Mary Esther News

Florida Highway Patrolmen have been busy investigating three area traffic fatalities, all of them pedestrians.

A Fort Walton Beach family has been shattered by an almost-unimaginable event. A 67-year-old father and husband died Thursday night, after being dragged by an SUV driven by his son.

Traffic had to be rerouted from Anchors Rd. due to closure of northbound lanes of Mary Esther Cutoff after a wreck that injured two people Saturday afternoon.

A 35-year-old man was arrested after dragging and killing his father with his SUV.

Florida Highway Patrol troopers say a Fort Walton Beach man was killed...after being drug along the road by a SUV last night.

Tech. Sgt. Dameon Jackson has been awarded the Bronze Star for his successful leadership as convoy commander of the Army's 70th Medium Truck Detachment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

FORT WALTON BEACH A 55-year-old man threatened to kidnap a 9-year-old and a 10-year-old girl before being tased, according to a Fort Walton Beach Police Department arrest report.

MARY ESTHER The lights could be seen throughout the neighborhood as children gathered at the end of their streets to see Santa atop the lit fire truck.

A local woman claimed her share of the Florida Lottery Fantasy 5 prize Monday. Alison Scott, 32, is one of four winners to claim a share of $218,604. Three of the winners have stepped forward so far, according to a news release from the Florida Lottery.

MARY ESTHER A 14-year-old and a 15-year-old boy were charged with stealing three boats and five kayaks, according to an Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office arrest report.

A Mary Esther man is in custody this morning after an Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office deputy found him crouching near a dumpster outside Santa Rosa Mall with burglary tools, a baggy with cocaine residue, and a dagger.

A man was taken into custody after trying to kidnap two children in the parking lot of Longhorn's Steakhouse at 544 Mary Esther Cutoff Friday night.

Four winners of the "Fantasy 5" game will collect $54,651.21 each, the Florida Lottery said Saturday.

Don Goodrum, a resident of Mary Esther, does not mind traveling a little to share his acting talents with area theater companies.

In Mary Esther, Fla., a man called police after his wife allegedly got drunk, threatened him with a knife and scratched up his thigh.

A Mary Esther woman was sent to the Escambia County Jail after she was in a wreck Monday afternoon.

Wife attacks husband, says blood on hands is 'kool aid' Comments 0 Recommend 0 November 23, 2009 10:31 AM Jeff Barker Daily News MARY ESTHER An intoxicated 54-year-old woman threatened her husband with a knife and scratched him, according to an Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office arrest report.

Those of us who deal in the printed word - printed on paper, you know, the old-fashioned way - face daunting challenges as more and more readers migrate to online sources for news and entertainment.

Breaking news out of Fort Walton Beach Wednesday night... Fort Walton Beach police are on the scene of an accident near Santa Rosa Mall.

Two pedestrians hit by a vehicle Wednesday night were seriously injured. The pedestrians were crossing Mary Esther Cutoff near the Whataburger around 9:30 p.m. when a vehicle crashed into them, according to Ocean City-Wright Fire Department Battalion Chief Robert Hall.