Okaloosa County commissioners repealed a Crab Island vessel exclusion zone due to high maintenance costs and shifting sands. The zone, established in 2015, was intended to provide emergency vessel ...

Okaloosa County has initiated its annual mosquito control program, including nightly spraying. Spraying occurs one hour before sunset, rotating weekly through different neighborhoods. Residents ...

According to a news release from the Florida Health Department’s Okaloosa County office, a water quality advisory has been issued for Liza Jackson Park, 338 Miracle Strip Parkway Southwest in ...

Jonathan McKernan is expected to be tapped for a Treasury Department post instead after waiting for months for the full Senate to take up his consumer bureau nomination. By Stacy Cowley President ...

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. -- Deputies are investigating a plane crash that occurred Sunday afternoon in Okaloosa County. The incident took place near the Element Training Complex off Cooper Lane in ...

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - One Okaloosa County woman is behind bars after reportedly firing a shot at a family member on Saturday. According to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office ...

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla.-- A 32-year-old Crestview man was apprehended by Okaloosa County deputies on Saturday after evading capture for several months. Richard Zach Wagner, who was wanted on ...

CRESTVIEW — Okaloosa County, in partnership with Jacobs Engineering, will host the second public meeting for its Vulnerability Assessment Project on April 30 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Warriors Hall ...

Okaloosa County's second annual Hurricane Expo will be held May 3rd, 2025, to help residents prepare for the upcoming hurricane season. The free event offers resources like hurricane guides ...

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. -- A 28-year-old man was found guilty on Thursday by an Okaloosa County jury of two counts of using a computer to facilitate or solicit a parent, legal guardian, or custodian ...

Okaloosa County withdrew a $6 million Triumph Gulf Coast grant application for Project Sound, a planned manufacturing facility. Delays in federal funding for the U.S. Navy contractor caused the ...

The FAA found Okaloosa County in violation of multiple grant assurances at Destin Executive Airport, stemming from a complaint about monopolization of airport services. The county allegedly ...