Okaloosa County News

July 14 -- The Okaloosa County Sheriff's office has one person in custody in connection with an armed home invasion robbery in Fort Walton Beach.

No charges will be filed against Andre Toce, the father of the young boy injured in a fireworks accident on Mother's Day.

"People from England don't know we're here," Teri McCall of Compass Realty said - but she believes that's about to change.

The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office has arrested one person in connection with an armed home invasion robbery in Fort Walton Beach Monday morning.

A man suspected of killing his wife in Oklahoma on Saturday was arrested at his Willow Street home early Monday and taken into custody.

A joint investigation between the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office and Fort Walton Beach Police Department has led to the arrests of two more suspects in Monday morning's armed home invasion at 813 Miramar ...

A Niceville man is behind bars, accused of murdering his wife in Oklahoma. Mark Paul Bixler is suspected of stabbing and killing his wife several days ago in a town outside Tulsa, Oklahoma.

The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office Problem Oriented Policing Unit - or POP Squad - has been busy coordinating and operating undercover drug buys in an effort to crackdown on street sales of drugs in the ...

It doesn't matter whether you shove it down your pants or wrap it in a hair tie.

The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office is investigating a stabbing that took place around 1:30 a.m. Friday morning on Okaloosa Island in front of the Green Frog.

A Florida man may face criminal charges for allegedly spilling the remains of a woman's late father while arguing with her about a parking spot, police said.

A man claimed he was zapped several times with a "touch" taser during a robbery at his Fort Walton Beach residence that yielded $4,000 for the bad guy.

A rabid gray fox's attack on two dogs in Baker on Saturday has prompted the Okaloosa County Health Department to warn residents to stay from wild animals.

The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office is investigating a shooting incident that took place just before 10 yesterday along the Destin Harbor.

In the fall of 1982, Shell Oil Co. was searching Okaloosa County for crude oil and natu-ral gas, and Laurel Hill had started its first police patrol.

Fire Chief Stephen Louis Demeter turned himself in Tuesday night after a warrant was issued for his arrest, charging him with indecent exposure.

The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office is investigating a shooting incident that took place around 9:40 p.m. July 4th along the Destin Harbor.

Two Chelco workers were out restoring power Tuesday when a neighbor came outside and threatened to shoot them both with his Mossberg shotgun, deputies say.

A 14-year-old boy was injured in an ATV accident shortly after noon on Saturday.

Florida's new Ethics in Education Act goes into effect tomorrow and it may force school districts to fire long-time employees.