Following is information from the City of Fort Walton Beach concerning trash collection during the holidays:The City of Fort Walton Beach’s Sanitation offices will be closed on the following days this holiday season:• Monday, Dec. 25• Tuesday, Dec. 26 (offices are closed, but some route service will be provided, as listed below)• Monday, Jan. 1Garbage Pickup Routes: On these dates, residential garbage service [...]

The vote was 224-201 and came hours after the Senate's early morning passage along party-lines.

FORT WALTON BEACH — Local Fort Walton Beach author Nick Smith donated half of his book sales over the weekend to the SOCKS Animal Shelter.Last Saturday, Smith spent the day at the Pet Supermarket in Fort Walton Beach, advertising his newest book "Milk Treading." Smith, though, wasn't alone.The SOCKS (Save our Cats and Kittens) Animal Shelter brought along two adoptable kittens for guests to play with while they got their books signed by Smith.Smith said he chose [...]

These Florida lotteries were drawn Sunday:Fantasy 5: 05-09-14-17-19Pick 2 Evening: 6-2Pick 2 Midday: 6-5Pick 3 Evening: 1-7-3Pick 3 Midday: 2-0-6Pick 4 Evening: 6-3-1-0Pick 4 Midday: 6-5-2-7Pick 5 Evening: 4-0-6-4-7Pick 5 Midday: 5-0-5-9-1Powerball: [...]

“It’s also just that time of year where people are thinking about Santa and his reindeer and things like that, so it’s extra special.”

Sen. Bill Nelson and the Santa Rosa County Commission appear to have reached an impasse over Navarre Pass.Commissioners say they would never vote to build a Navarre Pass without the full support of the U.S. military, but they’d like to have the option to consider constructing one if Eglin Air Force Base ever decided to go along with the idea.Nelson, however, has taken a stand against the pass and has used the issue to block passage of a federal bill that would allow [...]

Federal officials confirmed an Amtrak train was hurtling 50 mph over the speed limit when it careened off an overpass south of Seattle, spilling cars onto the highway below and killing at least three people.

The FBI is part of the probe into what caused a fire that knocked out power to the world's busiest airport in Atlanta, but an agency spokesman said Tuesday there was no sign of anything connected to terrorism.

The Food and Drug Administration issues a new proposal for regulating homeopathic medicines, although most will stay on the market

MIRAMAR BEACH — A dachshund owner donated $250 in his pup Odie's honor after winning a "Pet of the Month" contest in Miramar Beach.Jim Sheppard, along with his wife Nancy Sheppard, were on a week-long vacation in South Walton with their pet Odie when they stopped at the Residence Inn by Mariott Sandestin for a night. The Residence Inn, which is pet friendly, conducts a "Pet of the Month" contest on its Facebook page. Jim Sheppard was walking through the lobby with [...]