Proposed laws could wipe out limits against development on huge swaths of high-priority natural and agricultural land across ...

FREEPORT — At their regularly scheduled meeting on March 25, the Walton County Commission took action on several key issues, including moving forward with a new multi-use path, discussing the ...

Florida's dry season brings a heightened risk of wildfires each year. Here's which counties are currently under burn bans and a map of active fires.

The City of DeFuniak Springs Fire Department was dispatched to the 100 Block of Orange Avenue for a house fire. Firefighters ...

Officers responded to a call on Tuesday evening of a physical disturbance where a male victim had been injured. According to ...

Homeowners facing ballooning property taxes aren't pleased. But the revenue is crucial for schools and other local government ...

"It will not take much to get a brush or grass fire to flare up and rapidly spread," one meteorologist told Newsweek.

WALTON COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – The City of DeFuniak Springs Fire Department ... and the cause of the fire is being investigated by the Florida Fire Marshals Office.

Senate Bill 1118 would effectively end local government planning that protects rural areas from development. The bill also ...

The counties that will receive the $1 million grant are Lafayette, Gadsden, Hardee, Taylor, Jackson, Calhoun, Liberty and ...

Firefighting efforts continued Wednesday in southern Miami-Dade County, where a massive brush fire burned over 3,000 acres and caused major traffic disruptions in and out of the Florida Keys this ...

WALTON COUNTY ... to a DeFuniak Springs man’s death, News 5 has learned. Fairhope is one of two remaining single-tax colonies in the U.S. — what it means According to a Florida Highway ...