Health advisory issued for Boggy Bayou in Valparaiso due to wastewater release

Small fire at Crestview High School quickly extinguished

School Resource Officers at Crestview High School responded swiftly to extinguish a small fire in the girls' locker room Thursday morning. The incident prompted a school-wide evacuation, with no injuries...

Beulah First Baptist to commemorate Fort Walton Beach’s first African American school before demolition

Fort Walton Beach High School band to perform at Military Bowl in Annapolis

Commissioners delay action, seek more time to review North Okaloosa Planning Study

Living shoreline project brings veterans, conservationists together in Fort Walton Beach

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Baker School showcases $8 million in upgrades with new multipurpose building, parking lot

Red Flag Warning issued for Okaloosa, Santa Rosa and Escambia counties

Highway 98 traffic shift near Brooks Bridge on Okaloosa Island begins this week

Sea turtle nesting season wraps up with 1,550 hatchlings in Destin-Fort Walton Beach

Contracted employee arrested for allegedly smuggling phones, vapes into Okaloosa Jail

Local cat shelter holds “Show Us Your Kitties” calendar contest

Youth Village seeks sponsors for annual Friendsgiving Lunch

Fort Walton Beach High School presents mysterious Halloween theater production

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