TALLAHASSEE — A week after a shooter slaughtered 17 people in a Florida high school, thousands of protesters, including many angry teenagers, swarmed into the state Capitol on Wednesday, calling for changes to gun laws, a ban on assault-type weapons and improved care for the mentally ill. The normally staid Florida Statehouse filled with students, among them more than 100 survivors of the Feb. 14 attack at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, on the edge of [...]

PANAMA CITY BEACH — Panama City Beach police have identified the body that washed up on Panama City Beach as Nevio Visovich, an 83-year-old Canadian citizen.At about 5:10 p.m. Sunday, Panama City Beach Police and Fire Rescue responded to a call of an unresponsive male in the surf behind AquaVista Condominiums, 17155 Front Beach Road.The victim was identified my family members, according to a press release from PCBPD who, had already notified police of his absence and [...]

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

Superintendent Bill Husfelt: “I don’t want our schools to feel like prisons, with armed guards in every hallway, but clearly our children deserve the additional security of at least one armed officer on each campus.”

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.”

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 [...]

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 — 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.

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