Destin News

Gov. Rick Scott, right talks to Amos Davis, left, Christy Davis, and Malik Davis before a press conference in Opa-locka to discuss proposed funding for the Department of Children and Families, Tuesday, April 15, 2014.

Two years ago, 100 Okaloosa and Walton County women formed Impact 100, agreeing that each of them would put-up $1,000 dollars to go to local non-profits.

Northwest Florida residents could be waking up to record low temperatures Wednesday morning.

Gulf Islands National Seashore is inviting the public to join Superintendent Dan Brown on a unique excursion: an eight day paddle trip.

Naples resident David Miller sits with his Bichon Frise named Perki outside the Fifth Avenue Coffee Company while having coffee with friends on Tuesday, June 1, 2010 in Naples.

A Niceville dog and his owner are hoping someone finds and returns a side bag that fell off their Harley Davidson on Sunday afternoon.

As temperatures pushed toward 80 degrees, a light breeze kept people from getting too warm.

Impact 100 of Northwest Florida started three years ago and uses its membership fee to provide at least one $100,000 grant a year to an area not-for-profit.

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For weeks, a box containing Helen Tuells Spore's cremated remains has waited in Renee Douglas' garage.

The Walton County Chamber of Commerce held its monthly Power of Business luncheon April 2 at Baytowne and hosted three power players who talked about the state of development in South Walton, and what's to come.

"Gonna hurt," said Capt. Mike Eller of news that charter boat and recreational fishermen will have only 11 days to reel in red snapper from the Gulf of Mexico this year.

The Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge Zoological Park of Crestview hosts the inaugural Easter Egg-StravaganZoo from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 12. Activities are free with a regular-priced zoo admission or annual pass and include an Easter egg hunt, decorate an egg for a zoo animal, make-and-take crafts and plant a flower, create an Easter treat and more.

Early registration comes to a close Monday for the 45th annual Pediatric Symposium May 23-26 at the Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa in Destin.

A 46-year-old woman was arrested after she struck nine vehicles with her pickup truck Tuesday night in the parking lot of Legacy on the Bay, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Blonde bombshell Kim Zolciak offers a peek at her post-baby body during family holiday at the beach in Florida Yet the former Real Housewives Of Atlanta star seemed careful not to reveal too much of her post-pregnancy physique as she enjoyed the beach in Destin, Florida with her husband Troy Biermann and their brood.

A good Samaritan and a Coast Guard boatcrew rescued three people from a capsized boat near East Pass offshore Destin, Fla., Tuesday.

An intoxicated woman refused to leave a bar and had a few choice words for a deputy who tried to intervene, lawmen say.

Construction is underway on a new O'Reilly Auto Parts store in Niceville, which should be open later this summer.

Destin Commons, a major shopping destination in Destin, Fla., is scheduled to debut a major expansion on July 3, 2014.