My family and I took a trip to Okaloosa Island, on Florida's Emerald Coast. The breathtaking white sand beaches made me feel like I was in the Caribbean.. I also loved how family friendly the area ...

From Pensacola to Fort Walton, some of the best beaches in the Florida Panhandle offer crystal-clear water, sugar-white sand, and copses of swaying palms much the same. Okaloosa Island is one of the ...

OKALOOSA ISLAND — A wooden bin where visitors can leave reusable beach items and throw away trash has been helping cut down on litter and ... Keep Florida Beautiful helped fund the ...

OKALOOSA ISLAND — A young black bear who somehow found his way onto the island was struck and killed by a car early Sunday morning. The young male black bear, weighing about 100 pounds, was ...

Where To Eat on Okaloosa Island, Florida Get Seafood At A Local-Favorite Spot. It’s not uncommon to see a line out the door at this seafood joint and its next-door market.

Everybody meet Bebot, the beach cleaning robot removing plastic and other trash from Florida beaches. Bebot made a stop on Okaloosa Island between Fort Walton Beach and Destin Tuesday on its state ...

There is no shortage of ways to get out and play in Destin, Fort Walton Beach, and Okaloosa Island, collectively known as the Heart of Florida’s Emerald Coast. The area’s 24 miles of shoreline ...

OKALOOSA ISLAND, Fla. (WKRG) — The Okaloosa Island Pier will be closed to fishermen until noon Sunday, Sept. 26 to host a trash pick up in the Gulf of Mexico. Divers will start around 7 a.m. to ...

OKALOOSA ISLAND, Fla. F rom the ... In the late 1960s and into the1970s, this barrier island in northwest Florida was home to a popular amusement park with a Ferris wheel, a roller coaster and ...