Updated: 12:44 PM Finding a place for stray animals has been a recurring problem in Walton County for some time. Now, the county may have moved a step closer to solving the problem for good.

Updated: 12:41 PM Two weeks ago Walton County commissioners put the stops on construction of a new county jail.

Updated: 12:39 PM For information about state pre-k in Okaloosa and Walton Counties, call Child Care Services, Inc. at 850-833-3627.

Updated: 12:35 PM Florida legislators are considering a proposed law that would give voters a chance to keep their legislators for up to 12 years instead of the eight-year limit now in place.

Updated: 12:38 PM Last year was not exactly a banner year for local tourism, at least not according to the latest bed tax figures.

Updated: 8:25 PM The Panama City Commission voted to approve rezoning changes that would allow two condo projects on the waterfront.

Updated: 8:20 PM Panama City commissioners toss around idea to donate city land to Bay County for a new public library.

Updated: 5:42 PM They left more than a year ago for the Middle East, but Monday several local soldiers came home.

Updated: 4:50 PM A north Florida man who has been paying child support for seven years, after he learned his daughter wasn't really his, may get some relief from the state Legislature.

Updated: 3:28 PM Four men accused of masterminding the hostage situation at the Bay County Jail last year were all in court for pre-trial hearings Tuesday in Panama City.

Updated: 1:10 PM Autopsy reveals what killed pilot.

Updated: 12:54 PM If approved by congress, the Eglin Federal Prison Camp will be shut down as part of a cost cutting plan.

Updated: 12:56 PM Okaloosa County sheriff's investigators are charging a middle school teacher with committing lewd and lascivious battery on a child.

Updated: 12:53 PM Florida officials say the federal government will spend $9 million to restore hurricane-damaged oyster reefs in Florida and three other Gulf Coast states.

Updated: 8:05 PM For the past several years, Walton County has been in the midst of a beach renourishment project.

Updated: 7:42 PM A car abandoned in Bonifay belongs to a murder suspect from North Carolina.

Updated: 9:57 AM Leaving loved ones to serve in the military overseas is never easy. They risk their lives for others and never question the reason, but what about the ones left at home?

Updated: 5:46 PM A Deerpoint woman died Monday afternoon when her husband accidentally hit her in the couple's driveway.

Updated: 4:05 PM There is some good news for spouses of military members.

Updated: 4:02 PM The downtown library in Panama City could be moving in the next couple of years. The potential move doesn't mean the library would necessary leave the downtown area.

Updated: 3:59 PM Walton County beach officials hope a new experiment can help solve a continuing erosion problem.

Updated: 3:58 PM The city of Lynn Haven is getting ready to ask the voters whether they want the mayor and city commissioners to stay in office longer.

Updated: 1:19 PM Wanteds for week of February 7, 2005.

Updated: 12:41 PM A motorcycle crash in Holmes County around 2:30 Sunday afternoon claims the life of a Defuniak Springs man.

Updated: 12:38 PM Bay County sheriff's deputies are investigating a robbery at one of the "Pop In" stores in Panama City Beach.