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Joshua Douglas, who had active warrants for fleeing and eluding, possession of a controlled substance, resisting without violence, and driving on a suspended license, reportedly ran from Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies into the woods near Summertime Drive in Holt on Tuesday.

Hurlburt Field –Lt. Gen. Michael Conley assumed command of Air Force Special Operations Command from Lt. Gen. Tony Bauernfeind in a change of command ceremony at the Freedom Hangar on July 2. 

An underwater live-stream camera that will provide footage of dolphins, sea turtles, fish and other marine life and be viewable online for the public likely will be installed this fall at the base of the Okaloosa Island Pier.

By late next year, newly arrived air passengers at Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) could start being able to enjoy a much larger and more efficient baggage claim area.

San Carlos De Bariloche, Argentina (AFNS) —  Air Force leaders and representatives from across the Western Hemisphere assembled in Argentina June 18-20 for the 64th “Conferencia de los Jefes de las Fuerzas Aéreas Americanas,” Spanish for, Conference of the American Air Chiefs, or CONJEFAMER.

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office and Panhandle Animal Welfare Society (PAWS)rescued dozens of animals after performing a welfare check at a home on Florida Avenuenear Crestview last month. 44-year old Jarah Lee, 46-year old Bonnie Sue Hahn, and 20-year old Eveland Colbert werecharged with 14 counts of aggravated animal cruelty and 14 counts of animal […]

Okaloosa County School District staff will be on-site for the upcoming Stuff the Bus School Supply Drive, which will help local students get the tools they need for the upcoming school year.

Project Hope, an addiction recovery ministry, has been in Okaloosa County since 2016 and in the Crestview community for about three years.

Project Hope was founded in Houston in 2012. The location now in Crestview was the second. A third location is in Arkansas with plans underway to open a location in the Birmingham, Alabama, area.

Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Dylan Gentry was fired on Friday following his traffic-related arrest.

Linda Brown remembers when she and other members of Mt. Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church used wooden sticks to prop open the windows of the church she attended as a youngster.