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Hurlburt Field, FL. – The fourth anniversary of the Special Tactics Memorial March will begin Oct. 4 in remembrance of the two Special Tactics Airmen who were killed Aug. 26 in an apparent insider attack in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. 

Youth cigarette smoking rates in Florida are at an all-time low according to new data released on Tuesday by the Florida Department of Health. Conventional cigarette use among Florida high school students dropped from 8.6 percent in 2013* to 6.9 percent in 2015 – a 19.7 percent change.

All women are at a risk for breast cancer and, the older you get, the more that risk increases. How much a person can reduce her own risk depends on the factors at play.

Camillia Rushing, 23, of Frontera St. in Navarre, was arrested Friday Oct.2 and charged with solicitation for prostitution in conjunction with an Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office prostitution sting operation, according to a press release from the Sheriff’s Office.

Tallahassee, Fla.—Attorney General Pam Bondi is warning current and former T-Mobile subscribers to be on alert as personal information may have been compromised in a recent breach of an Experian server. Attorney General Bondi is also providing tips to consumers to help guard against financial crimes related to identify theft.

GULF SHORES, Ala. (AP) — A necropsy is planned for a beached whale found Tuesday near Gulf Shores that had to be euthanized, wildlife officials said.

Kyle Holley and several other members of the Tourist Development Council are eager to open up an adventure paddle route on the Blackwater River.

The Florida Fish Wildlife Conservation Commission is once again providing a hunting hot sheet, which includes information on quotas and regulations for the upcoming hunting seasons.

Scranton, Pa. (AP) — After jumping out of an airplane more than 42,000 times, world-record-holding skydiver Don Kellner needs only the essentials.

Ft. Walton Bch, FL — More than 900 Hurlburt Field personnel celebrated the Air Force’s 68th Birthday, Air Force Special Operations Command’s 25th Anniversary and The Year of the Air Commando with guest speaker retired Gen. Norty Schwartz, 19th Chief of Staff of the Air Force, during an Air Force Ball at the Emerald Coast Convention Center, Ft. Walton Beach, Florida, Sept. 12, 2015.