DESTIN A 27-year-old man accused of pulling a knife on his girlfriend for not having sex in a car with him was arrested on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and kidnapping.

There's a tentative deal that could end the mining of "mountain stone" along the Cumberland Trail.

Oceanfront landowners in Florida are pressing the Supreme Court to find that beach replenishment projects unconstitutionally separate them from the sea.

The Fort Walton Beach Jaycees are trading their ghoulies and ghosties for snowmen and elves.

Northwest Florida communities will roll out their holiday spirit and finery with a variety of parades.

This is such a special story, I had to share it with you. If you are a dog lover you will truly appeciate the agony and the pure joy of the story you are about to be told.

The Legislature will consider a proposal to allow oil and natural-gas drilling in state waters.

Christmas at Destin Commons The holiday season kicks off as Santa arrives at Destin Commons at 6 p.m. Nov.

FL HOUSE FIRE EXPLOSION The Associated Press DESTIN, Fla. - Two people were flown to a burn unit after their Destin house caught on fire.

Want to make sure Christmas finds its way to the thousands of troops from our area who are deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan? The Freedom Pod can help.

A home invasion led to a physical struggle and gunfire between the intruder and several of the occupants.

The Trump Network has turned its attention to Destin as it introduces a new line of health and wellness products to future marketers on Thursday.

Florida's Great Northwest bills itself as a "private, non-profit corporation established to grow a vibrant and sustainable economy across 16 counties" that is not subject to the state's Sunshine Law.

The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office is investigating a spate of recent burglaries targeting big screen t-v's and other electronic devices.

Since 2000, Okaloosa county in the Florida panhandle has been trying to get a federal grant for a control tower at Destin Airport, but the FAA has told county officials that there is not enough traffic at the airport to warrant the facility.

DESTIN A woman who decided to help herself to some free merchandise was arrested for shoplifting and possession of a controlled substance without a prescription.

A Christian taxi driver and a Muslim passenger scour the rubble of a bombed-out Lebanese town to find the woman's son.

This Southern barbecue chain has been on the Emerald Coast for years. Now, its larger location in Destin has replaced the one at Baytowne Wharf to serve more people hungry for barbecue cooked low and slow, a tradition Jim N' Nicks has prospered on for 25 years.

Tropical Storm Ida sloshed ashore with rain and gusty winds Tuesday before weakening to a depression, causing little damage along the Gulf Coast but bringing more rain to the already-soaked Southeast.

For most of us, Tropical Storm Ida didn't amount to much. But for a number of people on Holiday Isle in Okaloosa County, Ida was a nightmare they won't soon forget.