Fort Walton Beach Police Chief Robert Bage is the new president of the Florida Police Chiefs Association. He was sworn in on June 17 at the association's summer conference in Miami Beach.

Twenty-five cocaine bricks featuring Yosemite Sam images worth $500K discovered on Florida Panhandle beach as authorities warn public not to touch suspicious packages washing ashore.

Officials from PenAir say the Fort Walton Beach location is part of a larger vision to create more accessible, people-centered spaces across Northwest Florida and South Alabama.

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Hurricane Ian survivors who rode out the storm on Fort Myers Beach are telling their stories in a new NBC documentary series.

Apparently, the weather has no patriotic spirit. Fort Myers Beach and Sanibel city officials say they've canceled their July 4 parades due to inclement weather.

A day at a Florida beach for one person caught the attention of authorities after they found cocaine that washed up on shore, deputies said. According to the Walton County Sheriff's Office, on ...

Nearly $500K worth of cocaine washes up on Florida beach: Sheriff According to the Walton County Sheriff's Office, on Sunday, the beachgoer found 25 bricks of cocaine that had a Yosemite Sam logo ...