Fort Walton Beach News

People have very definite opinions about peanut butter. A very unscientific poll in the newsroom found that most people have mixed relationships - she likes crunchy, he likes smooth.

Realtors and builders have partnered to bring Northwest Florida state legislators together to discuss the recent legislative session and its effect on real estate.

Okaloosa County commissioners on Tuesday put their support behind local high school students working to ban the sale of candy-flavored tobacco products.

"We sent them a memo awhile back giving them all of the action items with the deadlines, and they've missed all of the deadlines," said Fort Walton Beach City Manager Michael Beedie.

Local divers could have a new shallow-water artificial reef to explore by next summer.

A Fort Walton Beach man whose identity has not been released shot himself early Monday morning after a six-hour stand-off with the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office.

For the fifth consecutive year, the city faces declining revenues and rising costs as it approaches its annual budget deliberations.

Ask 96-year-old Hyram Schneider if he ever thinks about the war, and he's not sure which war you're asking about.

Editor's Note: To celebrate Father's Day, the Daily News chose to tell the story of one man's relationship with his baby girl.

It would appear many of you could relate to the summer recognition methods I shared last week.

"The Truman Show" may have starred A-list actors such as Jim Carrey and Ed Harris, but for locals, the real star was Seaside.

Against the wishes of anti-death penalty advocacy groups, Governor Rick Scott has signed into law the Timely Justice Act, a complex piece of legislation regarding death penalty procedures in the state.

The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office is investigating the shooting of a man during an attempted home invasion robbery at an apartment on Dale Place Thursday night, a news release reported.

Doris Guthrie remembers being calm as she approached the front of the courtroom Thursday, where the man who beat her and her husband after breaking into their home last year, waited to apologize.

Rhea Lynn Reynolds of Niceville is scheduled to be sentenced Aug. 21 for leaving the scene of a crash involving death.

The Destin History & Fishing Museum will host its annual Old Fashioned Fish Fry fundraiser from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 15 at Harry T's Lighthouse at HarborWalk Village.

The six-vehicle crash happened Thursday near the main gate of the U.S. Air Force installation.

Senate President Don Gaetz and House Speaker Will Weatherford are touring Florida this summer to discuss what they accomplished during this year's legislative session and their goals for next year.

Four different saltwater beaches were found to have poor water quality, and three had moderate quality in the latest weekly test by the Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County.

Senate President Don Gaetz and House Speaker Will Weatherford are scheduled to make stops Wednesday and Thursday in the state's Panhandle, including Fort Walton Beach and Panama City.