Tallahassee, Fla. (AP) — Rodolfo Valladares wore the wrong hat to the wrong Miami bank while trying to cash a $100 check in a case of mistaken identity that’s led to a court battle over $3.3 million.

Tallahassee, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s new high-stakes test , which came under fire after a chaotic rollout this past spring, is valid according to a new outside study released Tuesday.

The Holley Navarre Fire District will vote at their September 28 board meeting whether or not to approve a three-phase proposal from Florida-based Government Services Group, Inc. 

Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP) — Florida Healthy Kids Corporation is blaming President Obama’s health care law after notifying parents that health insurance premiums will increase for thousands of kids starting next month, jumping from $140 to as high as $284.

The quickening pace of population growth in Santa Rosa County is testing law enforcement’s capacity, but meanwhile most crime categories are actually on the decline of late, especially in the fast-growing Navarre area.

About 1500 Navarre Beach residents who are eligible for the new $250 cap on their lease fees have missed the June 30 deadline to apply for them, costing some individuals hundreds or even thousands of dollars.

The new non-profit agency formed to manage Northwest Florida’s share of the $1.5 billion in BP oil spill settlement funding has been formed, but it’s not yet functional.

A Gulf Breeze man died in a house fire on Ramblewood Drive Thursday morning.  Midway Fire District was the lead fire department on scene with assistance from Holley Navarre Fire District, City of Gulf Breeze Fire Department, Pensacola Beach Fire Department and Avalon Fire Rescue.