Updated: 4:41 PM Tuesday was the first day for parents and pre-kindergarten providers to sign up for the state’s free Pre-K program, but the 250 Catholic Pre-Ks across Florida say they might not participate.
Updated: 3:15 PM Gov. Jeb Bush and the Florida Cabinet Tuesday voted to add 17,302 acres to the Northwest Florida Greenway.
Updated: 12:40 PM Okaloosa County sheriff's investigators say they've arrested a man suspected of ripping off at least six different homeowners for repairs following Hurricane Ivan.
Updated: 7:00 PM The value of property and homes in Bay County has continued to rise over the past couple of years, but the amount you pay for your home could be even higher after Tuesday's County Commission meeting.
Updated: 6:44 PM Florida's education chancellor visits the Panhandle Area Education Consortium.
Updated: 4:46 PM Wireless Internet networks are finding their way in homes, offices and public spaces all across the country, but Eglin Air Force officials say some networks could interfere with aircraft tracking radar.
Updated: 3:45 PM The children at Ocean City Elementary north of Ft. Walton Beach say school stinks, and they're right.
Updated: 12:42 PM A rookie Blue Angels pilot is flying again with the Navy's jet aerobatics team after his F/A-18 Hornet crashed into the Gulf of Mexico on December 1.
Updated: 9:35 PM The state fire marshal’s office is investigating a deadly fire in Port Saint Joe early Saturday morning.
Updated: 9:32 PM For any parent worried about your child getting kidnapped or even assaulted, the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office is ready to help.
Updated: 9:28 PM Two out of town visitors are spending their time at the Bay County Jail this weekend after allegedly burglarizing a Panama City Beach gas station.
Updated: 9:25 PM Sunday's election in Iraq was a triumph for many local soldiers who spent several months serving overseas. They arrived home a year ago after serving more than a year in Iraq.
Updated: 8:39 PM The wet weather didn't put much of a damper on the 8th Annual St. Andrews Mardi Gras Festival. Thousands attended Saturday's events, all determined to have a good time.
Updated: 8:35 PM Honor students at Chipola College raise money for the tsunami victims.
Updated: 8:31 PM Jackson County to place train derailment alert system in Cottondale.
Updated: 7:50 PM The home is our refuge, at least it's supposed to be. Unfortunately, home is also the site of many everyday accidents.
Updated: 5:01 PM Many of the blue plastic tarps used to cover about 40,000 roofs damaged by Hurricane Ivan are cracking and deteriorating.
Updated: 4:53 PM A group of Washington County citizens is asking for a grand jury investigation into the county's lease agreement for the Northwest Florida Community Hospital in Chipley.
Updated: 4:42 PM A local doctor gets good news Friday afternoon. Dr. Daniel Daube's medical license has been reinstated after a suspension earlier this month.
Updated: 4:31 PM Air Force officials say high speed and wireless Internet connections are interfering with radar at Eglin Air Force Base at Ft. Walton Beach.
Updated: 12:54 PM People in southwest Washington County may soon have to find some alternate routes.
Updated: 12:48 PM A prominent Bay County businessman who served for nearly a dozen years on the Bay Medical Center Board of Trustees has a hospital building named after him.
Updated: 12:43 PM A huge training building damaged by Hurricane Ivan has reopened at Pensacola Naval Air Station.
Updated: 12:45 PM The Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge in Destin is the only organization in our area licensed to take care of sick or injured wildlife, but a tight budget and inadequate facilities are making its job tougher every day.
Updated: 12:41 PM Gulf Power Company will establish a $5 million mercury research center at its power plant in Pensacola by November.
