When completed, the 34.62-acre site on the east end of U.S. Highway 98 in Santa Rosa Beach will provide recreational opportunities for youth throughout the county, and particularly for the south end.

Two Northwest Florida people are hospitalized with serious injuries following a violent collision that ejected both drivers from their vehicles Monday night.According to a Florida Highway Patrol press release, Alvah Lawrence Williams, 75, of Cottondale was attempting to cross U.S. Highway 231 from County Road 276 in Jackson County at the time of the 6:30 p.m. crash.As Williams attempted to cross U.S. [...]

In July of this year the HGTV film crew for the show "Beach Hunters" followed the Harty family around for a three-day shoot while Cristina and Josh Harty looked for a home for them and their five kids. The episode featuring the Harty family will air Nov. 12.

TALLAHASSEE — All fraternities and sororities at Florida State University have been suspended indefinitely, the school's president announced Monday.The suspension was effective immediately, according to a news release on the school's website."For this suspension to end, there will need to be a new normal for Greek life at the university," Florida State University President John Thrasher said in the release. "There must be a new culture, and our students must be full [...]

PENSACOLA — A Santa Rosa County Tourist Development Council member has been charged with a noncriminal violation of the Florida Government in the Sunshine Law, according to a press release from the State Attorney's Office.According to the charging documents, 67-year-old John Herrick Sanborn, Jr. unlawfully engaged in a discussion or exchange of information with other members of the council regarding a matter which "foreseeably could come before the board or commission for [...]

DEFUNIAK SPRINGS — A 27-year-old man suffered minor injuries after he was struck by a vehicle Monday about 4:15 p.m., according to Lt. Jerry Hall of the DeFuniak Springs Fire Department.The Walton County Sheriff's Office reported that a southbound lane of U.S. Highway 331 was closed at the corner of Live Oak Avenue as emergency personnel tended to the injured bicyclist.Lt. Hall said the man "got knocked off" his bicycle and received some road rash and scratches.He [...]

Man pulled into path of car from the Simpson River Recreational Site.

PENSACOLA — Officials say a fire at an animal foster home in Florida left 11 cats dead.Local media reports that the fire occurred Sunday morning.Animal Allies posted on Facebook that the cat house was severely damaged.The Pensacola Fire Department responded to the fire. Rescue workers found and relocated eight of the cats. One cat was revived in the emergency room, and another was reported missing.No humans were in the house at the time of the fire. The [...]

In a matter of days, the now-infamous Phantom of the Aqua will hopefully find its way back to sea.

WASHINGTON - The Trump administration released a dire scientific report Friday calling human activity the dominant driver of global warming, a conclusion at odds with White House decisions to withdraw from a key international climate accord, champion fossil fuels and reverse Obama-era climate policies.To the surprise of some scientists, the White House did not seek to prevent the release of the government's National Climate Assessment, which is mandated by law. The report affirms that [...]