Okaloosa County sheriff’s deputies fired no shots during a predawn standoff Aug. 8 that ended when an armored vehicle struck and pinned a Crestview man against his house, Okaloosa County Sheriff Eric Aden said during a press conference Aug. 12.
U.S. Rep. Jimmy Patronis has asked the Department of Veterans Affairs to study establishing a national veterans cemetery in Okaloosa County and announced a steering committee to build a case for a roughly 200-acre site in Northwest Florida.
Antonio Austin Haner, 29, died Saturday morning after authorities say he opened fire on Okaloosa County sheriff’s deputies who were attempting to serve multiple warrants at his Crestview home at 607 Alabama St.
Okaloosa County commissioners voted unanimously on Aug. 4 to spend $600,000 in infrastructure surtax funds on startup costs for a county-run animal control operation after a private shelter that has done the work for more than 20 years rejected the county’s final offer.
Nine people were arrested during a four-day undercover operation targeting people accused of using the internet to solicit children for sexual activity, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office.
A Leon County judge this week determined the summary of a property tax cut ballot measure passed by the Legislature is filled with political rhetoric and is misleading.
The Crestview Planning and Development Board voted Aug. 3 to recommend that the City Council approve a rezoning request for a nearly 37-acre lot that will be home to 72 new single-family homes.
