A Crestview motorcyclist was killed in a crash on State Road 85 Friday morning at 1:44 a.m., according to a report from Florida Highway Patrol.

A 36-year-old Crestview man was life flighted with serious injuries after a two-car accident resulted in his vehicle overturning at the intersection of U.S. Highway 90 and Warbler Way. The accident occurred when a 63-year-old Crestview man driving a pickup truck did not see the second vehicle, a sedan, traveling eastbound on U.S. Highway 90, […]

On Thursday, the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office was on the scene at a residence north of Crestview with a subject who was barricaded in his home and refuses to come out. OCSO deputies went to the home Thursday to serve a warrant for threats. However, the individual then barricaded himself in the home. After several […]

I think for the next several months, this column space could be full of takes on the primary and general elections that will dominate headlines in our newspaper and in other media outlets.

A new Costco retail store is planned for Nine Mile Road in Pensacola.

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) has fired Deputy Eddie Duran following the completion of an administrative internal affairs investigation into the death of Senior Airman Roger Fortson on May 3. The sheriff’s office said in a press release Friday that it’s administrative investigation determined the deputy’s use of deadly force was not objectively reasonable, and therefore violated agency policy.

Covering a breaking news story, especially a tragic one, is one of the hardest parts about being a journalist.

Everyone has heard the phrase, “If it bleeds, it leads,” but the truth is 99.9% of the journalism community would rather go their entire career without covering a tragic event. Probably 100%. And that old saying really applies to readership, because unfortunately, in general the public would rather read about something horrible that happened than someone uplifting someone else.

Okaloosa County is under a tornado watch until 10 p.m., according to the National Weather Service in Mobile. Strong to severe storms are possible Friday afternoon and into the evening. Strong winds, hail, and a brief tornado are possible during this timeframe.

With no offense to any of the local candidates in this election, I’ve always thought school superintendents should be appointed by an elected school board instead of being elected by the public.

Some counties in Alabama and Florida (not all) elect a superintendent of schools, but the rest of the country allows the school board to make the hire. Santa Rosa County is one of 41 counties in Florida where the superintendent of schools is elected.

Gulf Breeze News Publisher Lisa Newell announced Tuesday that she is running for Florida Senate District 1.