The Florida Department of Transportation is implementing a temporary traffic shift on Brooks Bridge this week as construction ...

All Stars earned a bid to the JRDA Championship after a second-place finish at the playoffs they hosted in Fort Walton Beach.

Three of the six horses scored a 1 on the Henneke Body Condition Scale, the lowest possible rating and an indication of ...

Richard Comerford, who began his career as a correctional officer at Okaloosa Correctional Institution in 1986, will lead the ...

Celebrate the Fourth of July weekend by touring four open houses across Fort Walton Beach, Mary Esther, and Shalimar. From ...

WordroW is Get The Coast's daily word puzzle featuring local words, places, and phrases from our community. You have six ...

The NICU team at Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast marked the Fourth of July by celebrating one of its youngest and ...

The Florida High School Athletic Association recognized Baker School in the Rural Classification for the 2025-2026 honor ...

The Okaloosa County America 250 Commission released a rundown of local celebrations Tuesday, highlighting events in Crestview, Fort Walton Beach, Destin and Niceville tied to the 250th anniversary of ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Florida’s 2026-27 state budget, approving nearly $15 million in funding for projects across House District 4 in Okaloosa County while line-item vetoing more than $7.2 million ...

A group of veteran Destin-Fort Walton Beach charter captains spent two days in June turning every tarpon hookup into a data point, working alongside scientists from six universities and agencies to ...

Forecasters with NOAA’s National Weather Service are calling for a below-normal Atlantic hurricane season in 2026, with 8 to 14 named storms, 3 to 6 hurricanes and 1 to 3 major hurricanes between June ...