Fort Walton Beach News

Valparaiso commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to replace their controversial former attorney with Hayward Dykes of the Conerly Bowman and Dykes law firm.

OKALOOSA CO., Fla. -- The Pirate Billy Bowlegs is taking over the landing in Fort Walton Beach this weekend in one of the biggest festivals in Okaloosa County.

Maybe I should add risotto to my "yes I can" list, rather than my, "I'm really not sure about this" list.

Police said the man had shown up drunk at the Okaloosa County Jail to visit with his girlfriend, the Northwest Florida Daily News reported.

A 500-acre wildfire on Eglin's reservation, just north of Hurlburt Field, is creating smoke in the areas of Florosa and Fort Walton Beach.

Pirates of all ages are expected to flood Fort Walton Beach this weekend and Pensacola June 9-10. FORT WALTON BEACH, Florida -- For those traveling to Fort Walton Beach this weekend, don't be alarmed if you see an unusual number of cutlasses, breeches or skulls and crossbones.

A Florida appellate court has reversed a $6.25 million judgment against an insurance company because it was for an injury that occurred four days before coverage was obtained.

Hundreds crowded Beal Memorial Cemetery on Monday for a ceremony that, for many, made the occasion more personal than some in years past.

"There is nothing better than knowing the money raised in our community will stay in our community" said DCWAF event manager Lauren Magli of this year's auction.

Cameron Marie Allen, daughter of Rebecca Milligan of Decatur and Scott Allen of Fort Walton Beach, Fla., celebrates her fourth birthday today.

The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office has charged a Fort Walton Beach woman with 98 counts of uttering a forged instrument as well as exploitation of the elderly.

The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office has charged a Fort Walton Beach woman with 98 counts of uttering a forged instrument as well as exploitation of the elderly.

Part of the pirate fun at the 57th Annual Billy Bowlegs Pirate Festival will include pirate contests for adults and children.

All City Council meetings, workshops, executive sessions and CRA Board meetings are held at the City Hall Annex, 4100 Indian Bayou Trail.

It was all flippers on deck Tuesday morning when the Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park gave members of the media a preview of the newly renovated and renamed aquatic-themed attraction on Okaloosa Island in Fort Walton Beach.

A Florida appellate court has reversed a $6.25 million judgment against an insurance company because it was for an injury that occurred four days before coverage was obtained.

The Choctawhatchee Band Booster club is hosting the event and all proceeds benefit the school band program.

In recent weeks, government officials in Okaloosa County in Florida's panhandle learned they owned a yacht, courtesy of the Tourist Development Council, and that some of the BP oil spill settlement money may have been spent on a $747,000 home belonging to the then-TDC director.

Shakespeare famously wrote "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet," but that doesn't hold true to names along the Emerald Coast, according to Brenda Rees.

But place this Italian turkey sausage on a toasted bun with lots of ketchup and mustard and watch them disappear.