The Bay County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest Thursday morning of a fugitive from justice from Okaloosa County.

The Okaloosa County School District is offering two Florida Prepaid 2-year scholarships to local students pursuing careers in education. To qualify, students must be public high school seniors in ...

NICEVILLE — Okaloosa County continues to thaw out from Winter Storm Enzo. On Tuesday, a rare snowstorm impacted Okaloosa County, delivering up to 9 inches of snow in Crestview and shattering ...

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. -- More space on the beach could be coming to the residents and visitors of Okaloosa County. The county is looking to take over the Eglin Beach Park near the Destin Bridge on ...

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. -- The Okaloosa County School Board met Monday night. Superintendent Marcus Chambers addressed many of the concerns raised in WEAR News' special reports on the death of ...

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — Four people were arrested by Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies on Jan. 24 after a search warrant led them to find drugs and guns. ‘He may be in need of ...

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — Okaloosa County and Jacobs Engineering are inviting community members to attend the second public meeting for the Flood Vulnerability Assessment Project on Monday ...

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office report a vehicle vs building crash at the Books-A-Million on the Mary Esther cutoff Sunday. Officials say there are no ...

According to a memo from Okaloosa County Public Safety Director Patrick Maddox, the National Weather Service expects Winter Storm Enzo to be a snow event with sleet along the immediate coast ahead ...

Severe cold weather has hit Okaloosa County. Schools are closed Tuesday and Wednesday. Gov. Ron DeSantis has declared a state of emergency and experts say this could be one of the worst winter ...

A copy of a New York Post front page featuring President Donald Trump's mugshot was spotted hanging ... The photo was snapped at the Fulton County Jail in Georgia after Trump turned himself ...

Jack Schlechter of Niceville has served as an Okaloosa County judge since 2022, when he was appointed to that position by DeSantis.