Human remains found Sunday in a wooded lot off of Sandy Forest Road in Milton are believed to belong to a homicide victim. At this time, all indicators are leading Major Crimes Detectives to suspect this death was a homicide, according to a Wednesday afternoon update from the Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office.

The remains were taken to the Medical Examiner’s Office for autopsy and identification. The deceased has been identified but public release is pending notification of next-of-kin. The exact cause of death is still under investigation.

When we moved to Northwest Florida more than 20 years ago, it looked very different.

There was more “old Florida,” the buildings were shorter and the pier in Okaloosa County was still damaged from Hurricane Opal.

Every day several times a day, the Apple watch my kids got me last year sends me an annoying reminder.
Breathe, it tells me. Just breathe.

My immediate impulse is to argue with this piece of technology.