The children, ages 2 to 29, "appeared to be malnourished and very dirty," according to a press release announcing Sunday's arrest of the parents. "The victims were provided with food and beverages after they claimed to be starving."

The shuttle vessel was headed out to the casino ship at the time of the fire.

DESTIN — The city of Destin announced Tuesday it would be closing restrooms at four city parks until further notice due to freezing cold temperatures.The parks are June White Decker, Shores at Crystal Beach, Clement Taylor and the Joe’s Bayou boat launch.The city is shutting off water to the facilities to prevent freezing pipes, according to city spokesman Doug Rainer. [...]

An arm of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has received a petition from a fishing group asking that the Northwest Atlantic Ocean's leatherback sea turtles be listed as "threatened," but not endangered, under the Endangered Species Act.

Parker Destin: "It’s hurting the convenience stores and, frankly, it doesn’t make a whole lot of sense in my opinion."

Nearly 100 women and girls planned to speak or have their statements read during an extraordinary four-day sentencing hearing. Many of them cried as they gave the initial testimonies Tuesday.

The Trump administration is appealing a judge's ruling temporarily blocking its decision to end protections for nearly 800,000 young immigrants.

A casino company said Monday it never had a problem with the shuttle boat that erupted in flames off Florida's Gulf Coast, leading to the death of a female passenger.