The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a 35-year-old mom and her 10-year-old daughter. The known address for Danielle Schario and her daughter Devin was on Bayou Drive in Fort Walton Beach, according to a Facebook post from the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office.

Local filmmaker and Crestview native Javan Garza talks about the directors who have influenced his career ahead of the March 22 debut of his first feature film, psychological thriller "Melany Rose" and the process of an independent filmmaker working outside the system.

Chaperoning a field trip is a right of passage for most parents, but Jason Harwell, a felon, was originally ineligible for the trip because he was convicted of a crime when he was 17. After a long battle with the Okaloosa County School District, Harwell, now 36, appealed the decision and won. He will be allowed to volunteer at his daughter Eleanor’s school with provisional approval for the rest of the school year, said Steve Horton, the School District’s assistant superintendent. His journey for the right to volunteer began in September when he filled out an application. After Harwell said he had a felony, he was asked to be fingerprinted. The School District received the fingerprint results Oct. 15, Harwell said. According to Harwell, the district waited about 21 days to tell him the results. Right before Thanksgiving break, someone from the community affairs office asked for more paperwork. He was rejected shortly after. “My girls, my daughters, I live for them, so for me to be be able to be an involved parent ... I’m going to jump on that opportunity,” Harwell said. After his rejection, he went in front of the School Board several times to plead his case.

U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz has tested negative for coronavirus.Gaetz reported the test results Tuesday afternoon, one day after he learned he had been exposed to someone later identified as a carrier of the disease.“I've just been informed that my COVID-19 lab result was negative,” Gaetz reported via Twitter. “In an abundance of caution, I will remain under self-quarantine at the advice of medical professionals through Thursday at 2pm. I continue to feel fine and show no symptoms.”

A 38-year-old man pleaded no contest Monday after he was charged with attacking a Freeport woman using a hammer and knife. Richard Lewis Kelley, Jr. will be sentenced on May 19, according to a press release from the office of the state attorney for the first judicial circuit of Florida. Lewis Kelley could face up to a life sentence for the charge of burglary of a dwelling while armed and up to 15 years for his charge of aggravated battery. Kelley met the victim prior to the crime when he helped her change a tire. During the tire change, Kelley mentioned he was evacuating Marianna because of Hurricane Michael. He said he had just been released from the hospital after a motorcycle accident and showed her the scar, the release said. According to the release, it is believed he saw the victim drive home and proceeded to follow her. When the victim’s husband left for work, he kicked in the door to her house. He attacked the victim in her bedroom with her child watching. She recognized Kelley, and struck him in the stomach. Two witnesses saw him flee the home. The weapons and a baseball hat that he was wearing were collected by the Walton County Sheriff’s Office and test for DNA by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Kelley was arrested in Cottonwood, Alabama by a U.S. Marshall fugitive task force, the release said.

He was struck by an eastbound vehicle while trying to cross in a non-crosswalk area.Multiple witnesses saw the accident.

DESTIN — The pilot and passenger who survived a plane crash Sunday morning were identified as a father and son from Kansas. Jason Dougherty, 47, of Garden City, Kansas and Caleb Dougherty, 22, of Salina were aboard a Beech Bonanza aircraft when it went down short of the Destin Executive Airport runway, according to a press release from the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office. The two, along with their Labrador retriever, were flying into the Destin area for vacation.