Milton couple Gloria and Edmond Lancaster gained public attention when it was reported that they were involved in an incident at an Iberville Parish truck stop.

According to Iberville Parish Sheriff's Office, A 600-pound camel sat on Gloria after the couple entered the animal's cage to retrieve their dog. To get the animal off her, it was reported that she bit the animal's testicles.

An affadavit sadi "After the camel stood up, his wife was able to grab their small dog and get back outside of the fenced in barbed wire fence,"

Local tourism industry consultant Martin Owen discussing Mel Ponder's introducing a bill to reauthorize VisitFlorida for another eight years.

They were spotted by a Bay County Sheriff's Office helicopter, which was assisting in the search. The helicopter crew then directed Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office deputies to the group. 

They were found not far from where they were last seen.

The woman, Marcella Dustin Black, and the children were swimming in the Blackwater River near Sherman Kennedy Road, according to preliminary reports.

Three of the children were hers, while the fourth, 11-year-old Magy Maloy, was a friend.

Black told authorities that they went for a walk and got lost.

An 11-year-old Baker girl, remains missing Monday morning along with three friends and the friends' mother.

The five of them were swimming Sunday afternoon in a creek on Blackwater near Sherman Kennedy Road in Baker, according to friends who have gathered nearby.

The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office is assisting in the search. 

As of about 8 a.m., the family and friends of the missing group has been asked to wait at the Gator Cafe in Baker while law enforcement searches the area.

A helicopter has already flown over the scene and K9s have also been deployed.

Magy Maloy, who is 11, is one of the children missing.

Her father, James, put out a Facebook post early Monday morning asking for help in bringing his daughter home safe.

The group was last heard from at about 2 p.m. when they left the creek and went up the road to call someone to meet them, friends say.

When the person arrived to meet them, they weren't here. No one has seen or heard from them since.

After the victim confronted the boy Thursday, the defendant yelled "I am going to shoot you!" according to the release. Several people heard the defendant make the statement, the release said.

The man, who has not been identified pending notification of next of kin, “failed to maintain his lane while attempting to negotiate a curve” near the highway’s intersection with Berryhill Oaks Court.

DEFUNIAK SPRINGS — A DeFuniak Springs man was arrested on Monday after he reportedly burned multiple items he had given his live-in girlfriend, almost causing the house to burn down.

According to authorities, 23-year old Hunter Garner started the fire after having an argument with his girlfriend over the future of their relationship.

A surprise inspection by the Department of Business and Professional Regulation led to a one-day closure of the Southern Pearl Restaurant, at 3601 U.S. Highway 90 in Pace.

According to the report, the inspector found four dead roaches in the kitchen area and nine rodent droppings in the same area.

GULF BREEZE — The Dunkin Donuts at 250 Gulf Breeze Parkway in Gulf Breeze was temporarily closed after inspectors found that the restaurant had no bathrooms available for employee or customer use.

The restaurant closed Sept. 3 and reopened the next day after the problems were resolved, according to an inspection report from the Department of Professional and Business Regulation.