SANTA ROSA BEACH — A salesman is behind bars after he allegedly stole a package off the porch of a man to whom he tried to sell steaks.Deputies were called to South Church Street in Santa Rosa Beach about 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in reference to a theft, according to a press release from the Walton County Sheriff's Office. The caller told them a man in a white older model Chevrolet pickup with a white deep freezer in the truck bed stopped at his home a few days [...]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports patient traffic for flu is no longer skyrocketing the way it was in December

TALLAHASSEE — A 20-year-old man has claimed the $451 million Mega Millions jackpot.A Florida Lottery news release said Friday that 20-year-old Shane Missler of Port Richey had claimed the jackpot from the multistate game's Jan. 5 drawing. The release said Missler chose to receive his winnings in a one-time, lump-sum payment of $282 million rather than more installments."I'm only 20, but I hope to use it to pursue a variety of passions, help my family and do [...]

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 TALLAHASSEE — With reported comments by President Donald Trump inflaming an already-raw immigration debate, the deeply divided Florida House on Friday passed a proposal to ban “sanctuary cities’ in the state.The 71-35 vote by the Republican-dominated House came after two days of debate, with GOP supporters pointing to a need to uphold the “rule of law” and Democratic critics contending the bill (HB 9) is unconstitutional and could lead [...]