Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Jan. 12, 2026 OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — Fort Walton Beach Police Department officers, along with Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies, arrested a ...

19-year-old Debra Espey was a student at Okaloosa-Walton Junior College in March of 1973 when she went missing after attending her 8 a.m. class. A photo of Debra Espey (Okaloosa County Sheriff’s ...

19-year-old Debra Espey was a student at Okaloosa-Walton Junior College in March of 1973 when she went missing after attending her 8 a.m. class. In April of that year, Espey’s remains were found on a ...

Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Dec. 16, 2025 OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — The Coastal Conservation Association Florida released 25,000 juvenile redfish into Okaloosa County’s Cinco ...

The historic ocean liner is docked in Mobile, Alabama where it has been prepared for an environmentally safe deployment scheduled for early 2026. The SS United States and USS Oriskany will be about 12 ...

Okaloosa Technical College is accepting bids for four student-built tiny homes. Students from various programs, including Carpentry and Electrical, collaborated on the project. The project provides ...

The event will take place at 1 p.m. on Nov. 11 at the Destin-Fort Walton Beach Convention Center on Okaloosa Island. This gathering will feature veteran speakers, followed by the unveiling of the ...

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies are warning residents of an investment scam that has already affected multiple people. Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office arrests ...

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — Fourteen men were arrested during an operation by the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office targeting alleged child sexual predators, according to the OCSO. UPDATE: ...

DESTIN, Fla. (WALA) - It was another tale of a dog proving why he’s man, or woman’s, best friend. In Okaloosa County, Florida, an elderly woman was taking her evening walk with a dog, but hadn’t come ...

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — Okaloosa County commissioners will officially open the new Bridge-to-Bridge multi-use path on Okaloosa Island this week, a news release said. The Okaloosa County Board ...