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Public Safety

Patronis urges Coast Guard to fix broken Destin East Pass navigation lights

Public Safety

Santa Rosa Beach man arrested after allegedly making school shooting threats on TikTok

Public Safety

Firefighter critically injured after fire engine rolls multiple times in north Okaloosa County

Public Safety

Man sentenced to 30 years for fentanyl trafficking in Mary Esther

Public Safety

DeSantis signs death warrant for Frank Walls in 1987 Okaloosa County murders

Public Safety

Okaloosa Island lifeguards complete season with no drownings, 29 rescues

Public Safety

24 cadets graduate from Northwest Florida State College Law Enforcement Academy in Niceville

Public Safety, Traffic

OCSO: Shalimar man reportedly flees hit-and-run scene, hits sign at Eglin Air Force Base gate

Public Safety

Okaloosa Commissioners confirm Charles Cooper as Dorcas Fire Chief

Public Safety

Fire destroys 36 apartment units in Destin, displaces dozens of residents

Public Safety

Man sentenced to 30 years for shooting at Fort Walton Beach bar

Public Safety

POLICE: 87-year-old man suffers self-inflicted gunshot wound at White-Wilson Medical Center

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