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Valparaiso Fire Chief Mark Norris has been suspended by Mayor Brent Smith who notified Norris he was being placed on paid administrative leave pending a hearing after the Mayor said he had lost confid...

A Walton County 4th-grade teacher has been formally disciplined by the state for giving her students the answer to a question on a standardized test last year. Gina Ealum, an Exceptional Student Educa...

A new law requires more than 92,000 health-care providers in Florida to use an electronic database that tracks patients who are prescribed controlled substances. The law is designed to reduce what is ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says Florida has been awarded almost 62 million dollars to help fight opioid addiction. The agency said the majority of the funding, will be go to medi...

Attorney General Pam Bondi's office has asked the Florida Supreme Court to overturn a ruling that could block at least three proposed constitutional amendments from going on the November ballot. Leon ...

With all the attention that has been focused on gun laws, many do not realize there have been major changes in laws that regulate knives. The Arizona-based advocacy group. Knife Rights, believes that ...

The Blackwater River State Forest is growing. The Forest will expand by 800 acres after the acquisition of the Florida Forever Project Area Wolfe Creek Forest. The land is home to a number of rare and...

Acting Chief of Police, Bill Royal has announced his retirement from the Fort Walton Beach Police Department. Royal had over 20 years of law enforcement service. His position will be filled by Robert ...

The Walton County Sheriff’s Office has made an arrest in a stabbing death that happened yesterday in Ponce de Leon. Deputies responded to 911 call on County Highway 183 South in Ponce de Leon on...

A 76-person Gulf Power storm team is delaying its departure to the Carolinas to assist with power restoration following Hurricane Florence. Gordon Paulus, Gulf Power spokesperson, said with the storm ...