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Okaloosa County ends Crab Island boat exclusion zone, citing safety, cost, and outdated emergency access needs.
Okaloosa County has initiated its annual mosquito control program, including nightly spraying. Spraying occurs one hour ...
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, 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. (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 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 ...
OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - A Fort Walton Beach man is now facing charges after a hidden camera was found in a woman’s bedroom. According to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office ...
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) - A call about an early morning wreck on Racetrack Road has become a shooting investigation, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responding ...