FORT WALTON BEACH — A 33-year-old woman was killed Thursday night after she was thrown from the motorcycle she was riding on. According to dispatch with the Fort Walton Beach Police Department, Michelle Kitahara was a passenger on a motorcycle... »
VALPARAISO — Not much remains of the USS Okaloosa or the brave crew that rode her into battle at Okinawa on April 26, 1945. But the life of the World War II-era vessel and the tales of the men who sailed her were celebrated Thursday in the county... »
NICEVILLE — Hundreds of people gathered Thursday morning to pay their respects to the man who helped transform the Twin Cities into the communities they are today. Walt Ruckel, the founder of Ruckel Properties and developer of much of the Niceville... »
VALPARAISO — Northwest Florida Regional Airport has something no other airport in the country has. It has a restaurant that can serve customers on both sides of its TSA security station. Better still, the restaurant is Helen Back, a region-wide... »
FORT WALTON BEACH — An engineering firm will conduct more tests for soil and groundwater contamination at a meadow at the corner of Bayou Woods Drive and Sotir Street. The Fort Walton Beach City Council unanimously approved the environmental... »
OKALOOSA ISLAND — Tito and Sylvia Ortega of Shalimar meandered through dozens of local business booths set up at the Emerald Coast Convention Center on Wednesday night. They sampled food, sipped drinks and met the owners of some of the businesses... »
FORT WALTON BEACH — Police remain mum about their investigation of the Jan. 26 murder of Wil-liam “Will” James Franklin Bowen, but it appears they are closing in on suspects. A warrant affidavit from the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s office... »
VALPARAISO — The steel girders that will support the flyover ramp to take Crestview-bound drivers from State Road 85 onto State Road 123 are being installed this week. While that means traffic delays, it also is a sign that work is progressing,... »
NICEVILLE — For most of Cathy Lee’s life she has struggled with hereditary alopecia and the devastation that comes with being a woman with no hair. “It’s very traumatic,” said Lee, an eighth-grade teacher at Rocky Bayou Christian School.... »
FORT WALTON BEACH — A 25-year-old man was charged April 17 with 20 counts of felony obscene material possession. Aaron Jeptha Perks was served a warrant to have his computer searched and seized, according to an Okaloosa County Sheriff's report.... »
FORT WALTON BEACH — An 18-year-old man was arrested Tuesday after he crashed his car in to two patrol cars while trying to flee from deputies, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s office. Aaron Dwayne Dawson of Fort Walton Beach was driving... »
EGLIN AFB — Five soldiers from the Army 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) are being investigated in connection with the Secret Service prostitution scandal in Colombia. The Special Forces soldiers came under investigation after they missed their... »
SHALIMAR — Josh Milman had a single question when his mom told him he was named one of Cox Communications’ inspirational student heroes. “When I first told him, he said, ‘Am I going to get a superpower?’ ” Julie Milman said with a laugh.... »
The Oct. 24 death of infant Elyssa Thompson remains under “open and active investigation,” according to Niceville Police Chief Dennis Popwell. A death investigation was initiated on the day the child, born Sept. 14, was pronounced dead at Twin... »
NICEVILLE — Walt Ruckel, one of the driving forces behind the development of Niceville and Valparaiso, has died. He founded Ruckel Properties in 1955 and the business has been responsible for the development of countless homes and businesses in the... »
