Okaloosa County News

New details have been released in the Nov. 1 fatal shooting of Crestview resident Jeffery Brown.

Walton County had the largest unemployment jump in Florida in October, according to statewide jobless figures released Friday.

FL HOUSE FIRE EXPLOSION The Associated Press DESTIN, Fla. - Two people were flown to a burn unit after their Destin house caught on fire.

When a wife saw another woman sitting on her husband's lap, she confronted and grabbed the woman.

The new judicial center set to open in August 2011 is expected to provide Okaloosa County's judiciary and the public with better security and additional space.

The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office is investigating a spate of recent burglaries targeting big screen t-v's and other electronic devices.

A man is dead after running his car into a culvert Saturday afternoon. It happened at Old Bethel Road in Okaloosa County just north of Sioux Circle.

HOLT Lying in a patient bed at Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola, Jacob Mashburn, 17, didn't realize he had lost his right arm until he saw his image in a blank television screen.

SANDESTIN South Walton may soon play host to Las Vegas-style productions if a Myrtle Beach, N.C.-based production company chooses Grand Boulevard as the site for its newest performing arts venue.

A 42-year-old Georgia man was arrested after his common law wife said he punched her in the arm while the two were in a car traveling west on Okaloosa Island.

They took an oath to support and defend. And Wednesday, all who have served were recognized.

A partially clothed woman bit one Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office deputy, kicked two others and hit a third.

In Okaloosa County, Ida's storm surge is already causing damage. Channel Three's Laura Hussey takes us to holiday isle in Destin where beach erosion has left some buildings unprotected from the waves.

Okaloosa County, Fla. a ' The Board of Commissioners has declared a Local State of Emergency.

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.

A Crestview man is in custody accused of sexually abusing a child. According to the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office, James Gilsdorf is accused of showing pornographic movies to a 10-year-old girl.

A 10-month study of Okaloosa County schools revealed they will need about $100 million worth of infrastructure improvements in the future.

An 18-year-old woman was arrested on charges of battery after getting into a fight with her sister Thursday, said an Okaloosa County Sheriff's report.

An Illinois woman who nearly drowned while swimming in the Gulf of Mexico off Okaloosa Island later died in the intensive care unit at Fort Walton Beach Medical Center.

A pastor and three church members from a Tampa church were arrested Oct. 24 after soliciting donations in the intersection of U.S. Hwy.