NAVARRE BEACH — Alexander Julio was honored Saturday with the Navarre Beach Fire Rescue’s first-ever Citizens Lifesaving Award after he rescued a girl from drowning in the rough surf of the Gulf of Mexico in March.At about 6:14 p.m. March 24, Julio, a 27-year-old University of West Florida student from Navarre Beach, was surfing near the Navarre Beach Fishing Pier when he saw a young girl in distress.“I was pretty far out” in the Gulf, which was [...]

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LOS ANGELES — Actor Verne Troyer from the "Austin Powers" movie franchise has died.A statement provided by Troyer's spokesperson that was also posted to his Instagram and Facebook accounts says the 49-year-old actor died Saturday.No cause or place of death was given, but the statement discusses depression and suicide, and Troyer had publicly discussed struggling with alcohol addiction. He lived in Los Angeles.Troyer became a celebrity and pop-culture [...]

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For a fun, family oriented weekend activity, the Fort Walton Beach Police Department hosts Construction Junction Kids Day from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at the Northwest Florida Fairgrounds on Lewis Turner Boulevard.The free event provides close-up interaction with big equipment in a safe environment, and the Home Depot Kids Crew Hands-On Building Kits provide an added feature to the day.A mountain of sand allows for old-fashioned digging fun, and parents can accompany their [...]

Champ was convicted by all-white jury of accompanying a white woman across state lines

When University of Florida professor Jack Davis set out to write his latest book, he chose to write about one of his first loves.The Gulf of Mexico.“The Gulf: The Making of an American Sea,” shares both the historical and commercial significance of the water. And last week, it was awarded the Pulitzer for history. The Pulitzer website describes the book as "an important environmental history of the Gulf of Mexico that brings crucial attention to Earth’s [...]