Construction is underway in Choctawhatchee Bay just off Marler Park in Okaloosa County. FULL STORY: ...

The county's Mosquito Control webpage shows the full 2025 spray schedule, maps and safety tips. Depending on weather conditions, spray operations may be delayed or rescheduled. The Mosquito Control ...

The project will triple trailer parking, extend launch lanes, and add new amenities to improve waterfront access at the Fort ...

Former Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Deputy Eddie Duran shot and killed Fortson, who was Black, at the door of Fortson’s apartment. Duran has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter. That criminal case ...

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Prominent civil rights attorney Ben Crump says he will file a lawsuit against a former Okaloosa County sheriff’s deputy and others for the May 2024 shooting ...

The complaint filed in federal court in Pensacola details alleged failures by the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office in training and supervision and claims that staff at the apartment complex ...

The complaint filed in federal court in Pensacola details alleged failures by the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office in training and supervision and claims that staff at the apartment complex where ...

A five-count federal lawsuit was filed Tuesday in the May 2024 shooting death of 23-year-old U.S. Senior Airman Roger Fortson by an Okaloosa County deputy. Attorney Ben Crump and the Fortson ...

Okaloosa County is considering repealing a vessel-exclusion zone at Crab Island enacted in 2015. The zone, intended for emergency vessels, has proven ineffective due to shallow waters and shifting ...

The Okaloosa County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing later this month to consider repealing a vessel exclusion zone at Crab Island that has proven costly and ineffective since its ...