Unlike many communities in Northwest Florida, disputes on Okaloosa Island more often involve issues of sand quality and quantity than those of where the public can spread a beach towel.

Saltwater Restaurants and the Destin-Fort Walton Beach Tourist Development Department will host a beach cleanup Saturday from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. at six locations on Okaloosa Island and Destin. The ...

A group is working to prevent drownings in okaloosa county.It comes in the form of bringing public rescue tubes to the ...

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. -- Giving the public easier beach access is the goal of some proposed new rules in Okaloosa County. Tuesday, commissioners heard a preliminary proposal to change regulations ...

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. (WKRG) — Okaloosa Island beaches from the Waterscape Condos to Eglin AFB property down Santa Rosa Blvd. are public property. The board of county commissioners is taking ...

Beach Access No. 2 on Okaloosa Island will be closed from Nov. 21 until Dec. 12 (weather dependent) as the county makes repairs.

A PHOTO FROM the 1950s shows the Tower Beach boardwalk and casino on Okaloosa Island, Fla. Developed by longtime area resident Thomas Brooks, the boardwalk and casino were among the island’s ...

Destin-Fort Walton Beach Sea Turtle Patrol has evaluated six out of its 20 nests. Among those six, 469 hatchlings were ...

OKALOOSA ISLAND — A wooden bin where visitors can leave reusable beach items and throw away trash has been helping cut down on litter and plastics that harm wildlife. The success of the pilot ...

OKALOOSA ISLAND — A major development project at the Okaloosa Island Boat Basin/Sound-side access No. 2 is set to be completed in September, Okaloosa County spokeswoman April Sarver said Thursday.