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CRESTVIEW — A local service member’s overseas airbase spent the holidays much like residents in town, with a Christmas feast, toys and entertainment.

2013 means many Okaloosa County residents will set New Year’s resolutions.

NICEVILLE — Northwest Florida State College's Criminal Justice Department is offering four more sessions of its Firearms Safety and Concealed Carry Course during the spring 2013 term.

I have suggestions for some great New Year’s resolutions that are achievable.

The Crestview Police Department and Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office provided the following crime reports for publication.

CRESTVIEW — An increasing number of Okaloosa County residents are overweight or obese, according to the county health department.

Under proposed changes to the law governing county parks, beachgoers would be prohibited from swimming more than 300 feet from shore. Also included is a ban on swimming, diving, surfing or watercraft…

CRESTVIEW — A whirl of lights from the disco ball, dancing lasers and the beat of Michael Jackson heralded an Old School Night at SkateTopia. The community’s newest family-friendly venue opened Dec. …

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Flashing your headlights to alert oncoming drivers that police are lurking on the roadside ahead will no longer be illegal in Florida, though a lawyer who has represented tic…

SHALIMAR — The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office wants residents to beware of a fraud that recently targeted someone in a traffic incident.