A new study found that cannabis users under the age of 50 are about 6.2 times more likely to experience a heart attack than ...

FORT WALTON BEACH — Tobacco Free Florida in Okaloosa County is collaborating with the Okaloosa County School Board to review ...

Lucy's Law, named for a 17-year-old girl killed in Biscayne Bay in 2022, seeks to increase penalties for reckless boat driving and require education.

Fort Walton Beach will enforce school zone speed limits with cameras starting April 1. Drivers exceeding limits may face $100 fines.

Valparaiso-based nonprofit A Bed 4 Me Foundation was awarded $6,000 from the ALTA Good Deeds Foundation to help local ...

The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Emerald Coast raised $60,000 at their annual Mac & Cheese Festival. Recess After Dark, LESGO Chef, and Boathouse were among the restaurants awarded for their mac and ...

The Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County said parks in Fort Walton Beach, Destin and Valparaiso had issues with ...

NICEVILLE — It may be the first day of Spring, but Mother Nature has other plans. On Thursday, Okaloosa County Public Safety Director Patrick Maddox announced that cold weather shelters would ...

Gina LaPlaca, the mayor of Lumberton who recently quit her job as Neptune Township business administrator, is facing seven ...

Going out to eat? See which Okaloosa County restaurants were rated best by inspectors, and which failed the test.