Top Stories from Feb. 5, 2026 LAUREL HILL, Fla. (WKRG) — A 17-year-old national equestrian champion is set to continue her ...

Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Feb. 3, 2026 OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — A prescribed burn is planned for an ...

Going out to eat? See which Okaloosa County restaurants were rated best by inspectors, and which failed the test.

UPDATE (11:20 a.m.): According to an updated post from the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office, Wessam Shaer’s body was found at ...

Experience one of the best views on the Florida Panhandle from the Okaloosa Island Pier in Fort Walton Beach, Florida.

Okaloosa County School District maintained its A rating for 2024-25, marking consistent top performance since 2014. The district improved its overall score to 793, up from 772 the previous year, with ...

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. -- The Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County (DOH-Okaloosa) issued a health advisory for ...

The National Weather Service has issued a slew of severe weather alerts for the Florida Panhandle on Sunday through Tuesday.

Okaloosa County fell one spot to tenth and Walton County gained one spot to seventh in the latest Florida Policy Institute's Child Well-Being Index. The index ranks Florida counties based on economic ...

An extreme cold watch is set to go into effect in Escambia, Santa Rosa and Okaloosa counties on Friday night as temperatures ...

Graduation numbers have climbed in the Okaloosa County School District from 87.7 percent to 91 percent for the 2024-2025 school year.

Okaloosa County is conducting water quality monitoring and testing.