For the second consecutive year, crimes including assault, robbery, theft, burglary and rape have increased, according to a recent National Crime Victimization Survey published by the Bureau of Justi…
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Area notices due to inclement weather tomorrow and Wednesday
CRESTVIEW — On Tuesday and Wednesday, snow flurries could fall as far south as the coastline and even out over the Gulf of Mexico, said John Purdy, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.
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High school students should take AP courses for college acceptance
CRESTVIEW — Eighth-graders Abbey Young and Marissa Flaherty, both 13, say they're ready to take the courses necessary to get into college.
Elections office scholarship applications due March 17
The Florida State Association of Supervisors of Elections will award three $1,200 scholarships at its summer conference. One nominee from Okaloosa County will be selected.
Crestview family 'overwhelmed' by community's generosity following fire
CRESTVIEW — Losing a home and receiving an outpouring of generosity is difficult to process, Ritchie Golden says.
Desecration of child's grave 'hurtful'; God 'will deal with (thieves)'
CRESTVIEW — Jolene Parker Patterson laid her infant son, Joshua Devin Kroll II, to rest in 2005.
SPECIAL REPORT: Why 10 miles separate many NWF communities
CRESTVIEW — From Crestview to Deerland is about 10 miles. It's a tad less than 10 miles to Mossy Head, and slightly less than 10 miles more to DeFuniak Springs.
4 ways anyone can be more like a Marine
They’re called “The Few. The Proud;” does that mean the many Americans who admire the U.S. Marines never hope to become more like them? Eric Wentz, a highly decorated military intelligence specialist…
Crestview City Council to consider uses for $960K refund
CRESTVIEW — Having nearly a million dollars fall into the city's coffers soon after civic leaders were forced to craft a lean 2013-14 budget gives officials some fiscal leeway.
Okaloosa women's commission to induct new officers
The Okaloosa County Commission on the Status of Women will swear in Valerie McLaughlin, chair; Amy McBride, vice chair; Mary Blackwell, secretary; and Dawn Johnson, treasurer, as its 2014 officers.