“This is a great opportunity to incorporate citizen participation into our research and management efforts.”

Millions of children are allergic to peanuts, and some may have life-threatening reactions if accidentally exposed to them.

Reader Question: We recently read an online article on one of the major real estate sites about off-market listings. These listings were described as listings not entered into the MLS system. The gist of the article was that there are benefits to using this approach to sell your home in a hot market. We wonder about the logic and want to know what you think about the idea of an off-market listing?Monty’s Answer: The term off-market listing is new terminology. The term is similar to [...]

FORT WALTON BEACH — City officials are asking residents to fill out an economic and business survey by the end of the month.The 35-question survey, which is found at fwb.org, asks residents about their shopping preferences, as well as questions about the job market and other economic issues. Fort Walton Beach officials will use the information in current planning initiatives, such as the master plan for the city Commerce & [...]

A charging document filed in federal court in Washington accuses Alex van der Zwaan of lying to investigators about his interactions with Rick Gates, a longtime business associate of President Donald Trump's former campaign chair Paul Manafort.

Police Chief Mark Brink said he did not know if the shooting was accidental or intentional. When asked if others were involved, Brink said, “Not that we know of at this point, but that investigation is ongoing.”

SANTA ROSA BEACH — A school bus carrying 14 children backed into another vehicle after missing a child's stop Tuesday morning.According to a press release from Florida Highway Patrol, 76-year-old Judith A. Creech was making stops on Chat Holley Road around 7 a.m. Tuesday with 14 children on board.A 2016 Nissan Altima driven by 31-year-old Cynthia Valdes Alverado of Santa Rosa Beach came to a stop behind the bus. Creech told FHP she had missed a stop for a student and [...]

TALLAHASSEE – Arming school employees, expanding background checks and revamping the Baker Act law to keep guns from people experiencing mental-health issues were among measures law-enforcement leaders from across the state discussed Tuesday as they look for ways to prevent future school massacres. The workshop, closed to the public but shown on the state’s Florida Channel, was one of three similar meetings quickly organized by Gov. Rick Scott’s office [...]

FORT WALTON BEACH — Proceeds from the sale of a vacant city lot to Whataburger Real Estate LLC will be used to help pay down the debt on the Fort Walton Beach Recreation Center, City Manager Michael Beedie said.The 0.67-acre lot at 25 Miracle Strip Parkway S.W. stands immediately west of a Whataburger restaurant and was used for a gas station decades ago.Last week, the City Council approved [...]

DESTIN — If the apple tree from Shel Silverstein’s famous children’s book "The Giving Tree" had attended Wednesday afternoon’s Q&A session at City Hall, Silverstein’s line "And the tree was happy" would ring true.The majority of the [...]