Going out to eat? See which Okaloosa County restaurants were rated best by inspectors, and which failed the test.

A man wanted on charges in Okaloosa County was arrested Monday by the U.S. Marshals Service at his home in Walton County and authorities said they recovered drugs and a rifle from the property.

Florida's top emergency official says a lawsuit to stop an immigration detention center known as 'Alligator Alcatraz' in the Everglades was filed in the wrong court.

Florida Democratic lawmaker Joe Casello has died while in office following a heart attack.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis appointed John Reed as an Okaloosa County judge. Reed replaces Judge Jack Schlechter, who was promoted to the 1st Judicial Circuit Court.

Eleven people in Florida, including one in Lee County, have contracted Vibrio vulnificus, the so-called "flesh-eating" bacteria in 2025.

Democratic former Rep. Stephanie Murphy, a former Blue Dog Coalition co-chair, announced a bid for mayor of Orange County, Florida.

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. -- An investigation is ongoing after an alligator bit a girl in Okaloosa County, according to Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC).

The Florida Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to halt next week’s scheduled lethal injection of Michael Bell for two 1993 Jacksonville murders as the state moves toward a modern-era record for ...

The Okaloosa County School District not only earned an "A" rating from the Florida Department of Education, something it has done every year since FDE started issuing grades in 2014, but it also ...

Dollar bills on the walls, gators on the menu, sunsets in your face — here are 16 Old Florida-style restaurants worth the road trip.