TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Home Builders Association has joined a legal battle to help defend a new state law that includes blocking cities and counties from approving “more restrictive or burdensome” changes to growth plans.
Destin-Fort Walton Beach, in collaboration with the Coastal Conservation Association Florida, released 25,000 juvenile redfish into Cinco Bayou on Tuesday.
The portion of the southwest Crestview bypass between U.S. Highway 90 and Interstate 10 is on track to be open to traffic in the first quarter of 2026, Okaloosa County officials said today.
At its regular meeting on Jan. 12, the Crestview City Council plans to vote on whether to adopt an ordinance that would prohibit the use of electric bicycles and motorized scooters on downtown streets and sidewalks.
After being served with a warrant by the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office, county jail inmate Rogelio De La Cruz Rosquero, 25, of Fort Worth, Texas, was arrested on Monday for allegedly storing hundreds of images and videos of child pornography on his cellphone.
Okaloosa County and Florida Department of Transportation officials are looking at the possibility of having an Interstate 10 interchange built next to the Shoal River Industrial Park, County Commission Chairman Paul Mixon said at the county Legislative Delegation’s annual meeting on Monday.
Supporting school choice while ensuring public and nonpublic schools are on a level playing field financially and implementing a public reporting system on bullying incidents at schools are some of the tasks Cynthia West would like to tackle as a potential Okaloosa County School Board member.
The Florida House on Tuesday released two wide-ranging health care bills that include eliminating some regulations and trying to reduce prescription drug prices.
