The man who died after his motorcycle crashed into the front of First Presbyterian Church in Crestview on July 12 has been identified as 26-year-old Oscar Villarreal, of Laurel Hill.

In Matthew 25:35, Jesus told the Disciples, “I was hungry, and you fed me, thirsty and you gave me something.”

Later in the passage, the Disciples asked Jesus when they saw Him hungry or thirsty. Christ’s answer is found in Matt 25:40 when he said, “I tell you the truth, when you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were doing it to me!”

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis today announced the appointment of Brett Hinely, of Niceville, to the Okaloosa County School Board.

Two Crestview-area residents were arrested on Thursday after officers executing a narcotics’ search warrant reportedly found a firearm, cocaine packaged for distribution, and additional evidence of narcotics distribution at a home on Starmount Drive.

The FAA has issued a global ground stop due to the widespread information technology outage, officials at the Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport announced earlier this morning.

The 919th Special Operations Wing hosted a change of command ceremony recently ushering in a new era for the leadership for one of the most combat-decorated units in the command.

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has charged a Honduran man in the country illegally with sexual battery on a 14-year-old girl, according to a press release from OCSO.

For the 10th year in a row, the Okaloosa County Department of Public Safety’s Emergency Medical Services Division has received the “Mission: Lifeline EMS Gold” achievement by the America Heart Association for excellence in delivering rapid care for heart attack and stroke victims.

Five candidates are striving to fill the District 3 Okaloosa County Commission seat currently held by Nathan Boyles, who is not seeking a fourth four-year term.

Joshua Douglas, who had active warrants for fleeing and eluding, possession of a controlled substance, resisting without violence, and driving on a suspended license, reportedly ran from Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies into the woods near Summertime Drive in Holt on Tuesday.