Ocean City News

Lawmen gather outside a house on Plymouth Avenue in Ocean City on July 22 after Okaloosa County Sheriff's Deputy Anthony Forgione was shot and killed.

An accident in the intersection of Mary Esther Cut-Off and U.S. Highway 98 tied up traffic on both roadways and sent one driver to a Pensacola hospital by helicopter.

Ocean City-Wright fire commissioners voted Thursday to grant themselves salaries, despite some strife from taxpayers who think the job should remain unpaid.

Ocean City-Wright and Fort Walton Beach firefighters responded to separate vehicle accidents in Fort Walton Beach Monday afternoon that occurred within an hour of each other.

Construction on the largest project in Okaloosa County's history has passed the halfway point.

Walmart was evacuated for two hours Thursday morning after an employee smelled what was thought to be natural gas.

Days after a sheriff's deputy shot a loose dog twice in self-defense, then once more to end its suffering, the dog's owner wants a meeting with Okaloosa County Sheriff Charlie Morris.

One person was injured in a fire that grew quickly to three alarms Sunday evening.

Christopher Joseph Mars, a truck driver accused in April of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy, agreed Thursday to plead to a lesser charge of felony battery.

A fire destroyed a longtime fixture on Racetrack Road early Sunday morning. Units from Ocean City-Wright, Eglin and the Fort Walton Beach Fire departments converged to Butler's Florist, 428 NE Racetrack Road, ...

An early morning fire destroyed one local business. Units from Ocean City-Wright, Eglin and the Fort Walton Beach Fire Departments responded to the fire at Butler's Florist at 428 NE Racetrack Rd.

OCEAN CITY -- Ocean City Elementary School welcomes five new teachers to its faculty: Miss Jacqueline Small, Miss Alicia Cropper, Miss Vanessa Billman, Miss Julie Biscoe and Mrs.

A motorcyclist was taken to Fort Walton Beach Medical Center late Tuesday night after being struck by a vehicle at the intersection of Eglin Parkway and South Street.

State investigators are continuing to compile evidence to present to the state attorney's office in the case involving the death of an Okaloosa County sheriff's deputy and his killer.

It could be weeks before the state fire marshal's office determines the cause of a Thursday morning vehicle blaze, but the business' owner thinks it was set as a warning.

Two Shalimar area residents face drug charges after a fire in the storage shed behind their home revealed an indoor marijuana grow on the upper story.

A man who went next door to tell neighbors that their pit bull was running loose Tuesday morning, ended up being attacked and seriously mauled by the dog.

A four-vehicle crash near Winn-Dixie on Beal Parkway sent a pregnant woman to the hospital, a firefighter said Thursday.

A family is homeless and their dog is missing after a weekend fire that destroyed their Shalimar home.

The sidewalk to nowhere? Although Ocean City Elementary School closed its doors earlier this month, construction has begun on a long-awaited sidewalk project near the school.