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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- [...]

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.

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.

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 [...]

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 [...]

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

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.

DESTIN — The Destin City Council hired Carisse LeJeune as interim city manager in May 2016 and dropped the "interim" from her title less than two months later.Here, she provides input on a range of issues pertaining to "The World’s Luckiest Fishing Village."Q: What would be the main benefits of the city, or another company, possibly taking over the Gulf Power utility system in Destin?A: The city had a 30-year [...]

It's getting colder, the clock is ticking and regional authorities are scrambling to meet President Emmanuel Macron's deadline: get migrants off France's streets and out of forest hideouts by year's end.

Chef Emeril Lagasse's name is renowned the world over. With 13 successful restaurants under his belt and his own TV show, he didn't need to do anything more.However, the chef opened his 14th restaurant on Aug. 26, and this one is in the community he now calls home — South Walton. Lagasse told his wife he would never open a restaurant here, but he fell in love with the space, and when [...]