The House on Thursday gave a significant boost to President Donald Trump's promise to cut taxes, narrowly passing a GOP budget that shelves longstanding concerns over federal deficits in favor of a rewrite of the tax code that Republicans promise will jump-start the economy.

The Sunday, Oct. 15 lead story about sexual harassment in the Okaloosa school system raises several points and questions.First, there seems to be a great deal of corroborating evidence against the named individual, and yet this has continued for years.Secondly, the superintendent feels forced to reach out to another system for an investigation. That fact alone is very troubling and seems to require [...]

The fate of the complaint filed by Destin resident Steve Menchel against Okaloosa County School District spokesman Henry Kelley lies in the hands of Superintendent Mary Beth Jackson, according to school district attorney Jeff McInnis.

These Florida lotteries were drawn Wednesday:Fantasy 5: 04-10-16-25-29Lotto: 08-19-29-38-47-49, estimated jackpot $15.5 millionPowerball: 18-22-29-54-57, Powerball 8, Powerplier 3, estimated jackpot $40 millionMega Millions: estimated jackpot $30 millionLotto XTRA: 02Pick 2 Evening: 8-8Pick 2 Midday: 6-6Pick 3 [...]

Veteran political reporter says he's "deeply sorry" and is taking a "step back" from day-to-day work to deal with the situation

PACE — The owner of a 5-year-old horse found shot to death early Wednesday morning is offering a reward to help locate the shooter.Chevy, who lived in a pasture at the corner of Diamond and Jernigan roads in Pace, was shot three times, according to his owner, Beth Nelson.The registered paint horse neighed when folks walked their dogs past him. Children on their way to a nearby bus stop made a habit of stopping to pet him."He loved human contact," Nelson said. [...]

Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's disappearance endangered those who searched for him after he abandoned his post in 2009.

DAYTONA BEACH — Authorities say a man punched in the face during an argument over beer has died after a fight outside a restaurant.The Daytona Beach News-Journal reported that 34-year-old James R. Allen faces a second-degree murder charge stemming from the incident Oct. 20 in the parking lot of a Popeye's chicken outlet. A police report said Allen punched 55-year-old John Roughton in the face, causing him to fall flat on his back. Roughton's head bounced off the pavement and he [...]

President Donald Trump is playing it coy on what people will see from long-secret JFK assassination-era files.

Like the more than $12 million Norriego Point work that could be completed in early 2019, the other projects will be paid for with settlement money from the 2010 BP oil spill.