Okaloosa County deputies arrested a man early Tuesday morning in connection with an “extensive organized retail theft operation.” According to an ...

The Okaloosa County School District is offering two Florida Prepaid 2-year scholarships to local students pursuing careers in education. To qualify, students must be public high school seniors in ...

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. -- The Okaloosa County middle school student who claimed to have a gun and then threw a firecracker as a "joke" is now facing a felony charge for the incident, according to ...

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. (WKRG) — The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help after two shootings occurred in local neighborhoods. No injuries were reported ...

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - A Pryor Middle School student has been charged for falsely reporting a weapon. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office says last Thursday, a male student ...

The Okaloosa County Tourist Development Department will relocate to the former PNC Bank building in Cinco Bayou after the county commission approved a $4.1 million purchase. The acquisition ...

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. -- 41-year-old Gregory Simonds is in jail after pointing a gun at people and throwing an explosive device in Fort Walton Beach on Feb. 15. That explosive damaged a Fort ...

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - An investigation is underway in Okaloosa County after reports of shots fired on Thursday near Fort Walton Beach. According to officials, two separate homes on ...

Okaloosa County is expected to experience severe weather Saturday night and into the pre-dawn hours of Sunday, according to the National Weather Service and the county's director of public safety.

NICEVILLE — After a bout of overnight rain in Northwest Florida, cold temperatures have forced Okaloosa and Walton County public safety officials to open cold weather shelters for those in need.

At the county commissioners building in Shalimar, Okaloosa County Sheriff Eric Aden handed a plaque to Cpl. Chris Fordham, the department’s 2024 deputy of the year. Fordham says receiving the ...

Okaloosa County commissioners voted in October to buy the ship for $10 million. It's estimated that the economic benefit will be $3 million annually.