Although it's impossible to know which donation pushed the Empty Stocking Fund over its goal of $100,000, it seems almost certain that it came in on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day.It might have been the $10 donation from a Fort Walton Beach man or the anonymous $1,000 donation made as a tribute to a Biblical verse. [...]

Despite the president's dismal approval ratings and lethargic legislative achievements, he remains profoundly popular here in the Appalachian Mountains, a region so badly battered by the collapse of the coal industry it became the symbolic heart of Trump's white working-class base.

Former President Barack Obama told Prince Harry in an interview broadcast Wednesday that people in leadership roles must be careful in their use of social media and warned against spending too much time immersed in the internet at the expense of the world outside.

President Donald Trump is predicting that Democrats and Republicans will "eventually come together "on a new health care plan for the country.

The speed limit on Interstate 10, from Davis Highway (Exit 13) to the east end of the Escambia Bay Bridge in Escambia County, has increased from 60 mph to 70 mph. The change comes as the I-10/Scenic Highway widening project nears completion early next year. The speed limit will be reduced to 60 mph during routine lane closures to complete push-button items scheduled between 7 p.m. and 6:30 a.m. There are active work zones with reduced speeds to the east and west in [...]

BRONSON — Authorities say a Florida boy was run over by a pickup truck his father was backing out his driveway.In a Gainesville Sun report , Florida Highway Patrol troopers said 1-year-old Logan Holder struck in his driveway in Bronson on Sunday afternoon.Troopers said Logan's father was driving his truck in reverse out his driveway when the vehicle ran over his son.The boy was pronounced dead at a hospital.Troopers said their investigation was continuing [...]

Squirrels may be small, but hunting them is big fun for Billy Mclean. The 76-year-old Freeport resident has squirrel hunting in Walton County since he was 12.

The owners/operators of floating structures that serve as businesses on area waterways might begin facing a boatload of local regulations in the new year.

LOS ANGELES — Authorities say a gift-wrapped box of horse manure addressed to U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin (mih-NOO'-shin) was found near his home in Los Angeles.The package was found Saturday night in the tony Bel Air neighborhood after it was dropped off at a neighbor's house.The Los Angeles Police Department's bomb squad was called to the home and officers opened the box, finding a pile of horse manure inside. Police said the package had been gift- [...]

Three large U.S. cities have filed a federal lawsuit against the Defense Department, saying many service members who are disqualified from gun ownership weren't reported to the national background check system.