Suddenly my car has begun getting better gas mileage, and while I’m not sure, I think it may be due to an experiment I tried a few weeks ago.I made the mistake of looking at the EPA figures for my car. In the city it’s a dismal 19 mpg, which comes as a shock because for years I thought it was 23 mpg. That 23 is the combined city/highway rating for the model with automatic transmission. Mine is a stick, which has a combined rating of 22 mpg (I thought stick shifts got [...]

NAVARRE BEACH — Santa Rosa County has rolled out — literally — a new beach access pathway.County officials unveiled a new 100-foot Mobi-Mat on Friday afternoon at the kayak launch just east of the Sea Oat Pavilion in Navarre Beach Park. The mat, a 5-foot-wide pathway made of recycled plastic, is designed to provide easier access to the beach for people who use wheelchairs or walkers or have other mobility issues.The mat, which can be rolled up when not in [...]

Person was caught in undertow while attempting rescue off Navarre Beach.

A 10-year-old boy suffered minor injuries in collision.

Inmates' confirmed use of advanced technology to smuggle illegal items behind prison walls occurred in Northwest Florida.

Some 450 people walked about two miles along U.S. Highway 98 from Liza Jackson to Fort Walton Landing for the local March for Our Lives demonstration.

Davidson Middle School serves as a shelter for evacuees during emergencies – such as hurricanes – for people with certain needs, but don't require skilled medical care or hospitalization.

It's what lawmakers didn't accomplish, and control of the federal government hangs in the balance in mid-term elections

Disgraced former PBS talk-show host denies the claim

The death of longtime Bozo performer Frank Avruch this week triggered both feelings — warm memories from some and a shiver of fear from others