UPDATE (2:45 p.m.): The Okaloosa County School District has issued a response after a teacher was arrested for allegedly having sexual relations with a student two decades ago. According to OCSD ...

Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from March 9, 2026 OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — A traffic stop by Okaloosa County ...

A K-9 called to the location of the traffic stop, alerted to the presence of illegal drugs.

Florida Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia showed up in Shalimar on Thursday with what amounts to a serious cash infusion for local immigration work: nearly $1.4 million in state reimbursements ...

Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from March 9, 2026 FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. (WKRG) — A man who allegedly led police on ...

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — Three child abuse cases in the last three weeks out of Northwest Florida have all resulted in the death of a young child and a family member in handcuffs. The Escambia ...

The parents of an 11-year-old boy who was found to weigh about 36 pounds in Florida are accused of starving him, forcing him to exercise and making him “stand in his room all day,” court documents say ...

Drugs were found hidden in a fake aerosol can after a getaway attempt, police say.

MOBILE, Ala. ( WKRG) — Our Pet of the Week is a one-year-old Chihuahua-Dachshund mix named Maple. Maple came from the Mobile ...

A Crestview man was arrested on drug trafficking charges after deputies discovered about 100 grams of methamphetamine during a routine traffic stop, according to the Okaloosa County ...

A Crestview man is facing a drug trafficking charge after a K9 unit alerted to the odor of narcotics during a traffic stop last month, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office.

Branches of the United States Military OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — An area around Destin East Pass will be off limits to ...