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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....

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1999 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...

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Guardian 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...

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Chase 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...

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One 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...

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UPDATE: 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...

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Food 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...

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Graceville 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...

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Expired 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...

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Dollar 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...

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Friend: 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...

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2 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...

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Student 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...

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Sheriff 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....

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Police: 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...

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Man 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...

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Tallahassee 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...

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State 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...

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Missing 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,...

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2 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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