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19 alleged drug traffickers arrested in joint operation among Northwest Florida law enforcement agencies
NORTHWEST FLORIDA (WKRG) — 19 alleged drug traffickers operating in Fort Walton Beach have been arrested after a joint operation among Northwest Florida law enforcement agencies. “Together we are taking criminals off the streets, seizing huge quantities of deadly fentanyl and other lethal drugs,” Florida Department of Law Enforcement Deputy Commissioner Vaden Pollard said. In […]
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...
Hurlburt Field changes command, welcomes Lt. Gen. Conley
HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. (WMBB) — More than 24,000 people in the Panhandle live or work at Hurlburt Field Air Force Base in Okaloosa County. On Tuesday, Lieutenant General Tony Bauernfeind passed the special operations wings flag Tuesday at Hurlburt Field to incoming commander, Lt. Gen. Michael Conley. “I’m so proud of what the headquarters AFSOC […]
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 nonprofit encourages HIV testing beyond Pride Month
TAMPA, Fla. — A leader in the Bay Area’s LGBTQIA+ community is using her voice at her day job to make sure her community is safe. Advocates with HIV and STI awareness nonprofit Positively U are reminding people of the importance of testing year-round. According to the latest...
The Florida Bar honors JBA’s Shoup with Cassedy Award
Jacksonville Bar Association Executive Director Craig Shoup received the Marshall R. Cassedy Sr. Award, presented June 21 by The Florida Bar 2023-24 President Scott Westheimer at the Bar’s annual convention in Orlando. The award, established in 2012, honors a voluntary Bar executive or Florida Bar staff members who has...
Florida’s ‘Stop Woke’ law could endanger USF students’ education, professors say
Sociology professor Elizabeth Aranda said she wouldn’t be able to do her job if Florida’s “Stop Woke” law were put into effect. “Imagine you are an orchestra conductor but you’re missing every third page of the musical score,” Aranda said. “There would be no song to play. That’s how I envision having to teach under this law.”
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