UPDATE (5:30 p.m.): News 5 spoke with Okaloosa County officials to learn more about the bear latches that they are offering to residents. More bears are being seen in Okaloosa County in recent ...

The FAA found Okaloosa County in violation of multiple grant assurances at Destin Executive Airport, stemming from a complaint about monopolization of airport services. The county allegedly ...

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. -- A former Okaloosa corrections chief is charged with fraud after he claimed he was with the Okaloosa County Sherriff's Office during a traffic stop on Sunday. The Shalimar ...

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Okaloosa County is offering the community free bear latches while supplies last. Okaloosa County Commissioners said the area is in bear country, which means there ...

CRESTVIEW ― The Okaloosa County Tourist Development Department will soon have a new home after the Okaloosa County Commission ...

Here is what you need to know. According to the National Weather Service in Mobile, Alabama, much of Okaloosa County will see a "slight" risk of severe weather, with an "enhanced" risk north of ...

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — A water quality health advisory has been issued for three parks in Okaloosa County, according to the Florida Department of Health. Person of interest in Santa Rosa ...

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. -- Drones have gotten a lot of attention over the last couple of years. Good or bad, there's no denying the drone industry is growing at a rapid pace. Duke Field in Okaloosa ...

The Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners has approved a $157,770 contract to demolish part of the former Fort Walton Beach Hospital. The demolition contract was awarded to Jobe’s Dirt ...