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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 ...
OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - A waterspout made landfall Saturday in Okaloosa County. Director of Public in Okaloosa County tells NewsChannel 7 despite the scare and a tornado making its way ...
Okaloosa County commissioners repealed a Crab Island vessel exclusion zone due to high maintenance costs and shifting sands.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, Fla. (WKRG) — Two Okaloosa County roads will be closed on May 20 due to an Eglin Air Force Base mission. According to an Eglin news release, Highway 85 and State Road 123 will ...
OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. -- A 65-year-old Crestview man is dead after crashing into a tree in Okaloosa County on Monday afternoon. The crash occurred at 12:30 p.m., according to Florida Highway Patrol.
OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. -- A motions hearing was held Tuesday for the former Okaloosa County deputy charged with killing Senior Airman Roger Fortson last May. Body camera footage shows Fortson ...
OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has arrested three people they believe were involved in an armed robbery and kidnapping. The sheriff’s office said 27 ...
OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (WALA) - Three suspects were arrested after they allegedly broke into a man’s home, beat him, and forced him into a car, according to Okaloosa County deputies. Authorities ...
OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (WALA) - The Okaloosa Board of County Commissioners posts on its Facebook page that living shoreline construction is in progress at Marler Park. Here is the post: Living ...
OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. — The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office shared photos on its social media Saturday morning showing several downed trees after a "possible tornado." Officials say it formed ...