Spring Break visitor beats 93-year-old man
PANAMA CITY BEACH — A man visiting the area on Spring Break was arrested and charged with attacking an elderly man in his home for no apparent reason, the Bay County Sheriff’s Office reported Friday....
View Article1999 slaying of Janet Lay still a mystery
SAND HILLS — As detectives tried to piece together the scene of an afternoon house fire in 1999, Janet Lay’s body lay smoldering among the ashes of her mobile home. And authorities have yet to find...
View ArticleGuardian Angels join family in remembering Reny
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Reny Jose went missing during Spring Break last year. His family, loved ones, the Baltimore Guardian Angels and others have not forgotten. A candlelight vigil was held Saturday to...
View ArticleChase leads to arrest
MARIANNA -- A Fort Walton Beach man was arrested early Sunday after leading a Jackson County deputy on a chase. According to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, Sunday at about 1:15 a.m., a deputy...
View ArticleOne man shot, another stabbed in PCB
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Two visitors were injured early Sunday in separate altercations, Panama City Beach Police reported. Shortly after midnight, officers were called to a shooting in the area of Front...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man dies in crash
PANAMA CITY — A man died after a single-vehicle crash in Panama City Sunday afternoon, Panama City Police reported. Police identified the man as Willie Charles King Jr., 35. King lost control while...
View ArticleFood makes Spring Break duty a bit easier for police
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Panama City Beach Police Chief Drew Whitman is one of many officers out on Spring Break duty this year, working shifts that can last 12 to 16 hours. To make sure officers are able...
View ArticleGraceville man killed in crash
MARIANNA -- A Graceville man was killed early Monday when his vehicle ran off the road, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The victim was identified as Tyrone Johnson, 61. Troopers said Johnson was...
View ArticleExpired plate leads to multiple charges
FORT WALTON BEACH -- An expired license plate, a fake name and drug paraphernalia landed a Panama City woman in jail. Claudia Diane Quillian was stopped Sunday evening on Legendary Drive by a deputy...
View ArticleDollar General robbed (VIDEO)
SOUTHPORT -- The Bay County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the armed robbery of Dollar General in Southport. Two black males in dark hoodies robbed the story at 8 p.m. Sunday robbed the Dollar...
View ArticleFriend: Shooting victim didn’t know assailants
PANAMA CITY BEACH — It was a case of mistaken identity, one of the witnesses claims. Tavon Grace, 24, of Humble, Texas, and his friend Nicholas Vaughn of Columbus, Mississippi, were walking along...
View Article2 arrested in prostitution, human trafficking case
PANAMA CITY -- Two Illinois men were arrested Friday during a joint investigation conducted by the Panama City Police Department, Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE), and FBI. The men were...
View ArticleStudent charged with attack at Merritt Brown Middle School
HILAND PARK — A 14-year-old student has been charged with felony battery following an attack at school on another student Thursday that left the victim in the hospital. As classes changed at Merritt...
View ArticleSheriff worried about escalating Spring Break violence
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Bay County Sheriff’s deputy Barrett Jackson responded to shots fired at about 6 p.m. on Saturday. He later arrested Marcus Fletcher, 20, of Huntsville, Ala. for the offense....
View ArticlePolice: Spring breaker found dead in pool; alcohol a factor
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Police are investigating the death of spring breaker who was found dead at a Beach motel pool. Dante Jermaine Bryant, 20, of Warner Robins, Georgia, had been drinking various...
View ArticleMan charged with sexual battery of teen
PANAMA CITY — Officers have arrested a local man after DNA evidence allegedly implicated him in the sexual battery of a 15-year-old girl, according to Bay County Sheriff’s Office records. Bobby Doyle...
View ArticleTallahassee woman arrested on several charges
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Officers have arrested a Tallahassee woman who was allegedly cruising around during Spring Break while on the run from law enforcement, according to the Bay County Sheriff’s...
View ArticleState to reopen fatal case of inmate gassing
TALLAHASSEE — Rommell Johnson, an inmate at a Washington County prison who had chronic asthma, couldn’t breathe on June 3, 2010. Less than five hours after receiving treatment for severe breathing...
View ArticleMissing Leon County girl may be in Bay County
PANAMA CITY— The Leon County Sheriff’s Office is requesting assistance in locating Sidney Fuller, a 15-year-old believed to be in Bay County. Fuller stands 5 feet 6 inches tall. She weighs 110 pounds,...
View Article2 men avoid jail time in Zaxby's robbery
PANAMA CITY — Two men charged with robbing a local Zaxby’s where they were employed have pleaded no contest and been ordered to repay more than $5,000 taken from the business, according to court...
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