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On the heels of new research investigating a variety of technologies to further reduce the 0.1% of global carbon emissions from recreational boating, the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) announced recently a first-ever pilot program allowing for the use of sustainable marine fuels. The pilot program, taking place at St. Andrews Marina in Panama City, makes new high-performance, 93-octane, ethanol-free premium gasoline available to boaters for the first time at a local marina.

One person from Navarre was arrested as part of a Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) sting that resulted in 19 drug trafficking arrests from an operation in Fort Walton Beach.

Search and rescue can be difficult, especially if the person you are trying to locate is lost in the woods and can’t be identified at a specific address.

An explosion, heard from more than 20 miles away, rocked and decimated the walls of the barracks near King Abdulaziz Air Base as frantic screams of terror pour out of the building. 

The National EMS Memorial Service, the National EMS Memorial Bike Ride and Lifeguard Ambulance Service invite residents of Santa Rosa, Escambia and Okaloosa counties to attend the Navarre Beach stop of the National EMS Memorial Service and Weekend of Honor Moving Honors procession, Sunday, July 14 at 9 a.m.

A member of a motorcycle club who attacked a Navarre man at Stripes Pub & Grill in 2021 has been found guilty of aggravated battery on a victim 65 years of age or older with great bodily harm and battery. Brian Scott Sanders will be sentenced Sept. 5, in Judge Clifton Drake’s courtroom.

Operation Dry Water weekend takes place July 4 to 6. The national weekend of Boating Under the Influence detection and enforcement is aimed at reducing the number of alcohol- and drug-related boating incidents and fatalities. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and other participating law enforcement agencies will work together to make Florida waterways safer by identifying and removing dangerous or impaired vessel operators.

A Hurlburt Field airman, who served as commander of the 19th Special Operations Squadron, was arrested on June 23 for allegedly choking his wife and a child.

The U.S. Air Force, as well as local and regional governmental representatives, are moving closer to making a Hurlburt Field bypass road a reality. State Rep. Dr. Joel Rudman (R – Navarre) was joined by County Commissioners Colten Wright and Ray Eddington, as well as former 1st Special Operations Wing (1SOW) commander Col. Allison Black (Ret.), at a news conference to update the public on talks concerning the potential Hurlburt bypass Monday, July 1.

Nearly seven months after her death, an arrest has been made in the Hillary Brown case.

Dr. Benjamin Brown, 41, of Restore Plastic Surgery, was arrested and charged with second degree felony homicide; manslaughter by culpable negligence after the death of his wife during a November 2023 procedure which he performed. The arrest was June 17.