Wendy Victora
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Fort Walton Beach, FL, United States
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Family who discovered boating accident victim haunted by memory, determined to help
The Paxton woman who discovered the young man has spent hours trying to contact his family in West Africa and transfer the $6,000 she raised for his funeral. → Read More
Destin Snowbird season cancelled, but some will still head south for winter
The Destin Snowbird Club has cancelled the 2020 snowbird season due to COVID-19 concerns. → Read More
WENDY VICTORA: Forget the rest of the world. This week's column is all about you
WENDY VICTORA: This week, the column is all about you and the stories you have shared with me over the years → Read More
Teen struck by PWC and fighting to save leg needs help keeping spirits up
17-year-old Bethany Phillips was injured in Poquito Bayou after a personal watercraft accident on Saturday. → Read More
Panhandle listed as hotspot by CDC, record deaths reported in Okaloosa County
The Florida Panhandle was listed as a hot spot for COVID-19, per CDC → Read More
Poquito Bayou Good Samaritans speak out about dangers of PWC rentals and Saturday's accident
Helen and Robert Dunkerson were at their Poquito Bayou home Saturday when a serious PWC crash happened. Robert rushed to the scene, while Helen called 911. → Read More
Fort Walton Beach teens at beach recognize, help possible stroke victim at The Boardwalk
A man having an apparent stroke approached two boys at The Boardwalk on Okaloosa Island, they helped until professionals arrived → Read More
Slain Destin woman found 'love' online. Man of her dreams took her life, police say
Vickie Edge was found dead Friday night at the Milton home of the man she had been dating for the last few months. Jerry Odum has been charged. → Read More
WENDY VICTORA: Whether it's sunny skies or the smell of fresh coffee, savor it
Wendy Victora says if you're going to live in Florida, you better get used to things like hurricanes. → Read More
Crestview woman organizes prayer event
CRESTVIEW --A Crestview woman who has been a lifelong advocate of racial and cultural equality is organizing a local Pray on MLK event, in concert with → Read More
234 days later, PAWS dog finally finds forever home
FORT WALTON BEACH — Sahara, the longest dog resident at the Panhandle Animal Welfare Society, has finally left the building after 234 days.Pit bulls and black dogs often are overlooked at the shelter. Sahara is both, which made her even more of an "underdog."RELATED: PAWS working toward a new facility (PHOTOS)RELATED: Couple buys home so they can adopt PAWS pupStaff and volunteers pulled out all… → Read More
Picky (but hungry) bear ’helps’ Florida homeowner by wheeling full trash can back to house (VIDEO)
MARY ESTHER -- A pair of Florida black bears helped a local family take out their trash, but not in a way that was particularly helpful.Brett Longo had → Read More
Mary Esther couple, isolated by pandemic, battle Stage IV cancer
MARY ESTHER -- In a world without COVID-19, Mike and Phyllis Milonas would still be stunned by grief. They would be turning over the news they got last → Read More
Okaloosa official: Tropical system merits close watch
The system poses a 90 percent chance of becoming a named tropical cyclone within five days. → Read More
Woman whose mom died of COVID-19 in Crestview assisted living center: ’What good did it do to keep me out?’
CRESTVIEW -- On a day in early March, Johnnie Kay Ealum and her mom, Patsy Poss, colored pictures together at the assisted living facility where Poss had → Read More
Okaloosa superintendent recommends pushing back start date to Aug. 31
Okaloosa Superintendent Marcus Chambers will ask the School Board to approve a revised calendar for the 2020-2021 school year that changes the first day → Read More
FWB rec center closes temporarily after two employees test positive for COVID-19.
The City of Fort Walton Beach has closed the recreation center on Jet Drive after two employees tested positive for COVID-19.The center is undergoing a cleaning and decontamination process. The reopening date has not been set.City spokesman Doug Rainer said that employees have been wearing masks since the facility reopened last month. Sneeze guards and regular sanitizing are also standard. → Read More
FWC: Victim of Saturday’s fatal boating accident fell off PWC, struck by pontoon boat
The investigation continues into a fatal boating accident late Saturday afternoon in the Santa Rosa Sound.Marie Yann Cedrick Kouame, a 24-year-old → Read More
VICTORA: Graduates, it’s Ok not to have all the answers yet
When I was a little girl, I dreamed of being a ... ummmm ... I have no idea.The truth is, when I was a little girl, I played. I made messes. I read books. → Read More
When the lights went out, the show went on
The timing was so perfect that audience member Jake Bobb thought it might be a planned part of the program. → Read More