With the stroke of a pen, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed about $2.2 million in local projects championed by State Rep. Nathan Boyles, R-Baker, for Okaloosa and Santa Rosa counties, including equipment for three North Okaloosa fire departments and a footbridge that would have closed a gap on the Florida National Scenic Trail.

EDITOR’S NOTE: Pilot, Cole Ward has not accepted to date the proposed settlement agreement. In a statement issued by Industrial Helicopters, LLC, they refute and contest the purported violations contained in the Administrative Complaint and have requested an informal hearing before the allegations can be confirmed or disproven. 
A helicopter pilot who reportedly sprayed herbicides along a Florida Power & Light right of way in East Milton faces $20,100 in fines, and a year of probation, after state investigators found that he conducted improper spraying practices.

The City of Milton has fired its chief financial officer, ending a nearly 19-year career and capping weeks of public dispute over a six-figure accounting discrepancy, a months-long computer outage and a contentious payroll system transition that Curtis Krebs says set the stage for his dismissal.

There are many ways and places to celebrate our 250th Independence Day.

A decade after having the worst opening one could imagine, the Coastal Wrestling Federation (CWF) has grown into one of Northwest Florida’s most consistent independent wrestling promotions, and its presidents says the formula is simpler than it might seem.

A private school’s bid to expand its Milton campus with new classrooms was denied on June 22 after the Santa Rosa County Commission unanimously rejected the proposal, citing location and traffic concerns.

Santa Rosa County could become the first county in Northwest Florida to halt any development of artificial intelligence data centers, at least until June 2027.

A Santa Rosa County jury convicted a Jay man on June 19 of aggravated animal cruelty following a case involving the torture and death of a kitten and the suspected killing of two other cats, according to a news release from the office of State Attorney Ginger Bowden Madden.

Robert Eugene McCurdy, 38, of Milton, was arrested June 19 on a sex offender registration violation after allegedly attending a school field day event months earlier, according to the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office.

Most naval bases take their names from their location, or the towns nearby. Naval Air Station Whiting Field is different. The Navy’s busiest training base, tucked into northern Santa Rosa County, carries the name of a man, one who never set foot on it.