IMMOKALEE — The Mayans drank saw palmetto berries as a tonic, the Seminole Indians used them as an antiseptic and some in the Far East swear they’re a powerful aphrodisiac.
MIAMI — With just a few days until the launch of one of the key components of the new federal health law, hundreds of health counselors and volunteers worked to educate people how to sign up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act.
First responders including officers, firefighters and paramedics are trained to handle a variety of emergency situations. But after a traumatic event, a victim may also need a different type of assistance- emotional support.
TALLAHASSEE — A Florida state legislator has filed a bill to exempt anyone who fires a warning shot in self-defense from the state’s minimum-mandatory-sentencing laws.
The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office Detention Division was awarded a Certificate of Reaccreditation by Florida Corrections Accreditation Commission last week as the Detention Division was found to be 100 percent compliant with 239 standards.
A one-car accident sent a Fort Walton Beach teen to the hospital and clocked the eastbound lanes of Highway 98 near Sunrise Drive last Thursday in Navarre.
The partial government shutdown — the first in nearly two decades — that began Tuesday plunged hundreds of thousands across the country into uncertainty not knowing when they would next work and get a paycheck.
A Navarre man and two others were arrested last Sunday following a short vehicle pursuit through Navarre roadways, and the search for another man who took off on foot continues. The men were arrested following a traffic stop that identified the vehicle as stolen.
