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FLORIDA-ALABAMA WILDFIRE WARNING
Because of a continued lack of rainfall the Florida Forest Service and the Alabama Forestry Commission are warning residents of both states about the increasing danger of wildfires. It has been more t...
Sep 30, 2019
CRESTVIEW HIT AND RUN INFORMATION SOUGHT
The Florida Highway Patrol and the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office are asking for the public's help in developing information about a hit-and-run that critically injured a Crestview woman back on Sep...
Sep 30, 2019
DESTIN BOAT CRASH
The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office says two people sustained minor injuries when their boat hit the Gulf side of the West Jetties in Destin Saturday night. A husband, wife, and their dog went into t...
Sep 30, 2019
SEXUAL ASSAULT KITS PROCESSED
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has completed a three-year project to process a backlog of sexual assault kits. The kits are used by medical personnel to gather and preserve physical evidenc...
Sep 30, 2019
EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT IN FLORIDA
Florida Democrats have filed proposals calling for the Legislature to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. Florida was part of a group of states that did not ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, which was...
Sep 30, 2019
GULF BREEZE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL RESIGNS
Santa Rosa County School Superintendent Tim Wyrosdick says Gulf Breeze High School Assistant Principal Tori Baker has resigned her position after an investigation revealed she used her authority to ch...
Sep 27, 2019
GULF BREEZE DOCTORS ARRESTED
U.S. Attorney Lawrence Keefe says two Gulf Breeze doctors are charged with acquiring controlled substances through fraud and identity theft. 49-year-old Robert Jensen, and 44-year-old Michael Harris. ...
Sep 27, 2019
ELEVEN MILE CREEK ALGAE BLOOM
The Florida Department of Health in Escambia County has issued a health alert for toxins in surface waters of Escambia County, produced by blue-green algae. Testing by the Florida Department of Enviro...
Sep 27, 2019
CRESTVIEW HIT AND RUN DRIVER ARRESTED
The Florida Highway Patrol says a man wanted fa or deadly hit-and-run in Crestview has been arrested. Troopers say William Boles hit and killed 71-year-old Wilber Heath as he was walking along Highway...
Sep 25, 2019
GULFVIEW HOTEL PROJECT RECEIVES AWARD
The project to relocate the historic Gulfview Hotel in Fort Walton Beach is receiving an award from the Florida Development Association. It is the President's award for an Outstanding Rehabilitation R...
Sep 25, 2019
