Christopher Kyle Wright, 38, of 649 Lincoln Ave., DeFuniak Springs, faces charges of trafficking in fentanyl after a traffic stop in Walton County.
On the evening of Nov. 14, a Walton County Sheriff’s Office Deputy conducted a traffic stop on U.S. Highway 90 in DeFuniak Springs for a registration not matching the vehicle’s description.
Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Trevor Valentine, who rescued a mother and child who were being brutally attacked by a pair of dogs in Crestview last December, was publicly recognized for his heroic life-saving efforts by Crestview City Councilman Doug Capps at the Nov. 13 council meeting.
Crestview resident Anthony Michael Gabriel, 32, was recently sentenced to mandatory life in prison, plus an additional 15 years in prison to be served consecutively to his life sentence, after an Okaloosa County jury found him guilty as charged of armed burglary of a dwelling with a firearm and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Crestview officials plan to keep the city’s red-light cameras in place through early 2028, which would give the city Police Department time to hire more sworn officers and stand up a traffic-enforcement unit that might replace the cameras.
The city of Crestview soon might become only the second city in Florida to offer a “Safe Haven Baby Box,” which would allow for the anonymous deposit of an unwanted newborn infant.
The box could be installed on an exterior wall at Crestview’s Fire Communications Center, which is manned 24/7 and located at Fire Station 1 at 321 W. Woodruff Ave.
Hurlburt Field – As an Air Force Comptroller, our ability to adapt to the ebbs and flows of the budget environment and our customer needs is what makes our career field essential to the success of our great nation and the Department of Defense. It is exactly the mind set we need as the Air Force shifts into the Joint All Domain environment. In the conflict against a peer competitor, it will be key to provide flexible and resilient formations to meet commanders’ intent–within the Air Force, we call it Agile Combat Employment.
The vacant, former Beach Bank building on the east side of the busy P.J. Adams Parkway-State Road 85 intersection in south Crestview soon might house Okaloosa County’s first north-end welcome center.
In 2020, an F-22 Raptor crashed deep within the Eglin range. In the barren location with nothing but trees, snakes, fires, and jet plane wreckage, emergency responders endured sweltering 100-degree May heat for hours without access to restrooms or just a cool place to sit down and recharge.
Preliminary plats for two proposed major subdivisions of detached single-family homes, as well as the first reading of ordinances on requested future land use and zoning designations for land that later might contain a large townhouse subdivision, were approved by the Crestview City Council on Nov. 13.
The next court date for a Crestview man who was recently charged with numerous drug trafficking charges and other felony charges is set for Dec. 28.
Matthew William Bachmann, 30, of 4818 Chapperal St., was arrested by Crestview Police officers on Nov. 9 at a residence at 1295 Mapoles St., northwest of the State Road 85-U.S. Highway 90 intersection.
