Local and State News

Sunday, October 6, 2019 Chipley, FL – Drivers will encounter traffic disruptions on the following state roads in Okaloosa and Walton counties as crews perform construction and maintenance activities. Okaloosa County: U.S. 98 Widening from Airport Road to the Okaloosa/Walton County Line- Paving operations are set to begin on the new westbound travel lanes, between Kel-Wen Circle and the Okaloosa/Walton County line, the week of Sunday, Oct. ...

October 6, 2019 Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. — Residents may experience aircraft noise as early as Monday evening. The 43rd Fighter Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base plans to conduct night flying operations utilizing the F-22 Raptor this coming week Monday through Friday, October 7 – 11, 2019. Eglin advised in a press release as many as 14 F-22 ...

Friday, October 4, 2019 TULSA, Okla. – The Department of Justice & AARP unveiled a new public service announcement (PSA) campaign with iconic country music supergroup The Oak Ridge Boys to raise awareness of fraud schemes targeting elders. “The Oak Ridge Boys are honored to bring awareness to elder fraud and abuse,” said Duane Allen of the Oak Ridge Boys. ...

Friday, October 04, 2019 Milton, FL – In light of extremely dry and dangerous conditions, officials with the Florida Forest Service’s Blackwater Forestry Center will not be issuing authorizations for broadcast or pile burns. This went into effect this past Wednesday, October 2, 2019, until further notice. Burn authorizations will not be issued until conditions improve and the area receives ...

Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019 Walton County Florida – Interstate 10 was temporarily closed earlier this evening due to a man contemplating suicide. According to a news release from the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), The Walton County Sheriff’s Office responded to County Road 183 at the Interstate overpass shortly before 5:00 p.m. for a male subject sitting in a car contemplating ...

Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019 The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission established a new youth deer hunting weekend, which occurs during muzzleloading gun season in each of the four hunting zones. FWC staff initiated the proposal to promote youth hunting and stakeholders were overwhelmingly supportive of this new opportunity.  “Wildlife management areas have had youth and family deer hunts for years, so this newly established ...

Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019 Fort Walton Beach, FL — The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an incident after a student located a school threat written on a girls’ bathroom wall at Choctawhatchee High School this morning. The student reported it to her parent who in turn contacted the School Resource Officer. The threat was not directed towards any specific ...

Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019 Holt, FL — According to a traffic crash report from the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), a 69 year-old Holt,FL man purposely wrecked his motorcycle near the intersection of U.S. Hwy 90 and Galliver Cut-off which is located just east of Holt, FL. At 7:30 a.m this morning, FHP was called to the scene of a single ...

Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019 Eglin AFB, FL — The 96th Test Wing of Eglin Air Force Base is scheduled to move a target across the Eglin Air Force Base range complex from the western ranges to the eastern ranges requiring a brief closure of State Roads 85 and 285. The missions are scheduled to take place Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, October 1st, ...

Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV), with its division of the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), advises all motorists that beginning October 1, motorists can be stopped for not operating a motor vehicle in a hands-free manner in a designated school crossing, school zone or active work zone area. FLHSMV, ...