An injury took Brenda Telford off her feet and out of a job, placing her in a financial dilemma."I waited tables, and I twisted my knee really bad, and I was on crutches," this single mother of a young teenage daughter said. "I needed help to get past that."I didn’t need disability," continued the Fort Walton Beach resident. "I just needed temporary assistance. I was out of work for three weeks. [...]

Michigan congressman under investigation that he sexually harassed female staff members, which he denies

In last week’s column, we discussed the many benefits of living in Tourism Heaven: fine dining, upscale shopping, exciting recreational activities, top shelf entertainment and low property taxes for such high property values, benefits mostly made possible by tourism.This week, we look at the down-side of tourism as reported to me by a few of our readers. Some of my pro-tourist friends are dismayed that I would also write about the down- [...]

"Tonight is a huge night for the city of Fort Walton Beach," City Manager Michael Beedie told the council Nov. 14. "The city hired the Matrix Design Group in January to create our master plan. It was something that has been needed for the past 30 years, and it was brought about by construction of the new Brooks Bridge."

But some experts say cellphone-sweeping 'StingRay' technology goes too far

The crush of unfinished business facing lawmakers when they return to the Capitol would be daunting even if Washington were functioning at peak efficiency.

MIAMI — A Florida teenager trying to enter Canada has been detained by U.S. border patrol agents who want to interview him in connection with the death of his grandmother.The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said at a news conference late Friday that the 15-year-old was stopped near Buffalo, New York.Officials in Florida started looking for the boy and his 53-year-old grandmother on Wednesday after they failed to pick up the teen's father at the airport. The father had [...]