Fort Walton Beach News

A Destin attorney facing two DUI charges entered a plea to one of them and has been sentenced, prosecutors said Thursday.

Investigators say they have arrested a gang member Thursday in connection with a Wednesday evening shooting in Wright.

Caf Bouchee opened in the former location of Yianni's in April along a quiet stretch of County Road 30A in Seagrove.

A man arrested two weeks ago in another county for suspected sexual assault of a child has been charged with 10 additional counts of possession of child pornography.

Cleveland County prosecutors have charged a Florida man with arson for allegedly setting a Moore church on fire early Tuesday.

Liza Jackson Park is getting a face-lift, but the changes are much more than cosmetic.

With few options available from police or the City Council, some downtown merchants are taking matters into their own hands to deter panhandling.

Destin resident James L. Richardson, who owns several local businesses, was arrested Tuesday on charges he failed to turn over sales taxes to the state.

A man's behavior at a one-stop mailing service caught the attention of an employee and led to his arrest for trafficking Oxycodone, according to his Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office arrest report.

Two local men accused of being in possession of child pornography were arrested recently by different law enforcement agencies.

A man who took his 4-year-old and 2-year-old children to a hotel room occupied by a narcotics suspect faces multiple charges after leading Okaloosa County Sheriff's deputies on a chase through Fort Walton Beach in early May.

Barista Kristen Gann serves a customer at Benefield Coffee Co. in Carrollton Thursday.

Attorney General Bill McCollum today announced that a registered sex offender from Fernandina Beach has been arrested by the Attorney General's CyberCrime Unit, based on a tip from Alabama that he was sexually assaulting a child.

Emergency crews were called to Huck Finn Drive about 3 p.m. Tuesday, after bags of white powdery substance were found in a mailbox and on a pile of yard debris.

U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson takes his campaign against near-shore oil drilling today to the Florida Panhandle, where rigs could appear as close as 10 miles to shore under an advancing Senate proposal.

When a surly water moccasin bit a Fort Walton Beach family's 3-year-old dachshund, it was almost lights out for the tiny dog.

The city's re-evaluation of its leased properties will start with two this summer.

Monday was a milestone in the development of Okaloosa County's new sewage treatment plant.

One man is dead and three others are in the hospital after a late night crash that ripped a car in half.

Sheriff Charlie Morris preached integrity. The word hung in large letters in his headquarters.