Crestview News

The city's 1995 building regulations are so outdated that it would be better to scrap them and write a new code, according to a building official.

A teenager and an adult were arrested Friday and charged with several burglaries, including some in Driftwood Estates, according to the Walton County Sheriff's Office.

A 29-year-old man was sentenced Thursday to 15 years on charges of trafficking in methamphetamine and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, according to the state attorney's office.

State budget appropriations of $1.75 million and $500,000 for the Okaloosa County Health Department and $85,635 for the Okaloosa County Library Cooperative have been flagged as legislative "turkeys" by Florida TaxWatch.

The Army 7th Special Forces Group opened its doors Wednesday to show the public what it does and how it does it.

Thomas "Gerry" Rangeley, 56, of Gonzales, died at North Okaloosa Medical Center in Crestview, Fla., after being shot once in the chest by a rifle, according to a news release from the Okaloosa County, Fla., Sheriff's Office.

Silvercrest Manor Nursing Home faces a fine and a state-mandated probation for failing to report allegations of abuse and to implement procedures to prevent abuse.

At least one person died in a wreck on State Road 85 Monday night, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Christopher A. Paris was taken to Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola after he was stabbed by his 13-year-old son during a fight with his wife, according to a Crestview Police press release.

Authorities have determined a body found in late March in a wooded area off Pandora Drive in Crestview to be that of Damian Matthew Andrews of DeFuniak Springs.

Selected students at Walker and Riverside elementary schools will be able to run, leap and play in new shoes this summer thanks to a regional medical business' community outreach.

The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office is investigating a shooting death that happened last night.

A 24-year-old man was charged with careless driving after he caused a wreck on State Road 85 late Saturday afternoon, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

CRESTVIEW, Fla. The Crestview Police Department is investigating a stabbing that happened Saturday night.

The Bay County Transportation Planning Organization recently passed a resolution asking that Amtrak service be restored between Jacksonville and New Orleans.

Forty-four student writers and artists were recently honored by Northwest Florida State College with selection of their work for inclusion in the 2013 Blackwater Review - a college publication which encourages student writing, art, and creative life by providing a showcase for meritorious work.

Acting on a tip, police busted Joshua Ray Little and Cynthia Scruggs on Aug. 5, 2012, as they were cooking methamphetamine in a room at the Hilton Motel.

After almost four weeks of debate, Okaloosa County commissioners seem poised to vote down any bid to raise the local gasoline tax.

A 52-year-old Laurel Hill man apologized to officers after they found a pipe in the back of the patrol car he'd been transported in, according to his Crestview Police Department arrest report.

A 28-year-old man has been charged with child abuse after allegedly sexually abusing a child during a three-year period.