CRESTVIEW — A former Hub City police chief has been arrested on one count of official misconduct, state attorney Bill Eddins said.
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Crestview Emergency Response Team offers free training (DOCUMENT)
CRESTVIEW — The Crestview Community Emergency Response Team, or CERT, is offering free basic CERT training course starting on Saturday, Aug. 3.
Okaloosa commissioners skeptical of school officers funding (DOCUMENT)
FORT WALTON BEACH — Okaloosa County Sheriff Larry Ashley is standing firm on a plan to spend $3.4 million to keep an armed deputy in every school for another year.
Authorities identify pair involved in Crestview train accident
CRESTVIEW — Two people were walking on a train trestle that crosses Yellow River on Tuesday before they heard an oncoming train and a woman was hit, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office.
Update: 4 people were on Crestview train trestle before accident
CRESTVIEW — Four people walked on a train trestle that crosses Yellow River on Tuesday before they heard an oncoming train that sent two residents to the hospital, according to the Okaloosa County Sh…
Veterans Administration converts disability claims into digital files
WASHINGTON — More than 30 percent of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ disability claims inventory is now digital and accessible in the VA’s electronic claims processing system.
City's refusal of $30K in tax relief has no impact on Krystal project
CRESTVIEW — With differences resolved between the city and the state Department of Transportation, site work has begun on a south Ferdon Boulevard fast-food restaurant.
School board designates funds to keep deputies in every school
FORT WALTON BEACH — The Okaloosa County School Board voted Monday to contribute just over $1 million to help cover the costs of keeping deputies at all schools in the district.
Gale Virtual Reference database gives social media handbook access
To celebrate Library Journal readers voting Gale Virtual Reference Library this year’s "Best Overall Database,” Gale is adding a complimentary e-reference title to the Florida Electronic Library’s Ga…
Woman in serious condition after being hit by train
CRESTVIEW — A woman hit by a train in Crestview has been flown to an unspecified Pensacola hospital and is listed in serious condition, according to Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office Capt. Larry Ward.