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MURPHY OIL LAWSUIT SETTLEMENT
Murphy Oil USA is expected to settle a class action lawsuit over incorrect sales tax assessments, and many customers will benefit. Murphy Oil has stores in 24 states. The company charged customers too...
Jul 19, 2019
LAZY RIVER REOPENS IN DESTIN
The lazy river at Big Kahuna’s Water & Adventure Park in Destin has reopened after being closed for two days due to a health concern. A woman said she became ill after swallowing pool water ...
Jul 19, 2019
BOND REQUEST DENIED FOR EX-TEACHER
A former Okaloosa County special education teacher's request to be released on bond while the appeal of her seven-year sentence for child abuse is pending, has been denied. Circuit Court Judge Michael...
Jul 19, 2019
FORT WALTON BEACH FIRE FEE
Pending final approval by the Fort Walton Beach City Council, most property owners in the city will start being charged an annual fire fee this fall. City officials say the fee would be a more reliabl...
Jul 19, 2019
MISSING TEENAGER FOUND
The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office says the teenager reported missing in June, has been found safe. 16-year-old Kyla Shannon was last seen June 28 in the area of Pebble Brook Drive in Milton...
Jul 18, 2019
OKALOOSA SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT RESIGNS
Former Okaloosa County Board Superintendent Mary Beth Jackson has resigned. She was suspended by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis shortly after he took office for not taking action to report child abuse ...
Jul 18, 2019
MANATEE AND SEA TURTLE DECALS AVAILABLE
Would you like to help sea turtles and manatees? The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is offering their new 2019 manatee and sea turtle decals for a $5.00 donation. The high-quality s...
Jul 18, 2019
BAY COUNTY HEALTH ADVISORY
The Florida Department of Health says a health advisory remains in effect for the Bay County beach near the Ocean Towers Beach Club on Front Beach Road. Sampling showed the water contains a high amoun...
Jul 18, 2019
BLUE ANGELS AIR SHOW FOLLOW-UP
Although weather conditions reduced the number of people attending the Blue Angels Air Show on Pensacola Beach, over 66,000 vehicles did cross the Bob Sikes Bridge over the weekend. County officials s...
Jul 16, 2019
ALABAMA ESCAPEE STILL ON THE RUN
An Alabama prison escapee is accused of committing an armed carjacking in North Escambia County. 41-year-old Travis Dawson was armed with a machete when he took a minivan from a relative on Miller Roa...
Jul 16, 2019
