A hand-written letter from home. Most who have served will tell you there's nothing like it, especially during the holidays.

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

MARY ESTHER A 35-year-old Valparaiso woman accused of hitting a woman in Eye Masters was arrested Nov.

Students at Valparaiso Elementary School are learning a silent language. Twice a month, they meet after school with interpreters and teachers to learn how to speak with their hands.

The Twin Cities Veterans Council of Valparaiso had to move its annual Veterans Day ceremony indoors this morning, from Dolittle Park but was relocated to the Amvets Post 78.

There will be no lack of activities to honor active-duty and retired military members this week in Okaloosa, Walton and Santa Rosa counties.

The city's code enforcement officer faces termination today because he violated city codes, his bosses say.

Come check out the Navarre Presbyterian Church's Annual Pumpkin Patch at 1870 Lowe Road .

Spoken For Magazine is hosting its second annual "After His Heart" sexual purity conference at Rocky Bayou Baptist Church, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. today.

Sixteen members of Women's Art Network braved torrential rain Sept. 14 to meet at the Inlet Beach home of Susan Alfieri.

The daughter of the man killed in Thursday's early morning car accident on Okaloosa Island said that, to her, he was the best man in the world.

Will a low-cost carrier land soon at an airport in Northwest Florida? And if one does, at which airport will the carrier land? It's difficult to answer those questions because so much seems to be unknown, or at least unconfirmed.

A two car traffic crash on Highway 98 in Okaloosa County early day killed one of two drivers involved.

Officials at Eglin Air Force Base have been anxiously awaiting the arrival of 107 Joint Strike Fighters.

Four dozen F-35's that seemed a sure bet for Eglin Air Force Base are no longer a guarantee.

City officials say Air Force program used 'blackmail' August 24, 2009 2:35 PM Mona Moore Daily News The Joint Land Use Study has left Valparaiso city officials with a bad taste in their mouths.

The National Weather Service in Mobile, Alabama has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for southeastern Okaloosa County, from 2:30 to 3:15 p.m. At 2:26 p.m., National Weather Service doppler radar indicated a severe thunderstorm approximately four miles north of Valparaiso and eleven miles north of Destin, moving southeast at five miles per hour.

The National Weather Service in Mobile, Alabama has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for southeastern Okaloosa County, from 2:30 to 3:15 p.m. At 2:26 p.m., National Weather Service doppler radar indicated a severe thunderstorm approximately four miles north of Valparaiso and eleven miles north of Destin, moving southeast at five miles per hour.

PETAL - Former mayor Carl Scott got a taste for government work in the past four years and has been hired to continue that career in Valparaiso, Fla.

With Sgt. 1st Class Rod Hodges watching for safety, Sgt. 1st Class Kris Brown holds a water moccasin for people to touch during a demonstration at the St.