Niceville News

Northwest Florida communities will roll out their holiday spirit and finery with a variety of parades.

In a time of crisis, first responders aren't always the first ones there. Neighbors usually beat them - and now, many more neighbors are prepared to help.

An update now on a story Channel Three first broke for you Tuesday. We now know three of the juveniles involved in an altercation at Crestview High School Monday night were Niceville football players.

Want to make sure Christmas finds its way to the thousands of troops from our area who are deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan? The Freedom Pod can help.

NICEVILLE The Northwest Florida Ballet's 40th Anniversary Season will open with its annual production of "The Nutcracker" on Nov.

It may look like a mess of dirt piles and rolls of concrete now along State Road 20 near the intersection of White Point Road.

The ceremony was low-key but poignant. Veterans at the Manor at Bluewater Bay, nearly all in the eighth decade of their lives, gathered Wednesday morning for the annual Veterans Recognition Celebration.

The Twin Cities Veterans Council of Valparaiso had to move its annual Veterans Day ceremony indoors this morning, from Dolittle Park but was relocated to the Amvets Post 78.

The Emerald Coast Concert Association will celebrate its 50th birthday at six concerts throughout the 2009-10 season.

There will be no lack of activities to honor active-duty and retired military members this week in Okaloosa, Walton and Santa Rosa counties.

When former Lt. Gov. Frank Brogan became the state university system's chancellor three months ago, he faced an imposing list of financial and political problems.

Valparaiso commissioners met behind closed doors Wednesday, to talk about a possible settlement of their lawsuit against the Air Force, but no action was taken.

When former Lt. Gov. Frank Brogan became the Florida university system's chancellor three months ago, he faced an imposing list of financial and political problems.

Former House speaker Ray Sansom was accused of quietly steering millions of dollars to Northwest Florida State College in Niceville, which then gave him a high-paying job.

State Sen. Don Gaetz, R-Niceville, issued the following news release: For many cancer patients, clinical trials of new treatments and drugs offer hope of a better quality of life or a chance at a cure -- if not for themselves, for future victims of cancer.

Jennifer Pfeifler added another sterling trophy to her glowing tennis career. Pfeifler, a Gulf Breeze High junior, swept the competition in winning the girls 18-under, singles and doubles titles at the Seminole County USTA-Florida Section Championships in Altamonte Springs.

Police are investigating a break-in at the American Legion Post on John Sims Parkway.

A powerful state senator wants insurance companies and HMOs to stop denying coverage of routine medical treatment, such as doctor's visits and X-rays, for Florida cancer patients participating in clinical trials.

An officer responding to a suicide attempt was aggressively approached by a 20-year-old man who was flailing his arms and shouting incoherently.

A 79-year-old Niceville man is dead following what police believe to be an accidental, self-inflicted gunshot wound.