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Two-alarm fire at Tailfins restaurant in Destin
UPDATE: 5:30 p.m. - Destin Fire was called out for a commercial structure fire Saturday morning at Tailfins Waterfront Grill. "Upon arrival, there was heavy smoke and flames as the third floor was fully engulfed," as stated on the Destin Fire Rescue Facebook page. "A second alarm was called immediately....
Weekly Schedule: See where Escambia and Santa Rosa County teams are competing (April 29-May 4)
Andy Williams sings that Christmas is the Most Wonderful Time of the Year. But perhaps he forgot about the time of year where spring sports are fully immersed in postseason play and district tournaments. Baseball, softball and boys volleyball join the party this week with district tournaments beginning for all three sports. District...
Beachgoers watch Kemp’s Ridley sea turtle lay nest in Destin
DESTIN, Fla. (WMBB) – A big surprise for beachgoers in Destin on Sunday as a Kemp’s Ridley sea turtle made its way on shore to lay a nest. This is the first nest for Okaloosa County beaches this year, three days before the official start of nesting season on May 1st. The Destin Fort Walton […]
Wildfire off Garcon Point Road in Santa Rosa spreading 'rapidly'
The Florida Forest Service is responding to a wildfire on the east side of Garcon Point Road. Around 12:30 p.m., the Forest Service Blackwater Forestry Center reported the blaze was around 1 acre, but that "high winds are spreading the fire rapidly." Currently, two tractor plow units and local firefighters...
Deputies: Man used hatchet to burglarize Okaloosa County convenience stores
OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. -- A Baker man was arrested after deputies identified him as a suspect in a string of convenience store burglaries that occurred on Wednesday. Okaloosa County deputies say 34-year-old Klynn Jones was seen on video burglarizing a convenience store on N. Eglin Parkway and another store in Shalimar.
Okaloosa County to host "Florida's Greatest Hurricane Preparedness Party" in Shalimar
SHALIMAR — With hurricane season a month away, Okaloosa County officials will host "Florida's Greatest Hurricane Preparedness Party" on May 11 at the Okaloosa County Administration Building in Shalimar. The event, open to all Okaloosa County residents, is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and is aimed at increasing preparedness...
Escambia and Santa Rosa County Student of the Week for April 23-26 announced
Congratulations to Northview High School's Tyler Riggs. Riggs is this week's Escambia and Santa Rosa County High School Student of the Week. Riggs won with 60.81 percent of the vote. Runner up Owen Giberman finished in second with 19.04 percent of the vote. A new week of voting will start...
888-Pound Bluefin Caught Off Destin!
This enormous 888-pound bluefin tuna brought to the docks at Boshamps in Destin might be the largest ever caught off Florida. It won’t be a state record, because landing it was a team effort, but nobody in Destin is worried about that. According to The Destin Log, Capt. George...
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