th annual blood drive
• Hopefuls qualify to run in city elections Jan. 31
• A man on a mission: Ken Catlett was able to execute his Black Friday strategy at Best Buy
• Three face courts-martial in 2010 death of Eglin airman
• LETTER: Terribly offensive
• Women caught returning stolen merchandise for refunds to three Walmarts
• Hundreds indulge in a traditional holiday meal with a non-traditional twist
• Jingle Bell Run/Walk
• Okaloosa declares Dec. 7 Women's Veterans Day
• EMPTY STOCKING: Woman struggles after putting life on hold to take care of family
• Young girl's arthritis diagnosis prompts family to action
• Another arrested in fatal Destin shooting, officials continue to seek third suspect
• Sheriff's Office has 9-hour standoff with armed man
• Communities spread Christmas cheer with parades
• Teen burned when camping fuel ignites
• Officials fear budget shortfalls may ground Blue Angels (SLIDESHOW, VIDEO)
• Local man paralyzed after he fell out of tree stand while hunting
• One arrested, two more sought for home invasion robberies
• Locals thankful for more than the Thanksgiving feast
• 'One of the things that surprised us of this area ... is that the poverty is so high'
• Man charged with carjacking, caught less than 30 minutes after alleged crime
• Rosemary Beach town manager says Forbes data is wrong (SLIDESHOW)
• Walton County attorney resigns amid controversy
• Airport to begin first phase of $4 million improvement project
• BP to release $500 million in first phase of environmental projects
• Man charged with running over, nearly severing arm of another
• Mediator: Okaloosa school teachers should get a raise by Jan. 1
• Walmart shopping spree?: More details emerge on Cooney charges
• Wildfire causing smoke in Tiger Point, expect morning delays
• Walton County sued over land purchase (DOCUMENT)
• Students make blankets for the homeless
• DeFuniak Springs: Undercover investigation results in child neglect charge (MUGS)
• Over 200 motorcycle riders raise $8,000 for wounded EOD tech
• Three charged after officials discover meth lab
• DeFuniak Springs man arrested on child molestation charges (MUG)
• LETTER: Those who serve
• It started out with us saying, ‘Why don’t you join us for lunch’
• Don Gaetz: Reapportionment process moving forward
• Man charged with stealing air conditioners (MUG)
• The Treasure Hunters Roadshow comes to Niceville
• Big crowd, no problem: Thanksgiving cooks share their secrets
• WENDY VICTORA: New office brings new neighbors — and a refreshing scene on U.S. 98
• Shalimar man inducted in to Military Order of the Purple Heart (SLIDESHOW)
• Gas leak closes White Point Road
• State, local jobless rates decline in October
• Man found guilty of murder after 30-minute jury deliberation
• Bagging groceries for the kids: Church ladies provide food to last students over weekend
• STEVE CHAPMAN: Newt Gingrich: The man, the myth, the mouth
• Courthouse absconder gets 30 years in prison (MUG)
• Greg Evers subpoenaed in billboard investigation
• Electrical shortage causes thousands in damages
• Lost Lagoon mini golf opening back up
• Boy taken to hospital after getting fish hook in eye
• Rabid raccoon bites dog
• 'The people on the sidelines': Penn State scandal holds lessons (DOCUMENT)
• 'We’re trying to do whatever we can to help'
• UPDATE: Area declared safe after meth lab investigation
• Officials seeking suspect in Destin shooting
• Niceville voted best place to raise children (PHOTOS, LINK)
• Navarre soldier dies in Afghanistan
• Victim from Hwy 98 chase dies (SLIDESHOW)
• NAACP to host town hall meeting
• Pedestrian killed Wednesday in Walton County
• Shelter House News - Mid November 2011 Update
• 'I tried to press the breaks but he just hit me' (SLIDESHOW)
• School Board shaves dress code policy to allow facial hair (POLICY)
• Local real estate sales mixed in October (REPORTS)
• Old Island Golf Center property gets new lease on life (MAP, PHOTOS)
• Evers part of investigation into Santa Rosa billboard company tree removal (EMAILS)
• 'The Computer Guy' charged with obscene material possession, distribution
• Report: Woman throws 2-month-old baby onto bed during argument (MUGSHOT)
• Tuesday shooting not believed to be 'random in nature'
• Man charged with sexual battery while armed
• Ethics complaint filed against Walton Commissioner Brannon
• Nuclear power is an option for future Gulf Coast plant
• Sheriff's Office seeks help in locating missing man
• Two charged with robbing teenage boys during drug sale rip-off
• Traffic tickets to increase by $5
• School Board OKs more study on STEMM Center
• Shelter House gets grant to help domestic violence victims
• Deputies seek witness to death of Milton woman
• UPDATE: Four injured in wreck on SR-20
• Destin family injured in rollover wreck
• Doctors press for later start for high schools
• Welcome back Snowbirds: 'They’re like an extended family' (SLIDESHOW)
• Okaloosa Commission to vote on $5 traffic ticket increase
• Damaged confederate memorial attracts little attention (PHOTOS)
• Deputies reprimanded for failing to find hidden gun in jail cell
• EDITORIAL: Florida flirts with personhood
• Officials look into morning fire: 'A couple things weren't adding up'
• Man flees crash, found in serious condition (MAP)
• How one woman became homeless: 'It went from not great to worse' (PHOTOS)
• Doctors: Test all kids for cholesterol by age 11
• Local agencies wait for gambling ruling
• Study: New drug cuts deaths after heart attack
• Businessmen concerned about proposed hotel on Air Force land
• No one hurt in airplane mishap
• Volunteers brave cold water and muck to clean up Santa Rosa Sound (SLIDESHOW)
• Alabama man arrested with over $20,000 in counterfeit goods
• WENDY VICTORA: As the military goes, so goes our community
• Christmas decorating without the effort; Holiday lighting company will do the job
• Snowbird season kicks off Monday
• School bus failed to stop for red light in crash that killed Navarre man (SLIDESHOW)
• Local legislators to oppose Okaloosa Island renourishment project, address other issues
• EOD techs march in bomb suits to raise money to enlarge memorial (SLIDESHOW)
• ‘The strength of America’: Locals honor veterans at Beal Memorial Cemetery (SLIDESHOW)
• Special Day: Several local children turn 11 on 11-11-11
• Fort Walton Beach affordable housing complex to break ground this spring
• Death March survivor to receive Purple Heart
• Bill to curb public corruption faces uphill battle in Legislature
• Boys and Girls Club files for dismissal of lawsuit
• Hanes to retire after 21 years at Florida Freedom
• School district details STEMM Center plans for Valparaiso Elementary building
• Cold-night shelters open for first snap of chilly weather
• Men answer knock at door, forced to ground by gunman and robbed
• Veterans Day: 'Take a moment to ... say thank you to them' (SLIDESHOW)
• Man killed in collision with school bus (PHOTO)
• 46-year-old man arrested for sexual battery of child
• Flutterby Festival this weekend in Rosemary Beach
• Trailer dumps roofing material on roadway (SLIDESHOW)
• Shelter House News - November 2011
• Howl At The Moon 'Thanks For Giving' Party
• Former officer accused of killing ex-girlfriend begins trial
• Navarre: Juvenile shoots friend in leg
• PCB police officers sue BP (LAWSUIT)
• Walmart shopper locks puppies in car, attacks deputy (MUG)
• Northwest Florida legislators lead battle to repeal ethanol requirement
• Airport terminal expansion to finish behind schedule
• District: Charters could pose problems for Lewis School
• Shooting victim shoots at witness
• Man injured in car vs. bike wreck
• New Boys and Girls Club CEO makes changes
• Blake Shelton coming to Pensacola in January
• Woman crashes car after avoiding deer on roadway
• A shot of summer: Local takes second in photo competition (SLIDESHOW)
• Traffic tickets could see $5 increase (DOCUMENTS)
• Candidates lining up for local races
• Report: Walton County did not review land purchase contract
• Sheriff's posse volunteers put their lives on the line for free
• HOGs opt for new motorcycle rally site next year
• Santa Rosa lowers requirements so more companies can qualify for reimbursements
• WENDY VICTORA: What’s so wrong with just plain recess?
• DOT to host hearing on U.S. 98 bridge at Hurlburt gate
• Silver Sands School looking for holiday sponsors
• Teen charged with first-degree felony for attempting to snatch backpack
• State finds no criminal wrongdoing in Walton transfer station case
• Vote on foundation chair's removal prompted Boys and Girls Club lawsuit
• Santa Rosa to move forward with plans for judicial center
• 'I want to do this when I grow up': Elementary students get dirty planting grass for shorelines
• Teen pistol-whipped during home robbery
• Freeport says it needs more money from county to continue service
• Missing person advisory
• EDITORIAL: Loosen feds' grip on schools
• 'This is for my guys' (SLIDESHOW)
• State Supreme Court upholds killer's conviction
• TRAFFIC: Northbound lanes blocked on SR 85 near Eglin
• Artist to be feautured on Better Homes & Gardens gift guide (SLIDESHOW)
• Confusion over lawsuit against Boys and Girls Club continues
• Eglin says it has no plans to open new pass in Navarre, despite Santa Rosa interest
• Billy Bowlegs, the French House ghost, and a headless woman: Encounter them all on downtown haunted history tour
• Okaloosa will allow classes to be several students above state limit (DOCUMENT)
• 88-year-old Niceville man dies after he was hit by car last week
• Officials seek help in investigation
• SLIDESHOW: Check out these great reader-submitted costumes
• Halloween events filled with treats for holiday
• Admitted drug dealer convicted of murder
• Airmen complete 812-mile march (VIDEO, SLIDESHOW)
• Ethics Commission finds cause that tax collector misused position (DOCUMENTS)
• Man wanted for impersonating DCF official
• A father’s sacrifice repaid: Leonard J. Cole turns 100 with his daughter by his side (SLIDESHOW)
• Valparaiso tries to get elementary school back
• Staff Sgt. Gutierrez to receive Air Force Cross, credits medic who saved his life
• 'Smiling ear to ear': Okaloosa Academy students distribute clothes to needy children
• 'The nerves get you going and then you’ve just got to go with it' (VIDEO, SLIDESHOW)
• Sexual assault suspect matches description in similar incidents
• New judicial center in the works: 'I would like the board to target a definite plan'
• Walton proceeding with hatchery: 'I caught on to the vision and magnitude of this project'
• Officials prolong discussion on questionable property
• Special Tactics airmen end 812-mile trek Wednesday morning (PHOTOS)
• SUV and motorcycle crash on Beal Parkway (SLIDESHOW)
• Brush fire causes $4,000 in damage to house and fence (SLIDESHOW)
• Man wearing 'head to toe' camo holds up resident, resident pulls gun from couch
• 19-year-old arrested, charged with armed robbery
• Investigators search for armed man wanted in Pizza Hut robbery
• EDITORIAL: NWF State sides with free speech
• Officials investigate early-morning shooting, one man injured
• Bell from USS Okaloosa coming home
• 'I don’t think they had any intention of letting me see them': Walton records trickle in (LETTER)
• Board approves charter school applications in Val-P (DOCUMENT)
• FWB plans park under Brooks Bridge (DOCUMENT)
• Air Force considers Navarre Pass
• Federal judge blocks Florida's welfare drug-testing law
• Panama City man killed by great white shark while diving in Australia.
• LETTER: Pervs and potheads
• 'You’d be surprised what you can grow here'
• Locals share a mountain of memories
• Mullet Festival comes to a successful close (SLIDESHOWS, VIDEO)
• PC: 1 Dead and 3 injured in Saturday crash
• New hotel to be owned by Defense Department
• Dawg fans bite back (SLIDESHOW)
• Public hearing set to discuss proposed Val-P charter schools
• Teen killed in motorcycle wreck (MAP)
• Man shot by police remains in critical condition
• Menchel to run for sheriff again; Smith to seek re-election as property appraiser
• Pedestrian killed on U.S. Highway 331
• GULFlight 1 helicopter service out of Twin Cities Hospital to end next month
• DOT places memorial for Megan Warman on SR-85
• Vision Airlines owes airport some $260,000
• WENDY VICTORA: Daily News’ new home is a welcome change of scene
• Merlin’s Jewelry to close after 25 years
• Shelter House and Sandestin to Produce Inaugural Luminaria Run
• Homeless Veterans Stand Down attracts record numbers (SLIDESHOW)
• Ethics complaint filed against Walton County commissioner (DOCUMENT)
• Unemployment drops locally, statewide in September (REPORT)
• North Okaloosa Fire District considers eliminating some medical calls
• Talulla the sea turtle returns home after months of rehab (SLIDESHOW)
• Year of the zombie: Walking dead are Halloween hits, retailers say (VIDEO, SLIDESHOW)
• Deployed airman seeking help finding missing pet (PHOTOS)
• Malfunctioning gas line believed to have caused S. Walton restaurant fire
• Santa Rosa Beach woman has close encounter with bear (PHOTO)
• WALTER WILLIAMS: Liberals cultivate hate and jealousy, as Hitler did
• Locals raise funds to return vets to Pearl Harbor (VIDEO, SLIDESHOW)
• Crestview officer involved in Thursday night shooting
• Meeting reveals diverse opinions on Jobs Act
• Man injured after crashing Jeep in the woods (SLIDESHOW)
• Randall pleads guilty to murder, will testify against Cozzie
• Williams pleads guilty, sentenced in greyhounds abuse case
• Locals raise funds to return vets to Pearl Harbor (VIDEO, SLIDESHOW)
• Investigators search offices of conservation group, look for misuse of public funds
• RV resorts to open soon in Navarre and on Okaloosa Island (SLIDESHOW)
• Day after fire consumed Baker Street house, family searches for beloved pets
• UPDATE: 88-year-old man hit while crossing John Sims Parkway
• Two arrested after Walton traffic stop, found with fraudulent licenses (MUGS)
• Man who caught state-record catfish won't say where he caught it; 'A man's fishing hole is sacred'
• LETTER: Bickering session
• Bikers descend on Destin in record numbers for H.O.G. Rally (SLIDESHOW)
• Cold front coming in: 'That wind’s a little rough,'
• Okaloosa airports to have in-house police replace sheriff’s deputies
• Car hits woman late Tuesday night
• Lt. Gov. Carroll touts electronic vehicle program at Hurlburt
• Man who caught state-record catfish won't say where he caught it; 'A man's fishing hole is sacred'
• NWF State College rejects idea that areas be set aside for student protests
• Scam artists asking for 'Green Dot' cards
• Niceville chef gets 'Chopped' on TV show (VIDEO)
• Inappropriate images found inside slap bracelets given to elementary students
• LETTER: Good vs. evil
• Woman in critical condition after house fire (SLIDESHOW)
• Driver orders 4-year-old off school bus
• Norriego gets ‘chippy' as stabilization stalls (PHOTOS)
• Middle schooler wins slimy Nickelodeon game show (VIDEO, SLIDESHOW)
• October Mid-Month Update From Shelter House
• New F-35 weapons trainer will help maintenance students (VIDEO, SLIDESHOW)
• Pilot error caused fatal plane crash in Choctawhatchee Bay, investigators say (SLIDESHOW)
• Crestview veterans parade saved, now larger than ever
• Two injured in 3-car pileup (SLIDESHOW)
• Former co-workers mourn Mr. Joe, who worked for the school district for 35 years
• 51-year-old man charged with cutting child with knife
• No explosives in suitcase found in police department lobby
• LETTER: Must be desperate
• Man charged in double slaying
• Students prepare for robotics competition (SLIDESHOW)
• Navarre woman in serious condition after wreck
• Motorcyclist dies weeks after wreck
• D.C. trip a “royal” reward for kids
• Airport airs out dirty laundry: Display to raise awareness of domestic violence
• Zombies Zumba for tata's (VIDEO, SLIDESHOW)
• Trucks, boat collide and injure 4-year-old
• Teen organizes yard sale to repay help her family got from Opportunity Place
• Man caught in a lie, charged with 2 felonies (MUG)
• UPDATE: No charges filed in Friday's WCSO collision (SLIDESHOW)
• Boys arrested, accused of 'maliciously' destroying Indian Trails home
• Is it a wolf? Is it a hybrid? And why is it loose in Northwest Florida? (PHOTO)
• Purse school board member used to attack gunman will be on display (VIDEO, SLIDESHOW)
• Car hits school bus head on, no one injured
• Two injured in motorcycle wreck
• Crestview girl crowned Miss Florida Teen USA
• Florida Wildlife Federation throws weight behind RESTORE Act
• ‘FUTURE-ORIENTED’: New Destin city manager reflects on past, challenges ahead (PHOTOS)
• DREDGING THE DEPTHS: Dredge work continues on Norriego Point as city faces a ‘no-win situation’ (SLIDESHOWS)
• Geocaching: High-tech treasure hunts are growing in popularity
• Dog Daze delivers doggy day to community of pooches and their owners (SLIDESHOW)
• FWC program offers women a chance to learn outdoors skills
• Local counties fare well in Florida Tax Watch report (DOCUMENT)
• WENDY VICTORA: Brad Drake can reserve a seat in my minivan
• It’s B-U-L-L-D-O-G-S: Principal tries to nudge Crestview High ‘back to our roots’
• UPDATE: Walton County Sheriff's deputy crashes into minivan (SLIDESHOW)
• Rep. Miller asks to keep F-35s despite budget concerns (VIDEO, SLIDESHOW)
• UPDATE: Man shot in the back off Lovejoy, police have no suspects (SLIDESHOW, VIDEO)
• Man arrested after threatening to kill wife, cops
• Riverside Elementary water cleared for use
• New health TV show promotes healthy habits to Okaloosa students
• For a man who didn’t like the military, Vernon Eisler spent years as Air Force photographer (SLIDESHOW)
• Former students, staff at Tivoli School collect items to showcase legacy (SLIDESHOW)
• Mother Goose dies after almost 20 years at duck pond
• WALTER WILLIAMS: These days it’s hard to tell what’s considered racist
• 'This is one of the most amazing collections of early weapons I’ve seen': Walton-DeFuniak Library is loaded for bear (SLIDESHOW)
• 'It's been a little hard (waiting), but it's exciting': Two Panhandle nurses pick up new VWs given by Oprah (SLIDESHOW)
• Lawsuit claims bar is responsible for Navarre man's death
• Scott praises region’s use of BP funds to rebound from oil spill
• Rep. Miller asks to keep F-35s despite budget concerns (VIDEO, SLIDESHOW)
• Work on new FAMU center starting to bring jobs to Crestview
• Thieves steal trailer Children's Advocacy Center borrowed to help build new center
• LETTER: Rush to judgment
• Students attempt to break world record in jumping jacks (SLIDESHOW, VIDEO)
• One killed in late night crash on S.R. 123
• Drake says conversation about sympathy for criminals led him to file firing squad bill
• Destin doctor sentenced to 30 years for illegally prescribing drugs
• Registered sex offender charged in sexual battery of child
• Man sentenced for holding hostages, said he did it to prevent one from selling drugs
• UPDATE: Fire destroys cherished grocery in DeFuniak Springs (SLIDESHOW)
• Volunteers expect Destin dog park to take shape by end of the month (MAP)
• Okaloosa's first avionics shop is already in Crestview, looking forward to permanent quarters
• 14-year-old charged with arson
• Woman waits 3 hours to take child to hosptial for burns, charged with neglect
• Kraft recalls mac and cheese over possibility of wire bristles
• Man arrested after armed robbery with BB gun
• Trooper kills man armed with bow and arrow
• Old post office reopens after 60 years
• Group uses wreck to make a profit: 'When life gives you plums… make wine'
• State Rep. files bill to add firing squad to death penalty laws
• Okaloosa commissioners look to preserve most of old Island Golf Center land
• Man charged in bomb threat at child support office
• First $10 million available to Northwest Florida for economic recovery from oil spill
• LETTER: A new movement
• Okaloosa school officials confident of state accreditation renewal
• Lifeguard season enters its final weeks (SLIDESHOWS)
• Gov. Rick Perry opens up about his chances in the GOP race for the White House
• Woman in prison for murder gets another 10 years for letters detailing escape plan
• Council set to renew doggie dining ordinance (DOCUMENT)
• School board rejects pay increase
• Real estate market better than a year ago (DOCUMENTS)
• Overpass sought for U.S. 98 at Hurlburt
• Teen charged in theft of school bus (MUG)
• OCSO, Drug Task Force give Destin man a birthday surprise
• Food World carjacking victim dies of injuries (PHOTOS)
• Low interest threatens to cancel Crestview Veterans Day Parade
• Officers investigate Saturday shooting
• LETTER: Stimulus worked
• Many enter, few leave
• 'I saw the writing on the wall'
• Homeless man invokes '5th Amendment right' to threaten woman
• Litter photos on display at Crestview library (SLIDESHOW)
• 'I’ve never used anything like that before'
• Okaloosa gets $1.2 million to promote science
• Official set to discuss former Island Golf Center land (MAP)
• Local observers troubled by proposed military cuts
• WENDY VICTORA: Should a parent’s sins be left unconfessed?
• Munson Festival highlights Southern heritage of old (PHOTOS)
• Woman revived after collapsing in Grayton Beach
• Okaloosa School Board members could get pay raise
• Sounds, smells and scars: First Lady’s former crew remembers life on a gunship 40 years later
• BUSINESS: Symposium speakers hoped to fulfill ‘Full Throttle’ theme
• Auditorium dedicated to 'Jungle Jim' commander Ben King (SLIDESHOW)
• U.S. 98 resurfacing on Okaloosa Island to begin next week
• Organizers prepare for march from Lackland to Hurlburt to honor fallen airmen
• Local economic leaders hope to make Northwest Florida leader in unmanned vehicles
• DeFuniak Springs woman arrested on accessory to murder charges
• Motorcyclist involved in morning three-car crash (PHOTOS)
• Local plans 10-mile trek in gulf for charity
• Coney Island burglarized
• 'The Kelly Plan': Senate redistricting panel supports local's proposed maps (DOCUMENTS)
• Girl Scout for life: 76-year-old has more than earned her lifetime achievement award
• Teachers union asks why Race to the Top grant didn't free funds for bonuses (DOCUMENT)
• Man flees court before his conviction on drug charges
• Jeff Miller earns ‘Taxpayer Hero’ status (DOCUMENTS)
• Transportation projects hit funding roadblock
• LETTER: It's not an issue
• Cancer survivor stresses self-exams
• Former Freeport firefighter says in lawsuit he was fired over unionization efforts
• 20-year-old man charged with shooting gun towards people while driving
• Region’s congressmen sign on to RESTORE Act (DOCUMENTS)
• DOT unveils tentative 5-year work program (5-YEAR PLANS)
• Openings on Santa Rosa Bay Bridge Authority spark interest
• South Walton Fire District starts charging for false alarms (DOCUMENT)
• A bare in the woods: At this Bay County park, clothing is optional
• LETTER: The tax-hike poll
• ‘It gets in your blood': Local has 55 rodeos under his belt
• Living science: Elementary students help collect specimens on the beach (SLIDESHOW)
• 21-year-old charged with stealing $35,000 check
• Economist: Region has seen healthy job growth despite hurricanes, recession, oil spill
• Colloton takes command of Special Forces’ 1st Battalion
• Okaloosa Island fire chief retires after 35 years
• Duke Field to hook up to county sewer system (DOCUMENT)
• Pedestrian in serious condition after being hit by 22-year-old driver
• Man stabbed after wife asks stranger to talk quietly
• Morning fire destroys home (SLIDESHOW)
• Officials determine fire was caused by active meth lab (MUG)
• LETTER: How pathetic!
• Panhandle mother gets 15 years for girl's death
• Forecasters: Cool weather won't last
• Discovery of loaded gun in jail cell launches internal investigation (MUG, DOCUMENT)
• Moon jellies continue to wash ashore (SLIDESHOW)
• 'Meth cook' tries to escape arrest through trap door (SLIDESHOW)
• Scott: Money coming to bolster bases
• Nonprofit honors three local hospitals (PODCAST, DOCUMENT)
• New courthouse now in session (SLIDESHOW)
• Ben Stein tells Sandestin economic symposium: ‘Don’t feel sympathy’ for unemployed
• State makes offer to drug maker eyeing Crestview
• LETTER: It's a conspiracy
• Motorcycle passenger in serious condition, no charges being filed
• Okaloosa property appraiser to move from courthouse next year
• Cox cuts programs on Channel 6
• Ranger instructors train to avoid mistakes that cost four soldiers’ lives in 1995 (SLIDESHOW)
• Northwest Florida officials watch closely to see where BP fine money ends up
• Agencies hope to get funds for homeless, child-care programs
• WENDY VICTORA: All this talk about helping the homeless is just that
• Dropouts make up for lost time; Two women finally earn high school diplomas
• Shelter House Hosts Two-Day Purse Sale and Auction
• Eleven charged in connection with drug trafficking ring (MUGSHOTS)
• Destin condo owners appeal dismissal of property rights case (DOCUMENTS)
• 'Our loss bonds us,' Women who have lost military husbands gather in Destin (SLIDESHOW)
• Walton sets aside funding for next leg of U.S. 331 widening
• DUI checkpoint yields eight arrests
• Crestview attorney, three Destin residents charged in fraud and bribery scheme
• AJ's owner sinks Baby J's for artificial reef off of Destin's shores (VIDEO, SLIDESHOW)
• Telephone outage in parts of Walton County
• Motorcyclist in serious condition after wreck
• LETTER: Fitness testing
• Woman fatally shot: 'Sorry, I didn’t know the gun was loaded'
• Special Forces to hold open house to mark completion of move (SLIDESHOW)
• UPDATE: Two injured in crash near the fairgrounds
• With repeal of ‘don‘t ask, don’t tell,’ Airman no longer has to hide sexuality (VIDEO)
• Okaloosa County prepares for judicial center debut Monday (SLIDESHOW)
• Crestview residents pack meeting to back Council in email investigation (DOCUMENTS)
• Fresh Start is ready to begin work on 10 new apartments for needy clients
• Union files grievance over teacher pay; school district declares impasse
• 'I didn’t know him, but I know he’s a hero': Balloons released in honor of airman's death (SLIDESHOWS, VIDEO)
• Fla. teen in trouble for bringing toy gun on bus
• Boy sneaks into Sears to use tools for bicycle maintenance
• Tax collector audit finds ‘lavish’ spending, nothing illegal (VIDEO, DOCUMENT)
• Bombing launched woman's journalism career
• Study targets speeding on Country Club Avenue (DOCUMENT)
• Exceptional Family Member Program at local bases helps families with special needs members
• Niceville firm wins Navy contract; EMR Inc. will upgrade an old airplane hangar in Texas
• Immigration agents search restaurant
• One charged, others sought in Niceville home invasion robbery
• REP. MATT GAETZ: Let's junk Florida's inefficient ethanol mandate
• Man robbed at gunpoint in Fort Walton Beach
• Elderly woman's home is total loss after morning fire
• Eglin up for Installation Excellence award
• Local business up for award from Wall Street Journal, needs votes to win
• Female motorcyclist ejected, falls 30 feet
• As dredging looms on the point, city blocks boat parking
• Two arrested on drug sale charges in Hooters parking lot
• Hurlburt airman severely wounded in Afghanistan (SLIDESHOW)
• Okaloosa pushes back school start date for next year (CALENDAR)
• Zoning waivers for Crestview students boost enrollment in central zone
• How far can you stretch $1?
• Walton County attorney to take leave while land purchase is reviewed (DOCUMENT)
• Moooove over, sodas; Okaloosa to get dairy vending machines for two schools
• LETTER: On evolution
• Destin man charged in home burglary
• Woman reports being sexually assaulted at Fort Walton Beach park
• Evers upset over judge’s gun law ruling
• Pier review: Fishermen upset over closure for wedding (SLIDESHOW)
• Increasing the rigor: Walton expands AP course offering
• Former officer gets 12 months probation
• $1.5 billion solar farm to be built west of Tallahassee
• Police: Man strikes boy for wetting the bed (MUG)
• LETTER: Secretly opposed
• Freeport man in critical condition after Sunday wreck
• Union strike could come to Santa Rosa
• Police: Body found on ATV, man shot
• PC: Swimmer dies in Gulf
• Officials unveil proposal to widen State Road 123
• Seniors vs. Crime opens Okaloosa office
• Giving back to Mother Nature: 'I have been like this all my life'
• Green flags, bikinis, ripped abs, volleyball and fun on the island (SLIDESHOW)
• Meeting to address importance of tourism on the Emerald Coast
• Sea turtle nesting season a mixed bag this year
• Garnier’s wastewater plant demolition on schedule
• From Bland, B.B and Brown to The Red Bar: Drummer ‘Jabo’ Starks is cozy in South Walton
• Navarre growth has kept school officials busy over the years
• Foreclosed properties account for many sales along the Emerald Coast
• Volunteers, supplies needed to prepare shelters for cold nights to come
• WENDY VICTORA: Teach your children how to drive by example
• HarborWalk thieves steal equipment, human hamster ball
• Officials say abandoned boats are ongoing problem with no easy solution (SLIDESHOW)
• Judge recommends denial of beach restoration permit
• AIDS support group has come a long way since its humble start 20 years ago
• Gun range approved in Walton County
• NWFSC and UWF join together to offer new program to students
• Funeral arrangements set for fallen soldier (SLIDESHOW)
• FHP: No criminal charges filed in wreck that killed Red Level teens
• Combat air controller to get top Air Force medal
• New courthouse annex extension unveiled (SLIDESHOW)
• Public to get 'second bite' at redistricting
• New indictment issued for fire that killed Niceville High graduate
• Teens charged in Crestview car burglary spree
• Man charged with aggravated battery with hammer and box cutter
• Veterans Center in Shalimar proves popular
• Ryan Cook: 'He was always there for me. He always had my back' (SLIDESHOW)
• Destin man breaks into home armed with kitchen knife
• UPDATE: Bomb scare closes portion of Silver Sands, could be related to burglary
• Man accused of carjacking, battery on 81-year-old man (ARREST REPORT, SLIDESHOW))
• Woman robbed by man accused of assault with a deadly weapon while at Food Mart
• UPDATE: Four people injured in head-on collision (SLIDESHOW)
• ‘Lens on Litter’ Photo contest uses trash to combat litter (SLIDESHOW)
• Man found floating in Gulf is identified
• Dorcas cuts back fire assessment hike
• Man arrested for aggravated battery at Niceville bar
• Destin repeals garbage fee ordinance; officials now must come up with new bill system
• UPDATE: State to investigate legality of Crestview council e-mails
• Band of local airmen wins right to open for Fuel (SLIDESHOW, AUDIO)
• Bridgeway to cancel contracts for senior citizen services
• Visitors can tour new judicial center Thursday (SLIDESHOW)
• Lowe’s in Destin to open Friday
• Pedestrian killed in morning wreck
• LETTER: Sheriff vs. Destin
• Soldier from FWB killed in Afghanistan: 'He wanted to be somebody' (SLIDESHOW)
• Woman hits bus with 55 students aboard, second bus accident in one day (SLIDESHOWS)
• LETTER: Lakeshore hazard
• Fire destroys car in parking garage
• Crestview officials’ emails raise Sunshine law questions (DOCUMENTS)
• Local educators recognized for promoting literacy
• Band of airmen take on PTSD (VIDEO, SLIDESHOW)
• SR 87 widening on schedule; current 3-mile segment expected to be completed next fall
• LETTER: Truth about drilling
• Bob Hope's wife Dolores dies at age 102 (VIDEO)
• Sheriff's Office releases rendering of body found off shore (PHOTO)
• 'Leading by example': Don Geatz Florida’s next Senate president (SLIDESHOW)
• Man robbed, beaten at bait shop
• Longtime Crestview attorney, judge dies (ESSAY)
• City plans to consolidate rec centers (PLAN)
• Two soldiers lost: Kyong Tipton pines for her husband and son
• LETTER: Seven GOP myths
• 'I messed up': Netflix chief says company will split DVD-by-mail, streaming service
• Motorcyclist taken by medical helicopter after single-vehicle wreck
• UPDATE: I-10 wreck leaves three in serious condition
• Women's workshop to feature Oprah Winfrey guest
• YMCA hanging on despite financial woes
• Okaloosa school officials continue drive to cut costs
• Horse from I-10 wreck returns to Alaqua Animal Refuge
• FWB man displays twin towers model on roof (PHOTO)
• Crestview Concessionaire contract tossed amid controversy
• Gaetz, Drake support early GOP presidential primary in Florida
• P-51 plane in NV crash had 'radical' changes to compete (SLIDESHOW)
• Nearly a year after her husband committed suicide, Air Force widow still wonders why (SLIDESHOW, VIDEO)
• Walton County terminates attorney who oversaw questionable land purchase
• Gaetz to be designated Senate president at ceremony Monday
• It's log-ical: Old cypress log exposed by storms is talk of 30A (PHOTOS)
• WENDY VICTORA: Memories will linger as Daily News' moving day looms
• Linda Sumblin to lead Workforce Development Board
• Groeschel to speak at Starfish Gala
• Bemboe found guilty on burglary and sexual assault charges
• UPDATE: Apartments evacuated after man locks himself in bathroom with gun
• Coast Guard seeks information about dead man found in Gulf
• Gag grouper season reopens for two months
• Hearing set for SR 123 widening
• 'We're far from finished,' Aerospace Alliance meets at Sandestin
• The 'buff and tan' model for calendar to support Fisher House (SLIDESHOW)
• Enrollment up in Okaloosa County schools (DOCUMENT)
• Three arrested in Santa Rosa Beach drug sale
• LETTER: Tangled on SR 20
• One person dead in car crash on Highway 90
• Fla. court says 1 spank isn't domestic violence
• Woman charged with locking child away in feces-covered room (MUG)
• House fire results in total loss
• Bowlegs fireworks canceled for the year
• Family paints a different picture of an American family
• Former fire chief facing grand theft charge
• U.S. Airmen held at Nazi concentration camp honored at film screening (VIDEO, SLIDESHOWS)
• Task forces look to reduce homelessness in Okaloosa County
• Six homes evacuated for hazardous material clean-up
• Santa Rosa Bay Bridge Authority to be reformed after missing $2.2 million bond payment
• Man charged with drug trafficking in Crestview
• Destin man’s wish comes true: Harry Versen wanted people to know about his grandfather, George Griot
• Okaloosa Sheriff’s Office opens two north county substations
• UPDATE: Destin bank robber arrested
• Man accused of exposing himself to school children
• 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' seeking military families
• Reality television show casting Florida families for nanny visit
• Firearms ordinance to go into effect, 'It’s a very strong move on the state’s part'
• Gulfarium marine park gets new management, new direction (SLIDESHOW)
• Jury finds Vasquez guilty of murder in death of infant daughter
• UPDATE: Federal report finds BP's poor management to blame for oil spill (REPORT)
• Sheriff's Office seeking suspect in armed bank robbery
• Walton School Board approves $95 million budget
• While prices fluctuate, home sales are up along Emerald Coast for August (DOCUMENTS)
• UPDATED: Ethics commission dismisses Sansom's complaint against Meggs (DOCUMENT)
• Ex-fire district commissioner gets over $45,000 in ethics commission ruling
• DeFuniak Springs teen missing
• Fire chief: Underwear or towel may have caused dryer fire (PHOTOS)
• Motorcyclist injured after morning wreck
• Woman drives car into Choctawhatchee Bay
• See litter? Take a photo. Contest aims to publicize trash problem (SLIDESHOW)
• Injured bear cub released; it ran into SUV last week (SLIDESHOW)
• Walton County officials still working on code revisions
• Former radio host Zo Rowley dies
• Man arrested for swindling girlfriend, stealing almost $50,000
• Teen arrested for burglary escapes from police station, tries to flee
• UPDATE: Sabra Thornton won't do jail time; Appeals court upholds innocence
• Florosa bank robber sentenced to 15 years
• Okaloosa School Board to keep discretionary dollars despite opposition
• Latest scam: 'Sounds too good to be true?'
• Painted turtle worries rescue workers (PHOTO)
• LETTER: Then and now
• Five injured in U.S. 331 wreck
• 'Four of his friends, took his life for nothing': Teen pleads no contest to Pitcock murder
• Okaloosa school board approves $340 million budget
• Area representatives react to president’s proposal
• Okaloosa County to hold final budget hearing (DOCUMENT)
• 'Everyone can help and that's the key': Okaloosa schedules summit on homelessness
• Teen arrested for battery on police officer, possession of weapon, resisting arrest
• LETTER: Obama's circus
• Teen charged with indecent exposure while at church
• From ‘Hell's Kitchen' to The Vue on 30A
• Geometry and elbow grease: Planning and work lead to ‘raft-up’ circle in Rocky Bayou (SLIDESHOW)
• Coast Guard searches for missing FWB boater
• Group hopes to develop Marine Life Center on Okaloosa Island
• 'Bare with us': TEAM Santa Rosa gets six-month contract extension
• Destin candidates left hanging like a chad: Campaign trails may trek through holidays
• School district, teachers union wrangle over pay
• UPDATE: Fire damages condo while renters attend beach wedding (SLIDESHOW)
• People climb 110 flights of stairs to remember those who died in Twin Towers
• Off to see the big city: Children at Youth Village win flights to NYC
• Innocence lost: Much has changed for air travelers, military members and first responders since 9/11
• Where were you on 9/11?
• Jeff Miller reflects on taking office shortly after 9/11
• WENDY VICTORA: Mom's Band-Aids can't heal what has been broken since 9/11
• Private attorneys appointed in Cozzie murder case
• 9/11 survivor: 'All we could see was fire, smoke and confetti'
• Man charged with drug trafficking in Crestview
• Okaloosa: In-house airport police could be cheaper than contracting with Sheriff
• Thrush questions Okaloosa School Board spending
• Man arrested after receiving pounds of marijuana in the mail
• Crestview teen arrested on multiple sexual battery charges
• Woman charged in accident with bicyclist
• Airman charged with child abuse
• Remembering lives lost, ‘What do you do when you’ve lost your joy?’ (VIDEO, SLIDESHOW)
• Angel Food Ministries suspends distribution
• What makes a hero? High school students examine 9/11 and its aftermath
• Local airports emphasize security as 9/11 anniversary nears
• TEAM Santa Rosa faces $5 million lawsuit (DOCUMENTS)
• LeMieux touts cuts, questions F-35 funding in campaign to unseat Sen. Nelson
• Poppy’s Dancin’ Iguana shuts down; second HarborWalk restaurant to close this week
• Events, memorial services to mark 9/11 anniversary
• Riesel sentenced again to life in prison
• Non-profit Angel Food Ministries won't deliver this month due to rising costs
• Living without Marine Marcus Mahdee: 'Each year it gets a little easier to give him up'
• Man charged with abusing 7-year-old child at arcade
• Report: Mother hits underwear-clad son with shovel
• Nanny arrested on charges of armed robbery
• Woman's body found floating in bay
• Newest fashion trend flying off shelves, 'We can’t keep them in the shop'
• Clifford Gadsden’s mother kept him out of trouble, couldn’t keep him out of the Army
• Emerald Coast sets record for bed tax collections in July
• Seagrove murder suspect Cozzie's public defender withdraws from case
• Bluewater Bay woman earns statewide achievement honor
• Veggie Cab uses restaurant vegetable oil to power taxis (SLIDESHOW)
• LETTER: Rich pay plenty
• Louisiana man charged with careless driving in I-10 wreck
• Okaloosa commissioners back Crestview bed tax plan
• Northwest Florida sees record cold temperatures
• Driver fails to notice stopped vehicles, causes four-car collision
• Cool and dry: Tropical Storm Lee gives way to beautiful weather (SLIDESHOWS, VIDEOS)
• Pedestrian dies from injuries after Aug. wreck
• Man flown to hospital after Tuesday night stabbing
• September News from Shelter House - September 2, 2011
• LETTER: An evil minority
• Despite Tropical Storm Lee, businesses report good crowds over Labor Day weekend
• 30 minutes or less: Facebook helped music store recover stolen guitar (REPORT)
• Tallahassee woman dies after I-10 wreck Sunday
• Bar brawl leads to stabbing
• Gaetz bill would let gasoline sellers off the ethanol hook
• Zoning changes a boon to two north Okaloosa elementary schools
• A mother’s heartbreak: She lost her son in Afghanistan last year and her daughter in March (SLIDESHOW)
• EDITORIAL: The sheriff and the dog parks
• Bred to fight, waiting to die
• Black bear kills pet goat
• Flu vaccine available locally
• County officials sharpen pencils to redraw district maps
• Five students charged in Pryor Middle School break-in
• Santa Rosa Beach woman in critical condition after wreck
• Homeless man: 'I'm Jesus Fine' (SOUNDSLIDE)
• Standing water causing problems on U.S. Highway 98
• While Lee's winds have died down, threat of flooding increases
• High winds, rough surf and possible tornadoes expected for Panhandle on Monday
• 'Daddy keeps us free'
• 'There's a hole in your heart that will never heal'
• NWFSC enrollment down: Jobs up?
• Life without ‘P Nut’: Tech. Sgt. Douville’s family copes by pretending he's on another deployment (SLIDESHOW)
• Lee lashes Gulf coast; flood threat expands inland (PHOTOS)
• Watches and warnings continue for Okaloosa County on Sunday
• Get your spanakopita on at the annual Greek Festival (SLIDESHOW)
• Judge dismisses lawsuit filed against Destin, Sheriff’s Office (DOCUMENTS)
• Destin officials wince at Larry Ashley’s comments
• State won’t investigate Dorcas fire assessment hike
• Tropical Storm Lee: Northwest Florida officials expect heavy rain, rough surf (SLIDESHOW, TRACKER)
• WENDY VICTORA: My generosity can’t extend to everyone who needs money
• A cool resemblance: Andrews Cooling & Heating owner has gotten a lot of mileage for looking like ‘Home Improvement’ actor
• 7 A.M. UPDATE: Okaloosa under tropical storm watch, tornado watch (RADAR, SLIDESHOWS, WEBCAM)
• Soggy Lee prepares to give Louisiana, Mississippi a soaking
• 'I didn’t even get to hold her,' Shalimar woman to meet her birth mother (SLIDESHOW)
• People’s court: Small claims cases range from car wrecks to credit card debts (SLIDESHOW)
• Miller, Granger oppose cuts to F-35 program
• Uptown Station sale finalized
• County to discuss new tourism taxing district in Crestview
• Report: Man arrested after stealing over $50,000 in jewelry
• Crestview man sentenced for stealing from Eglin BX
• LETTER: Step back, ladies
• 'Droopy Drawers' law aimed at students
• Labor Day: Businesses hope for big finish to tourist season; storm could have a say
• DOT presents plans for $3.4 million resurfacing project in Niceville
• Northwest Florida Tri-County Fair aims to attract visitors from Walton, Santa Rosa
• Man charged with shooting neighbor's dog
• Area mosquitos manageable after drought, but still a threat (DOCUMENTS)
• Panhandle boater missing after fishing trip
• LETTER: Demonized tea
• Man gets 20 years for leaving fatal crash
• Coast Guard releases report on boat that forced cancellation of fireworks show (SLIDESHOWS)
• Seagrove rape suspect has history with Bay County authorities
• Sen. Gaetz: Constitutional amendment could ease redistricting process
• Fallen soldier's portrait revealed at Eglin ceremony (SLIDESHOW)
• (UPDATED) One shot overnight inside a vehicle (MUGS)
• Suspect sought in armed home robbery
• Teenage boy hit by car in Niceville
• Police: Teen hits 15-year-old with car, tells deputies, 'He should have gotten out of (my) way'
• Report: FWB man hangs dog, hits it with 2x4 (MUG)
• LETTER: Crowded roads
• School bus rear-ended with 44 children aboard
• Independent researchers get $112M to study Gulf after BP spill
• Police officer in Panama City bitten on the head by suspect
• Evers files bill to repeal septic tank inspections
• Sheriff Larry Ashley says more funds are needed for law enforcement
• Local educators wonder what caused spike in kindergarten students
• Authorities seeking suspects in statue thefts
• Local diver spears lionfish; biologists say they're here to stay
• LETTER: Subsidized religion
• Crestview PD cleared in lawsuit alleging racism, false arrest
• Scam alert: 'Sweepstakes' deal
• Officials to begin search for DeFuniak soldier’s remains (SLIDESHOW, VIDEO)
• Man charged with murder at Red Roof Inn
• Law enforcement to continue to pull over gas-powered bicycles
• Gulf Power sends crews to help with Irene outages
• Santa Rosa teachers to get pay hike
• Two robbed at gunpoint in Fort Walton Beach
• Destin woman set to star in local TV show about the area
• Firefighters respond to house fire (PHOTOS)
• EDITORIAL: Lack of experience takes a toll
• Two taken by helicopter after motorcycle crash
• Casey Anthony prosecutor writing book about case
• ‘Living the dream,” Alabama Charlie has done everything from flying the Dalai Lama to building a clothing line
• Irene weakens; flooding still a threat in the East (SLIDESHOW, VIDEO)
• Pedestrian killed in Sunday wreck
• Officials investigate fatal Navarre wreck (MAP)
• From a ‘war zone’ to Destin, hurricane victims tell the story of triumph from tragedy (SLIDESHOW)
• ‘Flying Tales’: Retired test pilot writes book about flying experiences (PHOTOS)
• ScootCar gives locals a tourist's view of the Emerald Coast (VIDEO, SLIDESHOW)
• Okaloosa plans to upgrade alternative school’s program (DOCUMENT)
• Crestview City Council votes to loosen alcohol sales
• WENDY VICTORA: Crimes show my impression of South Walton was unrealistic
• In the dunk tank: Heritage Cycles hosts a fundraiser for the Wounded Warrior Project (SLIDESHOW)
• No cathedral, no problem: Storefront churches offer an alternative style of worship
• New dinner and a movie theater coming to Crestview
• Hundreds of visitors attend F-35 ceremony at Eglin Air Force Base (SLIDESHOW)
• Local firm opens to help complete BP oil spill claims
• Fishing pier tops Walton County’s BP wish list
• Local emergency crews pitching in to help with Irene
• Man arrested for stealing gun found with gunshot wound
• Garage destroyed in fire Thursday evening
• Santa Rosa to move ahead with Navarre Town Center
• Miller predicts Congress will vote on a balanced budget amendment this fall
• Florosa residents complain about gator; 8-footer pulled from Santa Rosa Sound (SLIDESHOW)
• Killer python to be used for training at Eglin
• DeFuniak Springs motorcyclist in critical condition
• Overheated vent causes $3,000 in damages
• Local soldier helps rescue ally in Afghanistan
• Local development interests connect people named in federal subpoenas
• UPDATE: Man charged with two sexual batteries in Seagrove, is suspected of more crimes
• Mary Esther likely to accept more expensive sheriff’s contract
• Project Beer: Company considering Walton County brewery sites
• Fort Walton Beach woman dies from car crash last week
• Ruckel player OK after scare
• Former fire chief faces larceny charge
• Destin heats up as Boating Magazine shoots their swimsuit calendar (SLIDESHOW, VIDEO)
• Feds subpoena Sansom's business records with Santa Rosa County (DOCUMENTS)
• Shepard convicted of hotel owner’s murder (SLIDESHOW)
• Local officials vow to help residents find out if Chromalloy site contaminated groundwater
• School bus hits trash truck
• Man charged with assault during burglary
• Fallen Marine from Pace returns home (SLIDESHOW)
• Two hospitalized, road blocked after Crestview wreck
• Walton County to continue to seek funds to widen U.S. 331
• (UPDATED) Man struck by vehicle on Racetrack Road
• Ophthalmologist with local ties convicted of fraud
• Back to School for Fort Walton Beach - Bus Schedules, Lunch Menus, School Supplies and more
• Afternoon at The Magnolia Grill – Wine and Cheese With Silent Auction To Benefit The Heritage Museum Of Northwest Florida
• Two charged with assault during burglary
• Santa Rosa sheriff cleared of charges
• Jurors hear Shepard's police interview after murder: 'I just figured the world would be a better place without Roger in it'
• Okaloosa courthouse annex to feature local artists' work (SLIDESHOW)
• FBI seizes Santa Rosa commissioner's computer
• Okaloosa County tops ACT scores in Florida (DOCUMENT)
• Milton backs off from providing insurance for rally after ACLU objects
• Tea Party member wants easier access to school district data
• 'Girls Gone Wild' creator charged with assault in California
• LETTER: Tea party's shame
• 'They were very close': Mother, daughter pass away on the same morning
• Navarre Beach fishing pier contract sparks debate (SLIDESHOW)
• 2 women recaptured within an hour of leaving work program
• Students head back to school (SLIDESHOWS)
• 'I know what I did was wrong, but I think the world is a better place': Murder trial begins in Crestview (SLIDESHOW)
• Destin leaders choose new city manager, discuss FY2012 budget (RESUME)
• Riding in style: Meigs students arrive at first day of school in black limo (SLIDESHOW)
• COLUMN: An out-of-town family is reunited with its beloved Frodo in Northwest Florida (PHOTOS)
• Man charged with 3 counts of animal cruelty (MUG)
• LETTER: Obama must go
• Man v. Food in Destin: Fort Walton Beach big eater claims victory over 3.2-pound Jetty Giant burger (PHOTOS)
• '...Make a rescue, tow a manatee. You never know' (SLIDESHOW)
• 'I’m just trying to ride in peace': Questions arise over motorized bicycles
• Honored Scout: Crestview Cub Scout saves grandmother's life
• UPDATE: Record-breaking 800 people compete in Sandestin Triathlon (SLIDESHOWS, WINNERS)
• Okaloosa, Santa Rosa students are back to school Monday
• Ben Anderson takes over as Okaloosa tax collector
• New judicial center nearing completion (SLIDESHOW)
• WENDY VICTORA: What’s the excuse for students’ low test scores?
• Ben Stein to speak at Gulf Power conference in October
• 21-year-old woman arrested for cutting boyfriend with knife
• Red snapper catch limit raised to four; gag grouper season shortened to two months
• Walton and Okaloosa still among lowest unemployment rates in Florida (DOCUMENT)
• Two arrested in home invasion robbery last year
• Continuing a family tradition: Maria Milton has inherited her mother’s role as a midwife
• Man charged with molesting two children
• Taped confession to be used in trial for murder of Crestview hotel owner (SLIDESHOW)
• 19-year-old Pace Marine killed in Afghanistan (SLIDESHOW)
• Two hospitalized in wreck in front of Hurlburt Field (SLIDESHOW)
• Fugitive found sleeping on Destin beach (MUG)
• Phone scam operator impersonating Sheriff's Office deputy
• LETTER: Tax boondoggle
• Christmas lights spark garage fire, cause $70,000 in damages
• Hwy. 98 bus stop has Walton parents worried
• 75-year-old wins $3 million in lottery
• What's biting on Destin's docks? (SLIDESHOW)
• Shelter House Presents Women And Cars Workshop
• Shelter House News - August 2011
• State seeks rehearing on Sabra Thornton’s acquittal
• Woman wants to thank unknown ‘Good Neighbor’ who returned her wallet
• West side bypass, I-10 interchange recommended for Crestview
• Evers appointed to Senate committee on child protection
• UPDATE: Police arrest suspect in bank robbery
• UPDATE: Fire burns storage structure, eight vehicles in East Milton (PHOTOS)
• Suspects steal statue from museum (PHOTO)
• National Geographic puts the Emerald Coast on its best places to visit map
• Police charge 74-year-old man in murder-for-hire plot
• Discounts in jeopardy, residents sign petition to repeal ordinance
• Family seeking answers: Death investigation enters seventh week
• REPORT: Woman critical after driving drunk
• Sansom files ethics complaint against prosecutor
• Crestview teen injured in motorcycle wreck
• 'It brought tears to my eyes'
• Okaloosa reauthorizes fees for beach restoration
• Destin loses out on ‘Good Morning America' award
• Destin begins process of repealing controversial garbage collection law
• Family seeks answers in man’s death; investigation of how Christopher Garrett died is in its seventh week
• Fire causes about $20,000 in damage to Cinco Bayou dental office
• In death, young Florida Marine gives life to comrade
• Five charged in connection to firearms theft (MUGSHOTS)
• Man arrested after allegedly spraying neighbor, dog with chemical spray
• KATHLEEN PARKER: Why we're fed up with Palin and her politicking
• Okaloosa votes to increase water, sewer rates (DOCUMENTS)
• Homes sales jump in Okaloosa and Walton; Santa Rosa sees decrease in July
• Federal funds aimed at creating jobs at small businesses in Florida
• South Florida company wants to open charter school in Valparaiso (DOCUMENT)
• 94-year-old man runs car into house
• Woman charged with punching pregnant teen
• State will seek death penalty in Cozzie case (DOCUMENT, SLIDESHOW)
• 35-foot boat goes airborne, two passengers flipped out
• Investigation into teen's murder continues
• T-6 crashes blamed on low altitude, not mechanical failures (SLIDESHOW, VIDEO, DOCUMENTS)
• Two taken by helicopter after vehicle crash
• New private school to open in Navarre (MAP, PHOTOS)
• Broxson seeks to revive Santa Rosa Bay Bridge Authority
• Retailers are 'quite pleased' with this year's turnout for sales tax holiday
• 21-year-old in serious condition after balcony fall
• Man charged with sexual assault on a minor
• Florida juvenile jails probe continues
• LETTER: A foolish woman
• Two arrested in slaying of 16-year-old
• Destin woman discovers link to famous Antarctic explorer
• Grant to help fund efforts for oil spill victims
• A hero's homecoming (SLIDESHOW)
• VFW wants to place clock tower at Beal Memorial Cemetery (DOCUMENT)
• 'A pretty big step': Crestview City Council reaches consensus on new charter
• Okaloosa to up the ante for science classes
• Trial set for case against Santa Rosa sheriff, deputies
• Officials hike property assessments in Dorcas Fire District
• Man drowns in the Gulf near Watercolor Resort
• UPDATE: Deckhand torches boat with Molotov cocktail, says captain didn't pay him (SLIDESHOW)
• WENDY VICTORA: What if Salem witches had Sabra Thornton’s appeal option?
• Born and raised: Magna Manufacturing has made LoBoy ice chests in Okaloosa for 40 years
• Police say man directed 11-year-old girl to pose for sexual photos
• Evers, Coley will resume fight to sink septic tank inspections
• Mancini Music in Niceville to close after 40 years
• Emeril Lagasse touts Destin on ‘Good Morning America’ (VIDEO)
• Okaloosa rehires nearly all laid off teachers
• Man charged with breaking into home, stealing jewelry worth over $13,000
• Regulators up red snapper limits, could mean extended season in the fall
• LETTER: Image problem
• Santa Rosa deals with noise complaints at fishing pier bar (SLIDESHOW)
• Man charged with strangling woman
• Hurlburt airmen learn about water rescues from Okaloosa safety officials
• Airport contract with FWB police still uncertain; City Council may seek AG’s opinion
• Okaloosa rehires nearly all laid off teachers; school district also advertising open positions
• Man falls from third-floor balcony in Destin
• Man sentenced to 15 years for selling cocaine
• Passersby rescue elderly couple from house fire
• UPDATED: Three AFSOC airmen among the servicemembers killed in Chinook crash (DOCUMENT, PHOTOS)
• Navarre man killed in U.S. Highway 98 wreck
• Joke T-shirts prompt PC police department probe
• Man sentenced for 10th DUI conviction
• Counties redrawing districts; Walton added third commissioner to south end
• U.S. 98 resurfacing on schedule
• Fishing lure designed in Destin to be named world's largest (SLIDESHOW)
• Man charged with strangling dog
• Kentucky woman returns to Destin to honor daughter killed in hit-and-run (SLIDESHOW)
• Military killed Taliban who downed US helicopter
• EDITORIAL: Market makes the case for cuts
• Ammo, spent grenades found in Destin home
• Catholic Charities to distribute $3.5 million to oil spill victims in Panhandle
• Obama honors 30 Americans killed in helicopter crash as they arrive home
• Gulf Power wins year-long dispute over electricity rights in Crestview
• After market gyrations, local financial advisers say investors should keep eyes on the long term
• Vehicle set on fire in store parking lot
• TURTLE TV: Henderson Beach Inn to capture critical moment in sea turtles’ lives (with LIVESTREAM)
• Motorcyclist rear-ends SUV, ejected from bike
• 'He loved his friends, his family, his country': Servicemen who died in chopper crash remembered as heroes (VIDEO)
• Greyhounds abuse suspect denied motion to dismiss charges (PHOTOS)
• Shelter House Receives Economic Empowerment Grant From The Allstate Foundation
• Congressman attends memorial in Afghanistan
• 'Obviously we can’t fly empty planes': Vision to cut 9 of 15 destinations
• EDITORIAL: Sansom is in the clear ... again
• Walton County students head back to school (SLIDESHOW)
• Gov. Scott appoints new Okaloosa tax collector
• UPDATED: Helicopter crash investigation continues; three airmen among those killed
• Destin in running for 'Good Morning America's' Most Beautiful Place in America but needs votes (LINK)
• Crestview cops catch Alabama murder suspect (ARREST REPORT)
• Cars burglarized during funeral service
• Boat hits beach at 40 mph, overturns
• Marine injured during swim training dies
• Sales tax holiday scheduled for next weekend (DOCUMENT)
• Parking in style: South Walton seniors add personal touches to their designated spots (SLIDESHOW)
• Trial set to determine future of courthouse annex
• Another wrinkle added to Destin garbage debate
• Laurel Hill water employee owes $600 bill
• 'A nut for nostalgia': Former resident formed facebook group to celebrate Emerald Coast of old (VIDEO, SLIDESHOW)
• Black bear killed by car
• Destin Shore? Local nightlife scene may be setting for reality TV series
• New EMS post should mean faster service for south Crestview
• KAYSIE BAIER: Just fill in the (expletive) blank
• Valparaiso still awaits F-35 noise data two years after lawsuit settlement
• Three hospitalized after early morning wreck in Crestview
• EDITORIAL: 'Smaller' government still costly
• 31 U.S. special-ops troops killed in Afghanistan helicopter crash
• NWF State, Richburg settle legal issues
• School districts must boost technology in the classroom under new laws
• Navarre Beach bike path gets a facelift
• Missing hit and run suspect found in jail (FHP REPORT)
• EDITORIAL: QE3 is no Rx for stalled economy
• FISHING REPORT: See what's biting (SLIDESHOW)
• Destin psychologist suspended for sexual activity with a patient
• Two arrested for exploiting elderly person
• 'There's always more to learn'; Summer means school for some teachers (SLIDESHOW)
• Crepe myrtle debris leads to hit-and-run charge (ARREST REPORT)
• Runway lights go out at Northwest Florida Regional Airport
• Vehicles collide in intersection; both drivers claim green light
• EDITORIAL: Debt deal 'hurts our people, too'
• Paralyzed man uses PVC pipe to drive ATV, crashes with children in vehicle
• Sheriff: Foster sister shoots younger sister
• Report: Engine failure may have been factor in Teutenberg plane crash
• Ethics complaints against Sansom, Richburg, Goodin dropped
• Okaloosa students to learn about Medal of Honor recipients
• Cinco Bayou to stick with Sheriff’s Office, turns down cheaper offer from FWB
• Man arrested after undercover drug sales, found with sawed-off shotgun
• Search on for Shalimar armed robber
• LETTER: It's just peanuts
• Lane restrictions expected today in Destin
• Chavers trial begins: 'I don’t know nothing about no shooting … People die every day' (SLIDESHOW)
• Schaetzle beats Lewis for Niceville City Council seat
• Despite deal on debt ceiling, local business leaders worried
• Man charged with stabbing, beating girlfriend
• Man arrested for DUI after crashing car into house (SLIDESHOW)
• Bingo burglar arrested (VIDEO)
• Popwell takes reins of Niceville Police Department
• Marine injured in training accident
• Steven Cozzie to keep his attorney in murder trial (SLIDESHOW)
• Officials want to highlight Panhandle shipwrecks
• LETTER: Nothing is solved
• UPDATED: Obama signs emergency spending bill into law
• Ted Bundy's DNA to be added to national database
• 15-year-old gets 20 years in father's death
• Teen arrested for string of burglaries (PHOTOS)
• Debt crisis slows work on floating hotel in Navarre
• Navarre Beach erosion hinders water rescues
• House OKs debt compromise; Giffords brings down the House
• Milton principal arrested for indecent exposure
• Eight jurors chosen for Timothy Chavers' first-degree murder trial (SLIDESHOW)
• LETTER: This isn't justice
• Three-vehicle wreck causes more than $50,000 in damages
• 22-year-old sentenced to 30 years for felony murder
• It's a deal: Obama, Congress will avert default
• Woman ejected in I-10 wreck
• Plane has hard landing at airport Sunday
• Lewis, Schaetzle in runoff for Niceville City Council seat
• 'The sky is my office': Aviators in Destin mark 100 years in female flight history (SLIDESHOW)
• 4-car wreck on Okaloosa Island stalls traffic
• 'Hard-cores vs full-bores': In debt drama, voters play key role (VIDEO)
• Okaloosa looks to use BP money for storm water work
• Walton County eyeing saltwater fish hatchery
• Eglin gearing up for F-35 training (SLIDESHOW)
• At least 17 mailboxes reported damaged along Holmes Avenue
• Sign removed from bay, FWC says it doesn't meet requirements
• Destin resident says city police will cost less than contracting with Sheriff’s Office
• Fort Walton police officers must pass obstacle course to be on the force
• UPDATE: Miller votes for debt-ceiling bill; Southerland opposes
• One Stop Shop: FWB chamber, home builders and realtors team up for trade show
• Housing authority to get 50 vouchers for homeless vets
• Men arrested after one shoots into neighbor's home; Guns, drugs seized (SLIDESHOW)
• Dozens rescued from rip currents Thursday (LIVE BEACH CAM, SLIDESHOW, INTERACTIVE)
• Escape to Northwest Florida: New vacation rental business aims to give visitors options
• CUPCAKE WARS: South Walton style (SLIDESHOW)
• WENDY VICTORA: He who hesitates is lost with Vision Airlines
• Local fishermen bag a big catch (SLIDESHOW)
• Tattoo artist: 'I listen to their tale and make their tattoo come to life' (SLIDESHOW)
• Rally calls for dignity: TSA screening violates citizens’ rights, speakers say (SLIDESHOW, VIDEO)
• UPDATE: Lawyers negotiate settlement in Richburg termination case
• Walton County cuts staff to balance budget
• Vision Airlines drops flight to Las Vegas (SLIDESHOW)
• EDITORIAL: It's Obama who must back down
• Man suffers serious injuries in Winn Dixie parking lot wreck
• Family pet killed in house fire
• One patient flown to hospital after wreck on Hwy. 98
• Steven Cozzie requests new public defender for murder charges
• 'To continue my daughter's legacy': Terresa Tuetenberg's family to keep children's academy open
• UPDATE: Officials suspect foul play in infant's death
• River Academy wants to build indoor playground in Niceville
• Local Big 10 Tires stores will be replaced by Pep Boys over the next year
• 'This is definitely better': Rain expected to continue through end of week
• Preliminary reports on Eglin plane crash: Aircraft destroyed in post-crash fire (VIDEO, DOCUMENT)
• Woman accused of hitting boy in the face with a brush, arrested on child abuse charges
• LETTER: Where was GOP?
• Teen sentenced to life in prison without parole (SLIDESHOW)
• Woman killed in two-vehicle accident; charges pending investigation
• Woman gets 30 years in prison for construction worker's death
• McCoy pleads guilty to murder of former co-worker
• Santa Rosa plans to cut more than $28 million from budget
• Col. David Hicks takes command of 53rd Wing (VIDEO, SLIDESHOW)
• 'More meek and skinny': Choctaw grad worked on Captain America’s visual effects (SLIDESHOW, VIDEO)
• It may be coming to a mailbox near you: higher water and sewer bills (DOCUMENT)
• Waste Management plans expansion
• Is Destin the 'Crown Jewel of the Emerald Coast' or 'The World's Luckiest Fishing Village'? It's a clash of brands
• EDITORIAL: Flying the unfriendly skies
• Drugs taken from mom accused of killing Fla. teens
• Seaside film series ends with expose on waste
• CATCH-OF-THE-DAY: Mixing it up on the docks (SLIDESHOW)
• UPDATED: Grand jury: So-called gaming machines illegal 'sham'
• Okaloosa County School Board adopts tentative budget
• Former telecom exec applies to be Okaloosa's tax collector (APPLICATION)
• Suspect in fatal shooting gets court date (SLIDESHOW)
• Are you ready for some football? NFL players vote to approve agreement with owners
• Motorcyclist ejected, lands under trailer
• EDITORIAL: One war Gov. Scott can't win
• Off-duty Fla. Panhandle officer charged with DUI
• 1 suspect arrested in Panhandle toddler's slaying
• Local thrillseeker gets ready to take the barrel plunge
• Man fires 9 mm through closed front door; critically injures girlfriend
• Woman robbed by knife-wielding man at Walmart
• After 14,000 shows, hypnotist still keeps audiences entranced
• Crestview pharmacy opens to serve long-term care centers
• Airport’s plans to contract with FWB police in limbo
• Okaloosa schools to cut budget by 5 percent, capital projects will feel the strain
• 'It's just not a good deal'; Residents challenge Destin garbage fee ordinance
• NWF State, Richburg to try to mediate their differences over his termination
• WENDY VICTORA: I love nature — from a comfortable distance
• Lifeguards say education, calm conditions have helped avert tragedies this summer (SLIDESHOW)
• Despite controversy, Panama City airport named DOT project of year
• EDITORIAL: Okaloosa's new sign: 'For Sale'
• Local jobless rates rose in June; rates also increased across state
• New device pays off for FWB Medical Center, allows heart attack patients to bypass ER
• Justice Department to audit Gulf Coast Claims Facility
• Proposed federal legislation would funnel BP fines to Gulf Coast
• Destin YMCA gets reprieve; bank suspends effort to collect debt for the time being
• Man puts gun to wife's head during argument over who's the favorite grandchild (MUG)
• Too comfortable gator makes Freeport resident nervous (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
• EDITORIAL: Can state's 'last resort' go private?
• Freeport thrillseeker plans to barrel over Niagara Falls one last time (PHOTOS)
• Mom arrested after leaving baby in hot vehicle
• One dead after shooting incident
• A dream fulfilled: After 46 years Chit ‘Dane’ Puett is a U.S. citizen
• Local installations in line for $85.5 million in military construction funds
• Walton schools cut $16 million in proposed budget
• Crestview city clerk announces resignation, cites 'political climate'
• UPDATE: Investigators work to identify suspect in sexual assault in Seagrove
• Okaloosa County Economic Development Council attracts third firm
• ' This was his home': Slain corrections officer honored with road renamed for him (SLIDESHOW)
• UPDATE: Two more teens arrested in car thefts
• Belted or beltless? Is it an issue of courthouse security?
• Cops: Florida teen told friend he would kill parents
• Two-vehicle wreck causes estimated $65,000 in damages
• 19-year-old wanted in three counties arrested by U.S. Marshals
• Fire destroys house; no one hurt
• Okaloosa budget proposal calls for reorganization, eliminates 39 positions
• 'Our little athlete': 9-year-old doesn’t let prosthetic leg slow him down (VIDEO)
• Okaloosa, Walton homes sales exceed last year's; Santa Rosa lags
• One person arrested with stolen car; other suspects ran away
• Fourth teen arrested in attempted armed robbery
• Former deputy sentenced for sexually abusing children
• EDITORIAL: Courtney, Cozzie and Caylee
• Fla. justices uphold $28.3 million smoker verdict
• Six arrested for alleged involvment in string of burglaries
• Rominger defeats Boudreaux in Niceville elections; Lewis, Schaetzle head to runoff
• Choctaw Class of 1966 makes donation in name of classmate who died in Vietnam
• Okaloosa to place surplus land on the market; the 31 parcels are valued at $458,209 (LIST)
• Airport director wins state aviation award, named to state council
• Bad gasoline discovered at station; At least four cars died after filling up, report says
• New DCF secretary says agency's mission will remain the same, but methods will change
• Boat crashes into tree; at least one injured
• Police: Teen killed his parents, then threw a party (VIDEO, SLIDESHOW)
• UPDATE: Deputies seek fourth teen in Navarre home invasion
• Troopers seek help identifying driver who left crash site
• Stolen school bus recovered; investigation still open
• Woman arrested on charges of molesting 15-year-old boy
• WHAT'S BITING: Snapper season ends (SLIDESHOW)
• ROADWAY WARNING: East Pass Bridge to encounter lane restrictions Wednesday
• Rally to protest TSA screenings (VIDEO)
• Man dies from injuries suffered in July 8 wreck on I-10
• Weekend soaking lifts area burn bans
• James Campbell opts not to seek re-election to commission seat
• Schools to update dress code under droopy drawers law (DOCUMENTS)
• Emerald Coast gets soaked: Prayers answered (FORECAST)
• UPDATED: Charges filed in wreck that killed 1-year-old
• Destin man charged with fraud
• Santa Rosa County lifts burn ban
• Man overcomes the obstacles: 'It's a hard fight now'
• Lawyer: Elaborate plans made to keep Anthony safe
• The tourists are biting: Charter fishing up since last year’s oil spill
• Georgia man killed in I-10 wreck
• 'Multiple crashes' close eastbound I-10
• EDITORIAL: Victory for free elections
• Marina expansion plans delayed
• Crestview eyes new site for parking lot ... again
• Made in the shades: Sunglasses can be about style, substance or both (SLIDESHOW)
• Crestview official decries wasted money, employee misconduct, but offers no specifics
• Sheriff’s Office expands pawn shop rules to video game stores
• WENDY VICTORA: Fast-moving years fill gap between youth and old age
• Santa Rosa lowers rates for fishing pier, hopes to attract more anglers
• Former Osceola County tax official applies to succeed Hughes
• Six candidates vie for two Niceville City Council seats
• Bicyclist hit by car, flown to hospital
• Riesel convicted of murder a second time
• Community bids farewell to the Teutenbergs (SLIDESHOW)
• TDC proposes second welcome center in Destin
• Fort Walton Mayor and Northwest Florida Ballet CEO to speak at state convention
• ‘Superhero’ Daniel Douville honored at memorial service (VIDEO, SLIDESHOW)
• LETTER: Under the bus
• Fort Walton Beach man sentenced for child pornography charges
• School bus stolen, officers looking into thefts
• Hearing scheduled today between Anthony, Zenaida
• Thousands of balloons released: 'Think of your hurt as a balloon' (SLIDESHOW)
• One person hospitalized in I-10 wreck
• UPDATE: Firefighters battle brush fires in South Walton
• LETTER: Leave my pay alone
• Bear ventures onto front porch, sniffs woman's arm
• Questions arise over tax collector applicant’s job history; Governor plans to run background checks (DOCUMENT)
• Multiple drugs found in dead spring breaker's system
• Church schedules Friday service for family killed in plane crash (SLIDESHOWS)
• Washer/dryer malfunction causes condo fire (PHOTOS)
• Five suspected in armed home invasion, two arrests made
• Not about speed, it's an endurance ride: Local man finishes Iron Butt motorcycle rally (SLIDESHOW, VIDEO)
• Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge hopes to open charter school
• Destin mayor: City cannot contract with FWB or Walton County for law enforcement
• Shalimar Police Chief warns residents about scam
• Police: Handyman killed priest, headed for Disney
• Witness tampering alleged at Casey Anthony trial (SLIDESHOW)
• Plane wreckage removed from crash site, investigation continues (PHOTO, DOCUMENTS)
• Shelter House Collects Items for Backpack Drive
• ‘Pop Pop,’ ‘Mom Mom’ and ‘Nani’ adored Teutenberg children (SLIDESHOW)
• Steven Cozzie pleads not guilty to murder in Courtney Wilkes' death
• Court hears Thornton's appeal in connection with Charlie Morris’ kickback scheme
• Peter Bos: It's time to stop looking at our shoes and move forward
• County, Meigs heirs will lock horns again over future of courthouse annex (LAWSUIT)
• Motorcyclist in serious condition after morning wreck
• LETTER: It was terrible
• Memorial planned: 'We want to celebrate all the children's lives' (SLIDESHOW)
• NEW SLIDESHOW: Local residents shoot video, photos of waterspouts (SLIDESHOW, VIDEO)
• Lawsuit: Chase Bank declared Fla. woman dead
• Deputies: Man killed girlfriend, wounded himself
• 'A class act': Locals remember Fred Teutenberg's passion for soccer (PHOTO)
• Jury selection under way in Niceville man's second murder trial
• Details emerge on tragedy; NTSB investigating
• Former OCSO deputies’ lawsuit moves to federal court
• Niceville couple leave behind successful businesses
• Ready, set splash: Local parks a fun, economical choice for summer outings
• Motorcyclist in serious condition after collision
• Lightning causes $80,000 in damages to home
• Local family of seven killed in Alabama plane crash
• 'I felt bear all over my leg': bicyclist collides with bear (PHOTO)
• Gulf Power files for rate hike
• Boardwalk easements need more study, property owners say
• Laurel Hill deadlocks again in vote to fill City Council seat
• We grow'em you pick'em, blueberries still in season (VIDEO, SLIDESHOW)
• Man in critical condition after crashing into trees on I-10
• Late-night BBQ starts house fire
• Two swimmers rescued, hospitalized
• County sprays roadsides for invasive cogongrass
• WENDY VICTORA: Woman thinks hurricane is coming; who’s to doubt her?
• From college project to business: Linn's Presitge Kitchens celebrates 30th
• Sheriff Ashley unveils new retirement benefits, will replace criticized policy (DOCUMENT)
• EDITORIAL: A twilight zone for free speech
• Shalimar man dies after being hit by car
• What to pack for the beach depends on if you're a local or a visitor (SLIDESHOW)
• Three more apply to succeed Chris Hughes as tax collector
• Florida lawmakers weigh ‘Caylee’s Law’ in verdict aftermath
• Okaloosa Transit to continue rounding trip fares
• Man arrested after punching baby
• Waste Pro employee finds 'explosive training aid' in trash can
• Man attempts to break into business through roof, caught hiding behind roof top air conditioner
• Man asks for ride, takes car when driver says no (MUGSHOT)
• Brush fire in Holley by the Sea (PHOTOS)
• 'I was thrilled': Locals watch as Atlantis takes off (VIDEO)
• LETTER: Rules of the road
• 15-year-old murder victim remembered: 'When something like this happens you’re just speechless' (SLIDESHOW)
• Bear spotted in International Community Church parking lot (SLIDESHOW)
• Casey Anthony release pushed back
• Destin YMCA to close doors
• Stolen car set on fire
• 1-year-old dies after Monday accident
• Man charged with DUI, 6-year-old found sleeping on case of beer in back seat
• UPDATE: Four family members seriously injured in I-10 wreck
• Man charged with smuggling drugs into jail
• Okaloosa County School Board keeping tabs on travel costs
• 'He's so happy to be free,' Park for big dogs opens in Navarre
• Deputies seeking suspects in attempted armed home robbery
• Casey Anthony to be released from jail next week (SLIDESHOW)
• 81-year-old carjacked, beaten
• Santa Rosa County Court House receives bomb threat
• Police seek help in locating stolen newspaper vending machine
• LETTER: Obviously guilty!
• 'We’re nuts to stop the space program' (SLIDESHOW)
• July News from Shelter House - July 5, 2011
• Okaloosa County employees get 3 percent raise
• NWFSC considers designating free-speech areas on campus (DOCUMENTS)
• Number of beach wedding planners seeking Okaloosa permits nearly doubles
• Motorcylists deliver flag from Fort Bragg to new 7th Special Forces on Eglin
• Fourth of July car burglar arrested
• Man arrested after marijuana, “magic” mushrooms found growing in closet (SLIDESHOW)
• 'Cantore Stories' to feature local teen tonight (VIDEO, SLIDESHOW)
• Jurors mum about how they came to verdict in Casey Anthony case (SLIDESHOW)
• Fugitive captured after jumping out of car
• EDITORIAL: Justice delayed at Seagrove?
• 'Our beach, our backyard, our home'
• Three more apply to replace Hughes as tax collector (DOCUMENTS)
• Four teens arrested after armed robbery in Crestview
• Man found in pool dies; second man pulled from bay
• Atlanta cyclist’s death latest worry for local riders
• Panhandle TDC officials 'very pleased' with surging bed tax numbers (DOCUMENT)
• UPDATED: Casey Anthony acquitted of murdering daughter
• LETTER: Goebbels' heirs
• Family learning to cope with 5-year-old's genetic disorder
• One flown to hospital after Niceville entrapment
• Funeral arrangements set for airman
• Infant unrestrained in wreck, critically injured
• National water quality agency flags two local beaches
• UPDATED: Search ends, missing teen found safe at friend's house
• 'It looked like a huge fireworks show' (PHOTOS)
• Critically injured driver taken to hospital, identity unknown
• Fireworks roundup
• Mary Lou Reed to retire after years of helping put people to work
• Lockheed Martin: First F-35s to ‘arrive shortly’ (VIDEOS)
• Center stage at Seaside almost complete
• EDITORIAL: What we like about tea partiers
• Cyclist from Atlanta killed in South Walton wreck
• Vision Airlines to offer flights to the Bahamas
• WENDY VICTORA: Man follows God's call to move to Chipley
• Mother opens cupcake bakery next door to daughter's dog bakery
• Crestview water billing audit concluded, estimates over $300,000 lost
• New music hall to open in South Walton
• Cozzie indicted for murder, sexual battery (SLIDESHOW)
• Cardboard boat regatta entertains holiday crowd (VIDEO, SLIDESHOW)
• EDITORIAL: What we like about tea partiers
• Big City American Bistro gets new owners
• Beaches expected to be sunny, warm and calm for holiday weekend
• Settlement near in Santa Rosa school prayer issue (DOCUMENTS)
• Pier celebrates anniversary: 'We are a big family and it’s only been a year' (SLIDESHOW)
• Crime Stoppers asks for help (PHOTOS)
• 2 get off death row, now face life without parole
• Man gets life for killing mom's boyfriend with ax (MUG)
• Lodgings, businesses expect a great Fourth of July weekend
• Booth at TGI Friday's catches fire
• Fort Walton Beach firefighters left special response team after chief's sudden retirement
• Administrative judge approves Destin beach renourishment
• But will it float? Airmen to race boats made of cardboard, glue and plenty of duct tape (SLIDESHOW)
• Turman sentenced to life in prison for sexual battery of foster child
• NWF State approves tuition increase, raise for full-time employees
• Local schools earn top honors for FCAT scores
• Three arrested after standoff at restaurant
• 20-pound sea turtle recuperating after washing ashore
• EDITORIAL: Sizing up Florida's new laws
• Celebrate Fourth with fireworks, music, food (LIST)
• Teen driver killed in Panama City Beach crash (PHOTO)
• 'You can’t wrap your brain around losing three family members at one time'
• Oyster reef offers environmentally friendly alternative to seawalls (SLIDESHOW)
• Don Gaetz to be next Florida Senate president
• Wreck causes $10,000 in damages, two injured
• Judge orders mediation in lawsuit against Sheriff Ashley
• Local dancers to perform Thursday on ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ (PHOTOS)
• Man charged with child molestation (MUG)
• Appeals court backs Obama health care law
• 81-year-old Depends wearer speaks out: 'I'm doing it to help that woman'
• Col. James Slife takes command of 1st Special Operations Wing (SLIDESHOW)
• Volunteer-run airport USO lounge celebrates first year
• EDITORIAL: Who owns 'Emerald Coast'?
• Walton wreck leaves one in critical condition
• Drought worsens; State agency calls for water conservation
• ‘Ideal model for a man,’ Sergeant killed in Afghanistan cared for his siblings, wife and kids (SLIDESHOW)
• Mobile home overturns, powerline lands on car during storm
• Officials warn against fireworks during drought; Walton issues mandatory burn ban
• Longtime journalist Peggy May dies, worked at the Daily News for 42 years
• Vision to cancel flights to five cities
• Charles Colvin Jr. indicted for murder in baby's death
• 14-year-old sinks car, was driving without a license
• Kisela learning on the run as Walton County’s new administrator
• Woman arrested for suspected DUI, child neglect
• EDITORIAL: Drawing down our Afghan war
• Seven units called to house fire; family bird killed
• Fire causes over $20,000 in damages (SLIDESHOW)
• Operation uncovers sex crimes; area residents arrested (MUGS)
• Eglin debuts new dental clinic (PHOTOS)
• List grows for tax collector job
• McMasters-Wade sentenced in 1988 murder of Niceville teenager (PHOTO)
• School Board votes to close Valparaiso School
• Three arrested in high school burglary
• Man arrested for trying to have sex with family dog (MUG)
• Walmart Supercenter receives bomb threat
• EDITORIAL: Okaloosa's wedlock deadlock
• One killed in Sunday wreck; another in critical condition after overturning
• 'If you see anything I should be doing different let me know’
• UPDATED: Liza Jackson Park fight ends in death (MUGS)
• Mother honors her late son by helping other soldiers
• FWB to address tax rate
• Miramar Beach visitor dies after being pulled from gulf
• Aqualab volunteers keep an eye on area waterways
• Okaloosa TDC wants to own 'Emerald Coast'
• Elderly woman asked to remove adult diaper during TSA search
• Khobar Towers victims are honored 15 years after the bombing (SLIDESHOW)
• Today’s Boutique and its owners celebrate their 30th anniversaries this year
• At least one injured in wreck on Hwy 98 in Navarre; Use alternative route
• Fiel assumes command of AFSOC, takes over for retiring Lt. Gen. Donald Wurster
• Fire engine wrecks responding to vehicle rollover (SLIDESHOWS)
• Man rescued after boat catches on fire
• Destin bids farewell to city manager: 'It’s a sad day'
• Stairs collapse at The Back Porch; one person injured
• Local officials eye slice of BP's $100 million pie going to Florida (DOCUMENT)
• New simulators prepare pilots and mechanics for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (VIDEO)
• Things go better with Coke: Gift shop specializes in memorabilia of the iconic soft drink (SLIDESHOW)
• DOT inspecting local bridges; no major problems found so far
• 'I just lost it.' Murder suspect's mother grapples with grief, countless questions (SLIDESHOW)
• Santa Rosa County bans outdoor burning; violators can be fined up to $500
• Suspicious fire set in men's bathroom at NHS (PHOTOS)
• Four arrested for copper theft; tell deputies 'how easy it was'
• Two wanted fugitives from Orange County arrested by local authorities, third still on the run
• Residents say to keep Waste Management separate from their property tax
• UPDATE: Firefighters battle two brush fires in Wright (SLIDESHOW, VIDEO)
• Two civilians killed in Eglin crash
• New law governs bonuses for public employees, bans practices like those used by Chris Hughes
• Four apply to succeed Chris Hughes (APPLICATIONS)
• Man charged with exposing himself in Seagrove Beach
• Counties may issue mandatory burn bans if dry conditions persist (MAP, SLIDESHOW)
• Restaurant returning to normal after being trashed by irate man (ARREST REPORT)
• Sheriff to take over FHP office in Crestview
• Destin approves new garbage collection payment method
• UPDATED: Jet skier found dead in Choctawhatchee Bay
• Animal cruelty case ends in mistrial
• Legislators hear residents’ redistricting advice at local hearing
• Legislators' promise to hear redistricing concerns is disingenuous, critics say
• Bus plan for 30A stalled, some businesses say it should be publicly funded
• Pedestrian seriously injured in hit-and-run, driver not identified
• Air Force proposal would have privatized housing mostly inside Eglin, Hurlburt (SUMMARY)
• Autopsy not completed in teen’s death; DNA testing part of investigation
• Rooms To Go to open store at Destin Commons; grand opening is scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday
• 'I just lost three little angels': Grandfather says family in shock over deaths of little girls in wreck
• Man says he tried to rob bank of $1 to get medical care
• Fla. Innocence Commission offers recommendations
• LETTER: The ignorant right
• UPDATE: Local OB/GYN closes practice with little notice
• Man dies trying to save son off Panama City Beach
• Extreme Couponing: 'I would love to walk out of here with three buggies full' (SLIDESHOW)
• EDITORIAL: Wrangling over Mitt's religion
• Attorney: State law allows FWB to contract police services
• Ruined garden riles library supporters
• UPDATE: Local OB/GYN closes practice with little notice
• Police seek help in Radio Shack theft
• Disney World, Universal raise ticket prices
• LARRY ASHLEY: Sheriff's contract details: No more subsidizing
• Student visa program: Students paying $400 to live in mobile home infested with roaches
• Man gets 20 years for DUI manslaughter
• Deal struck in 23-year-old murder case (MUG)
• Crestview, county to share dispatch building
• Okaloosa commissioners to discuss limits on beach weddings (DOCUMENT)
• The school that changed a calendar
• Our man in Vegas
• Eglin nixes Facebook, Twitter and YouTube (DOCUMENTS)
• Florida soldier killed after being wounded in Iraq
• Redneck Olympics: It's simple, 'talk like hillbilly bear, stay outdoors and act like a fool' (SLIDESHOW, VIDEO)
• Saturday night wreck seriously injures two
• Father’s Day is every day in family businesses
• Man arrested after destructive scene at Pranzo's
• Okaloosa County redistricting meeting set for Tuesday (DOCUMENT)
• WENDY VICTORA: If I have to dial 911, I don’t care who comes to my door
• Crestview agrees to loosen alcohol restrictions
• New business brings cold exposure therapy to the area
• EDITORIAL: Gov. Scott flunks his drug test
• More than 111,000 people flew into and out of VPS in May, figures show
• Santa Rosa man charged in connection to morphine overdose death
• Jobless rates continue to decline in Okaloosa, Walton; Santa Rosa sees slight increase
• Ringing in a new era: Long lost church bell is recovered at the old St. Mary Catholic Church (SLIDESHOW)
• Knit Night: Few things are off limits during the twice-monthly sessions at the Unwind yarn store (VIDEO, SLIDESHOW)
• Michael ‘McShane’ Paton loses battle with cancer (SLIDESHOW)
• South Walton couple sues county over weddings (DOCUMENT)
• Man accused of sexually molesting two young children (MUG)
• Burn ban issued for Okaloosa County
• Deputies investigating murder in South Walton County
• Okaloosa County awaits judge's ruling on beach renourishment
• Ritchie pleads no contest to murder in strangling death
• New security system would give rescuers view inside school during emergencies
• Man charged in baby’s death now in Okaloosa jail (MUG)
• Weiner succumbs to twitter-lewd photos scandal, announces resignation
• EDITORIAL: Building a future for Florida
• Two seriously injured in Santa Rosa crash
• Motorcyclist dies from injuries sustained in Sunday wreck
• FWB Fire Chief Mike Dutton retires suddenly
• 'How can you not have fun riding a shark?'
• Malfunction causes fire at Florida Transformer
• FHP to close Crestview office
• Throngs attend rollout of Walmart's unique-format store in Santa Rosa Beach (SLIDESHOW)
• Man causes house fire while cleaning foot infection
• FINAL UPDATE: Three Baker children killed in Alabama traffic accident
• Home sales increase on Emerald Coast (DOCUMENTS)
• Not every beach is equal: Winds, currents, critters and shape all affect beach quality (SLIDESHOWS)
• 85 teachers laid off in Okaloosa, most could be rehired
• Warrant issued for man accused of cruelty to animal; dog found covered in maggots
• Accidents slow traffic on U.S. Highway 98
• Aircraft at Bob Sikes checked for illegal immigrants
• Cop killer wants new trial
• FWB tables Sheriff's contract, now considers offering police services to Destin, Mary Esther, airport
• Wildfires in region increase; drought conditions expected to worsen
• Hughes’ replacement for tax collector will be able to run in next election
• JFIIT's future finally certain: Eglin group becomes part of Joint Staff
• FWC to allow license-free saltwater fishing on Father's Day weekend
• FDA hopes new rules will clear up confusion over sunscreens (PHOTOS)
• UPDATE: Fire destroys Freeport home
• Dylan coming to Pensacola; tickets on sale Friday
• LETTER: The lesser evil
• OCSO cost increases lead to ‘comparison shopping’ (DOCUMENTS)
• Deputy on vacation helps catch car burglary suspects
• Destin explores protection options for Norriego Point (SLIDESHOW)
• Company to relocate to Bob Sikes Airport
• LETTER: A preposterous lie
• Man causes five-car, $44,000 accident while retrieving cell phone
• States weigh relaxing penalties for teen sexting
• 'Left with nothing': Holley Navarre fire destroys home (PHOTOS)
• Shore bet: A 12-year-old’s idea is paying off for family (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
• LETTER: No beach smoking
• Jungle Jim mission launched 50 years ago at Hurlburt Field (SLIDESHOW, DOCUMENTS)
• Okaloosa to bid for Eglin water system contract (DOCUMENT)
• Four fatal wrecks in 10 hours keep rescue workers busy
• ‘This is not a deployment. This is a move’
• State loosens regulations on builders; Local officials will have more responsibility over development
• Gator meat a novelty, but not a staple for local buyers
• Where in the world is Shane Reynolds? Local's travel show premieres on Nat Geo Wild (SLIDESHOW, VIDEO)
• Destin-based X3 Brands launches new magazine for Vision Airlines
• WENDY VICTORA: Let’s face it, motorcycles are harder to see on the road
• Resurfacing work on U.S. 98 to begin Saturday night
• EDITORIAL: Memo to GOP: Right isn't wrong
• Okaloosa School Board to consider cutting resource officers (DOCUMENT)
• A break at the pump: Gas costs less in Florida than a month ago
• FBI issues subpoena to former Sansom staffer (DOCUMENTS)
• Fatal wreck shuts down Highway 331 near Freeport
• Demolition of stinky Garnier's sewage plant to start next week (SLIDESHOW, MAP)
• Car drives into motorcyclist's path; driver cited
• LETTER: President Bozo
• Baker man whittles time away: 'I will be 87 in August. This is what I do'
• Woman found in bayou identified
• Time to 'yell like a maniac': All area schools are out for summer (SLIDESHOW)
• EDITORIAL: Kicking in your door gets easier
• Three people charged in local mortgage fraud schemes
• Chris Hughes’ replacement in Gov. Scott’s hands (DOCUMENT)
• Couple charged with running meth lab with baby in the home (MUGS)
• New road to connect Bob Sikes Airport to U.S. 90 (MAP)
• Appeals judges for BP claims appointed, no representatives from Panhandle included
• Man charged with selling prescription drugs
• DeFuniak Springs man charged with growing marijuana (OFFENSE REPORT)
• ExxonMobil reports huge new discovery of oil in Gulf of Mexico
• UPDATE: 25-year-old killed in late night wreck
• Tax collector to resign, announces news on 'A Christian Perspective' (ANNOUNCEMENT)
• Woman's body found in Callaway Bayou
• Walton deputies looking for missing man (PHOTO)
• Local students exceed state average on new Algebra exam (SCORES)
• OCT briefs county on bus fare overcharge error
• Floating sign: Problem or not? Most agencies say it’s not their concern but FWC indicates sign may have to go
• EDITORIAL: The many hues of Mr. Hughes
• Appeals court judges raise numerous questions about Obama's health care plan (DOCUMENT)
• First F-35 expected this month (SLIDESHOW, VIDEO)
• Destin officials grill Okaloosa Sheriff over cost increase (DOCUMENT)
• Pedestrian killed in late night accident
• Alligator hunting permits go on sale today
• County reaches final settlement in ADA lawsuit (DOCUMENT)
• The numbers are in: tourists have returned to the Emerald Coast
• Limited number of summer beach weddings approved at James Lee Park (DOCUMENT)
• Firefighters extingush small brush fire in Navarre
• Leaked hydraulic fluid slows traffic on MLK
• Founding Air Commando dies at 98 (SLIDESHOW, VIDEO)
• Boat owner of 'Fuelish Pleasure' faces thousands in fines after causing firework cancellation (SLIDESHOWS)
• Lawmen: Couple violated court order, took children to Canada
• Inmates boost economy, cut costs
• Hurlburt major shares Aviator Valor Award honors with crew (PHOTOS)
• Man sentenced in abused horse case (SLIDESHOW, VIDEO)
• Group says Evers used influence to help billboard company
• Nevada plane crash victim had local ties
• Alabama wildfire brings smoke, ash
• LETTER: Send in the clowns
• OPEN HOUSE: White House invites grassroots community leaders for a visit
• Six men, four women chosen as jurors in Pitcock murder trial (SLIDESHOW)
• Local WWII vet recalls D-Day participation (DOCUMENT, SLIDESHOW, VIDEO)
• Driver flees from hit and run, overturns vehicle
• Amber alert issued for 3-month-old boy
• LETTER: Enemy No. 1
• Teen murder trial to begin Monday
• Southern charm with a French accent: NWF native gives tours of Paris kitchens (SLIDESHOW)
• '...Putting a hand in a place he probably shouldn’t have': Bear bites Carrabelle trapper
• Okaloosa honored as Special Olympics pioneer
• Work on 7th Special Forces flyover expected soon
• New program aimed at veterans’ caregivers
• ‘A business that nobody wanted to do’: Abbott brothers changed tourism with condo rental service
• Fire burns trailer, junk cars, boats
• Warden: Okaloosa’s in-mate crews cut costs for cities, counties
• Destin finishes first in Florida, but New York takes fishing town title
• No end in sight for drought
• WENDY VICTORA: Yes, it’s hot, but get out there and explore
• FWB Chamber apologizes for Bowlegs fireworks cancellation, reschedules show
• Okaloosa, Navarre piers even more popular with sightseers than fishermen (SLIDESHOW)
• EDITORIAL: No excuses this time, Walton
• Man’s lawsuit against Sheriff’s Office lingers (DOCUMENTS)
• Man arrested for murder of baby
• Six candidates qualify for Niceville elections; Mayor Wise, Councilman Thomas unopposed
• Crestview woman named Social Worker of the Year
• Piece of World Trade Center given to Niceville
• Navarre man convicted of sexual battery on a child
• UPDATE: Mossy Head shed burns down; fire spreads to woods
• Brush fire extinguished in Holley by the Sea
• Brother and sister reunited after 36 years of searching
• Report: Man cuts FWC officer with knife after citation
• LETTER: Childish tirade
• Rusting device discovered, blown up at EOD school
• Woman's online boyfriend sends her counterfeit bills
• Mystery at Millville Cemetery
• Pygmy killer whale stranded on beach (SLIDESHOW)
• Okaloosa school custodian layoffs questioned (DOCUMENT)
• Eglin's TAP program helps airmen find employment after leaving service (DOCUMENT)
• Teen driver challenge: 'Anything that lets you dog out a car with the police is fun'
• If you've seen one Walmart, you haven't seen the new store in Santa Rosa Beach (SLIDESHOW)
• Property appraiser says local property values may be 'bottoming out'
• Clearwire jobs to stay in Milton
• 'Raving fan' drives from Tampa to camp out for Chick-fil-A grand opening (SLIDESHOW, VIDEO)
• Spectacular trailer fire in Panama City captured on video
• 56th Annual Billy Bowlegs Pirate Festival this weekend (SLIDESHOW, SCHEDULE)
• Motorcyclist killed in Wednesday crash
• Residents tell environmental secretary, Okaloosa officials to stop beach restoration
• Santa Rosa County’s Ryan Frank falls short in national spelling bee
• Fire fighters train on breaking through hurricane-resistant glass; 'I built it so nobody could' (SLIDESHOW)
• New judicial center to be completed by summer’s end (DOCUMENT)
• UPDATE: Man drowns in Gulf off Grayton Beach
• Bicyclist hit by car in serious condition
• Cyclist swerves to avoid animal, hit from behind
• Brush fire threatens homes; remains expected to continue smoldering (PHOTOS)
• EDITORIAL: Patriot Act renewal is unpatriotic
• Multi-use paths planned for Eglin (MAP)
• Governor signs law banning 'bath salts'
• Governor OKs drug testing for unemployment
• Report notes where Walton can cut budget, suggests staff reductions (REPORT)
• DOD charges 5 Guatanamo Bay detainees with 9/11 attack
• TRAFFIC: Okaloosa Island wreck closes down one lane on Highway 98
• Okaloosa pushes back school start date (CALENDAR)
• Four injured in Gulf Breeze wreck
• Former Walton deputy gets 15 years for aggravated child abuse (REPORT)
• LETTER: Bigoted nonsense
• Principals at Crestview High, Shoal River could be reassigned for next year
• Fishermen eager for Wednesday’s snapper season start
• Greenhouse to expose Edwins students to gardening (PHOTO)
• New Yorkers trouncing Destinites in online contest
• A race to save Maggie's sight (SLIDESHOW)
• Navarre woman rear-ends Mississippi motorist on S.R. 87
• A personal Memorial Day
• 'It’s gonna be pretty, there’s gonna be good food and you’re gonna be loved' (SLIDESHOW)
• Northwest Florida Regional Airport to add restaurant, kiosks
• American Airlines wins either way in NBA finals
• Shuttle astronauts bid farewell to space station (SLIDESHOW, VIDEOS)
• Sea turtles face new perils as nesting season begins (PHOTOS)
• Man killed in Sunday morning wreck
• A buyer's market: Local home sales increase as prices plummet (DOCUMENTS)
• Crowds hit the beach to kick off Memorial Day weekend (SLIDESHOW)
• Despite several quiet years, officials urge residents to prepare for hurricane season (VIDEO, SLIDESHOW)
• Man dies in wreck on SR 87 (SLIDESHOW)
• Hearing on Richburg’s firing set for next month (DOCUMENTS)
• 92-year-old World War II vet went to great lengths for Old Glory (SLIDESHOW)
• Magazine names Destin the best place to live and boat
• WENDY VICTORA: Take a few moments to remember the veterans in your life
• Slow speed contributed to plane crash in Gulf last year
• Gulf Power to request rate increase
• Woman receives purple heart to replace one stolen from her daughter
• Okaloosa approves late-start days for high schools
• Memorial Day observances scheduled
• Events, tourists and good weather expected for Memorial Day weekend (SLIDESHOW)
• Report details fatal wounds to local officer, suspect (REPORT)
• Men shooting at can narrowly miss deputy; they're arrested for improper use of firearm
• Single-vehicle wreck causes estimated $20,000 in damages
• Kick-start summer with holiday weekend events
• LETTER: Big-shot Parisot
• Former seafood exec sentenced in mislabeling case
• Bear strikes bee apiary again: 'Yogi ... learned how to get into the basket'
• California couple dons specialty plate of Emerald Coast
• 'It’s all about a tribute to the fallen'
• Northwest Florida feels sting from Scott’s budget vetoes
• Okaloosa to address school calendar, may approve later start date
• USO barbecue honors military members, thanks volunteers (SLIDESHOW)
• South Walton Walmart to open June 15
• FCAT: Santa Rosa ranks first in the state in reading, Okaloosa and Walton also score high
• NWFSC trustee will likely be fined for voting conflict violations (DOCUMENTS)
• LETTER: Obama's a Muslim
• Reform school for boys in Marianna will be shut down June 30 (VIDEO)
• Niceville Eagles baseball team helps Tuscaloosa twister victims (SLIDESHOW)
• Severely burned man arrives at hospital wearing only his underwear; he's arrested on meth charges
• Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. to open its doors May 26
• 'I enjoy the beekeeping ... I’d enjoy it even more if the black bears would stay out'
• Ceiling fan fire causes estimated $50,000 in damages
• State officials: Waiver to allow Okaloosa schools to start Aug. 4 unlikely
• Walling trial: Judge prohibits tape of teen talking to mom about Pitcock's murder
• Walton approves contracts for new public safety radio system (CONTRACTS)
• Man arrested for burglarizing two homes
• Beef ‘O’ Brady’s looking for site in Fort Walton Beach
• Okaloosa grapples with growing number of beach weddings
• Daily News moving to new home
• Man faces child pornography charges
• 'The elephant in the room is that we are missing two of our classmates'
• TaxWatch: Walton County projects among budget 'turkeys' (REPORT)
• Destin doctor Robert Bourlier convicted of health care fraud, illegally prescribing drugs
• Man charged with selling prescription drugs in undercover bust
• Franziska Schroff to serve 30 months for DUI manslaughter of co-worker
• Walton weddings continue to cost property owner
• New young women's fashion store opening in Santa Rosa Mall today
• Ripe for picking: Strawberry fans go straight to the source in Baker (VIDEO, SLIDESHOW, MAP)
• 86-year-old crashes into back of car, causes $3,500 in damages
• LETTER: Dave the heckler
• ‘Never thought of 23 as middle aged’ (VIDEO)
• 'It’s not chaotic at all. It’s like an orchestrated dance'
• City attorney: No conflict with Griggs vote (DOCUMENT)
• Board votes to keep school custodians
• 10 p.m. UPDATE: Missing teen, three others arrested, fifth teen turns herself in (MUG)
• Suspected meth lab found on residential road (w/ PHOTOS)
• Sheriff's Office seeks help finding missing man
• Home total loss after evening kitchen fire (PHOTOS)
• Pedestrian dead after Sunday wreck
• 'I want him to … teach children morals and values'
• Fight over damaged tires leads to serious injuries and arrest (MUG)
• Navarre Beach lawsuit likely headed to Florida Supreme Court
• 'A startling statistic'
• Officer faces DUI charges (MUG)
• Thicker than Water: Sister of spree killer from ‘In Cold Blood’ dealing with scars (SLIDESHOW)
• A need for respect: Former councilman says funerals, loud cars don't mix
• OCSO seeks public's help in locating missing teen
• LOCAL: Without a hitch: Beach Bicycle Tour a success (PHOTOS)
• Veterans and active-duty get free fishing trip at Olin Marler's event (SLIDESHOW)
• Northwest Florida Regional Airport sets passenger record in April
• Local artist Donny Sundal lends talents to Alaqua commercial
• Bowlegs treasure hunt starts Friday
• Woman flown to hospital after wreck on Highway 98
• Crestview still divided on Sunday alcohol sales
• WENDY VICTORA: How long can our luck with hurricanes last?
• Facing death row, former officer is depressed (MUG)
• Waddington, N.Y. leads Destin in Ultimate Fishing Town contest (LINK to VOTE)
• South Walton beaches get a new brand
• Pedestrian hit by motorcylist, both taken to hospital
• Councilman's proposal for Fort Walton police merger could have conflict of interest (DOCUMENT)
• Fugitive from Indiana caught in Navarre (PHOTOS)
• 'This is how we shop,' Women storm $2 sale (SLIDESHOW)
• Most Deserving Mom found in Texas, gets free trip to Destin
• Okaloosa County Transit has overcharged some riders
• State, local unemployment figures continue to improve
• Forecasters predict three to six major hurricanes in an active season (SLIDESHOWS, VIDEO)
• Man dies after being pulled from Choctawhatchee Bay (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
• EDITORIAL: We never could trust Pakistan
• Senate proposal requires outgoing service members to take skills training
• FWB to pursue sale of surplus properties, fairgrounds will not be included
• Facelift helps revive The Shores Shopping Center
• Two arrested for dealing crack cocaine (MUGS)
• School's out for summer: Last day of classes for Okaloosa students
• Man gets 13 years for DUI manslaughter
• $2 Sale starts Friday; 'This is a huge sale ... we have fabulous merchandise for a great price'
• Officer charged wtih DUI
• Prosecutors preparing for 4 trials related to fatal home invasion
• EDITORIAL: OCSO feud: The plot thickens
• Local official, advocates oppose elections changes awaiting Scott's approval
• Walton schools named high performing; Okaloosa wasn't, may have to change start date
• Deadline nears for new military homestead tax exemption
• East pass drowning victim identified, was recently engaged
• 'Those who dare to die for service': Officers honored at police ceremony
• Family loses everything in Choctaw Beach fire (SLIDESHOW)
• Biophilia Center opens to public June 3
• DAVE PARISOT: County commissioner: I didn't see Gaetz do any 'heavy lifting'
• Navarre women injured in Tuesday night wreck
• Competency hearing set for former cop accused of murder
• Sheriff’s Office investigating break ins at five Baker businesses
• Weather channel films local teen, her non-profit sends care packages to troops (SLIDESHOW, VIDEO)
• Walton voters again approve property tax for schools
• Lionfish killed off Destin, invasive species can devastate local fish populations
• FWB agrees to study controversial police merger
• Convicted sheriff's office chief of staff still free, awaiting appeal
• Spat over park use prompts Okaloosa to address beach weddings
• UPDATE: NWFSC cancels early classes Wednesday, unable to find source of power outage
• EDITORIAL: A welcome upturn, Scott or not
• Motorcyclist in critical condition after hitting concrete bridge
• Special election on property tax for Walton schools ends today
• 'No end in sight': NWF drought to continue this week
• Church’s lawsuit against sheriff dismissed
• 'I look forward to the day when all these evil killings will stop'
• Embattled attorney charged with 'aggravated white collar crime' (DOCUMENT, MUG)
• School officials lay out budget woes
• Mary Esther man wanted for 14 crimes involving kids (MUG)
• Kids from three local schools get a taste of what life would be like on Mars (SLIDESHOW)
• Could a farmers market grow in Destin?
• Man arrested after pointing rifle at newspaper deliverers (MUG)
• Police seek help locating burglar
• MATT GAETZ: Reform can be bruising, and I'm a reformer
• WaterColor home struck by lightning; damages estimated at $150,000
• Could a farmers market grow in Destin?
• FWB blazes a path for cyclists
• After 40 years, Vortex Springs remains 'a work in progress' (SLIDESHOW, VIDEO)
• Crestview SWAT uses tear gas against alleged burglars (MUG)
• Okaloosa Sheriff's Office wants cities, airport to pay more for deputies (DOCUMENT)
• Man killed crossing Beal Parkway
• Operation Donkey brings Iraqi equine to U.S. (PHOTO)
• Airport disclosure bill awaits Gov. Scott's OK
• Firing gay military personnel costly
• Florida has 'a reputation for being business friendly' since Gov. Scott took office
• ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ repeal under scrutiny again
• Arts, culture draw crowds to Henderson Beach Family Fun Fest (SLIDESHOW)
• Man dies, passenger critically injured in car crash
• WENDY VICTORA: I don't need to see pictures of bin Laden to believe he's dead
• 8-year-old girl tells how Children's Advocacy Center helped her
• Crestview city employee fired over broken water meters that cost city thousands
• Fresh, local veggies on the net; Farmer's market goes online
• EDITORIAL: Should TDC chiefs be elected?
• Three fired deputies sue Ashley, Sheriff’s Office (LAWSUIT)
• Legislative session ended with windfall for Northwest Florida businesses
• Evers to file new septic tank mandate repeal (LAW)
• Okaloosa school officials to address legislative actions
• Man arrested for sexually assaulting 4-year-old girl
• Silver Sands students celebrate their graduation (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Congressional leaders view bin Laden photos
• EDITORIAL: Polls show we want free lunch
• Man found guilty on lewd, lascivious charges
• LETTER: Two wolves
• Teen runs in front of vehicle, in serious condition after collision
• Man in serious condition after hit by car
• Pedestrian hit while pushing another in wheelchair
• Man killed after hitting guardrail, going into bay
• Retired Air Force colonol says government too open about bin Laden mission
• 'A close call,' Boys get life lessons from drowning scare
• Apalachicola Bay oyster harvesting area reopens
• Retired astronaut tells kids about the wonders of space travel
• Fort Walton Beach man wins $3 million lottery prize
• McMaster-Wade to be tried for highschool student's murder
• Pedestrian in serious condition after being hit by car
• Army to share deceased teen's story
• Pace man found guilty of DUI manslaughter
• Nwfdailynews.com streamlines its website, adds new pages.
• Man caught on video burglarizing store; police seek public's help identifying him (VIDEO)
• LETTER: A crying shame
• Horse abuse case delayed again; 19 witnesses to testify on behalf of animal's former owner
• Destin advances to the final round of Ultimate Fishing Town contest (VOTE NOW)
• Construction finally complete for Emerald Coast Middle School (SLIDESHOW, DOCUMENTS)
• Teacher victim of Twitter identity theft
• Local airport offers full 'flight experience package'
• Local officials angry at some of Don and Matt Gaetz's proposals
• Tornado relief drive continues (SLIDESHOW)
• DRS Technologies lays off local workers
• 72-year-old's death ruled suicide
• Music teacher cleared of molestation charges, student recanted
• Spring Break 2011: For Okaloosa County it was mostly a quiet affair (SLIDESHOWS)
• Man found dead in Santa Rosa Sound, neighbors saw him fishing last night
• EDITORIAL: A puzzling plan for FWB police
• Patron stabbed while at bar
• ‘Family Guy' actor's mom says show is corrupting today's youth, hopes to see program canceled
• Fort Walton Beach considers collapsing police into Sheriff's Office
• Walton County appoints Destin city manager to county administrator
• The '3-foot-tall hero'
• EDITORIAL: A muddled legislative scorecard
• Recall ordered for some Apalachicola Bay oysters
• Protesters decry Matt Gaetz, Legislature (VIDEO, SLIDESHOW)
• Boat catches fire on Holiday Isle (SLIDESHOW)
• Air Force searches for new training site for TACP Black Berets (VIDEO, SLIDESHOW)
• More loans in danger in Northwest Florida than other parts of state, nation
• World's fastest face painter trains artists (SLIDESHOW)
• Kisela approved as county administrator
• Eglin training center may close (SLIDESHOW)
• 'They can’t make enough to sustain:' Local homelessness rate increases (STATS)
• Teen recovered after going missing for nearly 2 weeks
• 'BK Brawler' banned from Burger Kings, ordered to anger management (MUG)
• ‘Spirits are up’: Injured horses recover at Alaqua Animal Refuge (SLIDESHOW)
• Trial set to begin in accused killer's trial
• LETTER: At the precipice
• Disbarred attorney’s bond revoked (DOCUMENT, MUG)
• WCSO seeks information on attempted bank robbery suspect
• Burglar calls in false burglary to divert deputies from his location (911 RECORDINGS, MUG)
• Senate decides not to repeal septic tank law, legislators disappointed (DOCUMENT)
• Man sentenced to life after hiring someone to kill his ex-girlfriend (MUGS)
• Bed tax collections solidly up in March despite specials to lure tourists (DOCUMENTS)
• Tripadvisor names Destin to Top 25 list
• School Board approves new principal for Plew Elementary
• Panama City man who won millions in lottery last year wins another $10 million
• Man charged with 6 counts of lewd, lascivious behavior on minor
• THOMAS LUCENTE: Bin Laden's execution was a travesty of justice
• Case begins in racial homicide
• UPDATE: One dead, six injured in Baker wreck
• First section of Mid-Bay Bridge connector to open Thursday
• Fired city clerk accused of writing herself checks
• 'It started out as a soap opera and ended up like a John Wayne movie'
• Army Rangers put on a show at annual open house (SLIDESHOW)
• 30 years of booms and busts at ERA American Realty (SLIDESHOW)
• ‘Each one is a national hero,’ 15 names added to Eglin's EOD memorial (SLIDESHOW)
• Praying for a miracle: Mother organizes benefit for her unborn child
• ‘They know that they almost lost me,’ Family celebrates Mother's day after trafic fire
• WENDY VICTORA: As a parent I know all about imposing unfair sentences
• Elementary kids start their own recycling business
• Florida Freedom continues tornado relief drive
• Economist: Fallout from ‘great recession’ will last for 20 years
• Destin mother-and-son model scouting team lands reality TV pilot (SLIDESHOW)
• No time to rest: WWII veterans pass up honor flight to stay on the job
• Motorcyclist seriously injured in crash
• Sheriff's office says benefits were available to all; former deputies disagree
• Center for disabled adults will start paying rent to county
• 'A true hero with a huge heart': Airman will scale highest peak to help veterans' widows
• Air Force quiet on Hlatky investigation (DOCUMENT, SLIDESHOW)
• Brush fire destroys beach access boardwalk (SLIDESHOW)
• ‘Like a war zone': David Seering almost becomes a victim of Tuscaloosa tornado (PHOTOS)
• They're having a good old-fashioned gas war in Milton (SLIDESHOW)
• Florida 'droopy drawers' bill goes to governor
• Woman hits brick fence, sign, tree and more in single-vehicle wreck
• 'Glad to have him back in one piece', 175 airmen return home to warm welcome (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
• President nominates former interim sheriff for US Marshal
• EDITORIAL: Dummies and a sack of squirrels
• Eglin to get new reserve squadron for drone aircraft (VIDEO, PHOTOS, DOCUMENT)
• Woman arrested after receiving package of pot from California (MUG)
• Oh, say can you hear? Kenwood students meet the challenge to learn 'The Star-Spangled Banner' (VIDEO, SLIDESHOW)
• Teen gets community control, probation, will talk to other teens over fatal wreck (DOCUMENT)
• Camp counselor arrested on 6 lewd and lascivious charges
• Walton woman to serve 10 years for manslaughter with a firearm (SLIDESHOW, ARREST REPORT)
• 23rd ArtsQuest this weekend at Seaside (SCHEDULE)
• Shed fire results in $5,000 in damages
• 'One guy lives, one guy dies': Man who lost brother on Sept. 11 reacts to bin Laden’s death (SLIDESHOW)
• 'They call me the ‘duck guy' '
• EDITORIAL: Birtherism becomes a religion
• Lawmakers repeal Okaloosa Sheriff's personnel review board law (BILL)
• Okaloosa not likely to privatize custodial services under union agreement
• Local schools score among top in state on FCAT writing
• Bicyclist hit by car on Highway 98 (PHOTOS)
• Florida Freedom Newspapers collecting supplies for tornado victims (SLIDESHOW)
• 75-year-old man arrested for child molestation
• NWF State to graduate largest class ever
• 'Gas is like eating food' - and that 'food' now costs over $4 per gallon (PRICES)
• Man arrested in pit bull attack
• FWB man rolls truck, is seriously injured
• EDITORIAL: Sheriff's health plan hocus-pocus
• 'It definitely woke us up,' Pryor students join campaign to combat obesity (SLIDESHOW, VIDEO)
• State lawmakers pass budget, includes money for oil spill recovery
• Disbarred attorney arrested while awaiting trial for swindling immigrants (MUG)
• Airport to pay $550,000 to promote Vision Airlines (SLIDESHOW)
• Kermit Wright wins DeFuniak Springs City Council runoff
• Women push 1,500 pounds of groceries to children's shelter (SLIDESHOW)
• UPDATE: Bypass construction worker struck by motorist (PHOTOS)
• DeFuniak Springs city manager abruptly resigns
• Alabama drug manufacturer could bring 130 new jobs to Crestview
• New details emerge in raid to kill Osama bin Laden (SLIDESHOW, VIDEO)
• Sexting passes Florida House
• Man wanted for murder in baby's death (MUG)
• LETTER: Stealing credit
• 'White Eagle Hunter' arrested in robbery of elderly man
• Man charged with abusing baby
• UPDATE: Bin Laden's demise: US rejoices after a decade (PHOTOS, VIDEO, STATEMENTS)
• Locals respond with gratitude, disbelief, prayer and pride
• Reaction from a generation raised in fear (VIDEO)
• AFSOC’s role in raid unknown (SLIDESHOW, VIDEO)
• Navarre’s Butterfly House aims to delight, teach (SLIDESHOW)
• EDITORIAL: A world without bin Laden
• World greets news of bin Laden's death with celebration, relief (SLIDESHOWS)
• Jubilant Americans celebrate death of hated terrorist (SLIDESHOW)
• LETTER: Birthers and race
• ‘A magical place’: Locals pen a song about 30A (VIDEO)
• Elderly man robbed at knife point, investigators search for suspect
• House fire causes $20,000 in damages
• 'This isn't about the money': Festival organizers aim to educate (PHOTOS)
• Location of bin Laden's hideout raises questions about Pakistan protection (SLIDESHOWS)
• Woman drives car into bay (PHOTOS)
• Walmart continues to hire for South Walton location
• Eglin beefs up security
• No guns here: Destin code enforcement manager says there is no need to arm officers
• 'We were soul mates from the beginning': Woman donated a kidney to her husband
• Ruckel eyes tennis courts: 'It's a huge need'
• 'People got it made nowadays': Festival celebrates Northwest Florida history (SLIDESHOW)
• EDITORIAL: Splitsville for Walton wedding tiff
• Stray bullets prompt concerns in Crestview (SLIDESHOW)
• Locals collecting water donations to truck to tornado victims
• Health care plan for sheriff’s retirees apparently was available only to a few (DOCUMENTS)
• WENDY VICTORA: Good luck William and Kate, now leave me alone
• UWF asks for input on school’s future in online survey (LINK)
• EDITORIAL: State's new gun bills fire blanks
• Jacob, Murray capture Bowlegs title (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
• 'Cancer is a disease that never sleeps – and neither will we!' (SLIDESHOW)
• 12-year-old boy suffers head injury at bike track
• Eglin Parkway to get speed limit increased
• Huckabee advisers say he's inching toward run for presidency
• Women to push 600 pounds of groceries to children's shelter
• Royal wedding gets a southern flair at The Mane Place (SLIDESHOWS)
• Red Bay Grocery reopens after fire at the community-owned store (SLIDESHOW)
• Musical Echoes festival starts today (SCHEDULE)
• Woman arrested after 500 pounds of litter is found in her yard
• Death toll from historic tornado onslaught climbs to 318 (SLIDESHOW, VIDEO)
• Elderly man falls victim to scheme, sends $11,363 by wire transfer
• Man charged with two counts of child abuse, leaves 4-month-old home alone
• Florida House votes to make 'bath salts' illegal
• LETTER: Call it what it is
• Man killed after hitting pole, multiple trees in single-vehicle wreck
• 'A confused town': Locals reach out in aftermath of devastating storms (PHOTOS)
• EDITORIAL: Abortion? Guns? How about jobs?
• Officials looking for two missing teens
• Woman pleads guilty to DUI manslaughter in Destin crash
• Attempted murder suspect arrested in Niceville
• Three arrested for robbing cars in neighborhood (MUGS)
• Matt Gaetz withdraws amendment to elect TDC directors, still supports the idea
• 'I have to confess I had a very different image of America,' Rotary Club hosts Brazillians
• Attention 'volleyball addicts': Beach tournament draws crowds (SLIDESHOW)
• 'Is it gone? Is that my hair?' (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
• School bus involved in minor crash
• (UPDATED) Niceville High band to perform in Macy's Parade (PHOTOS)
• NWF State rejects Richburg's payments to have charges dropped (DOCUMENTS)
• Drought fuels fire risk in Northwest Florida (REPORT)
• 'Kind of scared, but happy at the same time' at St. Mary's annual carnival (SLIDESHOW)
• Tea, scones and princesses: Emerald Coast gets royal wedding fever (SLIDESHOW)
• New outbreak of tornadoes blasts Alabama; at least 16 dead
• Woman arrested for throwing cinder block at children
• Drunk driver charged with child neglect
• Officials seek help locating missing teenager (PHOTOS)
• Infant 'near death,' two charged for abuse (MUG)
• Obama releases birth certificate, decries 'silliness'
• Okaloosa officials, Rep. Matt Gaetz argue over pre-trial release bill (VIDEO)
• EDITORIAL: A wider Vision for Okaloosa
• Washington sentenced to life without parole for part in teen's murder (SLIDESHOW)
• Motorcyclist seriously injured in Tuesday wreck
• Mid-Bay Bridge Authority is off the chopping block
• Administrative Professionals: 'The most overlooked, and so critically important'
• 'A happy family': Lewis School classrooms ready for youngest students (VIDEO)
• Walton rejects beach wedding ordinance but will revisit issue
• Deputies' deaths impact training: 'It can happen here and it does' (PHOTOS)
• Kisela top candidate for Walton County administrator
• Schumacher gets house arrest in death of his father
• 'Quite a change': Visitors enjoy new, improved Gulf Breeze Zoo (PHOTOS)
• Teenager in high school track crash dies from injuries
• Grand Boulevard's office space a hit with local firms
• Mojo gear targets avid anglers
• 'What America is really made of': Department to display Sept. 11 memorial
• There is such a thing as a free lunch: School district to provide free summer meals (DOCUMENTS)
• LETTER: Beware Ryancare
• Police arrest 19 in prostitution sting
• Music minister charged with molestation
• Baby dies after truck hits stroller in Florida
• Children hit by car; 5-year-old in critical condition
• Man pushes wife out of car, knocks out her tooth
• 'We crushed that': Airmen fight cancer in Iraq (PHOTOS)
• FWB High School student to be part of national panel
• 'A turn in the economy': Bubba Gump Shrimp Co., Miller’s Ale House to open in Destin
• County looks for funds for pedestrian bridges
• Okaloosa to help FWB pave city streets
• 30 years of Seaside: 'Just as we envisioned it'
• EDITORIAL: A private strategy for CR 30A
• 'Free the egg': Woman campaigns to legalize chocolate Kinder eggs
• WENDY VICTORA: Life is what you make of it
• Offshore drilling debate persists
• 'A very metropolitan salon': Avantgarde continues to receive top ratings
• Tourism up but bed tax receipts still down
• Finest on the Emerald Coast winners to be revealed Friday
• Okaloosa County rule allowed Cleo Park to be built
• Work on flyover at state roads 85 and 123 should be finished in mid-2012
• Walton schools to ask voters to reapprove property tax (DOCUMENT)
• Walton Housing Agency investigating 16 clients for reporting false information
• Birds not of a feather also flock together (SLIDESHOW)
• Former FWB resident hopes to scare up success as horror movie maker (VIDEO, SLIDESHOW)
• Local artist fashions quilt from petroleum products
• LETTER: Defending Gadhafi
• Waterfront Mission worker battered by homeless man
• Band director accused of molestation wants charges dismissed
• 300-pound loggerhead turtle found dead at Meigs Park (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
• Yard fire ends up burning 2 acres
• Okaloosa reaches partial settlement in disabilities suit (DOCUMENTS)
• 5-week-old baby severely burned in cooking accident
• Fire Fighters Association offers plan to cut South Walton budget
• 'It wasn't so much hard as it was boring;' Students finish FCAT testing
• Kayakers celebrate Earth Day by touring Turkey Creek, dodging spiders and snakes (SLIDESHOW)
• Driver to trooper: I took my eyes off the road
• BP to provide $1 billion for restoration of natural resources harmed by oil spill
• Girl gives teacher bag of 'mom's weed'
• 'It was a miracle': Orlando toddler falls from 4th-floor balcony, caught by passerby
• LETTER: Tired of tea
• EDITORIAL: Can Destin learn to relax?
• Florida's CFO Jeff Atwater holds meeting to show 'dysfunctional' process at oil spill claims facility
• Vision Airlines to add five destinations (SLIDESHOW)
• Task force to study Okaloosa courthouse use
• It's not even June and the June grass is back (SLIDESHOWS)
• Man slashed with knife in robbery attempt, deputies look for suspect
• Day of remembrance: 1 year after Gulf oil disaster
• Boat capsizes while fishermen hunt for cobia (PHOTOS)
• Okaloosa County denies bid for beach massage
• Man poses as first responder, treats patient (MUG)
• Fire takes out home, estimated $80,000 in damages
• Downtown legend may close its doors: Staff's says oil spill may seal its fate
• Governor to start day in Seaside, head west on whirlwind tour
• Okaloosa opposes Gaetz's Bridge Authority bill
• 'Found wallet' and Craigslist scams reported
• Eglin engineering group wins two environmental awards (PHOTOS, DOCUMENTS)
• Murder charge against Todd Ball dropped (PHOTOS)
• Calvary students muster for a day of helping those who cannot help themselves (SLIDESHOW)
• Man brings pill to police, asks to be arrested for drug possession
• EDITORIAL: BP, a year later: What changed?
• Florida won't join in lawsuit against Deepwater Horizon rig
• Local invites community to view ghost: 'You won’t believe this thing' (PHOTO)
• ‘Still making strides’: Tea Party rally-goers support fair taxes, celebrate history (SLIDESHOW)
• Okaloosa, Meigs heirs battle over courthouse annex
• Goodin passed over as DOT secretary
• Local woman launches iPhone app: 'If you’re single, drink and have an ex, then you need this app' (SLIDESHOW)
• Woman pleads to manslaughter (MUG)
• 'Bear with us one more time': Old sewer plant demo to begin in late June (DOCUMENT)
• Lockheed Martin wants to hire 91 people locally for work on F-35 (DOCUMENT)
• One dead in Mexico Beach hotel fire
• 'Hot Destin Girls' proprietor gets three years probation
• Sand sculpture with a message: No oil here (SLIDESHOW)
• Human remains found: 'Whatever happened there, happened months ago'
• Man struck, killed while pushing shopping cart down street
• 'Some of the best bike riding in the state': Bicyclists to tour South Walton in May
• Alaqua Animal Refuge takes over Bark Park
• Volunteer firefighters get training grant
• Okaloosa, Meigs heirs battle over courthouse annex (LAWSUIT)
• Local Domestic Violence Shelter Collects Items for Mother’s Day Drive
• Fla. welfare drug testing may get state funding
• Tracking the Money: BP oil spill claims vary widely in amount, recipient (DOCUMENTS)
• Destin to get another seafood store
• Crestview councilman wants to cut City Clerk Janice Young’s salary
• FIREFIGHT: Debate continues at the Fire Control District over firefighters on the beach
• Oversight questions linger for Gulf Coast Claims Facility (DOCUMENTS)
• Harborwide Seafood Festival returning to its local roots — and it's free!
• Milton: Commissioner makes appeal for a new judicial center
• ‘A woman’s touch’: Junior League builds library at shelter
• One year after spill: 'It’s not going to be normal for a long time' (PHOTOS)
• 'What just happened up there?': UFO sighted in Shalimar (VIDEO)
• Could 30A bus route ease congestion?
• 7-year-old flown to hospital after car wreck
• WENDY VICTORA: Passerby puts out small fire, reminder that small acts can make a difference
• Armed robber pistol whips Pizza Hut manager
• NWF State splits doubleheader, conference title with Chipola (PHOTOS)
• A 'new beginning' for this year's Destin Seafood Festival
• 'They’re hungry for this,' Rabbis traveled from Brooklyn to teach kids to bake matzah (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
• Tornadoes blast across Mississippi, Alabama; 13 dead (PHOTOS)
• Septic tank legislation passes House
• Walk Against Violence With Lauren Book And Shelter House
• Eglin volunteers line up to stuff USO care packages for troops (SLIDESHOW)
• Governor Scott plans to go fishing when he vists Destin next week
• 'All for the kids': Fort Walton Beach and Eglin celebrate Earth Day (SLIDESHOW)
• Spring break helped lower unemployment rates, economist says (DOCUMENT)
• Brothers arrested in drug raid
• A vow kept: Choctaw newspaper students go to convention to honor lost friend (SLIDESHOW)
• Fort Walton Beach settles $148,570 claim with BP (DOCUMENT)
• EDITOR: Obama's vision is chilling
• Teen charged with sexual battery on child
• 'It’s about shrimp'
• Deputy shoots, kills suspect of armed family disturbance
• Northwest Florida to receive $10 million for oil spill recovery
• Governor Rick Scott to hold cabinet meeting in Bay County
• Santa Rosa approves funds for artificial reef: 'We're all ecstatic'
• Commission vows not to raise taxes; water and sewer another matter (DOCUMENTS)
• Man accidentally shoots himself while trying to exchange pistol
• Okaloosa Elections office hosts 'formal' election for Hawthorn House residents (PHOTOS)
• Cuvee Bistro lovely place for wonderful meal
• Two surviving horses hang on after wreck that killed four others (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
• LETTER: Misleading act
• Autopsy of school board shooter released
• Man arrested for robbing from grave sites (PHOTO)
• UPDATE: Separated tire blamed for wreck that injures driver, kills horses (PHOTOS)
• Man faces up to 75 years prison for lewd and lascivious conviction
• Family awarded $6.9 million from accident at Choctaw fundraiser
• Runoff will determine DeFuniak Springs City Council makeup
• 'It could happen to anybody:' Mangled car warns of the dangers of texting while driving
• 'To each, your beach': South Walton seeks new branding
• Former sheriff's deputy guilty of child abuse (REPORT)
• Destin city manager interviewing for Walton administrator
• Milton man sentenced to 40 years prison for lewd and lascivious
• Underwear-clad man accused of setting fire
• Destin a leader in Ultimate Fishing Town Contest
• Couple believes son lies at bottom of Vortex Springs, mounts fundraiser for search
• Man hit while chasing dog, taken by helicopter to hospital
• Republicans, tea partiers tell Okaloosa not to raise taxes, suggest staff cuts instead
• Mid-Bay Bridge Authority fighting for its life (DOCUMENTS)
• South Walton Fire District lays off two employees
• 'I can’t wait until summer when it’s too hot for people to get married' (DOCUMENT)
• New Era: NWF State tabs former UT assistant Steve Forbes for men's post (PHOTO)
• 'I’m going to be jumping I’ll be so happy,' 6-year-old with cancer to meet Hannah Montana
• 'Unless they have to go to the grocery store, they ride their bikes' on scenic 30A
• High price of gas is giving visitors pains, causing them to cut back (PRICE CHECK)
• Commissioners to ponder making Navarre 'Snorkelicious' with $150,000 artificial reef
• EDITORIAL: Health law: Form 1099s get 86’d
• Investigators: 2 charged in road rage incidents
• Seaside record store: 'This is an institution'
• Santa Rosa Beach to bury time capsule
• BP marketing grants headed here
• Credit card scam: Caller impersonates bill collector (DOCUMENT)
• Parts of Memorial, Jet and Mid-Bay Bridge to close for work
• BP oil spill money buys Gulf Coast millions in gear (VIDEO)
• Agencies brace for deep cuts to disabled services
• Fla. Senate backs off on SunPass discount repeal
• Osprey on the mend (SLIDESHOWS)
• Texas woman arrested by WCSO for internet fraud
• FWB-bound flight turned around for malfunctioning valve
• LETTER: Genuine freedom
• WENDY VICTORA: The oil spill reminded us how much we have to lose
• 'I’d stake my reputation on it': Gulf fishing alliance introduces new brand (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
• Fat Clemenza's expanding
• Man charged with attempted murder after shooting woman
• Walton Middle students wins statewide video contest (VIDEOS)
• Investigation sought into chief's use of fire funds
• Sailor from Niceville killed in accident (PHOTOS)
• Crestview dispatchers, county EMS may become neighbors
• County opens Cleo Park
• Hoop happy: Woman finds fun way to stay fit (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
• EDITORIAL: Sansom's advice: 'Be prepared'
• Learning from a hobby: Group re-enacts Camp Walton (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
• Fla. sailor based in NY killed in Afghanistan
• Oil spill plus one year (VIDEOS, PHOTOS)
• Sansom seeks to repair image: 'I went over there to serve with honor and dignity' (VIDEOS)
• New seafood brand launches
• Walton County Animal Shelter seeks your vote
• Pensacola sailor will not be dismissed for watching 'Vampire Diaries' with other sailor in bunk
• Report: 'Don't come, he'll kill me'
• 'Extremely impaired' man arrested at beach resort
• DEL STONE JR. Our most vulnerable citizens will suffer because of state cutbacks
• EDITORIAL: 'That is the mission of my life'
• Condo, town home sales increased in March, single-family homes still struggling (DOCUMENTS)
• Florosa students dance away their pre-test tension at pep rally (PHOTOS)
• Students re-live the Civil War history of Camp Walton in person (SLIDESHOW)
• Ol Stinky's going bye-bye: Garnier sewage plant demolition moves closer (DOCUMENT)
• Worker furloughs readied as government shutdown deadline approaches
• Man arrested after running over woman with his car
• Back in the day: Longtime fisher shares stories from the past
• EDITORIAL: Postponing the right to vote
• TRAFFIC ALERT: S.R. 87 open, details released in fatal crash
• Couple arrested on 6 counts of child abuse; feces found all over home
• Jury rules for Girls Gone Wild: 'I’m feeling fantastic'
• 'It's not just fishing. It's a lifestyle,' Navarre pier draws crowds (PHOTOS)
• Cowhands return for 22nd Annual Old Spanish Trail Rodeo
• Mother-to-be in kitchen when fire erupts, no injuries reported
• Crestview develops program to lure start-ups downtown (DOCUMENTS)
• Truck driver causes accident, spills load of scrap metal onto highway
• The 33rd Fighter Wing’s new commander Toth returns to familiar turf
• Locals worry as government shutdown looms
• Making it to 'Made': Choctaw students try out for MTV reality show (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
• Three-car wreck slows traffic on Hwy. 98
• Local golf celebrity has first book signing
• Autopsy performed on woman who died in balcony fall
• 'This will offer more quality housing opportunities for newcomers'
• EXTRAS NEEDED: Canadian band Untitled shoots video in Destin (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
• Prison spat: Plan to privatize local state facilities withdrawn after it raises hackles (DOCUMENTS)
• Pigs stop traffic (PHOTOS)
• Vehicle crashes into local business (PHOTOS)
• Lineman rescues entangled osprey from top of power pole (SLIDESHOW)
• Okaloosa Transit will use $2.1 million grant to buy 11 new vehicles (FACT SHEET)
• UPDATE: Roads reopen after suspicious package found at Tom Thumb (PHOTOS)
• 4 fires in 40 minutes: Investigators suspect arson
• LETTER: Who's vicious now?
• Ga. woman falls to death from Fla. condo balcony
• Unattended pot ignites fire
• Traffic homicide investigation comes two weeks after wreck
• CRA moves forward with ‘bare bones' boardwalk
• Walton School Board votes to move fifth-graders
• U.S. House bill would send oil spill fines to Gulf Coast (DOCUMENT)
• Gangs active in Okaloosa, task force says (DOCUMENT)
• Parents will release balloons to honor toddler who drowned in swimming pool last year
• Okaloosa commissioners OK funding for veterans court coordinator (DOCUMENT)
• Schools say they’re ready for computerized math portion of FCAT; students are worried
• Man who handed out money at gas station has been arrested
• Destin seeks to become ‘Ultimate Fishing Town’ (NOMINATIONS)
• Vision Airlines says its flights to Niagra will end May 1 but could be extended (SLIDESHOW)
• REPORT: Man uses stolen car to transport meth lab
• LETTER: Questions remain
• Watch out, it's Atlanta week! Spring break is in full swing (w/PHOTOS)
• Man dies while swimming at Panhandle beach
• Attorneys spar over ‘Girls Gone Wild' video
• NHS students redesign web sites
• Woman sentenced for embezzling from church
• Jars of Clay concert to benefit Catholic Charities (VIDEOS, PHOTOS)
• One injured after truck hits utility pole
• Monkeys, elephants, surfers: Retired army photographer prefers upbeat WWII stories
• Man gives 'large sums' of money to Tom Thumb patrons
• Get ready for a rough night: Tornado watch until 1 a.m.
• One injured in Mary Esther rollover
• Alleged 9/11 henchmen will face military tribunals, not a civilian court (VIDEO)
• Treatment, not punishment: County to ponder creation of veterans court (DOCUMENT)
• EDITORIAL: A gift from God, not government
• Pedestrian hit while crossing road near Whiskey Barn
• One taken by helicopter after vehicle accident with entrapment
• Teen arrested after armed home invasion
• Chamber of Commerce to mark 150th anniversary of Camp Walton
• Many South Walton County parents opposed to sending fifth-graders to middle school
• Officers on the lookout for man seen handing out money, making threats
• Destin city councilman hopes community garden idea will take root
• U.S. House candidate Sharron Angle to speak at local fundraiser
• Motorcyclist seriously injured after hitting tree in Blackwater River State Forest
• Latest school prayer lawsuit could go to trial in July
• UPDATE: Person injured in Crestview wreck is stable
• Could casinos awaken the ‘sleeping giant' in Florida?
• April News from Shelter House - April 1, 2011
• EDITORIAL: Okaloosa tax hike? It's no joke
• WWII vet wasn't discouraged by fall from plane during training
• WENDY VICTORA: We can be tolerant or we can criticize as if we are all different species
• Destin YMCA continues to face financial troubles
• Motorcyclist in critical condition after wreck
• Sheriff’s Office kicks off effort to deter auto burglaries
• Poppy's to open sports bar in Destin Commons
• No big deal: 80-year-old Valparaiso woman bench presses 460 pounds (VIDEO)
• Legislature: At halfway mark budget woes rein, oil spill and septic tanks also priorities
• Child molester sentenced to life in prison after fleeing country
• Where are the purple martins?
• Attempted murder suspect arrested
• UPDATED: Two vehicles involved in rollover on Hwy 98 (PHOTOS)
• 'We think it's the future,' Company plans six-story floating condominium (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
• One mother's tragedy drove her to help residents get free smoke detectors (VIDEO)
• Tax hikes, layoffs may be used to fill Okaloosa County budget shortfall (DOCUMENT)
• Some parents in earthquake-torn Japan sending kids to Emerald Coast for school
• Walton County suicide gun threat ends peacefully
• Work will change traffic flow at Beal, Racetrack (MAP)
• Judge issues contempt order against 'Girls Gone Wild' founder
• UPDATE: Sheriff's employees Coup, Yacks and Norris sentenced to four years each
• Tasty Zaxby's chicken nice change of pace
• EDITORIAL: Florida's insurance dilemma
• AM station fights to be heard: 'What I am doing is the most difficult thing you can imagine'
• Okaloosa County's first-ever Veterans Affairs Center to open in Shalimar
• Niceville pair to perform at Academy of Country Music awards (VIDEO)
• State to seek death penalty for Walton County strangling
• Building a better mousetrap: Local students enter engineering competition
• Santa Rosa County Sheriff's K-9 Gero forced into early retirement (PHOTOS)
• Officials: Beaches and seafood are safe; long-term effects of oil spill unclear
• 111,000-square-foot Lowe's at Destin Commons should be finished this year
• Firefighters' sacrifice: North Bay Fire district gets a piece of World Trade Center
• Police seek girl abused on donated camera's photos
• Motorcyclist in critical condition
• Analyst: Lodging bookings up, room rates still lag
• Head lice rules become official
• Rick Hord hired at FWB Police Department: 'I'm glad to ... put my talent to good use'
• Unattended grease sparks fire in FWB home
• DOT starting $4.7 million resurfacing project on U.S. 98
• Reports show beaches, water safe for swimming
• Menacing puppets overtake theater to perform Little Shop of Horrors
• Sheriff’s employees to be sentenced today
• Man indicted for first-degree murder
• Opening arguments set for today in ‘Girls Gone Wild' trial
• School Board unanimously approves new head lice policy (DOCUMENT)
• (Update) Victims of head on collision identified
• EDITORIAL: A crowded road to recovery
• Homeless man fighting panhandling arrest: 'The ordinance is clearly flawed'
• Sansom, community reflect on ordeal
• Register for the WAM! Conference
• Registration is Now Open for the Shelter House WAM! Conference
• Back from the brink: Eglin celebrates darter population growth (VIDEO, PHOTOS, DOCUMENT)
• Symposium: Downtowns are a tourist destination
• Rain, rain, don't go away: Local drought expected to grow worse (MAP)
• 'Please, please don’t give up': Locals urged to continue filing BP claims (PHOTOS)
• Seatbelt violation ends in LSD arrest (MUG)
• A tough sell: For sale signs dot Navarre Beach, but residents optimistic
• Book lover donates 542 books to Choctaw media center
• WHAT THE HECK IS THIS? Help identify this spittin', sea slug-like creature (SLIDESHOW)
• LETTER: Use any means
• Dog park proponents raise $1,100 at first meeting
• Head-on collision sends two to hospital
• Deputies, mystery surfer save distressed swimmers
• Grease on stove results in kitchen fire
• The ‘Crispy Warriors': Destin war heroes swap stories over breakfast (PHOTOS and BIOS)
• Walton County approves SLERS radio system
• From sharks to shells: Navarre shops provide classic souvenir experience
• FWB pays off clubhouse debt
• CRESTVIEW HIT-AND-RUN: Officer injured in Sunday accident
• Medicare rise could mean no Social Security COLA
• PC: FHP investigating fatal hit-and-run
• DeFuniak Springs implements master plan for its airport
• EGLIN FIRES CONTAINED: 'Weather conditions were a Godsend' (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
• Little choices, big changes: Sixth grader will be first in family to go to college
• WENDY VICTORA: Savor spring before it's gone
• EDITORIAL: A sample, please, for Gov. Scott
• Pace boy seriously injured in rollover wreck
• 'God has sustained us:' State drops charges against Sansom, Odom (PHOTOS)
• CONSTRUCTION JUNCTION: 'Little boy heaven' (PHOTOS)
• Pedestrian critically injured, driver charged with DUI
• Seven new stores brighten Silver Sands' horizon
• Small fish recovers from brink of extinction (VIDEO)
• Report: Local jobless rates improved in February
• SHOCKING VIDEO: Panama City Beach bikini brawler faces felony charge
• Vision Airlines adds five destinations; 10 more on the way (PHOTOS)
• SPECIAL FIRE ADVISORY: Eglin fire threatens Mossy Head homes
• Wildfire still burning in Crestview (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)
• After accidental torching, popular Sandestin restaurant is back (SLIDESHOW)
• Eglin Club shows off $2 million, eight-month renovation (PHOTOS)
• EDITORIAL: The end of the Sansom affair
• Potato steals man's heart
• U.S. Highway 98 to be resurfaced
• Destin standoff ends peacefully (PHOTOS)
• Cox Communications’ contract to expire: 'If we do not reach an agreement ... Cox cannot carry our television stations'
• EDITORIAL: Libya war puts hawks on the spot
• Habitat for Humanity ReStore burglarized: 'This just puts us right back at square one'
• Cause of plane crash last year not determined yet
• College officials testify in Sansom, Odom trial
• 'A floating museum:' Nina, Pinta replicas dock (PHOTOS)
• Arson suspected in 3,000 acres burned on Eglin reservation
• Scott signs Florida teacher pay, tenure bill
• Live blogging: Sansom trial, Day 4
• Destin Swordfish Shootout: 'I expect the tournament to potentially double in size'
• Sansom Trial: Crist says he would have vetoed funding
• Ohio, Florida soldiers killed in Afghanistan
• Deputies searching for missing couple
• EDITORIAL: Gun bills hit wide of the mark
• Relax. The water is safe, says BP representative (VIDEO)
• TDC unveils new logo for the Emerald Coast
• Complete Coverage of the Sansom, Odom Trial
• Some people say the increase in vehicles on U.S. 98 in Destin is a good sign
• Walton County hands off permitting duties to clerk’s office
• Local sailor dies while deployed
• Man rescued after sinking boat in Juniper Lake
• State seeks death penalty in 23-year-old murder case
• LETTER: Richburg's pension
• Live blogging: Sansom trial, Day 3
• Sansom trial continues: 'He wasn’t worried about money ... he knew people'
• Man gets 30 years for Northgate Estates burglaries
• UPDATE: Two men drown in separate incidents in Gulf
• Second drowning victim from Tuesday identified
• Vision Airlines to add 10 destinations Friday
• Hearing granted in challenge to school prayer agreement (DOCUMENT)
• Congressmen hold town hall meeting in Destin (PHOTOS)
• SR 123 flyover project is on schedule (MAP)
• UPDATED: F-15E Strike Eagle crashes in Libya; crew in American hands (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
• Live blogging and TV feed: Sansom trial, Day 2
• Einstein's cousin dies at Sandestin; Memorial service scheduled Wednesday
• Neighborhood loses fight to keep gun range quiet
• Opening arguments made in Sansom, Odom trial (PHOTOS)
• Longtime lawman dead after sudden illness
• Locals mixed on “open carry” gun legislation (DOCUMENTS)
• Couple caught taking children to drug deal
• County to fight for pre-trial release program (DOCUMENT)
• Coast Guard says gulf goop is likely sediment, not oil
• Cyclists raising money for fallen officers (VIDEO)
• Live blogging: Ray Sansom trial
• COLUMN: The sad, shocking state of American education
• $204,000 county project completed, taking on spring breakers
• Two dead in Calhoun County murder-suicide
• Airplane crashes in route to Destin
• Motorcycle versus motorcycle, one in serious condition
• Friends assure memorable prom for wheelchair-bound senior
• One injured in motorcycle wreck
• Educators learn ways to help kids deal with stress, learn
• 'We were spared': Local pilot saw the power of the Japanese earthquake (VIDEO)
• Gangs in Crestview?
• New county policy protects whistleblowers (DOCUMENT)
• Competition for ‘ultimate fishing town’ could net Destin $25k
• Flams and diddles: Drumlines compete at Choctaw (PHOTOS)
• Santa Clara Beach access opens
• EDITORIAL: Is this what tea partiers expected?
• Man arrested after pot delivery
• 'We're definitely partying,' Spring breakers are out in full force
• WENDY VICTORA: The homeless are always among us
• Fort Walton Beach insurance agent expected to testify at Sansom trial
• Okaloosa County wants Fort Walton Beach Developmental Center to start paying
• 'I do not look good': Firefighters shave heads to battle cancer (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)
• Six jurors seated as trial for Sansom, Odom prepares to get under way
• Tennessee man drives into kitchen of Navarre home
• Shelter House Presents Cooking on a Budget Workshop at Kitchenique
• Home sales up, prices down (REPORTS)
• Rooster on the lam brought down by animal control (VIDEO)
• Some Walton County fifth-graders might move to middle schools
• UPDATE: Man killed in car wreck near Paxton
• Brush fire threatens four homes in South Walton
• Milton man arrested for having sexual photographs of a minor
• COOL VIDEO: Basking shark approaches kayaker off Panama City Beach pier
• Baker enters plea: 'He will spend the rest of his natural life in prison' (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
• EDITORIAL: Destin gets 'a little nervous'
• Man booked, charged with murder in last week's shooting
• Disabled men get a taste of the 'biker dude' lifestyle at local shop (PHOTOS)
• Census: Santa Rosa and Walton populations surge, Okaloosa's slows (GRAPHIC)
• Tentative agreement reached on Walton County teachers' pay
• Jury selection for Sansom trial begins Friday
• 11-year-old hero: Boy steers car when father passes out while driving
• Man's shoelace caught on gas pedal, causes serious accident
• Couple leaves 3-year-old, one-month-old home alone, charged with child neglect
• LETTER: Here's our plan
• Man charged with sexual battery on 6-year-old, tells deputies he's 'loco'
• Disaster in Japan hits home (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
• Pit bull chases patrol car; officer radios for help
• Senate passes oil spill recovery act (BILL)
• Okaloosa County schools' oldest employee retires from guarding crosswalk
• Man wanted for armed robbery found fishing in Santa Rosa Beach (MUG)
• Suspect to enter plea in 23-year-old murder case
• Today's lesson - eating healthy: School gets grant to buy local produce for students
• Four arrested in Pace for 'car hopping' (MUG)
• 2 sentenced to prison, fined for defrauding government
• EDITORIAL: Chaplains should not fear gays
• Duke reservist’s son tackles reality TV challenge (VIDEO)
• Real World cast members arrested for disorderly conduct
• Man charged in sexual assault on a minor
• Woman runs red light, rams into two vehicles
• New issues arrive for F-35
• Publix pressured to sign farm worker agreement
• Man charged with using cell phone to look up young girls' skirts
• Prepping for prom at Silver Sands School (PHOTOS)
• UWF Emerald Coast campus lays off workers
• Homecoming for Huckabee: Possible presidential candidate ends tour in Destin
• Japanese reactor emits radiation, then tapers off; 140,000 evacuated
• Walton County officials lobby for funds to widen U.S. 331
• Woman cited with careless driving in three-car wreck
• 'Open carry' bill passes Senate committee
• Niceville men charged with sexual battery (MUGS)
• Picture leads police to strong arm robbery suspects
• Roller Derby: 'There is hitting just like the old days, but it’s just not staged'
• PC: Boy in stable condition after paint can explosion
• Police chase interrupted by toddler, ends in closet
• Overall bed tax revenues down so far
• Suspect in Santa Rosa Beach homicide taken into custody
• Results of Shalimar recount are in; you'll never guess who won
• Driving tests begin at FWB, Niceville branches of tax collector's office
• Threat of meltdown at Japanese nuke plants escalates (VIDEO)
• Enter the Bracket Blowout contest and win a 55-inch HDTV
• LETTER: Close the bases
• Santa Rosa Beach woman seriously injured in crash
• One hospitalized in early-morning shooting
• 'We hope that the message just keeps going and going'
• UPDATED: Man wanted for South Walton County shooting (MUG, MAP, PHOTO GALLERY)
• CRESTVIEW: Will official’s campaign help affect new councilwoman?
• Firefighters to sacrifice hair to battle cancer
• Walton school district, teachers union will try to resolve impasse
• Man killed in I-10 wreck (MAP)
• Spring breaker found dead in Destin
• Traveling modern-day slavery museum will stop in Fort Walton Beach (PHOTOS)
• EDITORIAL: $2.4 billion that Florida won't miss
• Tax Collector Chris Hughes signed over his home to mortgage debt company
• WENDY VICTORA: Golf courses have their place, but not in state parks
• Veterans Treatment Intervention Act named after Okaloosa County judge
• Taking stock: Okaloosa County counts property it owns in hopes of making some sales
• Wearing the green: South Walton kicked off St. Patrick's Day early (PHOTOS)
• Bobby Bowden holds court at golf fundraiser (PHOTOS)
• Banging on glass, swearing at customers results in trespassing charge
• Report: Girl steals red lace panties at Dillards
• EDITORIAL: Look who'd rather pay more taxes
• Fort Walton Beach insurance broker likely will be called to testify at Sansom trial
• McKee murder trial ends with hung jury
• Ates sentenced to life without parole for killing his wife (PHOTOS)
• 60-year-old man sentenced to 25 years for child molestation
• Lifeguards are once again hitting area beaches (SIDEBAR)
• Shall we stay at the floatell? Navarre group wants floating hotel in Santa Rosa Sound
• Spring breakers caught 'hunting' Fudpucker's gators (ARREST REPORT)
• Alleged crack cocaine dealer arrested (PHOTOS)
• Local residents, UPS guy pitched in to extinguish wildfire
• LETTER: The real world
• UPDATED: Quakes, tsunamis leave hundreds dead in Japan (VIDEO, PHOTOS, INTERACTIVE)
• Jimmy Ates found guilty of murder again
• Teacher pay-tenure bill passed by Florida Senate (BILL)
• Lawyers for Sansom and Odom to argue for change of venue (DOCUMENTS)
• Trio sentenced to federal prison for commercial burglaries
• Shalimar commission race will be recounted
• Local jobless rate worsens in January; economist says it's only seasonal flux (DOCUMENT)
• Singer with local ties competes on American Idol (VIDEO)
• Man wanted for making moonshine surrenders
• Third period brought to you by Microsoft: School Board ponders ads as moneymakers
• Search warrants lead to three drug arrests (PHOTOS)
• LETTER: Rich pay enough
• Couple charged with stealing vases from graves
• Water quality poor at several beach locations
• Police looking for information about restroom fire
• Recount possible in Shalimar election
• Judge reprimands Ates for evading questions in murder trial (PHOTOS)
• Longtime local business Art’s Appliance to shut its doors
• Walton County schools awarded $790,129 for Race to the Top
• Nancy Grace show profiles local missing girl (PHOTOS, LINKS)
• Storms pummel Gulf Coast with wind, lightning, possible tornadoes (VIDEO, PHOTOS, RADAR)
• Okaloosa deputies must complete a physical course to keep jobs (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
• EDITORIAL: Mr. Sheen's metaphor machine
• Gossom, Griggs win FWB council seats
• Cadle re-elected Crestview mayor; Parker, Allen ousted from City Council
• Chapman, Smith elected in Shalimar
• Jimmy Ates takes stand in murder trial, denies killing wife
• Daily News reporter tests the Sheriff's new obstacle course: Will he be sore? Heck yeah.
• Butler Elementary mural: 'A little step closer to world peace' (PHOTOS)
• Woman reaches for baby's bottle, loses control of car
• 4:15 p.m. UPDATE: McKee trial: Detective recounts interview with McKee
• Shelter House Is Bringing In The Coupon Queen For The WAM! (Women and Money) Conference!
• EDITORIAL: Vinson hedges on health law
• Local couple swindled by mortgage broker awarded $2.8 million (SETTLEMENT)
• Ates' trial: Prosecution paints a picture of the evening Norma Jean was killed (PHOTOS)
• EMTs provide cat with life-saving oxygen at weekend fire
• Elections to begin in Crestview, FWB, Shalimar (SAMPLE BALLOTS)
• South Walton gets new playground at Helen McCall Park
• Spring breakers not afraid to get their hands dirty (PHOTOS)
• UPDATED: Traffic signal fixed at SR 123 and SR 85
• Live blogging continues in Jimmy Ates murder trial
• Man wanted for making moonshine (MUG)
• Lightning blasts apart chimney in Niceville; family uninjured (SLIDESHOW)
• Gaetz eyes compulsive gambling funds
• Sephora scheduled to open March 18
• Deputies, officers sent on wild rooster chase
• News from Shelter House - March 2011
• Crestview's National Guard to deploy to Germany
• First business tied to Army 7th Special Forces opens (PHOTOS)
• Local legislators to focus on freeing up businesses
• Okaloosa joins 7-county effort to make BP pay up (RESOLUTION)
• One injured when car hits tree (PHOTOS)
• 'Thank God I was wearing my seatbelt' (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Woman’s work to get a water system for Blackman will pay off soon
• Holley Navarre student wins regional spelling bee (PHOTO)
• EDITORIAL: The other agenda for Florida
• Controversial Cash Moore has been a local business icon for decades (PHOTOS)
• Welding Rodeo shows off student’s depictions of the Gulf Coast (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
• Fire damages apartment complex (PHOTOS)
• WENDY VICTORA: Heron rescuers show how to be good stewards of nature (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
• Eglin airman killed in Iraq was too close to controlled detonation (REPORT)
• Man shot at mobile home park was also shot six months ago
• Driver in Tuesday's fatal crash arrested
• EDITORIAL: High court made the right call
• Man shot at mobile home park
• Prosecution continues to press case against Ates in wife's death
• Woman who struck, killed bicyclist gets more time behind bars
• If f(x) = x2 = |x =1|, then f(-2) = ? If you can answer this you were probably at the Math Bowl (PHOTOS)
• Vision Airlines expanding service, seeks to partner with local businesses
• Local high school students hoist sail with University of Michigan sailors (PHOTOS)
• EDITORIAL: BP: Here's to your health
• Supreme court decision kills Florida's high speed rail project
• Groups reschedule Saturday events in anticipation of foul weather
• After accident, wounded deer flees scene
• Girl runs over sister with vehicle
• ‘Let’s Eat!’ recipe finalists serve up creations for judges (PHOTOS)
• Eglin: Conservation, restoration good for missions (PROGRESS REPORT)
• Man was shot in head, deputies continue investigation
• Sun, sand and massage? Therapist wants access to public beaches
• Sit! Stay! Heel! Kennel club's annual dog show draws over 400 entries (PHOTOS)
• Judge: States must continue implimenting Obama health care plan
• Man grows 8-pound turnip (PHOTOS)
• Naked woman spotted with minor
• LETTER: Born in Africa?
• Attorneys paint bloody scene, victim shot 7 times
• 'Accidental activist' to recieve award for work to ban penned hunting
• State requires new end-of-course exam for Algebra
• Shalimar referendum to limit property taxes is not legal
• Investigation continues into man found dead with gunshot wound
• Gunman opens fire on busload of Air Force troops; two airmen killed (PHOTOS)
• High court rules fundamentalist church can demonstrate at military funerals (VIDEO)
• Sports anchor: You're arresting me because I'm black (MUG)
• Meth lab supplies found in woods; two charged (MUGS)
• Navarre couple injured in rollover crash
• Control of Regatta Bay taken away from developers, given to homeowners
• Car smolders in Waffle House parking lot; arson suspected
• Testimony begins in Jimmy Ates' second murder trial (PHOTOS)
• Ambulance strikes tree, $50,000 in damages
• Holt teen killed in crash, charges pending
• Man found dead in condo
• Okaloosa to weigh using public instead of private workers to demolish sewage plant
• Milton debris fire still burning, residents may experience smoke
• Embracing hat head: Hair model flaunts shocking shapes and styles (PHOTO)
• Agriculture commissioner says BP money will be spent on fishing industry
• Firefighters train at Destin Commons (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
• Car fire: 'We thought we were gonna blow up' (PHOTOS)
• UPDATE: Man arrested in Crestview stabbing
• Man charged with indecent exposure to students (MUG)
• Woman briefly trapped in burning room
• Hurlburt airman takes war trophy home from deployment
• ‘On the wings of history’: WWII-era bombers thrill local crowds (PHOTO GALLERY, SLIDESHOW, SCHEDULE)
• 'I prayed the kids and family weren’t there, but ... that wasn’t the case' (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Teens charged with felony sexual assault on minors
• New government study to focus on health of oil spill workers
• Tourism officials worry as gas prices rise
• 2 injured in I-10 rollover (PHOTO)
• 'They've made connections': Choctaw students Skype with Michigan class, soldier in Iraq
• Man hid camera in bathroom to record teenager, arrested on voyeurism charges (MUG)
• St. Joe CEO, three board members resign amid pressure from shareholder
• 'I’m seeing the very heart of America every day'
• EDITORIAL: Behind the 'anchor baby' anger
• 77-year-old rolls vehicle while 'looking for her phone' (PHOTO GALLERY)
• NAACP celebrates new branch location (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Vietnam veteran lives with his memories (PHOTOS)
• A rare election in Shalimar
• Soldier impersonators target women in Facebook scams
• Tax collector to move into bank building
• Jimmy Ates’ second murder trial scheduled to begin Monday
• I.D. and fingerprints?: Destin tightens rules for door-to-door solicitors
• Need a ballot for tonight's Oscars? Get one here
• Two young women in local Purple Heart chapter are exception to the norm
• Crestview could get skate park
• Emerald Coast Convention Center paying down debt
• Motorcylist critical after accident
• Fort Walton Machining claims award from Lockheed Martin
• 3-car pileup blocks traffic on John Sims Parkway
• Walton County may start running ads on jailhouse TVs to offset budget cuts
• WENDY VICTORA: We've become avid voyeurs, looking for peepholes into others' tragedies
• 80-year-old injured after being run over by her own truck
• Almarante Fire Chief fired over dissapearance of public funds, cash withdrawal at casino
• Eglin Staff Sgt. Pereira to receive national Air Force award
• Outdoor dancers will synchronize with others across the state
• Fort Walton Machining opens new facility
• Behrens will serve seven years for DUI manslaughter
• Scott still bad-mouthing high-speed rail despite risk of losing $2.4 billion in federal funds
• Meditation and martial arts: Local expert brings Korean fighting discipline to Air Force
• Four arrested in multi-agency warrant round-up
• EDITORIAL: Language, liberty and Sen. Rubio
• 'It seems unfair, my husband is dead and he only gets seven years'
• In blow to Gulf Coast, Air Force awards $35 billion tanker contract to Boeing (VIDEO)
• Man found guilty of sexually assaulting woman at hospital
• 'It could be months before a deal is made,' Theater a ways off
• 'We got more alligators coming out of our ears'
• Shelter House Presents - The Princess and Pirates Ball
• Schumacher guilty of DUI manslaughter for dragging his father to death (PHOTOS)
• Regional K-9 teams take the spotlight at public demonstration
• Firefighters train to teach inaugural fire academy class at NWFSC (PHOTOS)
• Baby bottlenose dolphin deaths spike along Gulf Coast
• New hangar open at Crestview Technology Air Park
• 'Fiscal sanity' tops Congressman Jeff Miller's agenda
• Home repair contractor arrested for grand theft
• Air Force to award $35 billion tanker contract
• UPDATED: Man remains in serious condition after motorcycle wreck
• Wanted man caught hiding in trunk of car
• EDITORIAL: High price for traffic snooping
• Trial begins for man charged with killing dad while driving drunk (DOCUMENTS, PHOTOS)
• 'We’ve been coined a Cinderella story of the Gulf Coast'
• Driver killed after leaving roadway, hitting trees
• Officials investigate suspicious fire
• New and improved Eglin commissary open for business (PHOTOS)
• Doolittle Raider Richard Cole visits Eglin (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
• Mother and son arrested after three-hour manhunt
• Okaloosa County students get their own YouTube (VIDEO)
• Headline News to feature missing Crestview teen
• Planning an Emerald Coast vacation? There's going to be an app for that
• Man thrown off motorcycle in wreck on SR 285
• Woman pleads no contest to locking dog away in laundry room without food, water
• Fire causes $51,000 worth of damage to Crestview home
• Okaloosa Tax Collector Chris Hughes faces foreclosure lawsuit
• Drunk driver takes out door to Romantic Ideas
• 4H club clover
• LETTER: A serious situation
• Hurlburt training wing to expand (PDF)
• DeFuniak Springs hospital to be sold
• Welding Rodeo: Highschool students will meld metal into art
• NAACP moves to new digs; 'We'd like people to come out and celebrate with us' (DOCUMENT)
• Walton approves joint resolution on oil spill recovery
• Man backs into patrol car multiple times trying to flee deputies (MUG)
• FWB Council candidates tout tax cuts, 'Tea Party principles' at forum
• EDITORIAL: Bullet train is a relic of the past
• Charter fishing bookings down, but hope remains (PHOTOS)
• Snowbirds lobby against $5.50 surcharge
• LETTER: Drill! Drill! Drill!
• Report: Ring leader of 'Hot Destin Girls' arrested, took 30 percent of profits
• It's that time again: Early voting under way in FWB, Shalimar, Crestview
• Victim of Oct. throat slashing arrested on drug charges (MUG)
• Fast Lane Track Race: 'I think I won because I touched the thing and then it broke' (PHOTOS)
• EDITORIAL: Memo from Gov. Scott: You're fired
• 'We just carry on for those who gave their lives'
• The voice of the community: Radio veteran 'runs the gamut'
• ‘It was God’s calling’
• PANAMA CITY: Man sleeps at wheel, hits FHP car
• Oil or algae?: NOAA investigates recent sighting
• Local student selected as voice for teens of Air Force parents
• New program at Eglin aims to find housing, jobs for homeless vets
• Lawmen prepare for spring break (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Rehab center to open on Calhoun Avenue
• FWC meeting to examine bag limits, gator hunting
• It's all in the roux: Gumbo festival draws record-breaking crowd (PHOTOS)
• Newlyweds found love while reeling from the death of their spouses
• Poor economy, greyhound deaths challenge dog-racing track
• WENDY VICTORA: Where's the press conference and big, fat paycheck for the teachers?
• Old agreement sticks Crestview with bill for railroad repairs
• Plans to bring Stewart, Colbert to the area are scrapped
• Bed bug sniffers: Local company trains dogs to uncover infestations (VIDEO)
• Car crashes into tree off I-10, two hospitalized
• Local officials rework Baker Act coordination, comply with Forgione law
• Okaloosa targets rise in whooping cough
• UWF wants to end lease at W.E. Combs Center
• Heavy fog slows drivers, delays flights
• Vision Airlines hiring in advance of expansion
• Officials seek help in tracking dangerous fugitive (MUG)
• Man imprisoned in dad's 2001 death re-arrested (MUG)
• 'I was compelled to answer that call'
• Obama admin. asks judge to clarify health ruling
• Man crashes into cars and signs on half-mile collision course
• Bomb threat found in bank drive-through
• Giuseppi's Wharf files for foreclosure
• 'It's impressive,' Teens organize to improve community
• Okaloosa tourist council unveils promotional strategy
• Man arrested for sexually assaulting child
• Daily News website gets new interactive TV listings
• Dry conditions cause four fires in Walton County
• Dragging death suspect to be tried next week
• Floating carcasses disturb animal lover (PHOTO GALLERY)
• 5-year-old lights toilet paper on fire, runs away wearing only his shirt
• Deputies seek suspect in assault; Woman in critical condition after attack
• Trailer thief arrested, accused of thefts in 4 additional counties
• Homeless man recovering after burn: 'It’s very painful at times' (VIDEO)
• Shelter House Hosts Money Life Skills Workshops
• Teen pleads no contest in Pitcock murder
• 'We have backyards that are totally under water' (PHOTOS)
• Appellate court says prosecutor can stay on Sansom case
• St. Joe opposes board replacement
• Santa Rosa County seeks boat thief (SURVIELLANCE VIDEO)
• Fort Walton Beach police investigating second infant death in a week
• Innerlight grieves: He lived and breathed surf (DAUGHTER'S TRIBUTE)
• Infant death being investigated as possible child abuse
• Medical Examiner: Homeless woman died of blunt force injuries
• Kids playing with lighter spark house fire
• EDITORIAL: Patriot Act: Miller isn't sipping tea
• Officials blame lack of equipment for tourist death
• 'Old age is not for sissies'
• 'I was doing so many things wrong'
• Babysitter charged with murder
• Okaloosa accepts $1.5 million settlement offer from BP
• Okaloosa County buys, trains four new police dogs (PHOTOS)
• Man charged with careless driving for hitting school bus
• Fort Walton Beach police investigating infant death
• LETTER: Hitler did it, too
• Beloved piano teacher dies only week-and-a-half after learning she had cancer
• 103-year-old Ex-Eglin chief: ‘Old age is not for sissies’
• NWF Regional Airport gets killer B's - and they're loving it (DOCUMENT)
• Man swerves to miss dog, hits guy-wire
• State Farm seeks rate hikes in property insurance
• FWC: Friday's bear shooting likely not connected to others
• 'Sketchy' article: Magazine warns spring breakers away
• Fire burns 80 acres: 'A little gust of wind is all it takes'
• Teens seriously injured in early-morning wreck
• Four-car accident sends one to hospital in serious condition
• Eglin Parkway landmark comes down (PHOTO GALLERY)
• DRS Technologies lays off 38 in FWB
• New civics course to start in middle schools (DOCUMENTS)
• Eglin shares the love with older vets (w/ PHOTO GALLERY)
• Almarante Fire Chief faces questions about misappropriated funds
• Man bends over, cries before cocaine possession arrest (ARREST, OFFENSE REPORT)
• Report: Man charged with killing brother's horse and dog (OFFENSE, ARREST REPORT)
• 'Somebody loves you:' Couple married eight times and counting
• LETTER: Robbing us blind
• T-bone accident sends one to hospital (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Miley Cyrus sells South Walton condo (PHOTO GALLERY)
• While murder suspect stews in jail, murder investigation continues
• UPDATE: Freeport man ejected, killed during Sunday wreck
• Project Linus: ‘My heart was thinking of you and my hands knew what to do’
• Bob Sikes goes high-tech with flight simulator
• NWF Regional Airport: False alarm delays Sunday morning flights
• 'She loved to laugh,' Family remembers Crestview High student who died texting and driving
• Students discuss community issues on ‘INSIGHT’
• Sinking in storm water: Okaloosa County can't afford cost of drainage fixes
• Party after party: Okaloosa Island parade kicks off Mardi Gras season (VIDEO, PHOTO)
• 'I made a promise,' says director of local AIDS organization
• Celebrity chef John Ashton to appear at Relish Cooking Show
• WENDY VICTORA: You can tell your kids what not to do, but you can only pray they get home safe
• BOTE boards combine paddle boarding and fishing
• Crestview to consider building playground for disabled children
• Black bear shot and wounded last November was killed Friday morning
• Highway 98 blocked for several hours after traffic accident
• Lawmaker seeks repeal of red light cameras
• Wright Elementary celebrates Black History month
• UPDATE: Bad wiring sparks attic fire (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Okaloosa Commissioner Bill Roberts will run for Tax Collector
• LETTER: With forked tongue
• Teen found guilty of murder: 'Justice has been done' (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Bark Park closes, future in question
• Shelter House Presents The Princess and Pirate Ball
• Man refuses medical treatment in Okaloosa Island rollover wreck
• Okaloosa Sheriff opens new office in Destin Commons
• Greyhound abuse defendant ready for plea deal
• 'So far it's been all talk,' says businessman on promise from head of BP claims
• "It's like nowhere I've ever been," Futuristic film being shot in Alys beach
• Okaloosa County schools to change head lice rules
• Investigator reports theft of badge, gun
• Beach wedding industry in jeopardy: 'Everybody is going to feel this'
• Murder victim's father taken from courthouse in ambulance
• LETTER: No such right
• Mosley band director accused of groping students, asking them to strip
• 'If I don't tell the truth I'm going to prison. If I do I'm getting killed," Washington murder trial continues
• Rice gets 40 years in Crestview murder
• 'Good luck' if you want to drive on Grayton Beach, officials say
• Panhandle land developer St. Joe Co. considers sale
• Physician for the homeless will be forced to vacate building
• Walton County to help open Biophilia environmental center (PHOTOS)
• Parade of experts testify in Washington murder trial (PHOTOS)
• Man exposes himself to coworker: 'I am not an angel'
• 'I want to see my dad get healthy'
• Burned man discharged, takes cab back to bridge
• Public safety agencies split on most cost-effective update for radios
• EDITORIAL: Gov. Scott: 'I do things different'
• Victim of fatal fire remains unidentified
• Man wins $500,000 in scratch-off game
• Shelter House Presents Investing 101 Workshop
• Testimony begins in murder trial of 17-year-old
• Bed taxes down due to lower room rates
• Governor's budget cuts could devastate schools, local officials say
• Mother cited for accident leading to daughter's death
• Okaloosa County set aside $1.25 million to lure Vision Airlines
• Heavy smoke along I-10 and in Milton could impede drivers
• Three people safe, puppy dies in Fort Walton Beach house fire
• Woman charged with child neglect for leaving baby in car
• Fire Marshal investigating morning fire
• CHS student dies of injuries from Jan. 27 rollover
• Sex offender sweep nabs 26
• 'To have a dream come true, it’s just bizarre'
• FWBHS, Choctaw cheerleaders nab state's top 2 spots
• Eglin expansion to strain local roads, report says (REPORT)
• Where’s the Beef? Chain hoping for one in FWB
• Two-vehicle wreck causes traffic jam (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Woman injured in rollover wreck still hospitalized
• (UPDATED) Trial under way for teen accused of murder (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Woman arrested on 3 counts of child abuse, used BB gun to get to children (MUG, REPORT)
• 'Fiction is the lie that tells the truth'
• Mobile home catches fire, destroyed
• Men arrested after police respond to wreck
• News from Shelter House - February 2011
• Woman crashes scooter into fence, taken to hospital
• Brawl lands Florida high school goalie a felony charge
• The end of an era: Collegiate High School director retires
• Okaloosa plans to cut rental costs: 'You have to squeeze every area you can.'
• Fire damages McGuire's; restaurant to reopen Monday
• Toll bridge threatened by bankruptcy
• Munchkins, Mom's recipe prevail in chili showdown (PHOTOS)
• Bill would toughen unemployment rules
• The 3 Graces restaurant sinks amid oil spill
• Rooting for the ref: DeFuniak native will officiate Super Bowl
• Sephora cosmetics store to open in Destin Commons
• WENDY VICTORA: It’s gross for a football coach to make as much as a principal
• 'The biggest issue is our sand': Seven counties meet to plan oil spill recovery
• Door-to-door salesmen arrested (MUGS)
• Bob Sikes expansion to land new business - and larger planes
• An unusual sight: albino squirrel
• Governor to attend Col. Malloy's funeral at Walton High (VIDEO)
• Fort Walton Beach man arrested for child pornography (MUG)
• 10,000 pounds of chicken wings: Businesses prep for Super Bowl Sunday
• EDITORIALS: It's time for cutting, not 'investing'
• Friends of slain officer overwhelmed with loss (VIDEO)
• Soldier trains for dream: 'It's a long journey' (PHOTOS)
• Farm used for 'deaths, weddings, class reunions, divorce…' (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Starved horse draws attention to animal abuse cases
• Bomb threat reported at First National Bank and Trust
• Man who caused fatal wreck while fleeing scene gets 10 years (DOCUMENT)
• Okaloosa County to recieve $1.5 million from BP claim
• 'She had a very different vision from the rest of us' (PHOTOS)
• Judge dismisses campaign sign theft charges (VIDEO)
• Eglin's 53rd celebrates 70 years, cuts its cake with a sword (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
• Car hits bicyclist on Beal Parkway
• UPDATED: Three arrested in Miramar Beach gambling house bust
• Slain Col. Greg Malloy worked nearly two decades in Okaloosa County
• Cheeseheads vs. Terrible Towels
• Students injured in school bus crash
• Two killed in afternoon wreck
• Murder suspect, officer killed in shootout (PHOTOS)
• Okaloosa County disputes $1 million in state charges for juvenile justice
• Oil spill claims administrator not independent of BP, judge says
• Sperm whale beached in Destin (PHOTOS)
• Beal Parkway Volvo closes
• Historic blizzard buries half of U.S.
• Pizza delivery driver avoids squirrel, hits power pole (PHOTO GALLERY, VIDEO)
• Ex-'MASH' star Wayne Rogers to build housing development on Crestview tract (PHOTOS)
• Rollover wreck blocks traffic in Niceville
• LETTER: Vexed by vagrants
• Panhandle United Way director resigns, missed out on $283,000
• Motorcyclist killed in Tuesday crash
• Federal panel: Girls in 'Girls Gone Wild' video to stay anonymous
• Suicidal man arrested with loaded guns after car chase (PHOTOS)
• Okaloosa County rejects water rate increase
• Foreclosed townhomes will be made into affordable housing
• Hilton Sandestin does more than rebuild after fire (PHOTOS)
• 'It was too far gone': Milton house fire claims one life
• Water expert says Crestview will need new wells, tanks and lines
• Freeport wreck injures two, causes fuel spill
• Shalimar man charged with DUI in Monday evening wreck (MUG)
• Fire takes out mobile home (PHOTOS)
• LETTER: Blood of slaves
• Fatal hit-and-run suspect tells investigators he 'panicked' (ARREST REPORT)
• Navarre High to hold memorial service this week for Ian Lockwood
• Police search Ala. town for man wanted in killing
• 'We told them how dangerous it was, but they went anyway' (PHOTOS)
• Man arrested after requesting naked photos of teen
• Teen crashes into motor home
• 'No change' in condition of comatose student
• LETTER: Patriotic liberals
• Six arrested on trafficking meth charges (MUGS)
• Destin woman pleads guilty to 196 counts of fraud
• Judge strikes down Obama health care plan; feds vow to appeal (RULING)
• Authorities: Man burned under bridge has been resident of area for years
• Local ophthalmologist faces federal charges of fraud, making false statements
• 'I have a peculiar way of seeing things:' Documentary on Seaside woman wins acclaim
• Man remembers father 20 years after plane shot down (SLIDESHOW)
• LETTER: On being pro-life
• Okaloosa mulls water, sewer rate hike
• Fatal hit-and-run suspect calls Sheriff's Office
• 1 injured in apartment fire
• Pups in PFDs: Army Rec Center keeps canine companions safe on the water (SLIDESHOW)
• Retirement complex gets a 'young' name (PHOTOS)
• Man killed in U.S. 331 rollover
• UPDATE: Man burned under bridge is stable, could be attempted murder, police say
• Teen killed in hit-and-run
• Peter Bos wins award from state association
• EDITORIAL: Florida gets down to business
• One-third of Okaloosa County high school classes exceed size limits
• 'Chess with guns,' Tabletop gamers battle face-to-face (PHOTOS)
• Award-winning film features housebound Seaside woman
• North Okaloosa Medical Center expansion complete
• WENDY VICTORA: People will still keep getting drunk the old-fashioned but legal way
• 'I feel awful I put somebody else through that,' says student at bullying workshop (VIDEO)
• Sheriffs announce campaign against 'bath salts' drug (INCIDENT REPORTS)
• Navarre businessman pleads guilty to fraud, faces prison time and deportation
• Crestview High student in coma after rollover wreck, 'It was like slow motion,' says witness
• John McCain speaks at son's wing ceremony in Milton
• Former Gulf Breeze resident co-hosts ‘Attack of the Show’ on the G4 network (VIDEO)
• 'OK, can I bring my camera?' is how it all started for documentary maker Celine Cousteau
• Car rented to fire chief found inside auto parts store
• LETTER: Call me pathetic
• Dixie Chick to perform at Alys Beach
• City considers site for 'roadside vendors'
• UWF president promises not to close Fort Walton Beach campus
• Navarre renourishment project renewed; Leaseholders 'keeping a close eye'
• Car rolls over in Niceville on SR-85
• Three major Walton County court dates pushed back
• Local flu cases are on the rise in Okaloosa County (CDC REPORT)
• The Gap closes in Santa Rosa Mall
• EDITORIAL: Navarre's beach brouhaha
• 'Just call me the goat lady' (PHOTO GALLERY, VIDEO)
• Miramar Beach man arrested for possession of child porn
• Surfers test waters with 'very cool contribution'
• 'No news is good news in our line of work'
• Landing mishap closes Sikes Airport
• Shelter House Introduces 'The Princess and Pirate Ball'
• Florida Attorney General bans 'bath salts'
• Santa Rosa County has plans for former Navarre Beach state park
• Matt Gaetz drops out of speaker's race
• Okaloosa County will come out of recession faster than the rest of U.S., economist says
• Animal shelter desperately trying to find homes for remaining dogs (PHOTO GALLERY, VIDEO)
• Navarre men arrested for stealing and selling guns (MUGS)
• Man dies from injuries sustained in Monday wreck
• Winn Dixie robber sentenced
• LETTER: We'll cut billions
• 'I can't give up on my son' (PHOTOS, SLIDESHOW)
• Pedestrian killed while walking across highway
• Woman falls asleep at wheel, hits tree
• State of the Union: Rep. Miller says Obama lifted language from Republicans; President doesn't mention oil spill
• Residents divided on new private military housing (DOCUMENTS)
• CAUTION: Lane closures on SR 85 and 123 Wednesday morning
• UPDATE: Operating room caught fire at Fort Walton Beach Medical Center
• CAUTION: Dense fog may impede drivers tonight
• Former sheriff's employees to be sentenced in kickback scheme (PHOTOS)
• State approves conservation plan for Gulf Power, could help lower electric bills
• Okaloosa School Board approves next year's calendar (DOCUMENT)
• Niceville JV assistant basketball coach arrested for beating brother (ARREST REPORT)
• Busy night in Niceville: Fugitive caught, pedestrian identified (PHOTO GALLERIES)
• Man who believes government is tracking him arrested on unrelated charges (MUG)
• Man faces 20 years prison for death of Navarre man
• LETTER: Lesbian quotas?
• Studio Gallery gets new ownership: 'It was a little scary at first'
• Building owner on indoor shooting range: 'It's pretty much ready to go'
• Stock Club
• Family Dollar to open second FWB store (FACT SHEET)
• Closing the gap: Teachers perform show to raise money for technology
• LETTER: Arming the nuts
• Reservist sues Valp over termination
• Costly beach renourishment project leaves residents fearful
• Lowe’s heading to Destin Commons; date uncertain (DOCUMENT)
• 'A new calling'
• EDITORIAL: Sen. Gaetz sharpens his ax
• No Chihuahuas this time; hawk takes squirrel (PHOTOS)
• Detectives still working 2010 unsolved murders
• Car pushed through garage during wreck
• 'This area is in desperate need of this': Family opens nonprofit animal rescue operation (VIDEO, PHOTO GALLERY)
• Special delivery: Crestview man delivers baby in family’s bedroom
• Students + parents+ teachers = Choctaw's parent involvement program (PHOTOS)
• Desert Storm, 20 years later: Local residents share their memories (VIDEO, PHOTOS, TIMELINE)
• New pageant crowns three queens (PHOTO GALLERY)
• 'If anything goes bad, we're all together,' Destin fishing fleet pitches in to help deckhand see mother one last time
• Huckabee: Government should not bail out reckless companies
• At Obama's midpoint, an altered State of the Union
• Eglin conducts controlled burn
• All that 'flash' and 'beauty': Cats from around the country compete for best in show (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Senator Don Gaetz: 'If we can't do it, then shame on us' (VIDEO INTERVIEW)
• Florida A&M to open pharmacy school in Crestview (PHOTO)
• WENDY VICTORA: Walmart, the store I love to hate
• 'I got Disney and he got the sand,' Air Force major in Iraq able to run marathon with wife back home (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
• Report: Matt Gaetz jockeying to become Florida speaker of the House
• Man will be charged with first-degree murder in Walton County strangling
• 21-year-old acquitted in child pornography case
• Hampton Inn waits for approval for new hotel in Fort Walton Beach (MAP)
• 'Bad guy' sentenced to 30 years in prison for kidnapping
• 'I never expected to be walking a cat' (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Local unemployment rates dip slightly; recovery will be slow, economist warns (REPORT)
• Interactive expo teaches business owners how to use social media
• Sammy's owner says she received $80,000 from BP, deserves more
• Habitual felony offender gets 30 years in prison
• Man arrested after $12,000 is discovered in vehicle
• LETTER: It's unacceptable!
• UPDATED: Two middle school students arrested for bringing gun to school (ARREST REPORT)
• UPDATED: Man flips car, remains in critical condition (PHOTOS)
• 'There is a lot of history and memories here'
• Sheriff asks retailers to stop selling 'bath salts'
• 'I saw her and said, she is going to kill someone,' says man given sheriff's office award
• Woman sentenced for having sex with a minor, will serve 2 years house arrest
• Teen pleads no contest to homicide, was driving during car accident that killed his friend
• Niceville Wal-Mart opens Wednesday, Santa Rosa Beach will open in June (PHOTOS)
• Jacques Cousteau's granddaughter to speak at DeFuniak Springs event
• Okaloosa Sheriff's Office looking for 20-year-old reported missing Thursday morning (PHOTO)
• 'A hawk got your dog' (PHOTO GALLERY, VIDEO)
• UPDATE: Holley-Navarre boil water notice lifted
• Florida ranks low in federal funding, could be eligible for billions
• UPDATED: Freeport motorcyclist in critical condition
• Accident ties up morning traffic on Hwy. 98
• LETTER: We're not losers
• Woman on ‘bath salts' charged with assaulting mom
• 'America can not lower its standards'
• 73-year-old motorcyclist in critical condition
• 'A screeching halt': Septic tank inspection law delayed
• 4-year-old dies after being run over by mother
• Sen. Gaetz not impressed with head of BP claims: 'We have people who are drowning'
• Seven arrested for using false social security numbers at Destin business
• Bill proposed to allow school board memebers to carry concealed weapons (COPY OF BILL)
• UPDATE: U.S. House votes to repeal Obama's health care law
• Old First National Bank building in Crestview to become new home for tax collector
• LETTER: Sickening to watch
• No injuries in DeFuniak Springs school bus crash
• Thunderstorms damage high school bleachers, topple trees (VIDEO, PHOTO GALLERY)
• Rick Scott tells local business leaders he plans to eliminate regulations and 'every tax we can get rid of' (PHOTOS)
• Okaloosa approves RV park; commissioners cite tourism potential over objections
• Okaloosa County schools awarded $2.6 million in federal 'Race to the Top' funds (DOCUMENT)
• LETTER: A bunch of losers
• RED BAY: Community store catches fire (PHOTO GALLERIES)
• Gulfarium takes in about 140 cold-shocked sea turtles (PHOTO GALLERY, VIDEO)
• Destin's first strip club progressing ‘slowly but surely'
• Two Navarre residents injured in Monday wreck
• Child abuse victim: He always calms me down by hitting me
• Teen killed in wreck, charges pending
• Never forget: Sept. 11 flag flies in Walton County (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Rollover ties up traffic, injures at least one
• EDITORIAL: 'Privacy' gun bill is off target
• Walton officials uneasy over proposed seawall legislation
• 'Field of Schemes: If you build it, they won’t come': St. Joe under scrutiny (PHOTOS)
• Feinberg, BP claims agents will be in FWB on Wednesday
• 35 Floridians to be added to Fallen Heroes Memorial Portrait Gallery at AF Museum
• EDITORIAL: The once and future oil problem
• Vision Airlines adding flights
• 'We're rebuilding:' Club gets makeover (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Report: Hardee's manager tells police, 'I took the money'
• Program celebrates MLK legacy by calling others to action (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Man critically injured after fire, pet Chihuahua survives blaze
• UPDATED: Missing Niceville woman located
• Motorcycle vs. SUV: One injured on Gap Creek Drive
• Sheriff to honor good Samaritans
• FWB council candidates focus on taxes, economy
• Yellow River Bridge to be replaced
• Beware of fun apps from Zynga
• 5 years later: Investigation into woman's murder has slowed, Crestview police refuse to comment (DOCUMENT)
• AMERICAN DREAM: Emerald Grande developer had his share of ups and downs before striking big
• 'God gave me a gift of math': First female professor at Northwest Florida State still teaching
• Man hit by car in Defuniak Springs transferred to hospital in critical condition
• WENDY VICTORA: Guns scare me. So do people.
• 'Its not just about recipes': Relish event will celebrate the lifestyle of cooking
• School bus sideswipes car in front of South Walton High
• Destin businessman lauds recovery effort in BP commercial (VIDEO)
• Daily News launches recipe contest
• New children's sleep lab opens in Gulf Breeze
• Ramada Plaza owner proposes RV park for Okaloosa Island
• Man who bikes around the world: 'They're picking on senior citizens at the airport' (PHOTO)
• DC-10 plane lands at Bob Sikes to be stripped, sold for parts (PHOTOS)
• Navarre woman: Priest denied Communion, had her pulled over
• 'Quite an expansion': Beall's to relocate from Uptown Station
• Advisory panel recommends women be allowed to serve in combat
• 'That defies logic': Authorities rattled by meat hook discovery
• LETTER: A great leader
• Man burned while sleeping by campfire
• Festival brings top talent to 30A
• Woman in critical condition after ejected from vehicle
• New appointment thought to be a 'cruel joke on Florida’s planning process'
• Three area gas stations on the auction block
• 'Oh score!': Kids race from curb to curb collecting cans to win recycling competition (VIDEO)
• No relief in sight: 2011 foreclosures expected to top last year's, Florida's among highest rates
• Santa Rosa County asks for control of Navarre Beach
• Coastal Bank to close Miramar and Mary Esther branches
• New measure would bar doctors from asking patients if they own guns (DOCUMENT)
• 'This one is really dynamic': Job-seekers line up for Military.com Career Expo in Shalimar
• Off-duty deputy shoots suspect
• Have you seen this man?
• EDITORIAL: Echoes of FWB's N-word tiff
• Walmart opening expected in 6 months
• ‘Sexy dancers' sign causes a stir in Bonifay
• 'This is the most important book I have ever written'
• County afraid new DOT policy regarding light at Florosa will cause traffic backups (PHOTO GALLERY)
• MLK celebration: 'A true melting pot of the community' (VIDEO, PHOTO GALLERY)
• Four F-16s to arrive at Eglin (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Fire burns Bruce barn to the ground
• The 40-acre burn: Florida Parks Service sets controlled fire off highway 98 (PHOTO GALLERY)
• 'It was either sell it or burn it,' says store owner on DEA ban of 'fake pot'
• Walton County hires Texas-based lawfirm to help with BP claims
• LETTER: Buy more ammo
• Child calls 911 to report bad dad, requests Santa be notified
• School bus driver charged after morning wreck
• Boat captains left up in the air after pilings go in the ground
• 'It's like magic:' Students work as Lego Liers (PHOTO GALLERY)
• 'Confusion' abounds in military housing debate (DOCUMENT)
• Okaloosa County Commission outlines future plans, critical issues (DOCUMENT)
• After the spill: Presidential commission calls for major changes from oil industry and regulators
• Rice pleads guilty to murder
• Separation anxiety: Dog will need new home when owner moves to assisted living (VIDEO)
• Army Special Forces, potential business relocations could provide economic 'shot in the arm'
• Florida Senate panel approves oil spill bill to help Panhandle
• LETTER: Guns don't kill
• Woman arrested on child neglect charges; 2-year-old slept on roach-infested mattress
• Woman charged with DUI manslaughter for October wreck (MUG)
• Two arrested in Gulf Power burglaries (MUG)
• 'Woosh,' car catches fire on Hwy. 87 (PHOTOS)
• Suspects in poaching case arrested on meth charges
• Pediatrician addresses school board over start times
• Navarre Beach ownership transfer could happen soon
• Vision Airlines: So far, so good with local flights
• Group gives Sew Much Comfort to troops (PHOTO GALLERY)
• The scam that wasn't
• FHP: Medical emergency caused Monday morning wreck
• Governor orders flags flown at half-staff in honor of shooting victims
• Former EOD instructor wounded in Afghanistan (PHOTO GALLERY, FLYER)
• 'I, Jerry Wise, have two guns:' Details released on standoff
• Weather plays havoc with Southerners unaccustomed to sleet, snow (PHOTO)
• Truck slides across I-10 median into oncoming traffic
• LETTER: Ashley bashing
• 73-year-old wrecks after cell phone distraction
• Oldest woman in Florida dies: 'She lived an incredible life'
• Coach pulls in 200th victory: 'That's irrelevant'
• 'This would be for all the kids:' City council considers park upgrade
• Man who battered disabled brother charged after six-hour standoff
• Arizona tragedy gives Congress a moment to pause (VIDEOS)
• 'We didn’t have an oil problem, we had a media problem': Officials battle videos of tar balls, shark scare
• Bay County School Board prepares for first meeting since shooting (VIDEOS, PHOTOS)
• Diving for the Cross: Greek Orthodox Church hosts Epiphany celebration (VIDEO, PHOTO GALLERY)
• Self-service dog wash opens in Santa Rosa Beach (PHOTOS)
• Losing the grove in Seagrove?: Development’s green light drives traffic concerns (PHOTOS)
• Survey: Tourists who stayed away last year plan to return
• Snowbirds roosting in good numbers, despite economy and oil spill
• Destin approves outdoor lighting law, acknowledges they don't have objective standards
• Congresswoman shot in Arizona
• Driver runs stop sign and hits police car
• WENDY VICTORA: Back roads offer pleasures interstates lack
• State Rep. Matt Gaetz expects headbutting between state officials and environmentalists
• Okaloosa County schools approved for federal "Race to the Top" grant
• Todd Ball murder trial delayed again (PHOTOS)
• Snowbirds migrate to Winter Guest Fest (PHOTO GALLERY)
• A strange sight: Wildlife officials say orange alligator isn't natural (PHOTO)
• Rape suspect arrested in Defuniak Springs
• There she is: Miss Florida organizers to crown Miss FWB, Teen FWB
• High school senior seriously injured in SR 85 crash
• UPDATED: Gas leak, wreck and fire keep Valparaiso firefighters running (PHOTOS)
• LETTER: Elite work force
• 'We miss him:' Family names restaurant in memory of son
• Fla. gets 2nd half of $176 M for weatherization
• Suspects nabbed in diamond heist
• Findings boost chance of criminal charges for BP oil spill
• Contractor for Special Forces arrested for falsifying Social Security numbers
• Effects of F-35 jet cuts on Eglin are unclear (PHOTO GALLERY, VIDEO)
• Niceville man charged with molesting a child
• Three-car pileup sends two to hospital in Fort Walton Beach (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Psychiatric patient escapes locked-down unit at FWB Medical, returned 90 minutes later (DOCUMENT)
• Mardi Gras and Valentine’s Day: Okaloosa event to combine best of two celebrations (VIDEO, PHOTO GALLERY)
• Truck runs red light, knocks school bus into ditch
• Sheriff's Office: Perimeter set up around vacant church
• Miss Fla. USA organizers to crown Miss FWB, Teen FWB
• Teens robbed at gunpoint by bandanna-masked men
• Fugitive arrested in DeFuniak Springs wanted for assault on child
• LETTERS: Remove Ashley
• 'Pop, pop, pop:' Man charged after shooting daughter's boyfriend
• Harborside closed for repairs
• Doolittle Raiders Highway named to honor war heroes (PHOTO)
• "He always had a football in his hand," Haugen Foundation to award trophy honoring teen who died tragically (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
• "The most rewarding job": Children's Health Network gives free teeth cleanings (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
• Animal abuse charges won't be filed in case of dead greyhounds found under bridge (DOCUMENT)
• FHP checkpoints will target problem cars, drivers
• Veterans put on notice: 'Veterans Affairs Service' is not what they might think (DOCUMENTS)
• 'What goes up, must come down,' says girl hit by rogue bullet fired New Year's Eve (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
• EDITORIAL: What will the GOP do now?
• 8-year-old injured in crash home; driver in critical
• Man seriously injured in Walton County rollover wreck
• Gov. Rick Scott's inauguration: Local legislators say he'll be good for business (PHOTOS)
• ‘A TRAGIC ACCIDENT': Friends remember 'pizza dude' who fell to his death at AJ's (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Four-car wreck ends in fire
• Marley the yellow lab protects diabetic student on first day back to school (PHOTOS)
• Soldier charged with making terrorist threat (DOCUMENT)
• Okaloosa County sees first bed tax revenue increase in 10 months (DOCUMENT)
• Man sentenced for putting family pack of steaks in pants
• Boy arrested after repeatedly exposing himself to other students
• LETTER: Scott gets tough
• Man dies after 40-foot fall at AJ’s on New Year’s night
• Interior allows some suspended drilling to resume
• Vehicle overturns after rear-ending van
• Analyst: $4 gas possible this spring
• January News from Shelter House - Jan 3, 2011
• Fisher House hopes contest will rock ’n’ roll in donations
• Lawmen: Hospital must sign off on Forgione Act document (DOCUMENT)
• Niceville: Road closure Tuesday
• Body of girl missing since 2007 found in Pensacola storage unit
• EDC's business incubator program about to hatch a new building
• UPDATED: Family's home a total loss after Monday morning fire (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Rick Scott's inauguration activities begin (SCHEDULE)
• Picture imperfect: Destin, photographer's son hopes inventory will settle photo fight
• UPDATED: Man flees police, runs car into bus ramp of old elementary school (PHOTOS)
• LETTER: Crush them, God!
• Search narrows for Tax Collector's new office
• 3 injured in ME Cut-Off rollover wreck (VIDEO, PHOTO GALLERY)
• 8-year-old girl ejected from vehicle in wreck
• State launches new education website for parents
• Santa Rosa trying to offer companies a better deal (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Shoal River eyed as future water source
• America’s Top Dog Model: Local dog goes green for calendar
• Senator proposes permanent US bases in Afghanistan
• First baby of 2011 enters the world with fireworks - just 16 seconds after midnight
• Another tough year: Okaloosa officials expects financial challenges in slow economy
• Woman crashes into police car after running red light
• How relevant is the Okaloosa County Sheriff's personnel board? (DOCUMENTS)
• PHOTO GALLERY and VIDEO: Penguin Plunge chills swimmers on New Year's day
• Panhandle resident to BP: 'I'm just wondering, what in the hell?' (PHOTO)
• New Community Services Complex at NWFSC set to open Wednesday (DOCUMENT)
• WENDY VICTORA: My New Year’s resolution was doomed from the start
• LETTER: An ideal Congress
• Top Stories of the Year: No. 1 - BP oil spill spared Northwest Florida (PHOTO GALLERIES)
• Uptown Station gets an early start for New Year’s Eve celebration
• Search narrows for new tax collector’s office in Crestview
• Charter Boat Association takes over Destin Seafood Festival
• Residents say 2010 could have been worse, hope for a better new year
• Looking for a way to ring in 2011? Here's a roundup
• LETTER: The real danger
• 2010's Top Blotters: No. 1 | 'My (expletive) family is one of the richest around and we will have y’alls (expletive) jobs’
• Top Stories of the Year: No. 2 - Seven people died in plane crashes in 2010 (PHOTO GALLERY and VIDEO)
• Tyndall master sergeant arrested for possession of child pornography
• 18 arrested for dealing crack in undercover sting (PHOTOS, DOCUMENTS)
• Open Election Season: 26 candidates enter Okaloosa County municipal races
• 'It's very shocking,' as the body hits the water; organizers gird for Penguin Plunge (PHOTOS, FORECAST)
• Ashley Furniture and Elliott Point Elementary team up for charity drive
• EDITORIAL: Destin is suddenly camera-shy
• Haiti frees DeFuniak Springs native from prison (PHOTOS)
• 2010's Top Blotters: No. 2 | Report: Woman has sex with teen, tells victim's mother
• Bomb threat left on bank's voicemail
• Top Stories of the Year: No. 3 - Sheriff's Office drama ended with six convictions (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Details released on truck pulled from retention pond
• LETTER: I am heartbroken
• Five arrested on meth charges in Defuniak Springs (PHOTOS)
• Fishing ban on gag grouper begins Saturday
• Driver passes out, rolls through playground into church (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Bike ride raises money for families of slain deputies (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Pensacola NAS training jet crashes; two pilots eject safely
• Florida farmers have lost $115 million to freezing weather
• Gov.-elect Rick Scott packs the Magnolia Grill (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Baytowne ice skating offers rare winter treat (PHOTO GALLERY, VIDEO)
• Christmas Eve thief puts Wii in pants
• 2010's Top Blotters: No. 3 | Woman flashes breasts, bites herself after DUI arrest
• Space heater sparks mobile home fire (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Teen ticketed for running red light; two seriously injured
• Destin's 'new sounding board' jumping in feet first
• Sheriff's deputy injured in wreck
• Freedom Florida names new director of content and audience development
• ‘Like a big family reunion’: Snowbirds arrive this week (PHOTO GALLERIES, VIDEO)
• Woman air-lifted to hospital after flipping car
• Man arrested for drunk driving wreck (PHOTO GALLERY)
• 'They just don’t know what’s out there': State funding to help pay for employment programs
• Baytowne on Ice offers a rare winter treat in north Florida (PHOTO GALLERY, VIDEO)
• The Year's Top Stories: No. 4 - Joint Strike Fighter arrival delayed (VIDEOS, DOCUMENTS, PHOTO GALLERIES)
• 2010's Top Blotters: No 4 | Woman punches paramedic after being found unconscious
• 80-year-old man charged with indecent exposure, bribery (REPORT)
• UPDATE: Deputies look for armed suspect wanted in Hair Hut robbery attempt
• LETTER: A sinful lifestyle
• 'I'm part Cherokee and we don't consider marijuana a drug'
• DeFuniak Springs man overturns vehicle Christmas day
• More hearings set for privatized AF housing (DOCUMENTS)
• Destin, Niceville YMCAs in financial peril (MEMO)
• The Year's Top Stories: No. 5 - Sansom’s resignation didn’t end scandal as trial awaits
• Cold weather isn't record-setting but it's still bitter (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Woman hits child with clothes hanger, extension cord
• Investigators looking into Sunday shooting
• EDITORIAL: Tea tussle: Social vs. fiscal issues
• 2010's Top Blotters: No. 5 | Husband forces way into house to ‘get some’
• Stores rushed with holiday returns
• 'The Official Book of Electronic Etiquette' (VIDEO)
• 'Miracles did happen'
• Old barge removed from Tom’s Bayou
• After balmy Florida Christmas, cold on its way (PHOTO GALLERIES)
• Destin, Waste Management agree on lower fees, senior citizens program
• Man wins contest for oldest air conditioner
• LETTER: Goodbye, morality
• 2010's Top Blotters: No. 6 | You’re a (expletive) for tasing an injured person
• Not your typical pastry: You don’t need a sweet tooth to enjoy this gingerbread house (PHOTOS)
• Local unemployment rate lower than rest of state
• Proceed with caution: Destin to weigh costs, benefits of traffic light cameras
• Controversy, tax increase draws candidates for local races, says elections supervisor
• WENDY VICTORA: Oil spill helped me realize what a treasure we have
• Accident victim was World War II veteran, Pearl Harbor survivor (PHOTOS)
• Sean O'Brien gets second chance with Serial Sound Studio
• Help needed to find suspect in fatal crash
• LETTER: Thanks a bunch
• Florida lawmaker files bill to make 'Merry Christmas' state's official greeting
• 2010's Top Blotters: No. 7 | Woman batters boyfriend after finding strip club receipt
• Empty Stocking Fund overflows
• 'It's been a blessed year'
• Year off to grim start for visitation center
• 4-year-old sends Christmas greetings to troops
• Signed guitar being auctioned for wildlife refuge
• The Year's Top Stories: No. 8 - Eglin celebrates 75 years (PHOTOS, LINKS)
• 2010's Top Blotters: No. 8 | 11-year-old girl arrested for throwing toy gun at dad
• Man hit by SUV dies (PHOTO GALLERY)
• (UPDATED) Black bear shot, killed; investigators trying to ID suspect
• The Year's Top Stories: No. 9 - Miami Heat warmed up the Emerald Coast (VIDEOS, PHOTO GALLERIES)
• Christmas Eve for the homeless
• Gunman's widow doesn't know what prompted shooting (VIDEO, PHOTO GALLERY)
• Hunter shoots self in foot: 'It appears he made a mistake -- a bad mistake'
• Purse used in school board attack sells for $13,100 on eBay (VIDEO)
• Fla. man indicted on charges of murder, assault
• Family gets Christmas suprise (PHOTO GALLERY)
• 2010's Top Blotters: No. 9 | Boy angered about restrictions grabs spoon in ‘knife-like’ hold
• Crestview man pleads guilty to fatally shooting brother
• Couple caught counterfeiting, producing meth (MUGS)
• Flu still mild locally (DOCUMENT)
• SUV hits man, OCSO deputy hits hydrant
• TThe Year's Top Stories: No. 10 - Anti-American phrase sparked debate Niceville High
• Giuseppi’s Wharf 'closed for holidays,' might reopen
• 3:45 UPDATE: CenturyLink service restored
• LETTER: Corrosive hatred
• 2010's Top Blotters: No. 10 | Man pulls marijuana out of air vent
• 'This does not happen ... thank you for lowering your rates'
• Holiday fires: 'Wow, this could have been prevented'
• Shelter House Helps With New Years Resolutions
• Two FWB robbery suspects caught, two others at large (MUGS)
• Eglin to burn waste instead of dumping it (VIDEO, PHOTO GALLERY, DOCUMENTS)
• Gaetz: Public will be able to propose new district boundaries
• Local filmmaker using local cast, crew in 'Uncle Bob's Leg' (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Stolen Christmas cards found on bridge
• UPDATED: Census results give Florida two more U.S. House seats (DOCUMENT)
• LETTER: We're the majority
• Commissioners postpone vote on raising water rates (DOCUMENT)
• Man accused of murdering neighbor says they were arguing over drugs (PHOTO GALLERY, ARREST REPORT)
• Shelter House Presents Carrabba's Cooking Class Fundraiser
• Okaloosa OKs condo project
• Local charity gets Christmas gifts to give gifts
• Man to face trial in ex-wife’s 1999 murder (PHOTO GALLERY)
• 'Smash and grab' victim offers $1,000 reward
• State of Florida arrests author of pedophile how-to book (MUG)
• KHALED MAHAMEED: Jawdat was a voice in the wilderness at NHS
• Neighbors tell officers they've 'had enough'
• Plane crash: Victim departed from Destin
• Local man publishes book about the Fla. Gators football program (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Okaloosa School Board to vote on 2011-12, 2012-13 calendars Jan. 24 (CALENDARS)
• (UPDATED) Walton County man charged in death of neighbor (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Crestview eyes land for downtown parking
• Officials in Northwest Florida and Western New York plan to help each other attract tourists
• WENDY VICTORA: There's a man with a gun; what do you do?
• FWBHS students raise $32,000 to help bring Christmas to local families
• Law enforcement agencies and mental health facilities have yet to agree on how to handle mental patients
• Crestview native killed in Alabama; son facing murder charges (MUG)
• Senate votes to repeal 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
• Community rallies for aid worker in Haitian prison: 'Word's getting out'
• EDITORIAL: Internet doesn't need FCC
• LOCAL CONNECTION: Searchers hope they've found Amelia Earhart's remains (PHOTO GALLERY)
• 'They changed my orders'
• Jobless rates inch up in Northwest Florida (DOCUMENT)
• Vision Airlines takes off on inaugural flight: 'I will never take another airline' (VIDEO, PHOTO GALLERY)
• Woman who gave birth on roadside charged with child abuse (OFFENSE REPORT, ARREST REPORT)
• Man found guilty of child abuse, faces 5 years prison
• Tonight's Christmas Spectacular canceled
• School board member's purse up for charity auction on eBay (VIDEO, DOCUMENT)
• Three construction workers arrested for identity fraud (MUGS, ARREST REPORTS)
• UPDATED: Vision Airlines' inaugural flight out of VPS lands in Niagra Falls (PHOTO GALLERY, VIDEO)
• Vehicle overturns, Hwy. 98 traffic slowed (PHOTOS)
• No 'clear and convincing evidence': AFSOC releases CV-22 crash report (PHOTOS, VIDEO, REPORT)
• LETTER: Love and be loved
• Bridge authority — and its debt — still exists
• VOTE: CV-22 pilot raising money for Wounded Warriors with online contest
• Regional water utilities sue EPA (LAWSUIT)
• Hurlburt Veteran hikes Appalachian Trail to raise money for AFEV (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Convicted child pornographer sentenced to 180 years
• Car slams into Helen Back Cafe on Okaloosa Island (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Details emerge about gunman in Bay County School Board shooting (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
• Truck hits abandoned vehicle on I-10
• Dogs found emaciated; sisters charged with animal cruelty
• Crestview man charged with lewd battery on minor (MUG)
• Mike Jones: A hero even before the shooting (VIDEO)
• Rep. Gaetz proposes changes to liquor law, sheriff’s personnel board
• Bay shooting prompts local districts to reconsider security policies
• Vision Airlines’ inaugural flight set for Friday
• Walton tables ordinance regulating driving on the beach
• School board member who hits gunman with purse gets Facebook fan page (VIDEO, LINK)
• Sheriff's Office lieutenant sentenced to 30 years (DOCUMENT)
• LETTER: It's good manners
• Abby finds new home, friend: 'They look like before and after Slimfast commercials' (PHOTO GALLERY, DOCUMENT)
• Local family finalists to win snow on Christmas (VIDEO)
• RAW VIDEO OF SCHOOL BOARD SHOOTING (Photos, stories)
• Original Bob Marley 'Wailers' member coming to Destin
• 5-year-old injured in Friday crash passes away
• Reporter gives eyewitness account of Bay County School Board shooting
• 33rd Fighter Wing shows off progress to local officials (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Judge sentences Arthur to 31 years in prison
• Dishwasher catches fire in Val-P home (PHOTOS)
• 7 p.m. UPDATE: Gunman in Bay school board shooting killed himself (VIDEO, PHOTO GALLERY)
• When dogs fly: Barry and Mary Ford use a plane to save canines from being euthanized (PHOTO GALLERY, VIDEO)
• DeFuniak Springs woman found with pre-rolled marijuana cigarettes (PHOTOS)
• Warmer temperatures returning later this week (FORECAST, PHOTO GALLERY, VIDEO)
• LETTER: I won't 'get over it'
• New international airport in Panama City isn't being used by many people
• Milton man charged with sexually assaulting a minor
• BP “Quick pay”: Economic salvation or preying on the desperate?
• REPORT: EOD soldier charged with felony animal cruelty (DOCUMENT, PHOTOS)
• O’Charley’s closes Destin location, 10 others (DOCUMENT, MAPS)
• Local search team finds 5-year-old Mobile girl's remains (PHOTOS)
• UPDATED: North Walton wildfire contained by firefighters (PHOTOS)
• Fla. Prepaid College Board introduces new 4-year college plan
• Crestview man's car wrecks, burns after 2 a.m. crash
• Three Ways to Support Shelter House This Holiday Season
• Crestview Veterans Service office reduces hours
• A bittersweet season: Seniors make their own holiday happiness (PHOTOS)
• Sylvania Heights native plans turkey giveaway
• Discovering Walton’s past: Archeologist wants to record lost communities of county
• Business owner: 'Downtown area is getting ready to explode'
• Cold snap drives residents to shelter in DeFuniak (PHOTOS)
• Eglin issues noise advisory
• EDITORIAL: A balancing act for Rep. Miller
• Local Domestic Violence Center Celebrates 25 Years of Service
• Local Domestic Violence Center Celebrates 25 Years of Service
• EMPTY STOCKING: Short of goal, Salvation Army needs help to help others
• WENDY VICTORA: Whether I’m ‘lucky’ or ‘blessed,’ I’m grateful
• Sheriff's Office investigating apparent toddler drowning death
• Never-applied statute now a hot topic at Sheriff’s Office (DOCUMENT)
• Kentucky fugitive arrested in Destin
• Dog park for Destin hinges on funding
• PHOTO GALLERY: Have you seen Miley Cyrus' new house on the Emerald Coast?
• EDITORIAL: Cut, don’t just freeze, feds’ pay
• Local charities struggle to meet rising needs
• UPDATE: Charges pending in crash that critically injured child
• Local high school ranked number one in Florida
• Union accuses school district of violating class-size law
• Bicyclist transported via helicopter after being struck by Ford Taurus (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Okaloosa trio plead guilty in scheme to transport $400,000 in stolen equipment
• LETTER: Disrespectful act
• Sylvania Heights native plans turkey giveaway for holidays
• Investigation continues in case of skeletal greyhound remains
• Ashley tells deputies they've resigned
• Doors' Jim Morrison pardoned for indecent exposure
• Club Overboard, Twisted Palm close doors; not expected to reopen
• New details released in Navarre woman's death (ARREST REPORT)
• 'It was kind of like Wild Kingdom' (PHOTOS)
• Reports: Miley Cyrus 'secretly' bought condo in Walton County (PHOTO GALLERY)
• LARRY ASHLEY: It's time to put Sheriff's Office squabble to rest
• Shalimar man sentenced for sexual acts with minors
• Local ‘Extreme Makeover: Home Edition’ airs Sunday
• Suspect in Billings case could get death penalty in couple's murder
• Man's wallet with $2,000 stolen; 'I just left my wallet on the counter like an idiot'
• Holiday light show: 'They go bong, bong, bong' (PHOTO, VIDEO)
• Swamp to expand deck at The Boardwalk
• Are you missing your Joseph?
• EDITORIAL: A 'joke' that wasn't so funny
• Suspect charged in connection with Navarre woman's death
• UPDATED: Congressman Miller made Veterans' Affairs Committee chairman (PHOTOS)
• Police: Body of missing Ala. boy believed found
• Last person identified in fatal I-10 wreck (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Fire truck out of commission after car rams side
• Silver alert cancelled, 84-year-old discovered in Mississippi
• 15 displaced in apartment fire; snakes rescued (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Shelter House Celebrates 25 Years With A Community Bar-B-Que!
• Vigil honors lost loved ones
• Pearl Harbor bombing still vivid 69 years later
• Thieves swipe thrift store’s heat-ers
• Man charged with animal cruelty, lewd behavior
• Scott begins state jobs tour in Okaloosa County (PHOTO GALLERY)
• FHP continues investigation in fatal I-10 wreck (PHOTO GALLERY)
• EDITORIAL: A welcome decision on drilling
• Shalimar man sentenced to 25 years for production of child porn (MUG, INDICTMENT)
• Student threatens another with knife; 'I have been waiting to use this on somebody'
• Trial set for Fla. teen accused of killing father
• Santa Rosa County launches first public transportation system
• Boy hit while riding bike, remains in serious condition
• Rick Scott meeting with state lawmakers in Shalimar
• Florida braces for double punch of cold fronts
• New location sought for tax collector
• Hospital closes rehab program, 'It has absolutely kept me alive ... now it’s all been taken away'
• Four injured in evening wreck, charges pending
• Ala. cops: Father says 2 missing kids dead, buried
• Odom promoting pre-paid college plan with Hammock home purchases
• Student makes everyday items extraordinary
• EMPTY STOCKING: Ailing woman grateful for help with bills, food
• Airports director: String of crashes just coincidence
• Landmark Center property for sale
• WENDY VICTORA: Sansom isn’t the leader at-risk students need
• City to launch new recycling program (DOCUMENT)
• NTSB releases first report on fatal crash (DOCUMENT, VIDEO, PHOTO GALLERIES)
• Attorney calls for Ashley to retract comments
• Local agencies complete FBI bomb training (PHOTO)
• String of burglaries leaves store owners on edge
• Sansom is target of federal subpoena
• (UPDATED) Niceville foreign exchange student sent back to Israel (DOCUMENT)
• Man wrecks car, hits mobile home with three occupants
• Fla. man sentenced on meth, child abuse charge
• Bailey’s Antiques closes after almost 50 years
• Long-lost ring returned to School Board chairman
• Slaying victim mourned: 'This is the hardest thing our family’s had to go through'
• Details emerge in Sansom’s hiring
• Memorials planned for “The Great William Frank” (VIDEO)
• LETTER: Gaetz's rant
• EDITORIAL: Sheriff Ashley's surprise
• FWB man busted for trafficking heroin
• Two killed in early-morning fire
• Miss. murder suspect mistakenly released, arrested in FWB
• Sansom’s new job at charter school stirs controversy
• Anti-American statement lands foreign student in trouble
• Police charge man in Walton Academy School burglary (PHOTOS)
• Paxton student critically injured; wreck under investigation
• 'Fake pot' to be banned: 'That’s just the man'
• Banker busts scam artist
• Ashley: 'I have not changed my opinion about these individuals' (LETTER, PHOTO GALLERIES)
• LETTER: They're just bums
• Infant drowning death confirmed as accident (INCIDENT REPORT)
• UPDATED: Three-vehicle wreck kills two, I-10 remains closed
• Bodies of 2 women found in woods near Pensacola
• First public meeting about spill mostly about process
• Sansom lands job, seeks trial delay (DOCUMENT)
• Cox: Viewing problems should be resolved
• Niceville High parents asked for opinions on start times (POLL)
• Man convicted for shoving steaks down pants
• Panhandle breathes sigh of relief as hurricane season ends (INTERACTIVE)
• FHP releases new details in crash that killed bicyclist (ARREST REPORT)
• Pedestrian struck on Laurel Hill road in October dies
• EDITORIAL: Signs of trouble in FWB
• “Geek Lights” wants to be a popular stop this year (VIDEO, PHOTO GALLERY)
• Tornado watch in effect
• Milton driver's license services moving
• Woman charged after seriously injuring one in wreck
• Unique holiday dinner makes friends out of strangers
• Noise ordinance: 'It covers everything, maybe not aliens ... but all animals'
• Happy shoppers, happy retailers: Black Friday a success (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Average BP payouts higher locally (DOCUMENT)
• M.E. man loses control of car on I-10, crosses median
• Two injured in DeFuniak Springs wreck
• Evening wreck causes traffic jam on Highway 98
• Milton man charged in Allentown murders
• DON GAETZ: Redistricting attack was unfair and inaccurate
• Manatee spotted in Destin Harbor (PHOTOS)
• Second person dies from injuries sustained in Friday's crash on 331
• UPDATED: Two injured when car careens into oncoming traffic (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Fund established to help fired sheriff’s deputies (DOCUMENT)
• Crestview rejects earlier alcohol sales on Sunday
• School administrator takes on larger role to help military children
• PCB: Stem cell procedure helps ailing dogs
• FOUND: Camera on beach with pictures of Emerald Coast
• New EOC ready to open
• Lessons learned from Christmas: Mike Huckabee releases new book
• Police: Holiday Inn shooting planned for 2 weeks
• WENDY VICTORA: Homeless woman just wanted to be warm, acquaintance says
• 'We don’t just want to fix problems. We want to prevent problems and make families stronger'
• Founder of Baker and Lindsey mortgage in Fort Walton Beach dies
• Pedestrian involved crashes on the rise locally (DOCUMENT, PHOTO GALLERY)
• Black Friday blitz begins; 'This is the biggest year we've seen' (PHOTO GALLERY)
• 'Until combat, this is the hardest thing for these guys' (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Are you missing a bird? Navarre family looking for cockatiel owner
• Contractor charged after multiple Lowe's thefts
• LETTER: We are different
• Clothes catch fire while drying
• Passenger on crashed plane was a BP executive (PHOTO GALLERY, VIDEO)
• Flu shot recommendations changed
• EMPTY STOCKING: Job loss forces family to ask for help
• What Thanksgiving’s all about: Couple invites young neighbors who can't go home over for dinner
• New drinking water source proposed in Crestview
• Rescued greyhounds from Ebro on the mend
• Shop early or shop cold; cooler temperatures to move in mid-Friday morning
• Enter our holiday lights contest and win $250!
• 'I CAN MAKE MISTAKES:' Sheriff’s employees reprimanded for botched drug arrest (DOCUMENT)
• Thanksgiving for under $50? Daily News tests it out (VIDEO)
• Shoppers say no way to $44 Thanksgiving
• Niceville Walmart to open in January
• Local graduation rates exceed state average
• Daily News Christmas decoration contest offers $250 first-place prize
• Black Friday store opening times
• EDITORIAL: There's a better way than TSA
• Ex-ice cream truck driver gets 15 years for child porn
• Stores brace for Black Friday hordes (VIDEO)
• Families map Black Friday battle plans
• Destin Harvest and Coast Guard provide 175 turkeys to needy families for Thanksgiving
• Walton commissioners OK grant application for sidewalk near Publix
• New classrooms at Lewis School should be ready for next year (PHOTOS)
• Report: Man stole herbal drugs, had marijuana in closet (ARREST REPORT)
• Joint investigation leads to three arrests (MUGS)
• LETTER: Bright red slurs
• FWC: Shot bear relocated, a 'little stiff in one limb' (PHOTO GALLERY)
• PENSACOLA: Man gets 30 days for keeping 161 cats in feces-strewn home
• Marianna man sentenced to life in prison
• PCB: Revenge, meth were motives for slaying
• Alabama man leads deputy on high speed chase
• Local travelers unfazed by heightened security (VIDEOS)
• Two face contempt charges in 1988 murder case
• Crestview man indicted in hotel owner's murder
• WANTED: Men (or women) to share a Thanksgiving dinner
• Aliens are invading Destin - experts want to rid town of Chinese tallow trees (ID GUIDE)
• Woman injured in hit and run on Racetrack Road (PHOTO GALLERY)
• EDITORIAL: Let's settle 'don't ask, don't tell'
• Fee to rent vehicles at airport increases
• Niceville teen injured in motorcycle wreck
• Three injured in motorcycle wreck (PHOTO GALLERY)
• 31st Annual Toys 4 Tots run attracts thousands (PHOTO GALLERY)
• What’s ahead for the Destin Seafood Festival? (PHOTO GALLERY)
• ‘Worse and worse’: Sagging economy empties shelves of food pantries
• Pedestrian dies after being struck by car (PHOTO GALLERY)
• New mapping system helps parents locate area schools
• Crestview residents adjusting to new city hours
• WENDY VICTORA: Jennifer Cain Haynes left little of herself behind
• Sheriff's Office settles lawsuit alleging police brutality during Hurricane Ivan (DOCUMENT)
• Homeless account for 20 percent of arrests in FWB (DATABASE)
• One homeless man has cost taxpayers nearly $16,000 for time in jail (MUGS)
• Crop drop delivers 56,000 pounds of food to the needy
• New leadership in place at Okaloosa Economic Development Council
• EXOTIC INVADERS: Destin plans to eradicate invasive plant species
• Two land Air Force plane with landing gear up, taken to hospital
• Aircraft salvage company to land in Crestview
• Airport security protest could disrupt Thanksgiving travel
• UPDATED: Bear shot, recovered by FWC after day in tree (PHOTOS, DOCUMENT)
• 'Violent child sex offender' gets 30 years (MUG)
• Destin woman indicted on wire fraud, identity theft charges
• LAWMEN: Man robs bank, caught minutes later on Santa Rosa Sound
• Lighthouse memorial dedicated to Coast Guardsmen who drowned in East Pass (PHOTOS)
• Coach and Four gifts to close
• Local jobless rates improve (DOCUMENT)
• Okaloosa school administrator, 'strict fiscal conservative,' to run for superintendent
• EDITORIAL: Florida sips some weak tea
• UPDATED: MSNBC suspends host Joe Scarborough for GOP donations
• Woman injured after hitting sign, fence
• Single mom loses home to fire (PHOTOS)
• LETTER: Gaudy vote
• UPDATED: Former Sheriff's Office employee Randall Holcombe arrested (DOCUMENT)
• 'Just follow the trail of trash'
• 10 Okaloosa sheriff’s deputies promoted to sergeant
• 4 accused meth cooks arrested
• Walton County docket stacked with murder trials (DOCUMENT)
• Destin approves indoor shooting ranges
• Raiders recall finding POW camp in Vietnam empty (VIDEO, PHOTOS, DOCUMENT)
• Driver seriously injured after car strikes embankment, goes airborne
• LETTER: A slap in the face
• UPDATED: Woman dies after being struck by truck on U.S. 98 in FWB
• New wastewater rules OK'd; 'You are going to feel this in your pocketbook'
• Hughes pre-files unusually early to run for tax collector again (DOCUMENT)
• Chaplains bless the hands of nursing home caregivers, residents (PHOTOS)
• Okaloosa high schools to cut 30 classes, lay off 5 teachers
• PAWS finds emaciated dog, investigating owner (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Doctor says 7 a.m. school start times increase risk of car crashes, drug use
• Okaloosa cuts museum director’s position
• 'LIKE A HURRICANE:' Grocery stores gear up for Thanksgiving rush
• Air Force warns airmen about Facebook feature
• Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert rumored to be visiting Emerald Coast (VIDEO)
• Ex-Heritage Cycles manager stole $500,000 in parts, sold on eBay, lawmen say
• Mother sentenced for meth lab explosion that injured child
• EDITORIAL: New sheriff trips over politics, PR
• PCB: Investigators arrest mystery party thrower
• Updated: Indoor shooting range closer to reality
• Septic tank inspections delayed
• Local teen wins state spelling bee, can't remember winning word
• Hotels seeing slight increase in Thanksgiving business
• DEP official: No more oil detected in gulf
• Conference Center will become Convention Center in bid to snag lost business
• Child sex crime convict arrested for probation violation (MUG)
• Samaritan injured saving woman, child
• Two brothers arrested in connection to Marler Park shooting (MUGS)
• Destin charter boat Gentle Winds brings back an amazing catch
• Home to roost: Snowbird association welcomes returning residents in Roost ceremony (DOCUMENT, PHOTOS)
• Offensive sign knocked down; owner vows to repair (PHOTO GALLERY)
• The Men Who Service 30A: Raising money to stop homelessness
• Indoor shooting range gets green light
• PENSACOLA: Man stabbed, another injured
• Kitchen fire causes ‘significant damage’
• Country Club residents want road closed (DOCUMENT)
• Thrush to be sworn in as new school board member Tuesday night
• Crestview man arrested for mobile meth lab (ARREST REPORT)
• Woman gets 25 years in Baby Shannon case
• Alabama senator blocked from visiting Seagrove Beach house
• LETTER: Man up and drop the charges against South Walton coach
• Critically wounded deputy's condition upgraded
• Walton, Okaloosa meet class- size limits; Santa Rosa misses cut
• Gaetz to chair redistricting committee
• A lasting investment: Local woman teaches car seat safety
• Destin wants to camouflage cell towers
• ‘Drink all you can, taste all you can:' Crowds pack Beer Fest in FWB (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
• EDITORIAL: Golden leash on government
• WENDY VICTORA: Job security is shaky when you work for an elected official
• Professional designated driver will stow folding moped in your trunk
• Woman critically injured in I-10 rollover
• Motorcycle runs red light, two flown to hospital
• 'ALREADY AT BARE BONES:' Local animal shelters strapped for cash (PHOTOS)
• Driver crosses into oncoming lane, side-swipes turning car, overturns truck
• Bush on post-presidency: 'I miss being pampered'
• Snowbirds flocking to Destin in annual migration
• Local legislators hope to delay septic tank inspections
• Crestview roadwork delayed; Local officials blame state
• EDITORIAL: Amazon 'censored' pedophile?
• Husband threatens to throw urine at pregnant wife, arrested
• Supreme Court allows gay military ban
• Chris Bos agrees to enter Drug Court program
• Gulf Power to lower rates (DOCUMENT)
• Shelter director to live like the homeless for a week
• City sets up 24-hour surveillance for holiday displays
• Is I-10 safe?
• Former deputy convicted of child sex battery, faces 90 years
• Baker man wins $100,000, trip to NYC for Veteran’s Day Parade
• Pranks abound as Choctaw and FWB prepare for tonight's game (PHOTOS)
• DEP: Sea life shows no effect from oil spill or cleanup (PHOTOS)
• Fire rips through apartment complex
• Flutterby Festival flits into town for weekend fun (PHOTO GALLERY)
• PHOTO GALLERY: Hot rods, airmen cruise the Mary Esther Veterans Day Parade
• Shooting victim was a local success story (PHOTOS)
• PENSACOLA: Mother of wandering girl out on bond
• NOON UPDATE: Employee accused of shooting boss denied bond (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Newspaper probe finds lead in reusable Publix bags
• VETERANS DAY: 'Making a difference, building a nation, changing the world' (PHOTOS)
• New Vision Airlines flights to boost local business, experts say (PHOTOS)
• Airman comes home from deployment on Veterans Day
• Tests show toxic crude at popular Escambia boating area
• Airman tells deputies he 'freaked out,' pulled alarm
• LETTER: Smell it now?
• Santa Rosa closer to acquiring Santa Rosa Island from Escambia
• Men convicted in Mexican drug cartel conspiracy get long sentences
• Lawmen: 'Magic Mike' may have molested more children during magic show (REPORTS)
• Four charged in kidnapping case
• Officials approve Navarre Beach pier expansion
• 'What can you say to a hero? To someone who gave so much?' (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Vision Airlines to start local flights to Niagara Falls and Miami next month (PHOTOS, DOCUMENT)
• 'They ... did what they had to do'
• Oysterman dies near 13-Mile
• Honoring our military? Share event details (LISTINGS)
• UPDATED: Hord, four others, fired by new Sheriff Ashley (PHOTOS, DOCUMENT)
• SR 85-123 overpass to be finished 'on-time, if not early' (PHOTOS)
• JANNAZO MOVES ON: 'I will definitely miss the area, but opportunities arise'
• Oil spill commission blasts BP, Halliburton, says spill could have been prevented
• REPORT: Mother wanted money from sale of 8-week-old son to pay for new car
• F-35s’ arrival postponed
• Felon caught with gun on day of prison release gets 57 months (PHOTOS)
• Ex-Santa Rosa sheriff's deputy goes on trial in sex abuse case
• Auto accident kills one, injures another
• Local Domestic Violence Shelter Collects Food For Holiday Meal Baskets
• Teens who text more likely to have sex
• Spectacular crash sends two people to area hospitals (PHOTO GALLERY)
• UPDATED: Hearing set in Afghanistan 'thrill kill' case
• Man reverses across Hospital Drive, rams van (PHOTO GALLERY)
• BREAK ON THROUGH: Crist says he'd consider pardon for dead rocker Jim Morrison
• Overturned truck causes chain reaction of wrecks on I-10 (PHOTOS)
• Caretaker took disabled man on moped ride, crashed, officials say (MUG)
• Woman burned trying to put out kitchen fire
• 12-year-old testifies after family's slaying
• 'The mission quickly changed'
• Shooting scene no place to be at 3:30 a.m.
• Deputy wrecks patrol car in Tuesday morning crash
• Larry Ashley sworn in as sheriff, calls for 'unity of purpose' (PHOTO GALLERIES)
• 1 injured in Destin rollover
• School Board member Howard Hill’s term ends after 14 years
• Construction to begin soon on EOD dorms
• Police: Woman drove mother's car as getaway vehicle (DOCUMENT, MUGS)
• Navarre Beach going private?: Residents seek beach access assurances
• It’s official: Vision Airlines is coming
• Man shot by police officer still critical
• 'We knew the war was about to kick off'
• Fla. teen finds woman's body floating in canal
• Mobile home destroyed in fire (PHOTOS)
• Six-car wreck ties up traffic on U.S. Highway 98 (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Crash with injuries blocks westbound Interstate 10
• Valparaiso couple loses home to morning fire (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Local soldier recovering from suicide bomb wounds
• School celebrates 50 years of educating; 'We all survived' (PHOTO GALLERY)
• 'Dear Prudence' still teaching self-help method
• Local looks to stars for answers (PHOTO GALLERY)
• New flag flying at Confederate Park
• Grease fire damages Sandestin home
• EYESORES: Dilapidated homes raise neighbors' ire (PHOTOS, DATABASE)
• Motorcyclist ejected, run over during wreck
• 20-year-old killed in drive-by shooting
• Septic tank law worth the price?
• Necropsies: Greyhounds died of starvation, dehydration
• 'HEARTBEAT OF THE PEOPLE:' Native Americans gather for Niceville powwow (PHOTOS)
• BOS: HarborWalk a 'work in progress'
• Contaminants found at FWB industrial site, health effects still unknown
• WENDY VICTORA: Daily News visitors help me appreciate the Dollar Tree
• FWB Medical Center introduces new infant security program
• 'You're raising rates ... that's a hot-button issue'
• Shelter House NWFL News: Women and Money Course in Destin
• Pampered Chef Party for Shelter House
• Man reunited with jacket he sent sister before going to Korean War (PHOTOS)
• FWB stops funding BMX park
• New low-cost airline appears headed for Northwest Florida Regional
• 'The Republican Party just doesn't get it,' tea partier says after election
• Prescription drug addict fails to find help
• Commission bids farewell to Jannazo
• Deputy shot in home invasion upgraded to serious condition
• Oil spill: Scientists find damage to coral near BP well
• Police officer shoots man, placed on paid leave
• FDLE: Couple tried to sell woman's grandson
• Developers miss deadline for defaulted Landmark Center, still hope to build (DOCUMENT)
• ‘In the hands of God' (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Gaetz to try to repeal septic tank law that he voted for (DOCUMENT)
• MELANOMA: 'There’s no reason for anyone to die from it' (PHOTOS, DOCUMENT)
• Counties to study reducing F-35 noise (VIDEO, PHOTOS, DOCUMENT)
• 'SHOCKED:' Greyhound owners react to dead dogs at track (VIDEO)
• Motorcycle helmet-clad bank robber arrested, lawmen say (PHOTO)
• DEA busts Okaloosa Island 'pill laboratory' with 'international ties' (PHOTOS)
• BABY BOOM: Zoo welcomes new generation of monkeys, bears, singing dogs (PHOTOS)
• Burglars poison dog to gain access to house
• Chicago man accused in murder-for-hire against Destin man pleads not guilty
• Shelter House Holds Economic Empowerment Class
• Trainer claimed dogs were OK two days before deaths
• T-shirts being sold to help wounded deputy
• Baby dolphin dies after falling out of habitat
• Armed Army ranger barricades himself in home during police standoff (PHOTO GALLERY)
• EDITORIAL: Welcome to divided government
• Man killed after rear-ending stopped semi
• Ex-commissioner accused of selling guns to felons signs plea
• 'Bernie Madoff of Bay County' gets 12 years
• One charge dropped against woman who shot at deputy
• Shootout sparked by ex's search for ring
• Local soldier wounded in suicide bombing
• Town home catches fire, first responders on scene (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Three-vehicle wreck in Navarre slows traffic (PHOTOS)
• Do you know who shot the eagle? Sizable rewards offered for info
• EDITORIAL: Floridians favored growth, fairness
• Is Rubio the Republican Obama?
• GAETZ: Panhandle voters have 'a claim' in Rick Scott's win
• REPORT: Man ran naked from DUI wreck, kicked, spat on deputy (MUG)
• Bald eagle shot, not electrocuted, wildlife refuge says (PHOTOS)
• Navarre High students sending thousands of books to Mongolia (PHOTOS)
• Army Special Forces influx expected to help keep tax rates down
• Sex offender charged second time with failure to register (MUG)
• HOG rally coming back to Destin next year (PHOTOS)
• Local man wins $1.7 million jackpot
• One confirmed dead in Freeport traffic accident (PHOTOS)
• BULLETIN: Sink concedes Florida governor race to Scott (PHOTOS)
• Sheriff's deputy hit, suffers minor injuries (PHOTO GALLERY)
• South Walton High football coach arrested (MUG)
• ELECTION ROUNDUP: Amunds, Parisot win Okaloosa Commission seats
• Scott clinging to slim lead over Sink in governor's race
• Republicans headed for control of House; Democrats hang on in Senate
• Oil spill shuts down HarborWalk's Commander's Palace
• Kids Vote, Too attracts big turnout at schools (DOCUMENT)
• Dead dogs found under Walton Bridge; link suspected to Ebro investigation (DOCUMENT)
• UPDATE: Deputy's condition still critical
• Criminal justice professor facing charges
• Three injured in afternoon crash
• Election coverage live feed
• Two injured in I-10 crash
• Mama bear and three cubs spotted in Navarre (PHOTOS)
• Good turnout expected for Tuesday's election
• Proud to serve: Spooner's last day as sheriff is Monday
• Westwood Resort chef to compete in Jacksonville
• 'Better days ahead': Local tourist development agencies expect rise in tourism (DOCUMENT)
• 1 injured in Racetrack Road wreck (PHOTO GALLERY)
• 'My favorite part ... watching people get scared to death' (PHOTO GALLERY)
• EDITORIAL: Florida's budget referendum
• Milton couple accused of stealing $100K in sales tax
• Okaloosa making a change in classrooms
• Deputy recovering: 'Today, it's a little better'
• UPDATED: Deputy clings to life
• 'They’re out there:' Honor Flight seeks veterans
• Minimum wake zone denied for East Pass
• 'They become real people with real names and real stories'
• Crestview asking for money to fund traveling Vietnam vets wall
• Destin bank robber dropped wallet, arrested (PHOTOS)
• Proposed 15-story condo at Destin Harbor 'dead' or 'tabled?'
• Early voting beats primary voting in Walton, Santa Rosa
• 'Elite Combat' school in FWB to teach MMA, Hollywood stunts
• 20 greyhounds found dead, trainer arrested
• WENDY VICTORA: Sudafed scrutiny penalizes legitimate purchasers
• Jury recommends death for 'ninja' killer
• Neighbors describe hostage scene where 3 deputies were shot
• Construction blocks view of fair, attendance down 50 percent (PHOTOS)
• Nonprofit for sexually abused children to open Walton office
• DRINK UP: Wine tastings raise nearly $1 million for local kids (DOCUMENT)
• Crist cooks eggs in Destin, Scott drops by Liza Jackson Park (PHOTOS)
• EDITORIAL: The town where No. 4 flopped
• Kids forge scarecrow babies (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Baby Shannon's mother released after felony charges dropped
• Man dies after driver loses control while hauling GyroGym
• Boy with tumor meets Bobby Bowden: 'I was speechless' (PHOTOS)
• Victim or victor? How did the BP claims process treat you?
• UPDATED: Three deputies wounded, Crist visits area hospital
• Man threatens to cut off son's arms; wife flees topless (MUG)
• Ninja ringleader convicted of murdering couple while children slept
• FWB couple sentenced in tax evasion scheme (DOCUMENT)
• Son says murder-suicide victim made the best she could of her life
• Last duck standing: Clipped-wing mallard dodges predators (PHOTOS)
• Computers temporarily down at NWF Regional Airport
• FIREFIGHTER: 'They were using the oven as a heater' (PHOTO GALLERY)
• UPDATED: Officials say multiple terrorist attacks on U.S. thwarted (VIDEO)
• 4 sentenced in multi-national drug and gun trafficking ring
• UPDATED: Three injured in head-on collision
• Group cries foul over locally bought seafood
• U.S. MARSHALS: ‘Violent convicted killer' could be in area (MUG)
• UPDATE: Underworld connections wanted the husband 'whacked'
• Deputies search for man wanted in Destin bank robbery (PHOTO GALLERY)
• School rezoning plan gets mixed reviews (DOCUMENT)
• Woman wants officials to remove derelict boats from sound (DOCUMENT, PHOTOS)
• A tricky Halloween: Kids will be out Saturday and Sunday (DOCUMENT)
• Ethics complaint against former Destin fire official dropped (DOCUMENT)
• Baby killed after interrupting mom's Facebook time
• Close encounter of the worst kind: Shark invades diver's video
• No hangover from FWB's earlier Sunday alcohol sales
• Derelict tugboat to become an artificial reef (PHOTO)
• Meek: Clinton didn't convince me to drop Sen. bid
• Former deputy charged with witness tampering, kidnapping
• Head-on collision injures three
• Oil spill victims face choices on compensation
• Looking for a way to celebrate Halloween? Check out the weekend's activities
• Hunter cited after creating 'deer smorgasbord' in woods
• Business owner reports theft of 'product' used to get high
• REP. MATT GAETZ: The left's ploy to kill the conservative comeback
• EDITORIAL: Nos. 5 and 6 are about fairness
• The American Revolution as entertainment (VIDEO, PHOTO GALLERY)
• Local entrepreneur named to national board by Obama administration (DOCUMENT)
• Mother, father and three of four daughters have all served in Air Force
• Man refuses medicine, sentencing delayed; He faces life in shooting
• Shalimar couple takes Halloween display seriously (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Officer fired after porn found on office computer
• Company wants to build solar power station in Walton County
• Man arrested after shooting black bear
• Dispatcher charged with hitting prisoner
• No bond for driver in fatal DUI on U.S. 98
• Two illegal immigrants being held after traffic stop
• 'A loving, caring person:' Murder-suicide victim had 'difficulties' with tenant (DOCUMENT, PHOTOS)
• Driver falls asleep, causes wreck that closes road for hours
• Murder suspect refuses to look at crime scene photos
• Shalimar native dies after mysterious illness in Spain (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Did local dealership sell the last Pontiac Solstice in the United States? (PHOTOS)
• Parents to be notified of proposed zoning changes
• Miller: shoo-in or incumbent foe? Voters will decide
• Santa Rosa, Escambia in negotiations for Navarre Beach
• Construction worker struck, killed on U.S. Highway 98
• Florida newborn killed by pit bull
• Billings murder trial: Daughter testifies about frantic call for help from boy who could only scream
• Bark Park, Alaqua team up to keep park open
• Former Destin Councilman Jerry Najarian dies
• Fair opens today (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Woman on trampoline hit in head by golf ball
• 'We are in a tornado!' Motorist captures video of twister's path of destruction
• Attorney for underage 'Girls Gone Wild' argue for anonymity
• Two injured in early morning accident
• OCSO investigate shooting
• Move that bus: 'Makeover' family gets warm welcome
• TruTV to cover Billings killings, trial begins today
• Group files complaint in school prayer case (DOCUMENT)
• Tornado watch in effect (VIDEO)
• Papa John's Pizza held up, two arrested
• Elderly couple robbed outside Food World, deputies search for suspect
• EDITORIAL: Everybody votes on everything
• Scam victims of pilot who tried to fake his death won't get money back
• Okaloosa moves forward with $12 million island beach restoration
• Crestview debates charter revisions
• Derelict barge issue heads to court
• Rise in domestic violence strains local group's resources
• Redistricting amendments: Massive confusion or even playing field?
• Bicyclist hit by car on C.R. 30A
• Smoke forces 1-10 closure over Escambia Bay
• Palin tells Florida crowd: 'Now is the time to dig deep'
• 2 unaffiliated candidates challenge Republicans for Okaloosa County Commission
• Developer accused in murder plot against Destin man
• WENDY VICTORA: I’ve seen too many police reports to condemn gay parenting
• Florida preacher who threatened to burn Quran gets free car for calling off burning
• Extreme Makeover: Mariah Carey coming Sunday (PHOTOS)
• September jobless figures unchanged for Okaloosa, Walton (DOCUMENT)
• 'Stand Down' for homeless vets offers medical services and more (PHOTOS)
• Children with sparklers started Hilton Sandestin fire, investigator says (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
• Three Hurlburt airmen earn Bronze Stars (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Author of 'The Roots of Obama's Rage' speaks at Hurlburt (VIDEO)
• Deputy fired after arrest
• Coup, Yacks post bonds; Norris misses noon deadline
• Crestview considers changes to city charter
• New driver amnesty law causes confusion
• HOG rally a big hit for visitors, local businesses (PHOTO GALLERIES, VIDEO)
• Accused Chilean student murder's trial set for April (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
• State hospital finds man charged in mother's murder mentally competent (DOCUMENT)
• UPDATED: Former NFL player Glen Coffee's concealed firearm charge dropped (DOCUMENTS)
• Man charged in connection to double homicide
• Woman acquitted on elderly abuse charges
• Explosives, machine gun ammo found in sheds with hidden child porn
• Wow, what a wahoo! Fishing rodeo record falls to 98.2-pounder (PHOTOS)
• Commissioners apologize for jokes about obese
• Marchers finish 860-mile trek to honor fallen airmen (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
• Man jumps off bridge to escape deputies, lands on rocks
• Tiki hut catches fire, total loss
• Morning wreck backs up traffic on Commons Drive (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Coley, Pleat vie for District 7 state House
• $50,000 hug: Niceville teen's charity wins JCPenney online contest (PHOTOS)
• Residents want septic tank law flushed (DOCUMENT)
• Sheriff's sign: 'Meth head plus Sudafed equals burnt babies'
• Extreme home up in a snap (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Man arrested in Milton break-in
• Pensacola Interstate Fair begins today
• Vagrant crashes bicycle into moving cars
• Okaloosa School Board to consider request for rezoning several schools
• WWII Vet awarded 7 medals 70 years later (PHOTO GALLERY)
• 15 airmen who walked cross-country to reach Navarre Beach Thursday
• Fire destroys Holt home (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Niceville native competes to be Army's Best Warrior (PHOTO GALLERY)
• 'Rabbit' charged with home invasion of disabled, bedridden woman (MUGS)
• Destin doctor charged in patients’ deaths committed for psychiatric evaluation (MUG)
• UPDATED: Former sheriff's employees guilty on all counts (DOCUMENTS, PHOTOS)
• Drunk woman falls from moving motor home, seriously injured
• Candidates for lt. gov., agriculture commissioner visit Emerald Coast (PHOTOS)
• Child porn found, but charges unlikely
• Man tried in the 2007 murder of wife
• Owner of vehicle in fatal Sept. 28 accident sought
• Robber faces 10 years to life in state prison
• Stabbing victim talks: 'I thought he hit me'
• Walton man convicted of lewd and lascivious molestation
• Robbery suspect sentenced to life
• Man charged after firing shots to "scare off" transients
• Intoxicated man found walking nude in Destin
• Last debit card snapped up
• Construction of new building at NWF State ready to begin
• Baker's 'best kept secret:' Arabian horses (PHOTO GALLERY)
• If the Big Easy can bounce back from tourism woes, so can the Emerald Coast
• Volunteers pour time, love into Niceville YMCA makeover (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Judge refuses to dismiss Sansom charges
• Land mine dropped off at fire station
• Hurlburt airman charged with child molestation (MUG)
• Space-heater fire destroys mobile home
• UPDATED: Mariah Carey in Baker to announce Extreme Makeover winner (PHOTOS)
• EDITORIAL: Okaloosa's Halloween trickery
• PHOTO GALLERY: Local resident captures pics of manatees in Don's Bayou
• Police search for suspect in stabbing
• Boys bring mine to fire station, Hollywood Boulevard closed 90 minutes
• School enrollment up in Walton, down in Okaloosa, Santa Rosa
• OCSO kickback trial in jury's hands now (PHOTO GALLERY)
• DOD awards local office $7.9 million contract
• Ex-Marine convicted for second time in stabbing
• Navarre Beach fishing pier looking to expand (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Motorcyclist ejected, in critical condition after rear-ending vehicle (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Mullet Fest attendance best in 3 years (PHOTO GALLERIES, VIDEOS)
• Early morning wreck totals three cars, injures drivers
• EDITORIAL: Here's our amendment roundup
• Trial begins for man found with wife's body in trunk
• Prosecutor: Defendants 'aided and abetted' former sheriff
• Motorcyclist injured in Sunday evening crash (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Man, 82, after riding bike100 miles: 'I just wanted to see if I could do it'
• Man killed in Hwy. 98 rollover (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Eglin budget cuts hit Pride Industries (VIDEO)
• Amendment 4: Stagnation or stability?
• Construction forces fair to do some rearranging
• FWBHS hosts marching band festival (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Small specialty farms growing, business still risky
• 'Some beautiful bikes:' State HOG rally kicks off Wednesday
• Man flown to hospital after 3-vehicle wreck on U.S. 98
• Local attorney grills ghosts
• 16-year-old critically injured in wreck
• WENDY VICTORA: Halloween is on Oct. 31; why make it tricky?
• PHOTO GALLERY: Find yourself in the crowd at the Mullet Festival
• FHP: 4 a.m. Sunday wreck alcohol-related
• Bald eagle killed when it flies into power line (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Evidence wraps up in racketeering trial, closing arguments set for Monday
• Crestview to consider change to Sunday liquor law
• Fla. prisons to train inmates in solar technology
• Deputy dodges bullets after responding to incoherent 911 call
• Crist honors local woman for years of tutoring
• Write-in candidate leaves congressional race
• Man walks his duck daily: 'He likes it, I think' (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Charges dropped against autistic youth
• Man robs Mexican market in Destin
• Father of baby born at Hurlburt gate: It was like one, two three
• UPDATE: Sheriff's Office investigating South Walton High, coach absent from tonight's game
• Body of 50-year-old Alabama man found on beach
• Teen hit by SUV dies
• Miramar Beach man seriously injured in U.S. Highway 98 wreck
• USF researchers: Ultraviolet tests show ‘contaminated' beach
• Fatal wreck under investigation in Walton County, few details available
• Housekeeper charged in Destin condo burglaries (MUG SHOT)
• Planning Commission recommends denial of Coastal Breeze II project for 3rd time
• Arthur pleads guilty to DUI manslaughter in crash that killed Bowman, 16
• Protestors try to crash Southerland fundraiser
• Baby girl born at Hurlburt’s front gate
• Man injured in house explosion last year dies
• School bus driver accused of child molestation gets probation
• No charges filed in nephew shooting
• Body of man found at Gulf Islands National Seashore
• Mullet Festival to feature country stars (SCHEDULE)
• Destin Rave movie theater installing IMAX
• POLL: Moving Halloween
• Officials investigate third double homicide
• Arrest made in Laurel Hill stabbing
• Local teen tries to win $50,000 for troops
• FWB approves policy that gives area businesses an edge when bidding for work
• TDC debit cards going fast
• Local govts split on whether Halloween should be Saturday or Sunday
• Eglin test flight causes sonic boom over Mobile
• BWB man bitten by fox, undergoing rabies treatment
• Motorcyclist dies after crashing into pickup truck
• SHERIFF'S OFFICE TRIAL: Coup's testimony continues
• South Walton High launches medical program with Sacred Heart, NWF State
• 'Dear garage sale people...that was my grandma' (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Fecal bacteria advisories issued at 3 local parks
• PHOTO GALLERY: Paddleboarding with manatees in Destin
• Live 2.75 rocket warhead found in north Fla.
• Destin home catches fire, total loss (PHOTOS)
• Deputies release details on nephew shooting
• One-third of trapped Chilean miners have been rescued
• Correctional officer convicted of soliciting sex for drugs (MUG)
• Prosecutor: More charges could be filed in bonus scheme
• UPDATED: Woman killed in wreck, driver, worked together at Harry T's (PHOTOS)
• Make-a-Wish grants San Diego Zoo trip to 5-year-old Shalimar boy
• School Board approves contracts, rejects proposal to eliminate step increases
• Teen suffered brain injuries in wreck, community rallies (PHOTOS, DOCUMENTS)
• Val-P residents worry about plan to use Eglin for F-35 (VIDEO, DOCUMENTS)
• Morris, Adams say employees were not part of kickback scheme (PHOTOS)
• Judge stops 'don't ask, don't tell'
• Local Domestic Violence Shelter Participates In Howl At The Moon’s 'Fun' Draiser Friday
• Harley Davidson hits deer, riders ejected
• ‘It was illegal’: Morris testifies in kickback scheme trial (PHOTOS, FILE VIDEO)
• Rodney Atkins, Little Big Town to perform locally
• Victim discovered with slashed throat in men's restroom
• Man throws cologne bottle, fractures friend's skull
• Economy, government spending focus of forum
• Rodney Atkins to perform at Redneck Parade and Festival
• Road named in honor of Bud Day
• 12-year-old caught selling 'crack' at Shoal River Middle School
• Detectives probe deputy-involved shooting of mentally challenged teen
• Fla. couple buys real human skeleton at yard sale
• Walton arts group to be included in national study
• Flight of the monarchs: Butterflies make annual migration through Emerald Coast (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Nine sentenced for connection in 'drug conspiracy case'
• Transient severely beaten after false accusation of rape
• Gulfarium gator eats boy's turtle: 'Oh no alligator, let it go'
• Bark Park low on cash, could close
• Macho Monday draws a crowd at Edge Elementary (PHOTOS)
• Navarre Beach restaurant to reopen Wednesday
• School Board lukewarm on school bus ads
• Political forum looks at issues in gay community
• Woman learns of brother’s shooting death 15 years later
• Letter to 11-year-old after Vietnam death resonates today (LETTER)
• Man to propose ads on school buses (PROPOSAL)
• Blackman long-awaited water system nears completion
• Milton grad Heath Slocum claims 4th PGA Tour win
• Oil spill kept beds empty in August (DOCUMENT)
• Spend a weekend among the wolves (PHOTOS)
• Son lays slain father to rest the day after he turns 16
• WENDY VICTORA: Routine traffic stops often lead to more serious charges
• INVISIBLE HURRICANE: Recession has caused Fla. to lose population, economist says
• HARLEY HOTSPOT: Freeport's Outpost beckons to bikers as ‘pillage the village' image fades (PHOTOS)
• PILLS OF DEATH: Prescription drug abuse taking lives
• Legal synthetic pot 'an opportunity to create jobs,' store owner says
• Driver charged with DUI manslaughter in passenger's death
• PHOTO GALLERY: Children offered outdoor fun at festival at Camp Timpoochee
• Destin City Council considers the need for two attorneys
• TRIAL UPDATE: Deputy says he felt intimidated after asking about Thornton's job status (DOCUMENTS, VIDEOS)
• EDITORIAL: Amendment review: No on No. 4
• Deputy’s attendance at trial raises questions
• America moves on from oil spill; coast feels abandoned
• Dozens of local gas stations to be auctioned
• Gunman who shot man in leg sought
• Ashley takes the stand, jurors hear wired conversation (VIDEOs, Larry Ashley testimony)
• Man extradited to Florida after fleeing molestation charges
• Two pedestrians seriously injured in hit-and-run-crash
• EDITORIAL: Amendment review: Yes on No. 2
• Former NFL player Glen Coffee Jr. arrested (MUG, ARREST REPORT)
• Airman injured in Osprey crash is welcomed home (PHOTO GALLERY)
• World War II vets take Honor Flight to Washington, D.C.
• Former Marine retried for 2006 stabbings in Santa Rosa County
• BOA halts foreclosures in all 50 states; flawed documents threaten real estate chaos
• Commuter laments loss of trees along SR 87
• TALE OF TWO OIL SPILL CLAIMS: Rental owner gets paid, boat mate dangling
• Fire destroys home; family pets killed (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Milton man dies following two-vehicle crash
• Matt Gaetz files lawsuit against Crist
• Septic tank law raises stink (DOCUMENT)
• Gulf Breeze cyclist's U.S. journey ends in tragedy
• EDITORIAL: Amendment review: Yes on No. 1
• Police: Investigation into baby's death 'near closure'
• Man who fled fatal wreck: I was not driving
• Local students experience a new kind of 'bus' (PHOTOS, DOCUMENT)
• Panel: Gov't blocked release of worst-case oil spill figures
• CRIST TO RUBIO: 'You've been drinking too much tea'
• FWC's bear plan aims to grow local population, reduce complaints (DOCUMENT)
• 10 pediatricians pull services from FWB Medical Center (DOCUMENTS)
• Prosecution follows money trail in Sheriff's Office case (DOCUMENTS, PHOTOS)
• Video captures intensity of Sandestin fire
• Man walking in road struck by car, critically injured
• Restoration project resumes at Topsail Hill
• Toastmasters Club 1919 at Eglin celebrates 40 years
• UPDATE: Questions remain about pediatricians leaving FWB Medical Center (DOCUMENTS)
• Destin man charged after fleeing rollover wreck
• EDITORIAL: Hurlburt, Eglin and Hollywood
• Report: Child too bruised from beating to sit in school
• NWF State’s sundial is intended to marry art and science (DOCUMENT)
• Eighth Honor Flight to take off Thursday (PHOTOS)
• NW Fla. will rebound from recession faster than rest of U.S., economist says
• HOMECOMING: Families reunite at Hurlburt (VIDEO, PHOTO GALLERY)
• Okaloosa debit card program ready for a second try
• 'Boss Hog' charged after man gets shot, drives to KFC (MUG)
• Bicyclist from Gulf Breeze struck by pickup truck, killed
• Man faces arson charges in back-to-back fires at own home
• FWB man dies 4 days after motorcycle wreck
• Restaurant safe theft a mystery
• HOMECOMING: 'You can't get that time back' (VIDEO, PHOTO GALLERY)
• UPDATED: Schemers or honest bonus earners? (PHOTO GALLERY, DOCUMENTS)
• Val-P retains lawyer; F-35 hearings set (DOCUMENTS)
• Charred remains won’t linger at Sandestin Hilton (PHOTO GALLERIES)
• FWB man: I shredded the winning Lottery ticket
• Family, Hurlburt mourning lost airman
• Jury selected in S.O. employees’ trial (DOCUMENTS)
• Two injured in Denton Boulevard wreck (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Man robs local bingo hall
• Motorcyclist avoids injury in Eglin Parkway wreck
• Shelter House Volunteer Newsletter - October 2010
• Fishermen rescued 13 hours after boat capsizes (PHOTOS)
• Shelter House News - October 2010
• Man charged with sexual battery on child under his care (MUG)
• FWB woman wins Lotto, splits share 8 ways
• Man gets traffic citation in Niceville woman’s death
• Mother remains in jail in kidnapping of her daughter
• Man charged with DUI after wreck, woman in serious condition
• Man cites Bible, hits child with wooden rod
• Crestview man charged with 25 counts of child porn possession
• EDITORIAL: Sheriff: 'No excuse' for jail blunder
• Hit-and-run of woman in wheelchair leads to fugitive arrest
• Local pets are blessed in annual ceremony (PHOTO GALLERIES)
• Man ejected from motorcycle in Hwy. 98 wreck
• It'll be Marley and Me for Liza Jackson 4th-grader as school allows dog in class (VIDEO)
• Parker officials say there were no signs before slaying
• Shelter House Receives Part Of $3 Million Nationwide Grant From The Mary Kay Foundation...
• Mother accused of kidnapping girl, 3
• Two arrested after fatal motel shooting
• Man who shot self, daughter's boyfriend in good condition
• EPA: Pending federal water rule could cost Crestview $32 million
• Sheriff’s employees’ racketeering trial begins Monday
• Parker Officer: 'I snapped'
• Police officer charged with murder
• Expert offers bear facts
• Eglin's future is bright
• Lawmen: Man shoots daughter’s boyfriend, shoots himself
• NAACP, tea party members come together for One Nation rally (PHOTOS)
• Hurricane Opal: 15 years later (NOW AND THEN PHOTOS)
• WENDY VICTORA: If neighbors can spend BP funds, why can’t Okaloosa?
• Girl's remains found in storage unit await ID, case not considered homicide
• Town aims to block 'Redneck Riviera' TV show
• Laurel Hill woman dies after crashing minivan into pine tree
• ACLU calls for dismissal of second Santa Rosa school prayer lawsuit (DOCUMENT)
• BP exec offers 'sincerest apologies' to charter boat captains (PHOTO GALLERIES)
• Cockatoo causes Destin to consider noise ordinance change (PHOTO)
• Woman convicted of leaving Baby Shannon in box
• Bank of America delays foreclosures in Fla., 22 other states
• Walton County's Muscogee Nation still fighting for tribal recognition (PHOTOS)
• Search for girl leads to remains at storage unit
• Champ's owner charged with animal abuse (VIDEO, PHOTO GALLERY)
• Local man finalist in contest to live in museum (VIDEO)
• Air Force names replacement for Davis at Eglin (DOCUMENT)
• School districts keep tabs class sizes as amendment takes effect (DOCUMENT)
• Destin Fishing Rodeo sets sail
• Locals shoot indie film 'The Last Ghost Tour'
• AFSOC combat controller killed in Afghanistan (PHOTOS)
• Combat controller killed in action: 'He would not have chosen another way to die' (PHOTOS)
• Johnny Appleseed pays a visit to Bob Sikes (PHOTOS)
• Inmate escapes, captured near middle school
• Man gets 20 years for sex with minor, child pornography
• Deputy wounded in motel shooting on the mend
• Man sought after fleeing fatal crash
• NWF State starts firefighting program
• Baker takes the stand in Baby Shannon trial
• Airmen show Miami Heat how to load bombs (PHOTO GALLERY, VIDEO)
• Sheriff admits fault in wrongful cocaine arrest, is 'deeply sorry' (DOCUMENT)
• Testimony: 'We thought that the child was dead'
• Autistic boy's family speaks out against child's arrest
• Troopers misidentify victim in fatal crash
• Teen baits record gator, nearly 13 feet
• Dump truck catches fire, $100,000 estimated in damages (PHOTOS)
• EDITORIAL: Another botched Gulf crisis
• LeBron James' manager: Race a factor in media coverage of his move to Miami Heat
• UPDATED: U.S. 98 reopened after axle falls off moving van (PHOTOS)
• Attorney R. Scott Whitehead gets additional jail time
• PHOTO GALLERY: The dedication of Pope Field
• Driver flees after rear-ending bus, injuring 9 students
• Boy, 12, tries to save father who died while fishing
• DAY OF ACCIDENTS: Woman extricated from flipped SUV, man bicycles into car (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)
• TDC to try debit card program again
• Man killed, deputy shot in motel meth lab shootout
• Water quality poor at four local parks
• King James starts his reign for the Heat (PHOTO GALLERIES, VIDEOS)
• Cox Communications customers without service
• Gaetz enters diabetes dog debate (VIDEO)
• Football field at Meigs to be dedicated to the late Paul Pope (PHOTOS)
• Hurlburt honors Senior Airman Daniel Sanchez at memorial service (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
• Bobcat erupts in flames (PHOTOS)
• Attorneys: Teens charged in Pitcock murder shouldn't face life without parole (PHOTOS)
• 4 fires ignite in Mary Esther park over 8 days, believed to be started by people
• Man convicted of neglecting horses (PHOTOS)
• MIAMI HEAT AT HURLBURT: Media throng gets peek at first practice (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
• Charlie Morris deposition released as Coup, Yacks, Norris trial nears (TRANSCRIPTS)
• FWB declares Landmark Center project in default
• New Walton County middle school under construction (PHOTOS, DOCUMENT)
• Shooting injures man and child
• Father testifies at Baby Shannon trial, says he tried to be a good dad (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Authorities release name of man struck, killed by train
• Winning Lotto ticket still unclaimed
• Chase ends with officer fighting to save his life
• Stove-top breakfast catches fire, causes extensive damage
• DISPATCH: Man is 'trying to get naked' in front of school (PHOTOS)
• Transformers 3 filming at airport, Hurlburt Field (PHOTOS)
• Tropical depression forms near Cuba, aims for South Florida
• Local attorney disbarred over letters to landlords (DOCUMENT)
• Man gets 40 years for three BUI deaths (CRASH REPORT, PHOTOS)
• Local woman suffering from mysterious illness hospitalized during vacation to Barcelona
• Shelter House and Ronald McDonald House Present Purse Auction
• UPDATED: Man robs Beach Community Bank, at large (PHOTOS)
• Miami Heat get a warm reception at Eglin (PHOTO GALLERIES)
• Attacks on homeless will be hate crimes in Florida
• More details released on Allentown homicides
• Jury seated at Baby Shannon trial; testimony starts Tuesday
• 'He was kind of a loner,' investigation continues on slaying
• EDITORIAL: Okaloosa's debit card debacle
• 1944 murder remains unsolved
• WCSO investigating Sunday death of deputy
• FLYING HIGH THROUGH HISTORY: Pioneer parasailers remember the trials and triumphs of a Destin indust
• Santa Rosa deputy recovering after patrol car flips twice
• Investigators continue to look for suspect in double homicide (PHOTOS)
• Investigators release information about death of Walton County deputy
• Bruner gets jail time for assaulting accountant
• Local vet's 'World War II Fighter-Bomber Pilot' recounts history of strafing (PHOTO
• 1 killed in head-on crash
• Girl’s best friend: Dog detects low blood sugar (VIDEO)
• Police: 'This is a heinous crime and we will work tirelessly to solve it'
• THE AMERICAN DREAM: From snack bar to Fudpucker’s
• Okaloosa to expand dental services for needy children
• Sculpture honors family's contribution to Crestview's library
• New EPA rule draws protests
• NAACP plans local One Nation Working Together event (DOCUMENT)
• Poll shows Rubio leading by 12 points over Crist
• Crestview adopts budget, retains property tax rate
• 'Herbal' shop in Destin offers 'legal options' instead of cannabis
• Man dies at Washington County triathlon
• WENDY VICTORA: We would do well to live like Daniel Sanchez
• GUIDE: Get the lowdown on the 6 proposed state amendments
• Standoff ends in 2 arrests after door blocked with furniture
• Dog Daze descends on FWB, Chihuahua wins Pet of the Year (PHOTO GALLERIES)
• Elephants, babies, dinosaurs carved at Sand Sculpting Festival (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
• Destin man charged after striking cyclist (PHOTO GALLERY, INCIDENT REPORT)
• PHOTO GALLERY: Daily News reader captures images of massive vehicle fire
• ResortQuest to be sold to world's largest vacation rental business
• Ex-YMCA counselor sentenced for child sex crimes
• FWB man gets life sentence for armed break-in of ex-girlfriend's home (MUG)
• Missing woman found, reunited with family (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Hurlburt seeks to corral media stampede over Miami Heat (PHOTOS)
• Man charged with DUI with serious injury after fleeing wreck on foot
• Man, woman found shot on roadside in Allentown were to marry this month
• Car rolls over, pickup slams into semi on I-10 (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Local man hopes to increase awareness of prostate cancer
• Man charged with vehicular manslaughter after passenger's death in Destin wreck
• Senior Airman killed in Afghanistan laid to rest, 100 Hurlburt airmen on hand (PHOTOS)
• Hurlburt Field prepares to host LeBron, Miami Heat (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Former Niceville track star places third in high-heel race
• McLemore appointed as Mary Esther mayor
• $29 million Lotto ticket sold at local store, still unclaimed
• UPDATED: Mentally disabled woman missing, no foul play suspected (DOCUMENT)
• Hit-and-run wreck sends 4 to hospital
• Two bodies found along roadway in Santa Rosa County
• Driver falls asleep, causes crash (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Duke or Eglin Main?: Air Force narrows Eglin's list of F-35 runway choices (DOCUMENTS)
• Disbarred lawyer having trouble hiring an attorney
• TDC cancels debit card program, may have to give $750k back to BP
• Man charged in newborn's death
• Gay community center opens today
• Jury finds man guilty in shooting
• UPDATED: Plane makes emergency landing on beach (PHOTOS)
• Lionfish found off Pensacola Beach threatens Florida (PHOTOS)
• Arson suspect Miller deemed unfit to stand trial
• New program offers students options not found in traditional schools (PHOTOS)
• World War II aviator recalls POW experience (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Sand sculptors to compete at BP-funded festival on Navarre Beach
• Crestview High marching band to march in Rose Bowl Parade
• Driver overturns SUV, ejected, critically injured
• Gays in Florida free to adopt as appeals court overturns ban
• No arrests in double homicide
• Hunt is on for man who robbed pharmacy
• EDITORIAL: A bitter pill for Sheriff Spooner
• Deputy recovering after shooting self in knee (INCIDENT REPORT)
• Miami Heat to pay for on-base lodging at Hurlburt, use gym for free
• Hurlburt airmen to attend slain airman's funeral in El Paso (PHOTOS)
• Okaloosa approves 2011 budget, property tax rate holds (DOCUMENT)
• 7-year-old's boating skills may have saved grandpa
• Memorial service set for fallen Hurlburt airman
• Fla. education board scolds FCAT contractor for late scores
• School bus rear-ended in 3-car wreck
• Vehicle crashes into building, takes off; Owner offers reward (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Woman found drunk, charged with child neglect, 6-year-old wielded cordless drill
• Former Niceville City Clerk George Ireland dies
• DeFuniak Springs man charged with first-degree murder to stand trial Nov. 22
• Former Walton County sheriff's deputy pleads not guilty to child neglect
• ‘Girls Gone Wild' founder faces default judgement
• Woman slashed, husband asleep in blood-splattered condo
• Two women slain in home
• Ruling: Trooper shooting justified
• DMV closing its driver license office in Fort Walton Beach (DOCUMENT)
• Senate set to take up repeal of ban on gays in military
• ACLU challenges Santa Rosa sheriff on inmate postcard restriction
• Highway 20 closed, fire contained
• UPDATE: Names released of driver and bicyclist from Monday wreck
• Police look for vending machine burglars
• Man arrested after lawmen mistake heart medicine for cocaine
• Hurlburt airman killed in firefight led selfless, fearless life (PHOTO)
• UPDATE: Shotgun-wielding man shoots at ex-wife, flees from deputy (DOCUMENT)
• 'No more wheeling for you, Bill' (PHOTOS)
• Lynyrd Skynyrd's namesake, Leonard Skinner, dies at age 77
• Local sextuplet dad resists arrest, threatens wife (PHOTO GALLERY)
• One killed, 2 badly hurt in 3-vehicle crash
• Baker woman arrested for multiple burglaries (MUG)
• North Okaloosa Medical Center names new CEO
• Two women found shot to death in Pensacola; third woman detained
• Sexual predator sentenced to 20 years prison (MUG)
• UPDATE: Driver hits townhouse while fleeing from police (PHOTO GALLERY)
• FSU student who shot himself in apparent accident dies
• Author to speak at Starfish Charity Gala
• Crestview awards animal control contract to PAWS
• Destin looks to improve pedestrian safety along U.S. 98
• Pedestrian killed in Hwy. 98 crash
• BREAKING NEWS: Hurlburt Airman shot, killed during combat in Afghanistan
• A HOT TIME: Volunteer firefighters get free training at NWF State College (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
• Demolition of the Garnier’s wastewater treatment plant could begin in January
• Big money is on the line in the annual Destin Fishing Rodeo
• WENDY VICTORA: Conservation vs. AC: How cool is it?
• Man faces mandatory life sentence after robbery conviction
• Woman to protest the treatment of farm animals with march
• GOP audit notes Sansom’s spending: $8,000 in flowers (DOCUMENT)
• Mustang makes U-turn into motorcycle on U.S. 98, cyclist seriously injured
• Man convicted of aggravated assault on an officer
• Boom 'out of sight, out of mind' as Destin waits for removal
• Authorities find 36 dead alligators in truck
• BP's oil well near death, but disaster is not over
• Arson victim: 'It has been absolutely incredible'
• Man gets 18 months for starving puppy
• UPDATED: Man shot in FWB during attempted robbery
• CHUCK BOLTON: From Santa Claus to Senate candidate
• Shalimar man pleads guilty to traveling abroad for sex with minors (INDICTMENT)
• UPDATED: Family of 5 injured in U.S. 98 rollover wreck, father seriously injured (PHOTOS)
• Local POW/MIA ceremony marks national day of recognition (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
• Destin blessed with Christian mega store
• Bicyclist hit by Jeep, seriously injured
• Audit: Crist, ex-GOP chairman partied, vacationed on the party's tab
• Three bears found Thursday night, hit by vehicles
• City puts cost of Quran-burning security at $200,000, sends bill to church
• Air Force to lengthen deployments
• Mary Esther Mayor Chuck Bolton dies (PHOTO)
• UPDATED: Eglin airman killed in Iraq while disposing of captured bombs
• John Arthur to face tougher charge in Alayna Bowman's death (PHOTOS, REPORTS)
• UPDATE: 'Car surfing' teen still in serious condition, driver cited (PHOTOS)
• Some students opt to take classes over the Internet rather than attend school
• Milton contractor killed in Afghanistan
• Police believe Niceville baby drowned, investigation continues (INCIDENT REPORT)
• Woman drives into Wendy's, injures customer (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Man shot, killed in Holmes County
• Police await DNA results from Apalachicola rapes
• Tar balls continue to wash up on Pensacola Beach
• Pilot who tried to fake death pleads guilty to fraud
• Ret. Col. fights to bring daughter to officers dinner: 'It’s just gender discrimination&#
• Man found dead in DeFuniak Springs, police investigating
• Nude woman poses problem for police (MUG)
• Teen seriously injured while 'car surfing,' flown to hospital (PHOTO GALLERY)
• TOURISM ISN'T ENOUGH: Region should diversify economy, experts say
• Local 'Millionaire' contestant takes gamble
• FWB city attorney search narrows
• Local students decorate toys for International Day of Peace (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Investigators: Fire at deputy's house could be arson
• Accidents back up traffic on U.S. 98
• Crestview men charged with sexual battery on drunk minor
• 3 wrecks, stalled vehicle snarl Gulf Breeze traffic
• Second defendant in Qualls burglaries gets sentence cut (ARREST REPORTS)
• Woman who fled fatal accident in 2006 arrested again, charged with DUI (DOCUMENT)
• Tar balls and weathered oil stain Santa Rosa Sound
• Woman with terminal cancer goes parasailing before it’s too late (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
• Man who tried to fake death in Milton plane crash pleads guilty to fraud (PHOTO GALLERY)
• BP shutting down Florida's Vessels of Opportunity
• SAND TIME: Dredging begins on Holiday Isle (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Ex-firefighter gets probation in contracting thefts
• Milton man charged with child pornography (MUG)
• Report on trooper shooting could be released soon
• One dead, three injured in traffic crash
• Driver kills himself during traffic stop
• DEPUTIES: Dogs died with no food, water
• Walton takes closer look at employee insurance
• Force support squadron aims to please, adapt
• Crestview man charged with child molestation
• Man charged with stalking ex for 'ruining his life'
• Okaloosa schools pass budget
• One seriously burned in trailer fire
• Fire destroys Milton home, children flee blaze (PHOTOS)
• Pontoon rental business makes Elks lodge on Okaloosa Island even more desirable
• Okaloosa veterans services to get a new home
• Mystery couple at local restaurant sought
• Trading a ride for a poker run: Emerald Coast HOG fundraiser makes changes (PHOTO GALLERIES)
• Fisherman spots dolphin calf tangled in line, dragging weights
• Hurricane Igor Could Become Category 5 Storm (STORM TRACKER, VIDEO)
• Two alleged sex offenders taken into custody
• Algae excess a disappointment for beachgoers
• Man arrested after swinging shovel at relative
• Thieves steal candy, pickles from Little League stand
• Lawmen: Man fled accident, kicked, spat on deputy, Tased (PHOTOS)
• Tea party to 'strive for five' 2011 city council candidates
• The Air Force’s new PT initiative means more tests, fewer loopholes
• Crestview proposal to trade animal control service for PAWS sparks debate
• School board to address budget Monday
• New tropical depression forms off Africa (STORM TRACKER)
• State GOP considers lawsuit against Crist
• 3-year-old child struck by SUV, taken to hospital
• Destinites remember slain strip club owner (PHOTO)
• WENDY VICTORA: Animal services outstrip help for the homeless
• 'A new reality:' Effects of DUI wrecks long-lasting
• Police report criticizes school district response after 5-year-old went briefly missing
• Tea party event, business expo held on 9/11 anniversary (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Legislators: BP claims process no easier (DOCUMENT)
• Daily News property on the market (PHOTOS)
• Fire destroys Niceville home's garage after resident parks motorcycle (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Drug task force delivers 7 pounds of pot to man’s home, arrests him (PHOTOS)
• Ex-undersheriff’s son arrested again, charged with violating domestic injunction
• Texas family searches for local relatives of WW2 veteran to pass along Purple Heart
• CRAB ISLAND 360: As party ends, the revelry goes airborne (PHOTO GALLERIES)
• Trial set for FWB man charged in father’s dragging death (MUG)
• Suspect arrested in strip club owner's shooting death
• Okaloosa budget gets initial approval (DOCUMENT)
• Camp Rudder to be represented at funeral of soldier who died in Afghanistan
• Horse’s condition sparks outcry; Two judges rejected warrants for owner's arrest (VIDEO,
• Ribbon cut for Fisher House
• Grace Rides wins $50,000 grant
• Pre-trial date set for suspect in baby Shannon kidnapping
• High speed chase ends in crash; driver arrested with cocaine, marijuana
• Illegal immigrant wanted in Walton County for child sex crime arrested
• DeFuniak Police officer cited in traffic crash, will be disciplined
• Pace High Stadium will not bear controversial principal's name
• Judge to weigh arguments in child rape case
• Bike is back with its owner
• Obama opposes Quran burning; Arabs torch U.S. flag, threaten 'destruction of America'
• Child left; bus driver suspended
• 'Lil Man' captured, charged with shooting missile
• Okaloosa will use BP funds to give tourists $200 debit cards
• FWB City Council votes to raise property tax rate
• Santa Rosa Beach to celebrate 100 years this weekend
• Florida minister cancels Quran burning, says mosque relocated away from Ground Zero
• Niceville man to appear on ‘Millionaire’ (PHOTOS)
• 2 flee after truck stopped towing stolen trailer (MUGS)
• Man on probation caught with ‘shake and bake’ meth lab (MUG)
• Goodyear demonstrates its new winter tires at the McKinley Climatic Lab (PHOTOS)
• Two workers checked after exposure to acid
• Woman accused of poisoning husband's chocolate pie faces additional charges
• Deputies' family recovering after fire destroys home (PHOTO GALLERY)
• 11-year-old hit by car, listed in critical condition
• Man sentenced to 50 years in mobile home park slaying
• EDITORIAL: The coast's long wait for help
• Cristie Kedroski named to head NWF State College Foundation (DOCUMENT)
• Murder trial set for DeFuniak Springs woman accused of shooting friend in face (DOCUMENT)
• Tea Party members say FWB hasn’t done enough to cut costs for next year
• 6-year-old saves man's life by throwing him a life jacket (PHOTO)
• Children from Youth Village plant vegetables to learn about healthy eating (PHOTOS)
• Okaloosa restores funds for bus service (DOCUMENT)
• Man who tried to rob Exxon station, left empty-handed arrested (PHOTOS)
• 'Lil Man' wanted for shooting into friend's pickup truck (MUGS)
• Court reverses accused child murderer's conviction
• Deputy's house destroyed in fire, total loss (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Police: 'Distracted' driver involved in two-car wreck (DOCUMENT)
• Man who fought for Destin strip club shot outside Atlanta club
• Passenger charged with carrying concealed weapon in airport
• Man sentenced to life in prison for 2008 murder
• Niceville man chalks up 47th arrest
• Walton undersheriff Chapman demoted to major after son's arrest, release (LETTER)
• Crestview police searching for armed robbery suspects (PHOTOS)
• See photos of Hurlburt's 16th Aircraft Maintenance homecoming
• 84-year-old woman among survivors of apartment complex fire (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
• Church burglar leaves ATM receipt at scene, 3 found and arrested (PHOTO GALLERY)
• USPS delivers 5 pounds of pot to woman’s home, lawmen arrest her (PHOTOS)
• Fort Walton Beach Residents are Facing Foreclosure. The NFCC Can Help.
• UWF to test for oil on local beaches
• EDITORIAL: Legislature won't toil over oil
• Facebook photos lead to arrest of illegal hunters
• Hurricane watch issued for coasts of Mexico, Texas
• Man in critical condition after being hit by train
• Man calls 911 after cat attack
• 2 injured when parasail tether detaches from boat
• Customer's bike accidentally sold at estate sale
• Names released in Crestview rollover wreck (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Former FWB resident starts beer business
• Family of 10 gets a home addition
• Sunshine Aero expanding operations
• Six airmen charged with breach of peace for bar room brawl
• BP workers clean tar balls, sea slugs off Walton's beaches
• Crowd packs conference center for annual Greek Festival (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Life's different for teen who nearly drowned two years ago (PHOTO)
• WENDY VICTORA: Playgrounds aren’t what they used to be
• Company forges ahead after owner's death in T-6 plane crash (PHOTOS)
• Authorities seek gunmen after home invasion
• More depositions released in sheriff’s racketeering case (DEPOSITIONS)
• Okaloosa plans to reduce contributions to nonprofits
• Charges mount in Billings slayings
• 2 injured in 3-car wreck (PHOTO GALLERY)
• EGLIN IN THE AUGHTS: A decade of war and growth
• Crestview man killed in motorcycle wreck
• Son recalls father who died after Eglin drone crashed into car
• Man admits to watering 33 pot plants near his property, arrested (PHOTOS)
• One flown to hospital after rollover wreck in Crestview (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Fire destroys room at Dolphin Inn in FWB (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Power restored to Mary Esther Cut-off
• Got plans for this weekend? See what's going on in the area (LIST)
• Greek church burglarized twice in two weeks (REPORTS)
• State Road 285 to be closed for up to three hours Saturday
• One dead following rollover wreck in Holt
• Shelter House Volunteer Newsletter - September 2010
• Light fixture sparks attic fire at Crestview home
• Commissioners to consider eliminating bus routes (DOCUMENT)
• Weather, tourism looking up for Labor Day
• City Facilities Close For Labor Day Holiday
• Crestview makes deep budget cuts to avoid raising property tax
• Barnhill's demolished, makes way for Taco Bell (PHOTO GALLERY, VIDEO)
• Woman rattled after man leaves racial slur on her windshield
• New recycling machine proves popular at NWF State College (DOCUMENT)
• Researcher: Beachside memorials would warn swimmers of dangerous surf
• Horse with encephalitis confirmed in Walton County
• UPDATE: Man broke into woman’s Seagrove Beach villa, sexually assaulted her
• Walton County undersheriff 's son arrested, gets early hearing at jail
• Officials looking for family of man killed by train
• Gonzalez's lawyer wants off Billings murder case
• Search for missing diver will resume after Labor Day
• Man sentenced in '93 murder of 14-year-old
• Pace man found guilty on child molestation charges
• 7 pounds of marijuana seized, valued at $6,000 per pound
• FWC bans fox penning (VIDEO, PHOTOS, DOCUMENT)
• Off-base shopping complex nixed for financial reasons
• New 96th Air Base Wing commander says pace is quicker at Eglin than at Pentagon
• Sexual predator confined indefinitely to treatment facility (MUG)
• Charge: Mexican restaurant owner faked his own death
• Two meth labs destroyed, four arrested
• Jittery East Coast residents brace for Earl's impact (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
• Rash of counterfeit bills hits DeFuniak Springs
• Investigation continues in infant’s death
• UPDATE: Eglin's 'suspicious package' wasn't a bomb, evacuated buildings reopened
• Couple dies days apart: 'Even in death they stayed together' (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Forever 21 to open at Destin Commons
• HOG rally coming to Destin: We're a very 'family-oriented' organization
• Destin man sentenced to 25 years for real estate scam (MUG)
• Man caught showering naked with underage teen, charged with sex crime (MUG)
• One seriously injured in 4-car pileup on U.S. 98 in Navarre
• Man survives shark bite, plane crash, heart attack, gun shot
• YEAH BOY!: Flava Flav to bring down the house at Club Overboard (PHOTOS)
• Woman staying at Seagrove Beach rental was victim of sex crime, lawmen say
• 24 students can use 4 computers simultaneously at Mary Esther Elementary
• Vandals damage $10,000 in Okaloosa County equipment
• Former Ranger instructor at Camp Rudder killed in Afghanistan (VIDEO)
• Missing diver was training to teach at Destin's SCUBA tech
• Sheriff's Office scandal: Read the official depositions
• City Of Fort Walton Beach Weekly Review - August 20, 2010
• A strange sight: Daily News reader photographs albino raccoon (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Hurricane Earl now a Category 4, threatens East Coast; Tropical Storm Fiona forms (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Former airman faces decades in prison (MUG)
• Ashley asks court to dismiss lawsuit (DOCUMENTS)
• Associate teachers will not be used in Walton County this year
• FWB city attorney moving to Bay County (DOCUMENT)
• Airport visitors down so far this year (DOCUMENT)
• Woman gave birth in FWB days after she fled Hurricane Katrina (PHOTOS)
• Nine arrested, six at large in 'high-level' drug dealing investigation (MUGS)
• Two burned, house damaged in meth explosion, child turned over to DCF
• Obama declares U.S. combat mission in Iraq over
• School districts scramble to meet class-size requirements that take effect Oct. 1 (DOCUMENTS)
• Shalimar man pleads guilty to production of child porn (MUG, INDICTMENT)
• Child porn suspect's trial set to begin
• Navarre man charged with sexual assault on minor (MUG)
• 9-year-old critically injured in crash
• Man receives Purple Heart 40 years after injuries in Vietnam
• Lightning damages Navarre Beach home (PHOTOS)
• Sexual predator sentenced to 60 years in prison
• EDITORIAL: A vote for religious liberty
• 5 injured in Sunday wreck
• Powwow in the running for Pepsi Refresh Project (VIDEO)
• New affordable housing: Palm Village sprouts from foreclosure (PHOTOS)
• Shops, museums see large numbers of visitors during wet weekend
• Soldier's name to remain on memorial wall (DOCUMENT)
• Dollar General coming to Laurel Hill
• Okaloosa Transit service on the chopping block
• Investor buys Uptown Corners
• UPDATE: Family members of gunshot victim receive answers
• Archaeological Excavation At Heritage Park
• Dirt! The Movie Screening At HPCC
• WENDY VICTORA: High schools’ 7 a.m. start will be tough to put to bed
• Hurricane Earl barrels toward eastern Caribbean
• Winds of change: Katrina evacuee's journey ends on his tiki hut in Crab Island (PHOTO GALLERIES
• BP reverses, admits there's oil in local waters
• ‘Skeeter hawks’ keep mosquitoes at bay
• Rain fails to dampen Armed Forces Appreciation Day (PHOTO GALLERY)
• From Guadalajara to Baker: Teacher spices up Spanish class with stories from Mexico
• Man dies after losing control of car on I-10 in Milton
• UPDATE: Santa Rosa Beach shooting victim ID’d; no foul play suspected
• Santa Rosa teachers union files lawsuit over social media policy
• Daylong binge led to fatal hit-run, friend says
• Obama: Iraq war is ending, Baghdad to chart future
• Man charged with impersonating officer said he was with Homeland Security (MUG)
• Basset hound found after wandering for three days on Eglin
• Seaman who died in East Pass to be honored with monument
• Former Crestview police officer begins sentence on retail theft charge
• School prayer ruling delays lawsuit (DOCUMENT)
• Soldier’s name could be removed from EOD memorial wall
• State: Keep man jailed in a fatal hit and run
• Pet viper bite victim charged with wildlife law violations
• Former Negro League players visit area, share tales (PHOTOS)
• 'Bull' Rigdon tapped for FWB council seat
• C.H. 'Bull' Rigdon Appointed to City Council
• Stephen Baldwin to bring Thunder Response Team to Walton County (PHOTOS)
• PHOTO GALLERY: Pickup truck smashes into SUV, one injured
• Mentally ill man shoots up neighborhood (MUG)
• BREAKING: Lawmen investigating dead body in Santa Rosa Beach
• Suspects sought in several robberies
• 'ARTISTIC DIFFERENCES:' Jones & Co. split after more than two decades
• Hurricane Danielle strengthens in Atlantic, Tropical Storm Earl forms
• PHOTO GALLERY: Car crashes through window tinting business' wall
• Body of prisoner transport van driver found in river (PHOTOS)
• Trial set for Gulf Breeze man who tortured, killed family dog (MUG)
• Man shot at DeFuniak Springs home; Police investigating
• Ashley on decisive victory in sheriff primary: 'A very humbling experience' (PHOTOS)
• Santa Rosa Sheriff's Office getting up to 20 new vehicles
• New Uptown Shopping District committee planning several events
• Sheriff's Office looking for suspect in 'execution-style' shooting
• Armed Forces Appreciation Day set for Saturday (SCHEDULE)
• Kentucky man drowns in gulf
• Lifeguards begin to disappear as tourist season wanes (PHOTOS)
• Baby dies in Niceville bathtub incident (INCIDENT REPORT)
• Local tar balls find their way onto eBay
• Kentucky man in critical condition after being pulled from Gulf
• Baby's death still under investigation; police not talking
• Voter discontent propels Jim Melvin over Gordon Goodin in Santa Rosa
• Parisot, Amunds win Okaloosa commission primaries
• Sales tax for Okaloosa schools rejected; incumbent, challenger win board seats
• Scott wins bruising campaign for GOP governor nominee
• PHOTO GALLERY: BMW, pickup truck collide, one taken to hospital
• Ashley easily wins Okaloosa sheriff’s primary (PHOTOS)
• Rick Scott overcomes outsider status, wins Okaloosa, Walton and Santa Rosa
• FHP: Driver identified, arrested in fatal hit and run
• Evening fire damages DeFuniak Springs home
• Crestview man charged with lewd and lascivious, apologizes to victim
• UPDATED: Police investigating baby's drowning death (DOCUMENT)
• Boy walking to bus is attacked by dog
• Fisher House nears completion
• Air conditioning installed in PAWS’ adoption wing
• Weekend storms ignite two house fires in South Walton
• Today’s it: election day
• Willie Nelson to headline DeLuna Fest's free day
• Lawmen: Freeport man breaks man’s teeth with bat, steals pills (MUGS)
• Judge sets hearing in Ates case; Man charged in wife's 1991 killing
• 6 P.M. UPDATE: Lawmen suspend search for van driver's body (PHOTOS)
• Resident shot during home invasion, suspects flee
• Panhandling down but not out (FILE VIDEO)
• Man shot in back, no suspect in custody
• One dead after hit and run crash
• Search continues for diver missing at Vortex Springs
• Florida wins Race to the Top funds
• Danielle becomes hurricane but poses no threat to land
• Landmark developers hope for hotel
• Saturday offers festive chance to celebrate military
• UPDATED: Tiger Woods divorce finalized in Bay County (VIDEO)
• Woman stabbed repeatedly, found on road Monday morning
• Lost in the mail: Wrong woman signs for $5,000 ring
• Church files injunction against Santa Rosa sheriff
• A little piece of Destin buried with fallen Marine
• Man stabbed at Midget's Lounge
• Park to be named after Don Stillwell
• Marina request for Pointe Beach and Yacht Club tabled
• County commission races raise pressure
• Innocent charged with child abuse
• Report: Destin doctor charged in patient's deaths tried to suffocate wife
• WENDY VICTORA: Friends’ college-bound kids make me think of the day to come
• Remembering the Challenger: Choctaw teacher to speak at NASA ceremony (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Okaloosa to vote on sheriff’s race and sales tax referendum in Tuesday's primary election
• FAA starts considering private space travel rules
• Women robbed at gunpoint outside newspaper building
• Hurlburt wife starts school supply drive for kids in Afghanistan
• Clean Coast Music and Arts Fest at HarborWalk Village - live feed
• Gov't: 23K workers affected by gulf oil drill ban
• Deputies look for 'Chicago' in shooting
• Gubernatorial candidates hit the Panhandle today
• WASTED AWAY AGAIN AT BURRITOVILLE: Business booms at 3 a.m. for burrito stand
• AMERICAN DREAM: Measured growth early led TYBRIN Corp. to long-term success
• Tropical depression forms in the Atlantic
• Man found dead at store after 36 hours in truck
• Gaetz: Feinberg promises quick claims process for oil spill
• Fugitive found with meth lab (PHOTOS)
• Teens, man return to burglary scene while officers are present, arrested (MUGS)
• Sansom prosecutor Willie Meggs takes heat at misconduct hearing
• Dog back at shelter after owner struck by truck, killed (VIDEO)
• Local Domestic Violence Center Offers Women Economic Empowerment Classes
• Another stretch of SR 87 to be widened
• Santa Rosa school system 'defriending' social networking
• Driver falls asleep, Tahoe flips, 2 seriously injured
• Unemployment jumps in June
• Judge Patt Maney named Patriot of the Year by Purple Heart organization (PHOTOS)
• Walton appoints new EOC director
• 4 juveniles charged with ‘car hopping'
• Major study proves oil plume that's not going away
• Shooting under investigation
• Former congresswoman, presidential candidate speaks at Okaloosa Island
• Judge resumes hearing in Sansom corruption case
• Man, woman charged in multiple car burglaries
• State investigator: Jay Odom pushed for airport hangar
• Bruner trial underway; witness says he was pushed, punched
• Motorcyclist in serious condition after SR 87 wreck
• Deputies seek gunman
• 50 boating deaths in Fla. this year
• Last U.S. combat brigade leaves Iraq (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Tebow leaves practice
• Florida continues to trail nation in ACT scores
• Pilot makes emergency landing on Santa Rosa Island
• Officials to mull extending red snapper season
• Business owner sues Crestview police chief, major, alleges racism (DOCUMENT)
• Cash falls from man's 'buttocks area' during strip search
• Destin woman hosts rally supporting sales tax (DOCUMENT)
• Developers propose financing authority for proposed Hilton Hotel
• Rubio wows crowd at local GOP headquarters (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Candidate: Islam is against everything America stands for
• Researchers: More oil on sea floor than gov't estimates
• UPDATE: Airmen ID'd in Friday night's chase, crash, Eglin investigating (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)
• Council Approves FY 2010-2011 Budget/Tuesday’s Meeting Cancelled
• County wants slower speed in East Pass
• Local doctor sacrifices race to aid injured cyclist
• Woman gets 15 years for killing husband with hammer in 1995 (DOCUMENT)
• Country music star Vince Gill to perform free concert at Sandestin
• Fla. city denies permit for 9/11 Quran burning
• Fecal bacteria advisories issued at 3 local parks
• Destin captain meets with president, first lady
• Report reveals Walton EOC director Barker resigned after improper relationship
• Expect I-10 delays for overpass work
• Women accuse Fountain man of rape (MUG)
• Cat thrown from 16th-floor balcony, killed, reward offered
• Updated: Criminal complaint against sheriff's candidate Larry Ashley dismissed (VIDEOS, DOCUMEN
• Proposed FWB budget includes property tax hike
• Three Okaloosa stores cited for selling alcohol to minors
• Several Roadways To Be Repaved
• Arkansas woman fired for wearing Florida hat
• Pig becomes regular in Panama City neighborhood
• Deputy: Woman battered guests at brother's wedding (MUG)
• Chickens stressed, eggless after forced move
• Lynyrd Skynyrd rocks the beach (PHOTO GALLERY, VIDEO)
• Florida Marine killed in Afghanistan
• Early voter turnout indicates high interest
• Head-on collision sends one to hospital
• Florida man charged with driving lawnmower drunk
• Bruner declares his innocence, before his trial starts
• UPDATED: 96th Security Forces airmen crash during chase
• Santa Rosa native comes up just short at PGA Championship
• Is your dog or cat the Pet of the Year?
• Former councilman, Tea Party member nominated for FWB City Council
• City Of Fort Walton Beach Weekly Review - August 6, 2010
• Dive in, Mr. President; the water's fine (PHOTO GALLERY)
• OIL UPDATE: Storm brings oil to Walton beaches (PHOTOS)
• Crestview department heads propose $3 million in cuts
• Obamas' whirlwind trip ends with boat ride, ice cream (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Boaters play their hand at the Emerald Coast Poker Run (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Okaloosa needs more than 'Emerald Coast' brand, TDC director says
• Okaloosa’s largest school? Early figures say it’s Crestview High
• Man shoots himself at Destin Commons
• WENDY VICTORA: Did school start too early or is tax holiday too late?
• Sea turtle eggs moved from South Walton
• Glen Coffee to return to college: 'I'm stepping out on faith'
• Driver falls asleep, hits car head-on
• Supporters, protesters take to the streets as Obama visits
• Lynyrd Skynyrd has stayed true to its roots since the 1970s (VIDEO)
• Florala man crashes car into logging truck, critically injured
• Court upholds surgeon's 57-month drug sentence
• With BP spill under control, US looks at drill ban
• TRASH TALK: Destin may renegotiate Waste Management agreement
• Border Patrol agent has his eye on human smugglers
• Memorial set to honor Dr. Dan Delaney
• Okaloosa sheriff’s race enters home stretch: voters divided over Ashley
• Read the day's updates on Obama's visit
• Man rescued from surf during double-red flag conditions
• Man drowns trying to rescue son
• The Course Record-August/September Edition
• UPDATED: Obama looks to boost gulf tourism with family trip
• EDITORIAL: How to 'amp up' a tea party
• Crist's approval plunges
• Sales tax holiday under way for select items (DOCUMENT)
• Government to use drones for new hurricane study
• CIRCUIT JUDGE RACE: Flowers, Brooks top bar association survey (DOCUMENT)
• Autopsy report released on Destin woman's death
• One charged in slaying, one still sought
• Man identified who drowned saving son
• Oil impact signs coming off Okaloosa beaches
• Alabama sues BP over gulf oil spill
• FWB Medical Center withdraws trauma center request, will resubmit it later
• HPCC Seeking Volunteers for Haunted History Tours
• Joe Bruner taken into custody after trial date set
• UPDATED: Man falls 35 feet, flown to hospital in critical condition (PHOTOS)
• Mom to district officials: Why are kids cleaning toilets?
• Man who tried to fake death in East Milton plane crash pleads guilty to fraud
• Fort Walton Beach Police Department News - Barricaded Subject
• Charges pending in accident involving former mayor
• Two-vehicle wreck on U.S. Highway 98 ties up traffic
• Gates decision may affect JFIIT positions at Eglin (VIDEO)
• Bear hit on Interstate, 'hobbles' off (PHOTOS)
• Al Qualls' son gets probated sentence for $168,000 theft
• The 'subsidized' tourist: Local economist says BP should offset tourists' lodging cos
• Niceville says woman must remove family’s chickens from the city (VIDEO)
• Changes in store for JFIIT; 32 members to stay at Eglin (VIDEO)
• Rollover wreck near Duke Field sends one to hospital (PHOTOS)
• Man gunned down outside gas station
• Campus cop hit with abuse allegations
• EDITORIAL: Serving a different kind of tea
• Man who crushed deputy's sinus cavity sentenced to 15 years
• Harris memorial touts father’s and daughter's faith
• Storm warnings raised as tropical depression aims at northern Gulf Coast
• Federal waters off Florida reopened for fishing (DOCUMENT)
• Locals: BP’s breaking and running
• Body found on U.S. 29
• Owner’s illness leaves Baker and Lindsey struggling
• Freeport swimming pool to reopen
• Fecal pollution found at 4 local parks, advisories issued
• Monkeys give Twisted Palm Bar & Grill a needed gimmick, owner says (PHOTOS)
• Deputy-involved shooting probed
• UPDATED: 8-year-old seriously injured in ATV crash
• Accused child murderer has history of battery charges
• Man accused of abusing, killing child
• Sheriff candidates hold court at ballot-wide forum
• Woman solicits help in daughter's death
• Men sentenced in fraud-related cases
• Bed taxes show oil spill’s effect
• Businesses hopeful about second concert
• Santa Rosa Group pushes for scenic corridors
• FWB Golf Club to Host 1st Annual Labor Day Team Championship
• BREAKING NEWS: Man killed at Panama City church
• Irate airline worker cusses out passenger, grabs beer, slides out of plane (VIDEO, POLL)
• Fatal stabbing was likely self-defense, officials say
• Meteorologist: They're watching it very closely
• Man shot in head by armed robber
• Crabs provide evidence oil tainting Gulf food web (PHOTOS)
• FHP: Alcohol a factor in fatal U.S. Highway 98 crash
• Early voting begins Monday
• Car hits power pole, one flown to hospital
• Administrator to leave Okaloosa County library co-op
• 2 police cars involved in crashes during chase
• A RICHER RODEO: Big money on the line as fishing tournament lands $70,000 grant
• Sales tax referendum nears; supporters, opponents line up (DOCUMENT)
• One dead, two critically injured in head-on collision
• 2 bolts of lightning strike 2 houses, cause 2 fires 2 miles apart
• BP: No claims to be paid in Florida for losses in May
• BREAKING: Apparent arson investigated at deputy’s house
• WENDY VICTORA: DoD website enters the 21st century
• Man found dead in vehicle after trying to drive to hospital
• Local school districts rank among best on FCAT
• Local shares ghost stories: 'I think that's what the ghosts want' (PHOTO GALLERY, VID
• 245 pot plants found in man's barn following traffic stop (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Muslim group: Boycott local Tea Party event (VIDEO, DOCUMENTS)
• Wreck leaves man with fractured vertebrae, police look for hit-and-run driver
• Responders to Gulf oil spill wrap up defining week
• Regulators may open federal waters, red snapper
• Oil spill: BP may drill it again
• Freeport residents bicycle from Oregon to Florida (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Nature, man take their toll on Navarre Beach (PHOTOS)
• Pace man dies after crashing through yard
• Walton County’s emergency director resigns
• FWB to try to fill another council seat
• Couple charged with neglect after child's arm fractures
• 5 sickened by Freon in Santa Rosa
• Reward offered in 2007 drowning death at Navarre Beach
• Teen charged in fire that destroyed Holmes County home
• BREAKING NEWS: Cement truck overturns, partially blocks PJ Adams (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Man indicted in cold case murder
• BP gives $7 million to Northwest Florida counties
• Freeport pool closed after Health Dept. finds milky white water, no chlorine
• Burned cheese blocks traffic on I-10 after semi trailer bursts into flames
• A-frame house catches fire, burns for 2 hours (PHOTOS)
• U.S. official visits Bay County to talk about oil spill effects, cleanup
• Missing deer head results in theft claim
• Obama family to vacation in Panama City
• Former Pace baseball player charged with sex crimes
• Former Sheriff’s Office reserve deputy arrested by SWAT team
• Forecasters say peak of hurricane season will be busy
• Prosecutor: No decision on sign charges until after election (VIDEO, DOCUMENT)
• Spend a night in the slammer: SRSO selling tickets to "jail break-in"
• Beach Boys looking unlikely for fall concert
• BP finishing 'static kill' by pumping cement down well (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
• Daily News readers take photos of yesterday's waterspout
• Local groups greet Army Special Forces soldiers and their families at Sandestin
• U.S. 98 resurfacing complete
• Judge reinstates Val-p man to Okaloosa Gas board (DOCUMENT)
• School Board candidates weigh life without sales tax at forum
• Robbery, carjacking suspect, 19, caught
• Man charged with molesting 2-year-old girl, 11-month-old boy
• Bomb threat called in at courthouse
• Happy Birthday, Mr. President
• Milton man killed in crash, passenger injured
• EDITORIAL: Okaloosa's $1.5 billion windfall
• Police respond to break-in, find naked intruder asleep on couch
• Volunteer firefighter credited with saving man's life
• One airlifted to hospital after near head-on collision (PHOTOS)
• Tearful family of Alayna Bowman vows to attend each Arthur hearing (PHOTOS, VIDEO, DOCUMENT)
• Walton man charged with murder, extradited (ARREST REPORT)
• FWB Library Now Offers iPhone and iPod App
• Fishermen upset about Vessels of Opportunity program
• Reserves will balance Okaloosa sheriff’s budget
• Okaloosa Commission candidates air views at forum
• Official: Boating accident victim in good condition
• Police charge transient with attempted murder
• Women Sailors: Pirates, Soldiers and Saviors at HPCC
• Pharmacist foils robbery by taking suspect's gun
• Walton County official charged with battery (ARREST REPORT, MUG)
• Suspect in Bowman death pleads not guilty
• Tropical Storm Colin not expected to affect Northwest Florida
• Charges pending in boathouse crash
• Lowe’s coming to Destin Commons
• Tax-free holiday for school supplies scheduled Aug. 13-15
• UPDATED: BP crews begin 'static kill' effort to shut down well (PHOTOS)
• Man who shot Chilean students found competent to stand trial (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
• City Of Fort Walton Beach Weekly Review - July 23, 2010
• Feeling hot, hot, hot: Sunday temp. reaches 101 degrees (PHOTOS)
• Gulf Breeze man admits mutilating, killing family dog
• BP ready to try 'static kill' method of permanently sealing oil well blowout
• Crooning Deputy: Lawman by day, country star by night
• Crews clean up 36-foot boat destroyed in fire (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Season's fourth tropical depression forms in Atlantic
• Gulf Breeze Zoo on the rebound
• Greeting the Green Berets: 600 soldiers, families will be welcomed at Sandestin
• Waters off Pensacola reopened to saltwater fishing
• Crestview committee wants city administrator
• Niceville motorcyclist ejected after hitting a tree
• Ebb tide at Crab Island: Regulars say oil spill has scared many away (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
• Man robs date at Olive Garden, spends her money at restaurant
• Motel evacuated; hazardous material units dispatched
• Dennis Rodman unhurt when Land Rover flips in Fla.
• BP 'carpet bombed the ocean ... and the Coast Guard allowed them to do it' (PHOTOS)
• Man confesses to cigarette theft
• Reorganization, technology, triumphs and tragedies: Eglin in the '90s
• School starts Thursday in Okaloosa, teachers scramble to get ready (DOCUMENT)
• WENDY VICTORA: Woman wants tougher DUI penalties
• Oil in the bayou? Coast Guard says substance isn't from Deepwater Horizon (PHOTOS)
• Suspect in 2-by-4 beating jailed (MUG)
• 36-foot boat destroyed in fire
• New Hispanic festival scheduled for October
• Learning from the oil spill: Okaloosa schools look to develop program
• 2 critically injured in I-10 rollover (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Local bingo owners arrested
• Chilean student, gunshot victim returns, recalls night of tragedy (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
• Art Exhibit on Display at FWB Library
• Local woman made two quilts used in the short film ‘Stained’
• Crestview's mayor defeats cancer (PHOTO)
• Destin captains turn to task force to save season
• Guards suspected of smuggling marijuana, cell phones into prison
• Search Warrant leads to drugs and gun
• Fisherman rescued in river
• Panama City State Attorney to oversee campaign sign theft investigation
• Smoking in bed results in total loss of mobile home (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Judicial center progresses (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Daily News: Spend $30 Friday
• BP to reimburse Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge
• Man critical after beating
• Dangerously hot: Extreme heat index prompts hazardous weather warning
• 'I wanted out' says man injured when he jumped from moving car
• Tyndall wins F-22 lottery (VIDEO, PHOTO GALLERY)
• BP's new CEO says it's time for a 'scaleback' of oil spill cleanup effort
• Local businesses get a boost from $30 on the 30th initiative
• ‘The Mississippi Boys’ busted with 140 grams cocaine, $14,000 cash in FWB (MUGS)
• Therapy on four hoofs: Grace Rides hopes to expand program for disabled children (VIDEO)
• Fatal wreck on U.S. 90
• Sex case sentencing set for Oct. 12
• Traffic stop leads to drug, prostitution, child neglect charges
• UPDATED: Tyndall getting additional F-22s, possibly 580 new jobs
• That's all folks: Air Force limits F-35s to 59 (VIDEO, PHOTOS, DOCUMENT)
• Sansom attorneys want prosecutor removed for 'vindictiveness'
• Burning trash sparks trailer fire in Santa Rosa Beach (PHOTOS)
• State oil spill task force asks BP for 'our seafood is safe' marketing money (VIDEO)
• Two men sought in home invasion, lawmen unsure if anything stolen
• Fire destroys Crestview home (PHOTO GALLERY)
• NWF State College touts vitality, environment and character (DOCUMENT)
• Governor Stone gets some TLC
• Two injured in I-10 rollover, traffic at a crawl (PHOTO GALLERY)
• DUI patrols to target Destin, Okaloosa Island Friday
• Woman crashes into cosmetics store (PHOTO GALLERY)
• 6-year-old drowns in swimming pool
• Investigators build case against murder suspect
• Man from Tuesday night shooting identified
• UPDATED: 9-year-old swimmer dies
• Perritt to announce campaign future
• HPCC to Offer Sunfeather Series Arts and Crafts Classes
• BP contractor to work out of Ocean City Elementary School (DOCUMENT)
• UPDATED: State house candidate arrested on drug trafficking, fraud charges (ARREST REPORT)
• Okaloosa backs off employee furlough proposal
• Val-p resident determined to see lawsuit through (DOCUMENT)
• Local Domestic Violence Center Offers Women Economic Empowerment Classes
• Labor Department sues Crestview ob-gyn (DOCUMENT)
• Possible head, neck injuries in north Okaloosa wreck (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Man shot, drives to KFC, flown to hospital
• Lawmen investigate candidate after political signs removed (VIDEO)
• UPDATED: State House hopeful to stay in race after drug trafficking, fraud charges (PHOTO, DOCUMENT)
• School district reaches agreement with Embry Riddle Worldwide
• Tar balls found in Choctawhatchee Bay
• Heritage Park Opens Billy Bowlegs Pirate Exhibit
• Police charge man with killing one-time co-defendant
• Smell of death leads investigators to body in woods
• Fugitive, wanted for kidnapping, battery, since 2006, captured in Louisiana
• BP replaces CEO Hayward, reports $17 billion loss (PHOTOS)
• Death of man found in motel ruled homicide
• Freeport man arrested after stand-off
• Police: Body was homicide victim; arrest made (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Man drowns in Compass Lake
• Candidates sound off at sheriff’s forum
• Parents test positive for opiates, charged with child neglect
• BWB Water to be turned off early Wednesday
• “Band of Brothers” heroes to attend Armed Forces day
• School Board defends half-cent tax proposal
• Oil spews from LA oil well struck by tow boat (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Okaloosa deputy shoots himself in leg during training (PHOTO)
• Pensacola State College to build campus in Midway (DOCUMENT)
• Girl, 6, started townhouse fire
• BP won't reimburse ECWR for costs to treat animals (PHOTO, DOCUMENT)
• Man's death at motel deemed suspicious
• Child thrown from SUV in I-10 crash
• Hayward will step down as BP chief; American may take his place (PHOTOS)
• U.S. Highway 331 South to be one lane through Wednesday
• Official: BP CEO Hayward being replaced over spill
• Army cook earns a Bronze Star without firing a shot in three wars (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
• Destin’s 2011 budget down to ‘pencils and paper clips’
• Day camps to help children cope with oil spill
• Lightning strike kills vacationer
• Services to be planned for Niceville father, daughter (PHOTOS)
• State rep candidate's wife arrested, campaign to continue
• Georgia man dies in Walton wreck
• Nearby businesses benefiting from new Marquis Cinema (PHOTOS)
• New housing complex to help foster teens prepare for real world
• UPDATE: Charges pending in Crestview wreck (PHOTO GALLERY)
• WENDY VICTORA: Buying school supplies can put you in the poor house
• High winds damage Crestview subdivision (PHOTOS)
• Oil spill protesters hit U.S. 98, want more action (PHOTO GALLERY)
• PHOTO GALLERY: See Bonnie's waves and the people playing in them
• Driver in Shalimar fatal wreck ID’d (PHOTO GALLERY)
• City Preparing for Possible Tropical Weather
• Okaloosa faces tough decisions on 2011 budget (DOCUMENT)
• PHOTO GALLERY: Black belts test their skills in Niceville
• City Of Fort Walton Beach Weekly Review - July 16, 2010
• Okaloosa to leave Oceania condo out of Destin beach restoration
• Two meth labs busted on one property
• Yates pleads guilty to Walton woman's murder, gets life (PHOTOS)
• FWB Heritage Park to expand
• Man in critical condition after being struck by car
• Walton high schools receive grant for career programs
• Downtown FWB businesses struggling amid fallout from oil spill
• Man evicted from home sought as arson suspect
• Woman convicted of murder, 'If I could take it back, I would'
• Destin man convicted on 3 counts of BUI manslaughter, faces 45 years (PHOTOS, DOCUMENT)
• Tip Toe Tanning owner arrested for burglary of customers' vehicles (VIDEO)
• Body found in Holmes County confirms Walton County homicide
• UPDATED: One dead after single-vehicle accident (PHOTO GALLERY)
• Deepwater Horizon rig worker: Alarm system partly disabled
• UPDATED: Bonnie to bring rain, rough surf, storm surge (VIDEO, PHOTOS, MAPS, GRAPHICS, INTERACTIVES)
• UPDATED: Obamas to vacation on Florida’s Gulf Coast in August
• 'Starchild,' son get 20 years for cocaine trafficking (MUGS)
• Man wanted for sexual battery, false imprisonment (MUG)
• Navarre property owner pleads guilty to structuring deposits in a drug money scheme (DOCUMENT)
• City Of Fort Walton Beach Weekly Review - July 9, 2010
• Shelter House Can Feed Victims of Domestic Violence With Left Over Tourist Food Items
• FWB Golf Club to say ‘Thank You’ to Members
• City Of Fort Walton Beach Weekly Review - July 2, 2010
• City of Fort Walton Beach News - World Changers in Town
• Camp Walton Schoolhouse Added To National Registry
• City Of Fort Walton Beach Weekly Review - June 25, 2010
• City of Fort Walton Beach News - 4th of July
• City Facilities Closed For 4th Of July
• Senior Center Seeks Vendors For Christmas In July Craft Show And Bake Sale
• City Of Fort Walton Beach Weekly Review - June 18, 2010
• City Of Fort Walton Beach Weekly Review - June 11, 2010
• Road Closures for Water Projects
• City Accepting Applications for World Changers
• Geddy The Gecko Coming To The FWB Library
• City To Close Portion Of Memorial Parkway For Sewer Repairs
• 4th of July Celebration
• DCA’s Report on City’s Proposed EAR-Based Amendments Available for Review
• City Of Fort Walton Beach Weekly Review - June 4, 2010
• Councilman Bill Patterson Resigns; New Member to be Appointed
• Motorist Advisory: Area Roadways to be Repaved
• Lecture And Book Signing At HPCC
• City Of Fort Walton Beach Weekly Review - May 28, 2010
• City Of Fort Walton Beach Weekly Review - May 21, 2010
• City Closings For Memorial Day
• Mike Minich Named To City Council
• Elder Summit at Creative Senior Center
• City Of Fort Walton Beach Weekly Review - May 14, 2010
• Kids Day at Fort Walton Landing
• Fundraiser Is In The Bag For Two Local Nonprofits
• Contractor to Repave Anastasia Drive
• Click It or Ticket Starts May 18th, 2010
• ‘Make A Splash’ Summer Reading Program
• The NEW Tea Party on the Emerald Coast
• 'Get Histourical!' - Brochures Available: A Tour of Okaloosa County Historical Museums
• Local Domestic Violence Shelter To Host Volunteer Orientation and Core Competency Training
• Local Domestic Violence Center Offers Women Economic Empowerment Classes
• City Of Fort Walton Beach Receives NWFLOC Award
• Only a Few Weeks Left to See Pirate Exhibit at HPCC
• City Of Fort Walton Beach Weekly Review - April 30, 2010
• Peace Officers’ Memorial
• Oil Spill Meeting To Air On FWBTV
• City Receives Great Response To Citizens Response Team, Change Of Signup Location
• City Preparing ‘Citizens Response Team’ to Assist in Oil Spill Cleanup
• Boggy Bayou Bird Project Presentation
• Patron Appreciation Day at the FWB Library
• City of Fort Walton Beach Newsletter - May Beach Bits
• Archaeology Kids Summer Camp at Heritage Park
• FWB Library Will Be Closed May 3, 2010
• Fort Walton Beach Police Department News - April 27, 2010
• City Seeking Volunteers For Boards
• Upcoming Opportunities to Support Shelter House
• Showtime Talent Show at City Hall Auditorium
• City of Fort Walton Beach Weekly Review - April 19, 2010
• Section of Magnolia Ave. to Close for Utility Work
• City Of Fort Walton Beach - April 9 Weekly Review
• Florida Ghosts And The Afterlife At FWB Library
• Councilman Completes Training
• Local Domestic Violence Center To Benefit From 70’s Disco
• Fort Walton Beach Police Department News - April 9, 2010
• Motorists Advised of Road Work
• Music And Arts To Stop Domestic Violence
• City Of Fort Walton Beach - April 2 Weekly Review
• Fort Walton Beach Police Department News - April 3, 2010
• Earth Day/Arbor Day Celebration
• Shelter House And Ronald McDonald House Present Purse Auction
• Junior League of Emerald Coast Presents Large Donation to Shelter House
• Santa Rosa Beach Community Church Donates Easter Baskets to Local Domestic Violence Center
• FWB Police Department Searching For Car Burglars
• City Of Fort Walton Beach Weekly Review - March 26, 2010
• Shelter House Hosted 7th Annual Purple Passion Gala and Auction
• Near-Drowning at Fort Walton Landing
• Fire and Earth Pottery Expo at Heritage Park and Cultural Center
• City Of Fort Walton Beach Weekly Review - March 19, 2010
• City Of Fort Walton Beach Weekly Review - March 12, 2010
• City Reminds Residents Of Temporary Sign Regulations
• Construction Junction
• Local Domestic Violence Center To Host 7th Annual Gala And Auction
• Shelter House Holds Economic Empowerment Class
• Domestic Violence Center Hosting 7th Annual Gala And Auction
• City Of Fort Walton Beach Weekly Review - March 5, 2010
• ‘Women’s Empowerment’ Screening at HPCC
• City Of Fort Walton Beach Weekly Review - February 26, 2010
• Fort Walton Beach Police Department News: Suspects Arrested in Pitcock Homicide Investigation
• NWFLAA interview with the Bay Beacon
• Keep It Safe Seniors
• Archaeology Month Program for Families
• FWB Fire Department Honors Citizen Rescuer Of The Year
• City Of Fort Walton Beach Weekly Review - February 19, 2010
• City Seeking Applications for Council Position
• Women And Money Economic Empowerment Classes
• Free Governor Stone Lecture at HPCC
• Local Domestic Violence Center Announces New Board Members
• City Accepting Vendor Applications for 4th of July
• City Mourns Loss of Councilman
• Shelter House Feeds Victims of Domestic Violence With Left Over Snowbird Food Items
• City Of Fort Walton Beach Weekly Review - February 12, 2010
• Geocaching at the FWB Library
• New Hours for HPCC
• The Lighthouse People Coming to FWB Library
• Magnolia Grill Wine and Cheese Benefit
• Preparing for Arrival of the Wall in Okaloosa County
• SHOWTIME Talent Show Looking for Participants
• City Of Fort Walton Beach January 29, 2010 Weekly Review
• Sons of Italy Student Scholarships Available - Application Materials
• City Accepting Exhibitor Applications For Earth Day/Arbor Day Celebration
• City of Fort Walton Beach - February 2010 Beach Bits
• City Water and Wastewater Study Available Online
• FWB Fire Captain/DMAT Leader Update from Haiti #3
• City Of Fort Walton Beach Weekly Review - January 15, 2010
• Police Department Announces Officer and Employee of the Year
• Fort Walton Beach Fire Captain/DMAT Leader Update from Haiti #2
• FWB Fire Captain/DMAT Leader Checks in from Haiti
• City of Fort Walton Beach Golf Club Newsletter - January 2010
• City Of Fort Walton Beach Weekly Review - January 8, 2010
• FWB Firefighter Leads DMAT Team to Haiti
• Fiscal Year 2008-2009 Annual Report Available
• Heritage Park to Host Maritime History Lecture Series
• Second Annual Pottery Expo Call To Artists
• City Recognizes Three Citizens for Actions
• City to Recognize Longhorn Employees
• FWB Park Restrooms Closed
• Residents Asked to Turn Off Sprinkler Systems
• New Year’s Day Solid Waste Schedule/Closings
• Errands On Demand
• City Employees Raise $1,350 For Trauma Center
• City Of Fort Walton Beach Weekly Review - December 18, 2009
• City Of Fort Walton Beach Weekly Review - December 11, 2009
• City of Fort Walton Beach Weekly Review - December 4, 2009
• City of Fort Walton Beach - Christmas Parade Winners Announced
• Art Display At FWB Library
• ‘Soul of a People’ Coming to HPCC
• City of Fort Walton Beach Weekly Review - November 20, 2009
• Thanksgiving Holiday Closings/Garbage Schedule
• City of Fort Walton Beach Weekly Review - November 13, 2009
• Christmas Open House at Camp Walton Schoolhouse
• Book Sale and Holiday Cookie Swap
• Tropical Storm Ida Update #2
• Youth - Prayer, Pizza, Pong
• City Prepares for Severe Weather
• City of Fort Walton Beach Weekly Review - October 30, 2009
• America Recycles Day at FWB City Hall
• Proposed Health Care Bill Available for Review at FWB Library
• 10th Annual Doll and Teddy Bear Show
• City Council Approves New Alcohol Sales Ordinance
• City of Fort Walton Beach Weekly Review - October 23, 2009
• Halloween Safety Tips
• Haunted History Tours
• Chester Pruitt Park Reopening
• City Announces Employee and Manager of the Year
• Dr. Richard Hallion Coming to FWB Library
• Notice of Intent to Award FDOT ARRA Projects
• City of Fort Walton Beach Weekly Review - October 9, 2009
• Florida Government Week
• City of FWB Receives Prestigious Finance Award
• Haunted History Tours
• City of Fort Walton Beach Weekly Review - October 2, 2009
• Conservation Workshop At Municipal Auditorium
• Local Author and Engineer Coming to Library
• Twilight Night
• City of Fort Walton Beach Christmas Parade
• City of Fort Walton Beach Weekly Review - September 25, 2009
• City of Fort Walton Beach Weekly Review - September 18, 2009
• September 11, 2009 Weekly Review - September 21, 2009
• HPCC Hosts Archaeology Presentation and Field Trip
• HPCC Participating In Smithsonian Museum Day
• September 4, 2009 Weekly Review
• Mystery By The Book Club Meeting
• City Council Changes Name of NWF Fairgrounds
• City Of Fort Walton Beach Weekly Review - August 28, 2009
• City Labor Day Closings
• Senior Center Crafts Show
• City of Fort Walton Beach Weekly Review - August 21, 2009
• City Hall on Skeleton Crew
• HPCC Yard Sale
• Annie’s ‘Sandy’ Coming to the FWB Library
• City of Fort Walton Beach Weekly Review - August 14, 2009
• City of Fort Walton Beach Weekly Review - August 7, 2009
• Dinner at Mulhollow’s Bistro 215 to Benefit Museums
• Emerald Coast Woodturning Guild
• City Seeking Volunteers For Boards/Committees
• City Council Approves New Golf Club Rates
• Public Invited to MPB Workshop Presentation
• Special Art Exhibit at FWB Library
• FWB City Council Completes Budget Review
• City of Fort Walton Beach Weekly Review - July 24, 2009
• FY 2009-2010 Proposed Budget Available
• City of Fort Walton Beach Weekly Review - July 17, 2009
• Downtown Parking Lot to Close for Maintenance
• Early Start Time for Garbage Pickup
• City of Fort Walton Beach Weekly Review - July 10, 2009
• The Course Record for July 2009
• CRA Commissioners to host Downtown Walking Tour
• City of Fort Walton Beach Weekly Review - July 2, 2009
• City of Fort Walton Beach Parks and Recreation News - July 9, 2009
• Pipeline Newsletter for July, 2009
• Grant Writing Workshop
• City Facilities Closed for 4th of July
• Have a Safe and Happy 4th of July
• Early Start Times for Garbage Pickup
• City of Fort Walton Beach Weekly Review - June 19, 2009
• Fort Walton Beach 4th of July Celebration
• Art Exhibit at FWB Library
• Free Genealogy Seminar
• City of Fort Walton Beach Weekly Review - June 12, 2009
• Notice of Community Development Block Grant Block Grant Amendment
• Make Your Home Bear Resistant
• City of Fort Walton Beach Weekly Review - June 5, 2009
• HPCC to Lead Tour of Florida Public Archaeology Network
• Heritage Park to Host Second Seminole Wars Lecture
• Creative Senior Center Seeking Vendors for Craft Show
• City Names New Golf Club Manager
• City of Fort Walton Beach Weekly Review - May 29, 2009
• Kids Day
• Downtown Streetscape Improvement Project Ribbon Cutting
• City of Fort Walton Beach Newsletter - June Beach Bits
• City Closings for Memorial Day
• Page Turners Book Club Meeting
• City of Fort Walton Beach Weekly Review - May 15, 2009
• City of Fort Walton Beach Weekly Review - May 8, 2009
• Robert T. Mearns selected as new City Manager
• City Receives Award for WWTP Interlocal Agreement
• Gateway Park Ribbon Cutting
• Be Creative At Your Library This Summer
• Seminole Wars: The Fight for Florida Exhibtion
• City of Fort Walton Beach Weekly Review - May 1, 2009
• Heritage Park and Cultural Center to Host Seminole Wars Lecture Series
• Free Genealogy Seminar
• Peace Officers Memorial May 15th
• Fort Walton Beach Golf Club Offering May Special
• Heritage Park and Cultural Center Hosts Area Collector Dana Fagan at UWF Emerald Coast Campus
• Former FWB Mayor to Participate in Honor Flight
• City of Fort Walton Beach Weekly Review - April 24, 2009
• City Seeking Volunteers for Committees
• City’s Earth Day/Arbor Day Celebration a Huge Success
• City Introduces Vial of Life Program
• City of Fort Walton Beach Weekly Review - Week Ending April 3, 2009
• Fort Walton Beach Tax Day Tea Parties Protest Rally April 15 Tea Party
• Digital Music Program at FWB Library
• City of Fort Walton Beach Newsletter - April 3, 2009
• Pipeline Newsletter for April 2009
• City of Fort Walton Beach Weekly Review - March 27, 2009
• Game Days at Fort Walton Beach Library
• Easter Egg Hunt
• City of Fort Walton Beach Recreation Department Seeking T-Ball Coaches
• City of Fort Walton Beach Weekly Review - March 20, 2009
• City Accepting Applications for 4th of July Celebration
• Pick Up Trailer Decals at City Hall
• Fire Chief Receives CFO Designation
• Former FWB Mayor to Take Part in Honor Flight
• City of Fort Walton Beach Weekly Review - March 13, 2009
• Harbeson Avenue to Close for Construction
• Archaeology Kids: Museum Summer Camp
• Heritage Park to Host Civil War Archaeology Lecture
• City of Fort Walton Beach Weekly Review - February 23-March 6, 2009
• CRA to Host Architectural Guidelines Meeting
• Showtime Talent Show
• Annual Report Available
• Fort Walton Beach Library to Open Hour Late
• Fire and Earth Pottery Expo
• S.O.U.L. Coming to Fort Walton Beach Library
• Mom and Me Tea
• City of Fort Walton Beach Weekly Review - February 20, 2009
• Pottery Expo Youth Art Competition
• Archaeology in Downtown Fort Walton Beach
• FWB Police Department News - FWB Police Department Warns of Mail Scam
• City of Fort Walton Beach Weekly Review - February 13, 2009
• MORE Survey on City’s Website
• City Looking for World Changers’ Projects
• City of Fort Walton Beach Weekly Review - February 6, 2009
• Library to Close for Training
• Wastewater Meeting
• Highway 98 Lane Closures Wednesday, Feb.11, 2009
• Heritage Park to Offer Pine Needle Basket Weaving Class
• Historic Sites Downtown Meeting Rescheduled
• City Lifts Boil Water Notice
• Historic Sites Board Hosting Demo Dig and Downtown Meeting
• City of Fort Walton Beach Weekly Review - January 30, 2009
• City of Fort Walton Beach Weekly Review - January 23, 2009
• City of Fort Walton Beach Utilities Department Newsletter - The Pipeline
• City of Fort Walton Beach Weekly Review January 16, 2009
• History of Eglin Lecture at Heritage Park
• Indian Temple Mound Museum Holds Passport Service Days While Closed for Remodeling
• City of Fort Walton Beach Parks and Recreation News - January 16, 2009
• City Of Fort Walton Beach Weekly Review - January 9, 2009
• The America Experience
• Indian Temple Mound Museum to Close for Maintenance
• City Council Selects Acting City Manager
• Does your Car Fit?
• Call To Artists
• City Accepting Applications for Earth Day Vendors
• Reduced Green Fees at FWB Golf Club
• City Of Fort Walton Beach Weekly Review - January 2, 2009
• Only a Few Days Left in FWB Citizens
• Sushi Seminar At The Fort Walton Beach Library
• City Accepting Applications for City Manager
• Fort Walton Beach Holiday Closings
• FWB Citizens Survey Available on Website
• City Of Fort Walton Beach Weekly Review - December 12, 2008
• HPCC Looking for Potters and Ceramic Artists
• FWB Christmas Parade Winners
• The Lighthouse People Coming to FWB Library
• Fort Walton Beach Police Department Presents: Women’s Self Defense Course
• Holiday Fire Safety Reminders
• Heritage Park Hosting 2009 Archaeology Series Kickoff Lecture
• City Of Fort Walton Beach Weekly Review - November 21, 2008
• Holmes Sewer Work Compete - Road to Be Paved
• City Of Fort Walton Beach Weekly Review - November 14, 2008
• City Raised $850 at United Way Spaghetti Lunch
• City Of Fort Walton Beach Weekly Review - November 7, 2008
• FWBTV Becomes an Affiliate of The FLORIDA Channel
• 53rd Billy Bowlegs Festival
• Insurance Expert Says Companies Lied in Florida Rate Filings
• Tax And Budget Reform Issues

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