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OKALOOSA ISLAND — More than 150 veterans and first responders, along with supporters, rode their bicycles through Fort Walton Beach on Wednesday in the United Healthcare Gulf Coast Challenge.The ride began Monday in Tallahassee and will cover 450 miles before it ends Saturday in New Orleans. Along the way, participating veterans and first responders will exercise their muscles and also find opportunities to exorcise any unseen wounds to their spirits and psyches."I ride [...]

CRESTVIEW — Okaloosa County’s lease of 130 acres of Eglin Air Force Base land that contains the Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport will be extended by 25 years and expire on July 30, 2063, instead of in 2038.The extension was part of a lease amendment that the County Commission unanimously approved on Tuesday. The revised agreement includes a new payment structure that eventually might lead to an estimated [...]

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New Hampshire woman says she will give $50 million to charity just to keep her identity private

Action could soften the blow amid threats of retaliation by trading partners and dire economic warnings from lawmakers and businesses