Valparaiso News

The project was complete and all the merit badges earned. All that stood between William Brown and his award was an interview and an ocean.

This will give you an idea of how profoundly Northwest Florida has changed during the first 10 years of the 21st century: When the decade began, residents were actually complaining that there was too much economic growth.

If not for a highly-publicized lawsuit, 2010 might have marked the beginning of the end for the city of Valparaiso, according to some of its residents and officials.

It's been 18 months since Ocean City Elementary School closed its doors and students were moved to other schools.

Sitting in his station on U.S. Highway 98, Deputy Chief Brad Williams of Florosa Fire Department is familiar with the sound of vehicle accidents happening right beside him.

A helicopter continued to fly over the area around Tom's Bayou Bridge Monday morning, six hours after rescue workers found a small vessel split in two by the pilings.

Parents can get more information tonight about the proposal to close Valparaiso Elementary School in Okaloosa County.

Okaloosa County residents protesting the cost of the new judicial center were not deterred by Tuesday evening's rain.

VALPARAISO An off-duty firefighter rescued his next-door neighbor's puppies after he saw smoke billowing up from the neighbor's home.

The public will get an opportunity to speak out about the proposed closing of Valparaiso Elementary School at a special School Board meeting in mid-January. The board agreed Monday night to hold the public hearing at 6 p.m. Jan.

Wet weather may have canceled the confederate soldiers' rifle drills, but it didn't stop them from cooking Christmas dinner over an open flame.

Parents of Valparaiso Elementary School parents have plenty of worries about the fate of their children's school.

With the end of the year just weeks away, it's time to identify the top stories of 2009.

Okaloosa County School District administrators are expected to propose Thursday that a school be closed next year.

Deputies serving a warrant at a Valparaiso home ended up arresting a man, but not the man they expected.

The principal of at least one of the Okaloosa County schools being considered for closure because of low enrollment has met with his staff to alert them to the possibility.

Enrollment continues to decline in Okaloosa County schools. For the fifth year in a row, the school district reports fewer students.

Deputies are searching for a man who stole a vehicle and then fled on foot after he crashed it.

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.