A Crestview-area man recently was arrested after he shot his roommate multiple times while they argued about missing TV dinners, according to an Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office arrest report.
Okaloosa County’s Shoal River Ranch Gigasite has joined an elite group of locations across the country as a “Select Site” at the bronze level by CSX Railroad, the leading supplier of freight transportation in North America.
Hoping to resolve a long-standing conflict, Okaloosa County officials plan to pursue any necessary legal action against the owner(s) of property at 5125 Bone Creek Road in Holt and/or the owner(s) of the Flush Factory, a septage management facility on the property.
District 1 Medical Examiner Dr. Deanna Oleske should receive another three-year gubernatorial appointment term, the Okaloosa County Commission agreed today.
Dozens of Air Force Junior ROTC cadets gathered inside the Commando Hangar on Hurlburt Field, Florida, Feb. 10, 2024. The cadets hurried to inspect their service dress uniforms and prepare for the day of drill competitions ahead.
A Holt man with numerous felony warrants who has fled from law enforcement multiple times in recent weeks was apprehended on Feb. 11 outside a home on Griffith Cemetery Road in Baker after being unable to outrun an Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office K9.
On Feb. 9, an Okaloosa County Jury found Ledesma Wooden guilty of Attempted First Degree Premeditated Murder, First Degree Premeditated Murder, and Aggravated Battery Causing Great Bodily Harm. Mr. Wooden was sentenced to mandatory life in prison.
On the evening of Saturday, Feb. 24, a part of downtown Crestview will be illuminated during the city Police Department’s fifth annual Community Unity Flashlight Walk.
