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4th of July in Destin: Officials crack down on BUIs, careless boating with Operation Dry Water
Northwest Florida Daily News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDESTIN — Law enforcement officials are urging people to celebrate the Fourth of July weekend...
Planning a 4th of July trip to Crab Island in Destin? Here's what you should know
Pensacola News Journal via Yahoo News· 10 months agoCrab Island in Destin is a picture-perfect tourist destination where thousands of people come...
23-year-old woman given 10% chance of keeping her arm after boating accident near Crab Island
Northwest Florida Daily News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDESTIN — A fun day out on the water quickly turned tragic for a 23-year-old tourist from Memphis,...
Large number of BUI arrests over 4th of July weekend puts Okaloosa County near record total
Northwest Florida Daily News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDESTIN — The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Marine Unit arrested 17 intoxicated boaters over the...
Tourist goes head first down slide, dies after hitting bottom of bay, Florida cops say
Miami Herald via AOL· 1 year agoA man vacationing in the Florida Panhandle died in a water slide mishap on Thanksgiving Eve,...
Florida is the shark-attack capital of the world. Here's what's more likely to kill you
Pensacola News Journal via Yahoo News· 10 months agoHeart disease, cancer, stroke — these are all serious causes of death that claim millions of lives...
Busy summer in Okaloosa winds down with record BUI arrests, 115 teens busted with alcohol
Northwest Florida Daily News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDESTIN — Hundreds of people who were caught with or consuming alcohol underage, or drinking while...
Ricketts: Boating is a fun activity, but serious injuries are all too common | Opinion
Northwest Florida Daily News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBoating is part of the culture in this area. Between the Choctawhatchee Bay, the Gulf of Mexico and...
Okaloosa ranked 7th for boating crashes in 2021. FWB is combating the issue with new marine unit
Northwest Florida Daily News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPolice are looking for ways to combat a large number of boating accidents in Okaloosa County— and...
Bird, shark rescues in Okaloosa show importance of properly disposing fishing line, tackle
Northwest Florida Daily News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOkaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Matt Harrison and Lt. Jeremy Gilbert were cruising along Santa...