A 45-year-old DeFuniak Springs man was arrested after a high speed chase with deputies in a stolen vehicle on Thursday morning. Read More

The Walton County Sheriff's Office has arrested a DeFuniak Springs man on multiple felony charges for trafficking methamphetamine on June 28. According to ... Read More

DeFuniak Springs, FL (May 21, 2025) - Emergency responders were dispatched to a crash involving injuries on the westbound side of Interstate 10 near mile marker 69 early Wednesday morning. According ... Read More

Walton County Fire Rescue is fighting a large brush fire just south of DeFuniak Springs. NewsChannel 7 ... and is just a few miles south of Interstate 10. Residents are being evacuated from ... Read More

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (WALA) - A 43-year-old DeFuniak Springs woman died Tuesday in a two-vehicle crash in Okaloosa County, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The wreck happened around 6 p.m ... Read More

Flying south through smoky skies down the famous Malibu coast, at first the burnt-out mansions are the exception -- solitary wrecks, smoldering away between rows of intact, gleaming beachfront ... Read More

WALTON COUNTY, Fla. (WJHG / WECP) - A multi-vehicle accident has blocked all lanes of I-10 westbound at mile marker 280A. DeFuniak Springs Fire Department and Argyle Fire Department are on the scene, ... Read More

At least 20 people turned out one morning last month to help them pack away their son's home in Ocean Springs, they said. They praised law enforcement on the Coast as kind, understanding and patient. Read More

On Friday, a single-vehicle accident resulted in one fatality, according to Florida Highway Patrol. The driver was identified as a 39-year-old man from DeFuniak Springs, Florida. Just before 9 ... Read More

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. -- A 39-year-old DeFuniak Springs man died Friday night following a single-vehicle crash on I-10 in Okaloosa County. Florida Highway Patrol says the man driving an SUV was ... Read More

A head-on collision Thursday night on State Road 285 killed two motorists, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. An SUV driven by a 43-year-old Destin ... Read More

A Destin man and DeFuniak Springs woman are dead after a Thursday night traffic accident, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. A 43-year-old man driving a sport utility vehicle was traveling south ... Read More