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FORT WALTON BEACH — The Brooks Bridge is now open after a barge carrying a crane crashed into the west side of the bridge Wednesday afternoon, according to Florida Department of Transportation spokes…

Five men from across the South are in the running to be Okaloosa County’s next administrator. The final selection is expected in early April.

CRESTVIEW —Jamicha Ewing’s life is about to be changed thanks to the kindness of a community.

CRESTVIEW — Six gopher tortoises have relocated from the city's waste water treatment plant on Arena Road to Nokuse Plantation in Freeport following a $6 million water system overhaul.

EGLIN AFB — The effects of immediate across-the-board cuts to the military are starting to take place at Northwest Florida bases.

CRESTVIEW — A man was arrested early Tuesday after he was accidentally stabbed by his girlfriend, according to Crestview police.

CRESTVIEW — A couple who disciplined their 13-year-old daughter by having her stand at a busy intersection with a sign suggested that critics “walk a mile in someone’s shoes” before rushing to judge …

TALLAHASSEE — In an apparent first in Florida law, a state appeals court ruled Monday that posting threats on one’s personal Facebook page can be prosecuted under state law.

FORT WALTON BEACH — A barge crashed into the Brooks Bridge about 3:15 p.m.

A lack of communication between crews and leaders contributed to a boat crash that killed an Eglin airman during a training exercise in Pensacola Bay last fall, according to an accident report releas…