DEFUNIAK SPRINGS — A computer virus is locking people’s computers and demanding them to pay a fee within a certain period to regain access, according to northwest Florida law enforcement officials.
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Cause of Laurel Hill woman's suspicious death remains unknown
PAXTON — The Walton County Sheriff’s Office released the identity of a woman whose body was found in her home on Clear Springs Road late Friday afternoon.
Teen sentenced to 25 years in armed robbery, shooting case
CRESTVIEW — James Jamone Jackson, 14, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison on charges of attempted robbery with a firearm, shooting into an occupied vehicle, burglary of a conveyance and grand th…
New CRA board likes Twin Hills Park, downtown improvement ideas
CRESTVIEW — The new Community Redevelopment Agency board unanimously approved forming a citizens and business representatives committee to make recommendations for new facilities within the district.
Okaloosa tax collector's office now issuing birth certificates
The Okaloosa County Tax Collector’s Crestview and Fort Walton Beach branches are now another resource where Florida-born residents can purchase birth certificates.
11-year-old Baker resident killed in ATV incident
BAKER — Wyatt Oglesby, 11, died on Wednesday as a result of an all-terrain vehicle incident on William Gary Johnson Road, an official from the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office said.
Three parks receive advisories for hazardous water
FORT WALTON BEACH — Three Okaloosa County parks may have potentially hazardous bathing water, the Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County stated this week.
Color Me Done event part of Crestview High's Senior Week (VIDEO)
CRESTVIEW — Whereas mothers once tried to remove paint from their offspring's clothes, many Crestview moms are trying to preserve stains as a Senior Week memento.
Crestview High School's Luna joins People to People program
CRESTVIEW — Next summer, Louis Luna III will join People to People's European Heritage educational exploration of England, France, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Austria and Switzerland.
Hinrichs named United Way’s president/CEO
FORT WALTON BEACH — Ken Hinrichs, a resident of Bluewater Bay in Niceville, has accepted the United Way of Okaloosa and Walton Counties’ president/CEO position. He takes office July 1.