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19 alleged drug traffickers arrested in joint operation among Northwest Florida law enforcement agencies
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Fort Walton Beach ER doctor warns of fireworks dangers ahead of July Fourth celebrations
FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. -- People are preparing to celebrate the Fourth of July with fireworks, but lighting them or using sparklers can be dangerous. Kevin Bryan is an Emergency Room Physician at HCA Florida Fort Walton Destin Hospital. He says roughly 10,000 people are hurt by fireworks each year.
Fort Walton Beach's Mount Rushmore: Vote for who should join football, 1990s stars
Fort Walton Beach High School was the "it" athletic program of the 1990s in the area. The football team won state titles in 1991 and 1995 as the home to Heisman Trophy winner Danny Wuerffel. The girls basketball team won state titles in 1994 and 1999, and the boys basketball program made back-to-back Final 4s in 1996 and 1997, the latter finishing state runner-up. No school in the area could match that big-sport success, and more than...
Okaloosa School Board Candidates face off in Forum, outline visions for District’s future
The two candidates vying for the District 2 seat on the Okaloosa County School Board presented their visions for the future of local education at a candidate forum Thursday, addressing issues ranging from infrastructure funding to vocational training. Parker Destin and David Schmidt are competing for the seat currently held...
Col. Allison Black receives DAR’s Margaret Corbin Award in Washington D.C., honoring her distinguished military service
Col. Allison Black received the prestigious Margaret Corbin Award from the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) on Saturday night, June 29, 2024, in Washington, D.C. The award, presented during DAR’s Continental Congress, honors women in all branches of the military for distinguished service. It pays tribute to...
Deaths of service members on 'Bloody 98' may spark traffic improvements in Navarre
For years some residents of Northwest Florida have referred to the stretch of highway running through the southern portion of the region's counties as Bloody 98. State Rep. Joel Rudman said he has used the term often enough at roundtable discussions convened to contemplate traffic solutions along the terminally congested and routinely deadly stretch of roadway that some among the Air Force brass in attendance adopted it as their own.
Federal study shows high mercury level in dolphins in the Southeast United States
The skin on dolphins throughout the Southeast is laden with mercury, a new federal study shows. That could spell trouble for us as well, biologists warn. We eat the same fish they do. And like us, when dolphins consume too many fish high in mercury, it stunts their ability to think, reproduce and even survive. ...
Florida drug eradication fund helps FDLE seize enough fentanyl to kill 18.5 million people
One year after Florida's State Assistance for Fentanyl Eradication (S.A.F.E.) program began, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement announced Tuesday that 19 people were arrested locally for various drug-related offenses. FDLE received a portion of the near $15 million allocated throughout the state after Gov. Ron DeSantis approved the program,...
Florida woman stuck in Turks and Caicos pleads guilty
Sharitta Gier, the Florida woman arrested alongside others in Turks and Caicos after ammunition was allegedly found in their luggage, has pleaded guilty to her charges -- and hopes to return home to Orlando soon. It's been 52 days since she was arrested. In that time, others have gone through their cases, were sentenced to a fine, and allowed to return home.
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