TALLAHASSEE — With reported comments by President Donald Trump inflaming an already-raw immigration debate, the deeply divided Florida House on Friday passed a proposal to ban “sanctuary cities’ in the state.The 71-35 vote by the Republican-dominated House came after two days of debate, with GOP supporters pointing to a need to uphold the “rule of law” and Democratic critics contending the bill (HB 9) is unconstitutional and could lead [...]

Soft drink giant turns to new look, new tastes amid sinking sales; they hit stores in a couple weeks

Additional arrests from the incident last August are possible, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office.

Three opera singers and a classical musician have accused him of sexually assaulting them between 1985 and 2010

FORT WALTON BEACH — Four juveniles were arrested Tuesday for burglarizing the concession stands at the Fort Walton Beach Recreation Center.Kalina Matos, 15, Anthony Schwarz, 14, Angel Jones, 15 and Liam Jones, 14, all from Fort Walton Beach, were arrested for stealing snacks and soft drinks and using fire extinguishers to cause extensive damage to the building, according to a press release from the City of Fort Walton Beach.Images of the subjects were captured on [...]

The officer asked the driver for consent to search his vehicle because it had come from a “known drug house,” which he denied.

Incident in Niceville went from the donut shop to Highway 85 to College Boulevard to Forest Road to Rocky Bayou.

Problem got worse when police found two jeweler bags filled with meth and marijuana seeds.

FORT WALTON BEACH — A 15-year-old driving without a license caused a rollover crash on Wright Parkway at noon Wednesday. The teen, who had five other juvenile passengers in a Nissan Pathfinder, was speeding while traveling west on Wright Parkway when he lost control of the vehicle near Spanish Villa apartments, according to Jo Soria, spokeswoman for the city of Fort Walton Beach. The vehicle hit a curb, rolled onto its side and slid into an unoccupied Toyota Tacoma. [...]

Senior guard Egor Koulechov led four Florida scorers in double figures with 23 points, lifting the Gators to a 71-54 win over Mississippi State at the O’Connel Center.The Gators (12-4, 4-0 SEC) extended their win streak to a season-high six games Wednesday and are off to a 4-0 start in league play for the second straight season.Junior guard Jalen Hudson added 12 points, while forward Keith Stone had 10 points and senior point guard Chris Chiozza had 10 points and eight [...]