The city thus far has spent $67,460 on renovating the park, which was heavily damaged by a tornado last summer. About $161,400 worth of cleanup/renovation work remains.

Literally and figuratively, storm clouds found a home along the Emerald Coast when reviewing the top stories of 2017. From storms, to murders, scandals and heartache, this was a tough year for many people.However, there were still bright moments along the way. View the compilation of stories below and make sure to click through the photo galleries that show both tragedy, triumph and the beautiful area in which we live. [...]

“Everything that's coming out, it's all part of justice for Noah. I'm very humbled by it all. It's him, and every other kid, I'm fighting for."

Following are excerpts from key stories since the Northwest Florida Daily News made its first report on Aug. 5 that Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office confirmed an active investigation into alleged child abuse of a special needs student at Kenwood Elementary School.SEPT. 17‘I’m not going to be a scapegoat’Arden Farley refuses to “be a scapegoat” in the child abuse controversy swirling in the [...]

New York City's deadliest residential fire in decades was accidentally lit by a 3 ½-year-old boy playing with the burners on his mother's stove, officials said Friday.

Lindsay Lohan was bitten by a snake during a hike in Phuket, Thailand, on Wednesday, she revealed on her Instagram story.The “Mean Girls” star shared a video of her beautiful surroundings before zooming in on the red bite on her ankle.“I love this, it’s so beautiful, amazing place … aside from my snake bite,” she said.“Hi! I’m still in Phuket in Thailand, it’s beautiful here and yeah I got bit by a snake on a [...]

Buck's Smokehouse owner Mike Buckingham is closing his doors Saturday and has decided to enter into a joint venture with Moe's Original Barbecue, a national chain barbecue operation.

CANTONMENT — A Florida woman is accused of fatally shooting a pit bull puppy that she said was misbehaving.The Pensacola News Journal reports 27-year-old Amanda Cay Carpenter was charged with animal cruelty and firing a weapon in public following the Dec. 15 incident at a mobile home park in Pensacola.An Escambia County Sheriff's arrest report says Carpenter told investigators the 9-month-old puppy chewed up and damaged several items in her room. She tried to discipline [...]

"In the East, it could be the COLDEST New Year's Eve on record. Perhaps we could use a little bit of that good old Global Warming that our Country, but not other countries, was going to pay TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS to protect against. Bundle up!"

President Donald Trump returned to a favorite target Friday, saying that the U.S. Postal Service should charge Amazon.com more money to ship the millions of packages it sends around the world each year.