Navarre teen dies in Jackson County crash
CAMPBELLTON — A Navarre teenager was killed in a crash after hydroplaning into oncoming traffic, according to a Florida Highway Patrol report. Cherylynn Monno, 16, was pronounced dead after a crash on...
View ArticleOrlando mother charged with fatally stabbing 3 children
ORLANDO (AP) — The third of three children who police say were stabbed by their mother in Florida has died. Palm Bay police said in a statement Monday that 5-month-old Christopher Swist was pronounced...
View ArticleDUI manslaughter trial begins in crash that killed teen
PANAMA CITY — The trial of a local woman accused of driving onto a sidewalk and over a Louisiana teenager began Monday. Police initially charged Lee Creary, 51, with possession of a controlled...
View ArticlePair indicted on federal weapons charges
PANAMA CITY — A federal grand jury returned a 13-count indictment Monday charging Linda M. Taylor, 35, and Donnie N. Whitfield, 24, both of Panama City, with possessing firearms as convicted felons,...
View ArticleSchool gun bill gets OK from Senate panel
TALLAHASSEE — A Florida Senate panel on Monday approved what backers call a “school safety” bill that would allow school superintendents to tap employees or volunteers to carry concealed weapons on...
View ArticleCar crashes into parked ambulance
MARIANNA — An Anniston, Alabama woman has been hospitalized after crashing into a parked ambulance working the scene of another crash, according to Florida Highway Patrol reports. Officers said...
View ArticleState offers arson reward regarding Springfield blaze
PANAMA CITY — State fire officials are offering up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest of arson suspects in two local house fires, the Florida Department of Financial Services’ Division of...
View ArticlePolice investigating P.C. bar incident that left one man injured
PANAMA CITY — Police are investigating a barroom incident during which a patron was severely injured after allegedly refusing to put on a shirt, according to Panama City Police Department reports....
View ArticleHolmes County car burglaries under investigation
BONIFAY — The Holmes County Sheriff’s Office, along with the Bonifay Police Department, the Bay County Sheriff’s Office and the Washington County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a string of vehicle...
View ArticleBoil water notice issued in Lynn Haven
LYNN HAVEN — Due to an inadvertent water outage on the west side of State 77, there will be a precautionary boil water notice in effect for the west side of the city from the Bailey Bridge south to...
View ArticleWoman guilty of DUI manslaughter in crash that killed teen
PANAMA CITY — Jurors found a Panama City woman guilty of DUI manslaughter Tuesday, though she claimed to have been drugged by a stranger before driving. Lee Creary, 51, was found guilty as charged in...
View ArticleUPDATE: 3 teens, victim arrested in sex case
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Three teenagers were charged with lewd battery Monday and their 15-year-old victim was arrested for lewd conduct, Panama City Beach Police said Tuesday. All four teenagers were...
View Article'Spring Break Exposed': Fox News' 'Hannity' broadcasts from PCB
PANAMA CITY — For the second year in row, Fox News' popular "Hannity" show visited Spring Break in Panama City Beach, beaming video of the annual college rite of passage to viewers nationwide. "Spring...
View Article'Spring Break Exposed' II: PCB Spring Break 'dangerous,' councilwoman says
PANAMA CITY — A city councilwoman cautioned parents against allowing their kids to come to Spring Break in Panama City Beach, telling Fox News' "Hannity" program it was "dangerous." Josie Strange was...
View ArticleMan dies following Lynn Haven crash
LYNN HAVEN — An 85-year-old man died following a traffic crash on Wednesday, Lynn Haven Police reported. John Martens of Lynn Haven died at Bay Medical Center after his car failed to stop at an...
View ArticleUPDATE: Woman killed, children injured in hit-and-run; driver arrested
PANAMA CITY — A woman was killed and her two children injured in a hit-and-run crash on U.S. 231 Wednesday night and the driver was arrested and charged, the Florida Highway Patrol reported. Jennifer...
View ArticleMobile home lost in blaze
FOUNTAIN — A mobile home was completely destroyed Thursday in an early morning fire, according to Bay County Fire Rescue officials. No injuries were reported in the blaze. Fire crews were called to a...
View ArticleSheriff: Young Florida brothers cooking before shooting kills 2
HUDSON (AP) — A 12-year-old boy was cooking with his older brother when an argument erupted, and the boy shot his 6-year-old brother to death, wounded his older brother in the leg and killed himself,...
View ArticleState 79 lane closure set starting Monday
BONIFAY — Drivers traveling State 79 north of Bonifay between the Wrights Creek Bridge and the Alabama State line will encounter temporary lane closures Monday through April 14, the Florida Department...
View ArticleProsecutors to determine any bar beating charges
PANAMA CITY — Police are forwarding their investigation of a barroom incident in which a patron was severely injured to prosecutors to determine whether charges will be brought against the bartender,...
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