Destin News

Officials continue to search the Choctawhatchee Bay after identifying a woman's body pulled from the water Friday afternoon and finding a second body Saturday morning, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

Okaloosa, Santa Rosa and Walton counties received good news Friday when the Natural Resource Damage Assessment Board of Trustees doled out $88 million for projects to counties affected by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

The same night the School Board considers zoning changes in Crestview, it will also look at reversing a zoning decision made years ago to deal with similar issues in another part of the county.

Destin finally has the money it needs to fix historically troublesome Norriego Point for good, and it has BP to thank.

Yesterday, I reported that an annual ranking by the American Institute for Economic Research - a respected institution that has been around for decades - had listed Crestview, FL., as the fourth best college town in the nation, right between State College, PA., and Iowa City, IA.

A 43-year-old motorcyclists caught going more than 35 mph over the posted speed limit on Marler Bridge was arrested Thursday night.

This year's Festival of Trees at Grand Boulevard was unveiled last week and it is possibly the most awe-inspiring yet.

Holiday music will fill venues across the Emerald Coast this season, from schools and restaurants to civic auditoriums and churches.

For Houstonians, Galveston is a great weekend getaway, even a day trip. Sure, it's a bit seedy and the water, thanks to silt from the Mississippi River, is not exactly like a tropical island unless the island is surrounded by dirty river water.

Officials are investigating an early morning fire that caused thousands in damages to the Dollar Tree on 14069 Emerald Coast Parkway.

Officials are seeking the public's help to identify a suspected sexual offender who allegedly attacked a woman Sunday morning.

As a 20-something-year-old woman, I'm always up for a day of shopping. So when I was asked to Black Friday shop for work, I was fairly certain I was getting the better end of the deal.

The Walmart Black Friday 2013 sale in stores is almost here. The Online Walmart Black Friday 2013 Sale is already underway since 4am.

Dr. Steven Weiner Launches His Online Store for Premium Skincare Products with Discounts from Black Friday through Cyber Monday Destin, FL November 28, 2013 Dr. Weiner is a Johns Hopkins trained Facial Plastic Surgeon who created The Aesthetic Clinique in 2005.

Black Friday isn't all about early openings and door buster sales. While national stores will open starting this morning, most local mom-and-pop retailers are keeping normal business hours Friday.

After weeks of basic training, the brave men and women of the Coast Guard are stationed across the United States, including the Destin station.

Readers will soon have a chance to pick up the stocking stuffer that everyone wants to see at possibly a fraction of the cost.

Kristen Gregory was shocked when it was announced that she had won the Food Network's "Chopped."

The Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin area recently was bestowed an unexpected title.

For many shoppers and bargain hunters out there, Black Friday is like the Olympics of the retail world.