OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - An investigation is underway in Okaloosa County after reports of shots fired on Thursday near Fort Walton Beach. According to officials, two separate homes on ...

Cold weather shelters are open in Okaloosa and Walton counties due to freezing temperatures. Overnight lows are expected to be in the 20s with wind chills in the teens. The shelters will remain ...

(This story was updated to accurately reflect the most current information.) Severe cold weather has hit Okaloosa County. Schools are closed Tuesday and Wednesday. Gov. Ron DeSantis has declared a ...

CRESTVIEW, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - An Okaloosa County man has been arrested and charged with Lewd and Lascivious Battery on a Victim Under 12 Years of Age and Child Abuse according to the Crestview ...

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. -- 41-year-old Gregory Simonds is in jail after pointing a gun at people and throwing an explosive device in Fort Walton Beach on Feb. 15. That explosive damaged a Fort ...

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — Three horses got loose from their pen during stormy weather, and an Okaloosa County resident took the horses in, walking them 1.5 miles to his home. Pensacola man ...

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. -- The Okaloosa County middle school student who claimed to have a gun and then threw a firecracker as a "joke" is now facing a felony charge for the incident, according to ...

The Okaloosa County School District is offering two Florida Prepaid 2-year scholarships to local students pursuing careers in education. To qualify, students must be public high school seniors in ...