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.

Updated: 7:12 PM Stray dogs might be roaming free longer in your neighborhood than you might prefer, but Bay County Animal Control says they're building a new shelter as quickly as possible.

Updated: 6:33 PM In Bay County, families have to option of School Choice, meaning students or parents can choose whatever school you want as long as the school isn't already over capacity.

Updated: 3:57 PM The first poll for the 2006 governors race has three top Republicans with varying support for the job.

Updated: 3:08 PM Fort Walton Beach man was arrested after a witness reported he sank a derelict barge in Garnier’s Bayou on Choctawhatchee Bay.

Updated: 12:34 PM Sharon Mills was found dead in a ditch in February of 2002 and her murder case remains unsolved. Her daughter, Angel Faulk, visited that crime scene for the first time on Wednesday.

Updated: 12:35 PM A Clarksville man is dead after his mobile home goes up in flames overnight.

Updated: 12:29 PM The Florida Supreme Court says "no deal" to a local man convicted of murder.

Updated: 8:18 PM Bay County School Board members reassign former principal, Jerry Long, after allegations of sexual harassment.