Destin, FL

NICEVILLE, Fla. -- The Niceville Police Department is attempting to identify a person of interest in multiple burglaries. Niceville police have provided a picture of two subjects they believe are persons of interest in multiple burglaries, boat thefts and petit thefts. Police say they have successfully identified the white male...

U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz will bring his MAGA Fighter Tour to Valparaiso and Pensacola on Saturday. The Valparaiso stop is scheduled for 10 a.m. at the Compass Rose Restaurant at 303 E. Glen Ave. The Pensacola stop is scheduled for 2 p.m. at Palafox Wharf on East Gimble Street. Recently...

SANDESTIN, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Day one of the ECBC weigh-ins has produced one big fish. An angler by the name of Troy Layton of Huntsville Alabama caught the first one. Troy is fishing aboard the boat Sea Wolff, which is based in Destin with captain Jared Quick at the helm.

Friday morning Marshal Charlie Caldwell Jr. made his final journey home from Pensacola, Florida. The procession began at 11 a.m. and traveled through three states to arrive in Shreveport at 5:45 p.m.  On June 16, Caldwell fell overboard into the Gulf of Mexico while on a boat off the coast of Destin, Florida. Two days...

SEASIDE, Fla. - Authorities have identified "key players" in the break-in of an $8 million Florida mansion – where a group of more than 200 rowdy teens threw an unsanctioned house party on Friday. "We tracked down the key players in our investigation and will be interviewing them today,"...

EGLIN AFB — In an effort to align with the Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr.’s Accelerate Change or Lose strategic approach, the 53rd Wing has developed a new branch of the Weapons System Evaluation Program to focus solely on Battle Management Command and Control. The new WSEP branch is known as COMBAT AXE.  The primary objective of the program is to present high-end scenarios and collect and analyze data in order to arm senior leaders, combatant commanders, and...

The $8 million Florida mansion in Santa Rosa Beach where a mob of 200 teens allegedly broke in to throw a massive rager is up for sale – as police identify suspects in the burglary. "Thankfully, absolutely nothing was damaged," the owner told Fox News Digital of the house,...

DESTIN, Fla. (WRKG) — Okaloosa County deputies arrested a third suspect this week in an armed robbery from January 2021. Cornelius Donaldson of Fort Walton Beach is accused of robbing a man on January 13, 2021, inside the Palms of Destin condominiums. Yohanna Dwyer and Elijah Jones also face charges in the case. According to […]

Lone Wolf Pizza Co. truly is a lone wolf. It’s a one of kind pizza place located in Destin at the site of the old Mellow Mushroom at 960 U.S. 98, across from Big Kahuna’s Water and Adventure Park. Janice Snow, owner of Lone Wolf, was given the...

DESTIN — In honor of Independence Day, the City of Destin and Compass Resorts will host the 36th Annual Independence Day Fireworks Show. The fireworks show can be seen over the East Pass and will begin at 9 p.m., Monday, July 4. Tune in to Z96 (96.5 FM) for the simulcast music. In the event of inclement weather, the fireworks show will take place on Tuesday, July 5 at 8:30 p.m.

CRESTVIEW — Crestview officials and leaders of the local NAACP have viewed body camera footage taken at the scene of an October 2021 incident that led to the death of Calvin Wilks Jr. They have formed radically different opinions regarding what the video evidence showed.  ...

SPECIAL NOTICE The Navarre pier is open from 5 am until 11 pm daily. Visit our You Tube channel Navarre Newspaper. You will find the weather and information videos about the emerald coast of Destin, Navarre, Gulf Breeze and Pensacola areas.This report is updated during the day. This is our...

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Nearly a dozen Louisiana law enforcement agencies arrived in Pensacola Friday to escort the body of Shreveport City Marshal Charlie Caldwell, Jr. back home. Caldwell's body was found in the Gulf of Mexico on June 18, after he fell off of his boat while trying to retrieve his hat.

HOLT — A crash involving a semitrailer and a dump truck on westbound Interstate 10 blocked traffic for several hours Thursday morning and led to a second crash that seriously injured one driver. The initial crash occurred at 5:07 a.m. just east of Holt in Okaloosa County, according to...

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — A man from Mary Esther has been arrested and charged with 20 counts of possession of child pornography, according to officials with the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office. Police said Phillip Dahn, 22, was arrested at his home after they served a search warrant. He not only faces 20 counts of […]

Before we get started on the news this morning, I just want to say thanks for your patience this week. We had a family emergency come up late last week that took us out of town. As a result, I’ve only been able to get out this one newsletter since last week.

I have complained to the Florida Department of Transportation concerning the ruts at the expansion joints on the Cinco and the other bridge on Eglin Parkway. I have to cross these bridges many times a day, being an Uber driver. It is tearing up my front end on the car. Because of these bridges, I now need ball joints and tie rods.   ...

FORT WALTON BEACH — The city will host its inaugural Career Fair on Saturday. The event will have representatives from multiple Fort Walton Beach departments, including police, fire, Financial Services, Growth Management, Recreation & Cultural Services, and Public Works and Utility Services. ...

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. (WKRG) — Meningococcal diagnosis’ in 2022 surpassed the 5-year average of meningococcal disease cases in Florida, according to the Florida Health Department in Okaloosa County. The county is offering free vaccines to those 18 and older in Fort Walton Beach starting June 24. Appointments must be made by calling 850-833-9246. “This […]