News Archive

Hurlburt Field, Fla. – Effective June 1, a change in policy will allow active-duty Security Forces members and Air Force Office of Special Investigations agents to conceal carry a privately owned firearm while on Hurlburt Field once certain requirements are met.

Ten Tiger Point homeowner associations are finding no success in their efforts to meet with Sacred Heart Health System officials over the controversy surrounding construction of a new clinic.

Disappointing bed-tax revenue in April, when Tough Mudder Inc.’s two-day event near Milton was expected to give the Santa Rosa County numbers a bump, is prompting tourism industry leaders to reconsider the financial incentives promised to the New York company.

A standoff that lasted a little over two hours at a home on Village Parkway in the Midway area ended peacefully early Friday afternoon when an armed individual surrendered without incident and was taken into custody.

Visitors packed the Navarre Beach Gulf shore last week despite reports of sea lice. The Navarre Beach Lifeguards flew the purple flag to warn bathers of the critters and the rash they can cause.

A court hearing with a second expert set for July 19 could decide whether Gulf Breeze native William Brandon Aydelott will finally be found competent to stand trial for murder after a nearly two-and-half-year delay.

In late January, the first concerns about the Zika virus began to surface in the state of Florida.  By February, the first alert was issued and Santa Rosa County had reported its first and, to date, only case of the mosquito-borne illness which was travel-related.  On Feb. 2, the Florida Department of Health in Santa Rosa County said there were a total of nine cases in the state and all were travel-associated cases.

A Navarre man arrested in a domestic violence altercation Saturday, May 28 faces felony charges of third-degree battery, battery with a deadly weapon, child abuse and misdemeanor animal torment.

Air Force Academy, Colo. — Two fighter jets from the military’s elite performance teams crashed within hours of each other Thursday. A U.S. Air Force Thunderbird jet crashed in Colorado Springs, Colo., following the group’s traditional performance at the Air Force Academy commencement. A Navy’s Blue Angels pilot was killed when his F/A-18 fighter jet crashed near Nashville, Tenn., where the team was practicing for a scheduled performance this weekend.

In a statement released by the State Attorney’s Office today, the charge of driving under the influence has been dropped against attorney David J. Maloney.