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Local News June 21, 2018

Koko the gorilla, who learned sign language, dies at 46

Koko was taught sign language from an early age as a scientific test subject and eventually learned more than 1,000 words, a vocabulary similar to that of a human toddler.

Local News June 21, 2018

Ethics Commission to hear case against Cecilia Jones

The Florida Commission on Ethics has scheduled a probable cause hearing to evaluate the findings of an investigation launched after two complaints were lodged against Walton County Commissioner Cecilia Jones.Former Walton County resident Art Miller was informed in a letter dated June 18 that the hearing would be held at 10 a.m. Sept. 7 in Tallahassee.Miller filed his complaint last October. He alleged Jones had misused her powers as a commissioner and indulged in various [...]

Local News June 21, 2018

Pregnant woman involved in FWB accident (PHOTOS)

FORT WALTON BEACH — A pregnant woman was sent to the hospital following a Thursday afternoon accident on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.A black Cadillac sedan and a red Mustang were involved in an accident at about 4 p.m. Thursday in front of Heather Glenn Apartments, at the intersection of Hunt Club Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. A Florida Highway Patrol crash report has not yet been released.According to the call history record from the Okaloosa County [...]

Local News June 21, 2018

Charles Krauthammer, prominent conservative voice, dies

Charles Krauthammer had said publicly a year ago he was being treated for a cancerous tumor in his abdomen and earlier this month revealed that he likely had just weeks to live.

Local News June 21, 2018

GOP struggles to salvage immigration bill, postpones vote

The battle over immigration has been intensified by heartbreaking images of migrant children separated from families and complicated by opaque statements by President Donald Trump.

Local News June 21, 2018

Trump scraps Obama policy on protecting oceans, Great Lakes

Donald Trump revoked an executive order issued by President Barack Obama in 2010 following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Local News June 21, 2018

ABC orders ‘Roseanne’ spinoff for fall minus Roseanne Barr

ABC ordered 10 episodes of the spinoff after Roseanne Barr agreed to forgo any creative or financial participation in it.

June 21, 2018

Ambassadors hit the beach in Santa Rosa

NAVARRE — The Santa Rosa County UF/IFAS Extension Office is seeking volunteers to promote safe practices on Navarre Beach. A handful of ... Read More

June 21, 2018

Ambassadors hit the beach in Santa Rosa

NAVARRE — The Santa Rosa County UF/IFAS Extension Office is seeking volunteers to promote safe practices on Navarre Beach. A handful of ... Read More

June 21, 2018

Celebrate in Seaside for 4th of July with Parade, Pops & Fireworks!

The 4th of July in Seaside, Florida is an all-American celebration of music, food, white beaches, flags, fireworks, and a parade through the middle of town. It just doesn't get any better. Join your friends for the annual 4th of July Parade at 8AM along Scenic Highway 30A, concluding in Seaside with even more fun!

The parade begins in Seagrove Beach and travels down 30A ending in Seaside! Then make sure to reserve your spot on the Seaside Amphitheater lawn for a festive, patriotic performance followed by the always popular fireworks finale—an annual 4th of July Seaside tradition!