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HONG KONG—Chinese authorities have detained a FedEx Corp. pilot in the southern city of Guangzhou, elevating pressure on the express shipping giant that is already in Beijing’s crosshairs amid a U.S.-China trade war. The pilot, a former U.S. Air Force colonel named Todd A. Hohn, was detained a week ago while waiting for a commercial flight to his home in Hong Kong after flying deliveries throughout Asia from the FedEx regional hub in Guangzhou, people familiar with the matter said. A lawyer for the Hohn family in Niceville, Fla., confirmed that Mr. Hohn had been detained in China. He was...

NICEVILLE — Responding to a house fire last week, Niceville police officers and firefighters encountered an odd sight. When firefighters got to the home around 5:30 p.m., they could see smoke coming from inside. A naked man opened the front door, said, “I’m sorry” and closed the door. Police officers arrived shortly after to assist. The man came to the door again, left it open and went back into the house. The man admitted to drinking two liters of vodka and smoking marijuana starting around 9 a.m. that morning. He was examined at the scene and had no life-threatening injuries,...

By From staff reports Posted Sep. 22, 2015 at 8:40 AM Updated at 9:44 AM 9:32 a.m. Update SHALIMAR—An Okaloosa County Sheriff's Deputy was shot early Tuesday outside an attorney's office on Plew Avenue, according to an OCSO news release. The OCSO communications center received a call reporting gunshots at 8:20 a.m. According to early reports, the gunshots were fired outside the Cotton and Gates law firm. Capt. Ryan Christen, spokesman for the Ocean City Fire Control District, said a medical helicopter was called and later canceled. The suspect in the shooting is located in a room at the Comfort...

NICEVILLE – A man who police say threatened to cut off his son’s arms and menaced his wife so that she fled their home topless has been arrested on domestic violence charges. Levy Lucas Jr., age 50, of Niceville was taken into custody by Niceville Police officers on Oct. 19 after they found him stumbling in the parking lot at 719 Bayshore Drive. “He had a strong odor of alcohol coming from his person and stumbled as he walked around,” the officer wrote in his report. “I asked (Lucas) what happened and he became verbally combative and uncooperative.” Lucas told...

Niceville, FL (AHN) - A woman was arrested Aug. 21 for attacking another woman, a smoker, with a can of air freshener. Police were called to an apartment complex in Niceville, Fla. where they found a woman spraying a 9 ounce can of "Glade Potpourri Air Freshener" around another woman's head, the Northwest Florida Daily News of Fort Walton Beach reported. Apparently seeking a fresher environment, the woman allegedly pointed the can at the other woman's head, spraying the contents of the can continuously for nearly a minute. The police report quoted the sprayer saying she'll continue to spray the...

Arlington, VA – Bush-Cheney ’04 Press Secretary today issued the following statement: “On Tuesday, August 10, and Wednesday, August 11, U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) will join President George W. Bush at campaign events in Florida, New Mexico and Arizona. On Tuesday, Senator McCain will travel with President Bush on the Florida bus tour with events in the communities of Pensacola, Niceville and Panama City. On Wednesday, Senator McCain will join President Bush at Bush-Cheney ’04 campaign stops in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Phoenix, Arizona.”