DESTIN — The pews of Destin United Methodist Church filled with family members, neighbors, friends and fellow scouts Saturday as Nick Bowyer, Benjamin Heyse and Harrison Jourdan prepared to become Eagle Scouts.The pinning ceremony was a long time coming for the three members of Troop 504. They worked for the better part of seven years to earn the required 21 merit badges — as well as plan and complete an Eagle Scout [...]

Sergei Skripal, 66, and his 33-year-old daughter Yulia were found unconscious on a bench in the southwest England city of Salisbury on Sunday, triggering a police investigation led by counterterrorism detectives.

Several parents, students file notice of intent to sue school district

OKALOOSA ISLAND — More than 150 veterans and first responders, along with supporters, rode their bicycles through Fort Walton Beach on Wednesday in the United Healthcare Gulf Coast Challenge.The ride began Monday in Tallahassee and will cover 450 miles before it ends Saturday in New Orleans. Along the way, participating veterans and first responders will exercise their muscles and also find opportunities to exorcise any unseen wounds to their spirits and psyches."I ride [...]

CRESTVIEW — Okaloosa County’s lease of 130 acres of Eglin Air Force Base land that contains the Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport will be extended by 25 years and expire on July 30, 2063, instead of in 2038.The extension was part of a lease amendment that the County Commission unanimously approved on Tuesday. The revised agreement includes a new payment structure that eventually might lead to an estimated [...]

Semi overturns on I-10 leaving thousands of cans of Busch beer on highway

“There is good evidence that men acquire oral infections more readily than women, even if they have similar sex practices."

New Hampshire woman says she will give $50 million to charity just to keep her identity private

Action could soften the blow amid threats of retaliation by trading partners and dire economic warnings from lawmakers and businesses