Niceville News

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.

Cameron Elizabeth McAllister of Niceville has graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology with a Master of Science degree in Operations Research.

Last year, high school students in Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties freely donated 53,998 pints of blood that were processed as red cells, platelets and plasma, repackaged and then sold by Community Blood Centers to hospitals for more than $16 million.

A pair of silver pilot's wings were pinned to David Pierson's shirt - wings earned more than six decades ago in the U.S. Army Air Corps.

Student drivers are clicking their seat belts more often than they did just a few months ago.

Okaloosa County has applied for a $299 million chunk of federal stimulus money to overhaul infrastructure in the north end of the county.

United States Attorney Thomas F. Kirwin, Northern District of Florida, announced today that Mark A. O'Hair, 49, and Richard Schaller, 57, both of Niceville, Florida were sentenced to prison terms for their role in conflict of interest-related federal crimes.

Northwest Floridians and folks close enough to drive down for the weekend can enjoy a couple more beach days with extended late-summer temperatures.

Mosley hosts Niceville in a key District 2-5A volleyball match on Tuesday in the Jim Redfern Gymnasium.

The State Attorney's Office announced Monday that it plans to seek the death penalty against four of the eight suspects in the deaths of Byrd and Melanie Billings.

Helen Libby took just enough time off from the pursuit of her Ph.D. to win another Destin Crab Trap Triathlon title.