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Several area bridges have been closed due to flooding. According to officials with Okaloosa County, the following roads and bridges are closed: Looney Road at Boggy Hollow Bridge is closed from C180 to Tommie Steele Road due to water over the bridge.

BAKER A 20-year-old man was arrested for fighting his brother after a basketball game, according to an Okaloosa County Sheriff's Of-fice arrest report.

It was with great sadness as I read and watched the news coverage regarding the murdered officers from the Lakewood Police Department.

BAKER A 32-year-old man was charged with attacking and choking his wife, according to an Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office arrest re-port. On Dec.

First category: Civic, school and youth group First place: Okaloosa 4-H Country Club and Horsefeathers Club Second place: Horizons of Okaloosa County Second category: Church, religious group Tie for first place: Citi-Church of Crestview and Milligan Assembly of God Church Second place: Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church of Baker Third category: ...

House members voted overwhelmingly today to pass the commuter rail bill at the center of this week's special session of the Legislature.

A special session on rail issues got off to a bumpy start Thursday, with the high-profile defection of a former Senate transportation chairman.

You've enjoyed Thanksgiving and survived Black Friday. Now it's a matter of counting down the shopping days.

The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for parts of Northwest Florida and southern Alabama.

Most non-emergency Northeast Florida government offices will be closed Thursday and Friday in observance of Thanksgiving.

In a very real sense, one person decided the outcome of the pivotal vote at the Florida Baptist State Convention annual meeting in Pensacola last week establishing an "Imagine If Great Commission Task Force": John Sullivan.

BAKER A 17-year-old boy attacked his mother and tried to leave before law enforcement could arrive, according to an Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office arrest report.

The 2009 Florida Baptist Pastors' Conference in Pensacola utilized breakout sessions at Olive Baptist Church Nov.

FELONY ARRESTS ESCAMBIA COUNTY The following suspects were charged with felonies Thursday at Escambia County Jail.

Here's a list of Tuesday closures as reported to the Daily News. Anyone with information on additional closures may e-mail Katie Tammen at katiet@nwfdailynews.com. Check back throughout the day for updates.

The Florida Baptist State Convention approved overwhelmingly on Nov. 10 a motion authorizing its president to appoint an "Imagine If ... Great Commission Task Force" to study how Florida Baptists "can work more effectively and more efficiently together in following Christ in fulfilling the Great Commission." The motion was approved with only a ...

Israel's Caleb who was ready - even at age 85 - to claim his land inheritance should be an example Florida Baptists emulate as they consider the challenge of reaching their state for Christ, John Cross told messengers to the Florida Baptist State Convention on Nov.

Florida Baptists should follow the model of the Southern Baptist Convention and empower their president to appoint a task force to study how the Florida Baptist State Convention can be more effective in fulfilling the Great Commission, David Uth told Florida Baptist Witness in a Nov.

Washington County Sheriff Bobby Haddock today announces the arrest of Susan Baker, 50, and Crystina Lynn Mercer, 25, both of Chipley, in the disappearance of seven-month-old Shannon Dedrick.

The search continues for 7-month-old Shannon Dedrick, who's been missing from Chipley, Florida since Saturday.