May 20, 2020 Crestview, FL — Two people are dead and three have been arrested following what police are describing as a robbery gone wrong in a local Crestview motel room Tuesday night. While an officer with the Crestview Police Department was at the Hilton Motel located at 353 West James Lee Boulevard in reference to an unrelated incident, shortly ...
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Thursday, April 09, 2020 Fort Walton Beach, FL – Okaloosa County has launched a webpage dedicated to the resilience of our small business community and its workforce at this time of trial as we collectively face the coronavirus pandemic. Numerous resources for the business community and unemployed individuals are available at the webpage to include direct links to local, state ...
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Tuesday, April 07, 2020 Fort Walton, FL — The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Fort Walton Beach woman in connection with the shooting death of her five month old son. 30-year old Maria Jaimicia Llaia Rodriguez-Barnes was arrested today, April 07, 2020, and charged with first degree premeditated murder. Deputies were called to the parking lot of The Boardwalk ...
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April 2, 2020 Washington, D. C. — The Internal Revenue Service today urged taxpayers to be on the lookout for a surge of calls and email phishing attempts about the Coronavirus, or COVID-19. These contacts can lead to tax-related fraud and identity theft. “We urge people to take extra care during this period. The IRS isn’t going to call you ...
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April 1, 2020 Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service today announced that Social Security beneficiaries who are not typically required to file tax returns will not need to file an abbreviated tax return to receive an Economic Impact Payment. Instead, payments will be automatically deposited into their bank accounts. “Social Security recipients ...
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March 30, 2020 Check IRS.gov for the latest information: No action needed by most people at this time WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service today announced that distribution of economic impact payments will begin in the next three weeks and will be distributed automatically, with no action required for most people. However, some taxpayers who typically ...
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Thursday, March 26, 2020 Fort Walton, FL — A thirty year old Fort Walton Beach woman suspected of killing her infant son yesterday remains in stable condition at a local hospital. In a press release from the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office, Investigators believe it was a murder/suicide attempt. An autopsy today revealed the five month old had been shot once in ...
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Wednesday, March 25, 2020 Fort Walton, FL –— The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a five month old in an early morning murder and attempted suicide this morning. Deputies were called to the parking lot of The Boardwalk on Okaloosa Island around 8:30 a.m. by a crew of workers. The baby boy was found deceased in a ...
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Sunday, March 22, 2020 The week of March 23rd will be a busy week for our schools in Okaloosa County. As parents, you will receive several important notifications through email, social media, and call outs. The goal for this week is to provide our students and parents with the necessary information as we all transition into this new normal of ...
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March 13, 2020 Following a call with 30 Clubs, and after consultation with the Major League Baseball Players Association, Commissioner Robert D. Manfired, Jr. announced on Wednesday, March 12, 2020, that MLB has decided to suspend Spring Training games and to delay the start of the 2020 regular season by at two weeks due to the national emergency created by ...
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