Destin News

Until 2002, offshore drilling was one of the biggest local environmental issues.

Business leaders in Destin are trying to stop oil drilling close to home. The Board Of The Destin Chamber Of Commerce has put out a resolution against drilling within forty miles of the Northwest Florida coast.

Destin has once again proven itself to be a world-class vacation destination spot by landing a spot on Priceline.com's 6th annual list of the "Top 50 4th of July Weekend Travel Destinations." The Web site, which compiled data from more than 30,000 hotel reservations, found Destin to be the 38th most booked location for the holiday, ranking it in ...

Now 53, he has fished the Gulf of Mexico nearly his whole life, even working as a deckhand on a charter boat in his youth.

Three local teens were arrested after following a pizza delivery person and conspiring to rob him at gunpoint.

DESTIN, FL, June 30 /PRNewswire/ - Intrawest ULC, a leader in the development and management in destination resorts, today announced the appointment of Scott Russell to the position of vice president of sales and marketing at Sandestin Golf and Beach R -- -------------------------------------- Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort offers the most ...

Nothing could top the Emerald Coast for next year's Florida Harley Owners Group's state rally, the organization's Bruce Fuller says.

With the removal of the derelict Glory, the city's waterfront now is free of abandoned boats, code enforcement officer David Bazylak says.

Destin, Florida was ranked among ther top 50 most popular destinations for the upcoming Independence Day weekend.

A special investigator for the Florida House of Representatives says he's found probable cause that former Speaker Ray Sansom's conduct created a loss of confidence in the integrity of the House.

Splash Day at the Destin Community Center is set for July 1, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event, featuring a huge water slide, a surf-n-slide, cotton candy, popcorn, snow-cones, and refreshments, is geared for children ages 5-14. All children must wear a bathing suit and sunscreen, and bring a towel.

If you think this is the wrong time and the wrong economy for a new restaurant to open in Destin, Tom Rice disagrees.

Management of the Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort in Destin, Florida Pumped About the Resort's 25th Anniversary Jun.

A Destin man admitted to punching his brother in the face for allegedly 'framing him.' The victim told Okaloosa County Sheriff's deputies his brother had punched him in the face because the victim's brother had been setting him up regarding some recent car burglaries.

In Destin, Florida, and around the country, as time goes by with short sales, a new problem is growing-- unpaid condo association dues. I currently have two short sales pending with with over $20,000 in unpaid association dues. Short sale mortgage holders are growing weary of paying these huge back-fees to facilitate a short sale.

The US Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Wednesday approved a wide-ranging energy bill that would both expand drilling in the eastern Gulf of Mexico and impose a renewable energy and efficiency requirement on utilities.

A bloody wrecked boat that had hit the Destin Bridge recently led investigators to search local hospitals for the driver and passenger.

The Supreme Court has stepped into a property-rights dispute over plans to rebuild eroded beaches on Florida's Gulf coast.

TALLAHASSEE - U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson vowed today to tie the Senate in knots to stop a federal energy bill that would allow drilling as close as 10 miles from western Panhandle beaches, including Pensacola Beach, Perdido Key and Destin.

An oil-drilling amendment moving through the U.S. Senate's Energy Committee has caught the attention of the Emerald Coast.