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The Florida State Fire Marshal determined the fire at Tiger Point Golf Club in Gulf Breeze July 14 was accidental and started in the air-conditioning unit area.

Santa Rosa County deputies were dispatched to a reported shooting at around 2:50 a.m. Sunday in the area of Panhandle Trail and Deer Lane.

Florida’s Republican-controlled Legislature, dealing with the fallout of a sharply critical decision by the state’s highest court, will hold a nearly two-week special session in August to draw up new congressional districts.

A fire broke out in the back of a Greyhound bus early July 16, according to a report from the Florida Highway Patrol.

It’s been 50 years since a pass connected the Santa Rosa Sound to the Gulf of Mexico. And with it, 50 years of hoping for a second chance.

Flooding after even minor rainfall still plagues parts of the City of Gulf Breeze more than a year after the April 2014 storm – despite $1.8 million in government grant funding spent to keep neighborhoods dry.

The recent award of a Santa Rosa County contract for military affairs consulting to a company that had been administratively dissolved by the Florida Division of Corporations raises questions about how such applicants are vetted, said Commissioner Bob Cole.

Gov. Rick Scott Monday directed the flags of the United States and the State of Florida to be flown at half-staff in honor of the five service members who were murdered at recruiting centers in Chattanooga, Tenn., last week. The order is effective immediately throughout the state until sunset on the day of the final military member’s date of interment. 

A 21-year-old Gulf Breeze man was arrested Monday on eight felony burglary charges and eight misdemeanor theft charges after a search warrant turned up multiple items stolen during vehicle burglaries.

The rezoning board is expected to discuss a conditional use to allow development of 19.2 acres adjacent to Baptist Medical Park on Navarre Parkway and Ortega Street for a senior living community.