OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. -- A 20-year-old woman was charged in Okaloosa County for allegedly kicking an infant in the head. Kiara Bautista-Caceres, of Panama City Beach, was booked into Okaloosa County ...

Out of 185 arrests in the first 10 days of spring break, 90 percent were made in Destin, according to Capt. Jason Fulghum of the OCSO.

Three candidates were running for two seats on the City Council in Laurel Hill, and seven candidates were running for three seats on the City Council in Fort Walton Beach. In Niceville ...

Santa Rosa County leaders are lining up to back county resident and Jay Mayor Shon Owens to serve a district that is ...

Local legislators, possibly working at the direction of unknown higher ups, have cut Milton out of receiving state funding ...

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. -- A former Okaloosa corrections chief is charged with fraud after he claimed he was with the Okaloosa County Sherriff's Office during a traffic stop on Sunday. The Shalimar ...

UPDATE (9:48 p.m.): The unofficial results are in for municipal elections in Okaloosa County ... He most recently served on the city council. Here’s the Fort Walton Beach sample ballot for ...

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Okaloosa County is offering the community free bear latches while supplies last. Okaloosa ...

A city council race in Northwest Florida that previously ended in a tie led to drawing lots as part of a tie-breaker.

A ride-share driver who became suspicious of a job ended up saving a woman from becoming the victim of a scam, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s ...

Talks about the park date back to August 2023, when the county and the city entered an agreement to purchase the property for $1.3 million to offer more waterfront access to Okaloosa County residents.

Niceville residents voted against allowing the mayor to be the tie-breaking vote for city council decisions. Niceville residents voted to allow the city clerk to continue to serve despite living ...