Updated: 18 hours ago
|By WALA Digital Staff
The zone is a 100-yard buffer around the ship and its towing vessels. It goes into effect Monday morning.
Updated: Oct. 29, 2026 at 1:55 PM CDT
|By WALA Digital Staff and Akim Powell
A former Alabama city councilman was charged after allegedly making terrorist threats at a Hooters, according to authorities.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2026 at 9:01 PM CDT
|By WALA Digital Staff
The organization says its response is helping communities affected by the storm across the Florida Panhandle and south Alabama.
Updated: Oct. 9, 2026 at 7:56 PM CDT
|By WALA Digital Staff and Brandy Beard
A man was reportedly on a boat off the east end of an Alabama island as Hurricane Isaias drew closer to landfall.
Updated: Oct. 9, 2026 at 9:19 AM CDT
|By WALA Digital Staff
Hurricane Isaias has prompted evacuation orders for thousands of families across Okaloosa and Santa Rosa counties, including everyone living in military housing at Hurlburt Field.
Updated: Oct. 2, 2026 at 1:16 PM CDT
|By WALA Digital Staff
President Donald Trump today will hold a midterm rally at the Mitchell Center on the University of South Alabama campus.
Updated: Sep. 2, 2026 at 4:54 PM CDT
|By WALA Digital Staff
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is warning people that damaging privately owned camera equipment belonging to Flock will result in criminal charges. The sheriff's office arrested one person in connection with damage to a camera in Destin.
Updated: Aug. 12, 2026 at 10:22 AM CDT
|By WALA Digital Staff
Pensacola police made an unusual arrest Tuesday morning when officers corralled a lost pig on the first day of school.
Updated: Aug. 6, 2026 at 5:56 PM CDT
|By WALA Digital Staff
Free food, backpacks and activities are planned at Wee Care Park in DeFuniak Springs Saturday, Aug. 8.
Updated: Aug. 3, 2026 at 11:29 AM CDT
|By WALA Digital Staff
A dangerous early morning pursuit through Destin ended with the arrest of a 24-year-old Mary Esther man after deputies say he drove at extremely high speeds, endangered other motorists, and refused to stop for law enforcement.
Updated: Jun. 22, 2026 at 11:54 AM CDT
|By WALA Digital Staff
On December 9, 2023, Bush tortured a kitten to death.
Updated: Jun. 16, 2026 at 3:37 PM CDT
|By WALA Digital Staff
Video posted by the Walton County Sheriff’s Office shows Deputy Katrina Cain pushing a stranded motorist’s car out of the roadway — by herself — for nearly 30 seconds before two good Samaritans jumped in to help finish the job.
Updated: Jun. 2, 2026 at 10:08 AM CDT
|By WALA Digital Staff
FWC said their officers were notified of a missing kayaker around 12:25 p.m. May 31.
Updated: May 26, 2026 at 11:58 AM CDT
|By WALA Digital Staff
A routine traffic stop Monday led to the arrest of a Fort Walton Beach area man on charges that include trafficking in cocaine and child abuse, officials said.
Updated: Apr. 22, 2026 at 4:42 PM CDT
|By WALA Digital Staff
The turtles were treated for ailments ranging from illnesses to hook-and-line incidents.
Updated: Apr. 15, 2026 at 11:20 PM CDT
|By WALA Digital Staff and Gray News staff
Officials have canceled an Amber Alert for a 15-year-old girl after she was found safe.
Updated: Apr. 9, 2026 at 9:44 PM CDT
|By WALA Digital Staff
The annual culinary cook-off at Mobile Convention Center supports Feeding the Gulf Coast's mission.
Updated: Apr. 2, 2026 at 9:24 PM CDT
|By WALA Digital Staff
Dennis Cornelison was charged after authorities executed a search warrant at a residence on Boulevard De La Parisienne in Mary Esther.
Updated: Mar. 31, 2026 at 3:21 PM CDT
|By WALA Digital Staff
A Florida man is facing a felony charge after authorities say he punched a deputy in the face while deputies tried to detain him during a mental health call at a Pensacola home.
Updated: Mar. 19, 2026 at 9:46 AM CDT
|By WALA Digital Staff
A two-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 12:36 p.m. Monday, March 16, has claimed the life of a Fort Walton Beach, Fla. woman.
Updated: Mar. 16, 2026 at 5:52 PM CDT
|By WALA Digital Staff
Price was convicted of first-degree premeditated murder and two counts of animal cruelty.
Updated: Mar. 10, 2026 at 3:44 PM CDT
|By WALA Digital Staff
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement lodged an immigration detainer against a 28-year-old Honduran national accused of killing his 3-year-old nephew, a U.S. citizen, on March 4.
Updated: Feb. 10, 2026 at 5:13 PM CST
|By WALA Digital Staff
Gulf Shores has renewed its alcohol ban on public beaches for spring break 2026.
Updated: Feb. 7, 2026 at 4:01 PM CST
|By Mike Brantley, Shelby Myers and WALA Digital Staff
Jalynda Smith was booked into the Escambia County (Fla.) Jail Saturday morning, Feb. 7, in connection with the death of her 5-year-old son.
Updated: Feb. 3, 2026 at 5:58 PM CST
|By WALA Digital Staff
A dramatic video released by the U.S. Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans captures the tense rescue of two duck hunters who became stranded in Pensacola’s cold waters over the weekend.



































