A small creative team proved that world-class production work doesn't require a fancy zip code — just talent, community and a ...

Florida International University has a Sargassum Watch website for tracking sargassum. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has a weekly sargassum inundation risk site. University of ...

It was a lucky year for casino gamblers on the Mississippi Coast, with 30 jackpots hit with payouts of $100,000 or more. The latest was Saturday when a player at the Beau Rivage Resort and Casino in ...

DESTIN, Fla. (WALA) - A post on the City of Destin Government Facebook page says a town meeting will to talk about plans for a public park on Holiday Isle. Here is the post: “Okaloosa County ...

The Silver Slipper Casino is in Hancock County, Mississippi. (undated photo courtesy of Silver Slipper) The hits just keep on coming. The Silver Slipper Casino Hotel in Bay St. Louis is the latest ...

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Fort Walton Beach has been named one of Expedia’s top 10 destinations for 2026, marking the only Florida location to make the global list as traveler interest in the area surged 45%. “It’s humbling ...

WALTON COUNTY, Fla. — Deputies in Florida’s Panhandle said a Texas couple left their 6-month-old baby alone on a beach for nearly an hour. The incident happened on Oct. 10 at Miramar Beach, where the ...

FORT WALTON, Fla. (WALA) - A Fort Walton Beach woman claimed the top prize in the $2,000,000 Gold Rush Multiplier Scratch-Off game. The Florida Lottery announces that Barbara Putnam, of Fort Walton ...

Nurses at HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital in Fort Walton Beach celebrate after learning the results of a two-day vote in favor of unionizing on Sept. 12, 2025. More than 65% of the nurses at ...

A food truck called Sugar & Co. is opening a brick-and-mortar shop in downtown Fort Walton Beach. The business is run by a medically retired police officer, Jenna Mendez, and her husband, Damian.