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 [...]

FORT WALTON BEACH — Nine government contractors — with nearly 200 job openings that need to be filled immediately — will be participating in Tuesday’s Paychecks for Patriots job fair at CareerSource Okaloosa Walton.The event is scheduled from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at the CareerSource office at 409 Racetrack Road NE.The local Paychecks for Patriots event is part of a statewide effort of the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, the [...]

A mother's pride had lit up Crystal Holcombe's Facebook page. Daughters Emily and Megan had finished third and first in their respective categories in a 4-H bakeoff and displayed their handiwork in posted photos.

A Northwest Florida man was killed after being ejected from his SUV during an accident in Gulf County on Sunday.According to a Florida Highway Patrol press release, Donald M. Burkett, 77, of Wewahitchka was traveling east on County Road 20, approximately five miles west of State Road 71, at the time of the 3:46 p.m. fatal crash.FHP noted that as Burkett rounded a right hand curve in his 1999 Mercury Mountaineer he lost control on the dirt road and rotated counter-clockwise. The [...]

Kathleen Broaderick will represent the county through her artwork depicting the area until October 2018.

A gunman opened fire Sunday at the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Texas, outside San Antonio, killing at least 20 people, police said. The gunman also is dead.

The gunman who opened fire in a small Texas church, killing 26 people during Sunday services, had sent threatening text messages to his mother-in-law before the attack, which appeared to stem from a domestic situation, authorities said Monday.

GENEVA — The U.N.'s weather and climate agency says 2017 is set to become the hottest year on record aside from those impacted by the El Nino phenomenon.The World Meteorological Organization says this year is already on track to be one of the three hottest years of all time, after 2015 and 2016, which were both affected by a powerful El Nino effect, which can contribute to higher temperatures.Last year set a record for the Earth's average global temperature.The [...]

Netflix fires Kevin Spacey from 'House Of Cards' series and cancels his upcoming Gore Vidal project

“I’ve picked up things over the years. To me, it means a lot that people remember my mother and keep wanting to read about her.”