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FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. (WKRG) — The Fort Walton Beach Code Enforcement Team is making sure that the city stays as clean as possible through its Community Code Compliance Sweeps. According to a city news release, the first sweep will take place on Sept. 4 at 9 a.m. in the areas of Third Street to [...]

PENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) — A Fort Walton Beach man has been sentenced in federal court on multiple charges relating to drug and money laundering activities, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Florida. According to a news release, Taj Tariq Tamboura Robinson, 35, was sentenced to 13 years in federal prison after he [...]

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. (WKRG) — A Fort Walton Beach man has been arrested and charged with murder following a shooting Wednesday evening, according to deputies. According to an Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office news release, 38-year-old Timothy Acoff was arrested and charged with murder in the shooting death of a 35-year-old man. Wednesday night, deputies [...]

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. (WKRG) — Fort Walton Beach Police Department officers are on the scene where a sinkhole has opened up in the middle of the road. Officials said the sinkhole is located at Beal Parkway and Water Street and is causing the northbound lane to be blocked. Power lines are also down in [...]

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. (WKRG) — A person was seriously injured and a man was arrested after a crash in Fort Walton Beach, according to the police department. According to a Fort Walton Beach Police Department news release, officers were called to a crash around 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 14, at 115 Beal Parkway [...]

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. (WKRG) — Fort Walton Beach Police Department officers arrested a man after he fled from them, damaged five vehicles, and injured multiple people, including a K-9. According to a FWBPD news release, 55-year-old Stephen Bradley Martin was arrested and charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, multiple counts of hit [...]

Fort Walton Beach, Fla. (WKRG) - The Leadership Experience Initiative is aiming to support local educators and students through experiences that develop leadership skills. The Leadership Experience Initiative is providing a six-day experience involving hands-on, research-based workshops where educators learn how to develop leadership competencies for their students. Shamonee and Bill were joined by Taylor [...]

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. (WKRG) — A Fort Walton Beach man who is a convicted felon has pleaded guilty in federal court to two gun charges, according to the Department of Justice. A DOJ news release said 42-year-old Louis Terrell Jones pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm as a convicted felon and possession of a [...]

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. (WKRG) — Fort Walton Beach Police Department officers arrested a man after he allegedly caused a power outage for thousands in the area in September of 2024. Officials said 42-year-old Michael Hall has been arrested and charged with tampering with critical infrastructure. According to a FWBPD news release, officers were called [...]

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. (WKRG) — The City of Fort Walton Beach is looking to become the Cleanest City on the Emerald Coast in a new campaign. According to a Fort Walton Beach news release, the new campaign will involve both looking at current city properties and parks, as well as encouraging cleanup through 'Adopt [...]

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — According to a release from the Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County, a water quality health advisory has been issued for areas in Fort Walton Beach. The following areas are under advisory: The water quality in these areas does not meet the "recreational water quality criteria for Enterococcus bacteria [...]

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. (WKRG) — Five Fort Walton Beach residents were arrested on drug charges after a search warrant led to the discovery of drugs and drug-related items. According to an Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office news release, members of the office's Multi-Agency Drug Task Force carried out a narcotics search warrant at 15 Elm [...]

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. (WKRG) — A Fort Walton Beach man, who is a convicted sex offender, has been arrested for possession of child pornography. According to an Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office news release, members of the OCSO's Crimes Against Children Unit carried out a search warrant at 2908 Bentwood Lane in Fort Walton Beach. [...]

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — Members of the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office Multi-Agency Drug Task Force have arrested three Fort Walton Beach men on drug charges, according to an OCSO release. The task force searched a home on a warrant on Tuxedo Drive in Fort Walton Beach and found cocaine, psychedelic mushrooms, and other drug [...]

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — A Fort Walton Beach man barricaded himself in his home in an attempt to avoid arrest. According to an Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office news release, 61-year-old Roger Ismond was wanted for questioning in the battery of a 78-year-old woman. Ismond barricaded himself inside his home on Ed Street on Sunday, [...]

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — The Okaloosa County Department of Health has issued a water quality advisory to residents of Fort Walton Beach. According to an Okaloosa County DOH news release, tests done Monday, July 7, indicated that the water quality at Liza Jackson Park, 342 Miracle Strip Parkway SW in Fort Walton Beach, was [...]

PENSACOLA, FLORIDA (BuzzReport) – A 39-year-old Fort Walton Beach man, Malcolm Jamal Norvilus, has been sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute 50 Grams or More of Methamphetamine. The sentence was handed down on July 1, 2025, by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Florida. According to court records, Norvilus was apprehended on July 25, 2024, after leading law enforcement officers on a high-speed chase in Okaloosa County.