MILTON — A firm stance on deputy conduct has led to 10 firings since voters put Sheriff Bob Johnson in the office in 2016, he said.This is despite the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office’s staffing shortage, which led to county commissioners approving a 10 percent raise for deputies in January of 2017. “There is nothing more damaging than a bad cop,” Public Information Officer Rich Aloy said. The department takes all officer [...]

The airline will also announce Tuesday plans to hire pilots, flight attendants, maintenance technicians and ground personnel locally, plus the addition of five new routes of service.

The recommendations now go to Attorney General Avihai Mendelblit, who will review the material before deciding whether to file charges. Netanyahu can remain in office during that process, which could drag on for months.

ORLANDO — Two students have been arrested following a fight at a Florida middle school that ended with an officer using pepper spray and a stun gun.Orlando police officials say the fight broke out Tuesday morning at Glenridge Middle School.The school's resource officer sprayed the chemical on the students when they didn't comply with his commands to stop fighting. Local news outlets report the officer used the stun gun when the pepper spray didn't stop the students. [...]

NICEVILLE — A Fort Walton Beach resident wants the Okaloosa County School Board to develop a process on the formation of new policies and procedures.During the public comments section of Monday's School Board meeting, Gene Earley asked the members to develop a standardized process after he said he found faults in multiple policy drafts in recent months."You would think after all of this time, trial and error, statutory reviews of the laws and the process over all of [...]

Reader Question: Some people fear another real estate market crash. We see the real estate market has recovered in many markets. We are considering selling our current home and buying or building another house. With these conflicting opinions, it is difficult to figure out whether to go ahead. Do you think the housing market will experience a significant correction soon? Monty’s Answer: To look into the future direction of the real estate market is complicated. It is for this [...]

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Rex, New Orleans' oldest parading Carnival group, is celebrating the city's tricentennial with 21 of its 28 floats commemorating its history from those who lived in the area before Europeans settled it in 1718 to the Battle of New Orleans in 1815.

Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney told the panel that he "probably would have found enough shortcomings in this to vote against it."

SHALIMAR — A 33-year-old woman was charged with two counts of felony child cruelty after dropping her two young children in a parking lot and going into a restaurant.Temperatures were in the mid-40s and the children weren't wearing jackets, according to Jana Lynn Bronson's Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office arrest report. The wind chill was 36 degrees.According to the report, Bronson was driving erratically and had just caused a crash. Witnesses told deputies that she [...]