The Crestview News Bulletin has learned additional information about the two teens accused in the death of 14-year-old Danika Troy in Pace in early December.

At his planned Emerald Exxxotics pet store in downtown Crestview, Andrew Rencich intends to showcase emerald tree boas and other reptiles, a tarantula and other arthropods, and a wallaby and other mammals, all with an educational component.

Ryan Bullard, who is resigning from his Crestview City Council Precinct 2 seat on Dec. 31, said today that while he recently bought a home that is outside of the city limits, he maintains his primary residence within Precinct 2.

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.

The city of Crestview is seeking applicants to fill the seat that will soon be vacated by City Councilor Ryan Bullard.