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A lawsuit filed last year against the Panhandle Animal Welfare Society in Fort Walton Beach has been settled. The settlement between PAWS and former agency employee Manda Moore was reached during a me...

Because of COVID-19, tourism numbers in Florida have dropped 34% compared to last year. There were 86.7 million visitors to the state during 2020, the lowest annual total since 2010. Before the pandem...

The Florida Department of Health says the state added 3,615 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, bringing the state’s total to 1,830, 988 cases. The state also added 159 new deaths and Florida’s ...

The cold weather has closed schools across northwest Florida. The University of West Florida will be closed through 5 a.m. Wednesday, but essential employees must report to work, as assigned. Pensacol...

The Perdido Landfill is closed and will reopen tomorrow morning. As a result, ECUA sanitation collections this week will be delayed by one day. Tuesday collections will be made on Wednesday and the re...

Chumuckla Elementary School was struck by lightning yesterday. The Allentown Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to a fire alarm at the northern Santa Rosa County school about 11:15 a.m., and smo...

The Coast Guard has suspended their search for an overdue kayaker who went missing near Destin Saturday evening. 61-year-old David Scnick, of Minnesota, was last seen in a blue and green kayak around ...

The Florida Highway Patrol said a 28-year-old Fort Walton Beach man was killed in a traffic accident Monday morning on Highway 98. Troopers say the crash happened around 6:20 a.m. on Highway 98 at Mar...

The Florida Highway Patrol says a 13-year-old Milton boy was seriously injured after being hit by a vehicle in Santa Rosa County Wednesday near Avalon Middle School. Troopers say it happened around 3:...

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a missing teenager. 15-year-old Chase Davis, was last seen at a home on Scranton Street in Fort Walton Beach on Monday, February 8th. He is ...