Georgia men arrested after drugs, gun found
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Two men visiting from Georgia for Spring Break have been arrested while allegedly walking down the road with a pound of hydroponic marijuana, thousands in cash and a handgun,...
View ArticleFatal crash update: Children's injuries no longer life-threatening
PANAMA CITY — Injuries to two children whose mother was killed Wednesday night in a hit and run car crash are no longer life-threatening, according to family members. However, the kids remain in...
View ArticleMedical examiner: 22-day-old baby girl starved to death
BARTOW (AP) — A baby who was found dead in her car seat in a Florida restaurant parking lot had lost more than one-third of her body weight in the 22 days since she was born, a medical examiner...
View Article‘Officer-involved’ shooting remains under investigation
PORT ST. JOE — The Florida Department of Law Enforcement continues to investigate the death of a Port St. Joe man while in police custody on Feb. 11. Port St. Joe Police Chief Matt Herring immediately...
View ArticleBCSO issues scam alert
PANAMA CITY — The Bay County Sheriff’s Office has issued a scam alert warning again about a phone scam in which the scammer claims to work at the Bay County Sheriff’s Office. The scammer calls a...
View ArticleFDOT shares Gulf Coast Parkway alternative
PORT ST. JOE — Officials with the Florida Department of Transportation on Tuesday unveiled a new proposed alternative for the Gulf Coast Parkway to the Board of County Commissioners. Gulf County...
View ArticleSleeping teen hit by beach tractor
PANAMA CITY BEACH — A man sleeping on the beach was injured when he was struck by a beach tractor Friday morning, Panama City Beach Police said. Colin Shain, 18, of Orlando, was run over while...
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View ArticlePCB council votes to give police more funding
PANAMA CITY BEACH — During an emergency meeting Saturday, the Panama City Beach City Council unanimously approved two motions to add more funding for law enforcement. One motion, which passed...
View ArticleUPDATE: 7 shot at Spring Break party
PANAMA CITY BEACH — The Bay County Sheriff's Office released new details Saturday about an early morning shooting that left seven people critically injured. David Jamichael Daniels, 22, of Mobile,...
View ArticleMan injured in motorcycle crash
PANAMA CITY — A man was injured in a motorcycle crash on Saturday, the Florida Highway Patrol reported. Anthony M. Martini, 47, of Panama City struck two curbs before being ejected from his 2013...
View ArticleVigil planned in Alabama for wounded Spring Break students
NORMAL, Ala. (AP) — A candlelight vigil is planned at Alabama A&M University near Huntsville for three of its students who were wounded by gunfire during spring break in the Florida Panhandle....
View ArticleSky patrol tries to keep an eye on Spring Break
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Spring Break has a certain rhythm to its chaos. Large crowds simultaneously shift from lazing on the beach to crowding into the nightclubs and then heading back home at the night’s...
View ArticleInterim medical examiner takes over
PANAMA CITY — A former alligator trapper and avid outdoorsman, Bay County’s interim medical examiner could go on to be the youngest person to hold the office. Dr. Jay Michael Radtke, 36, was brought...
View ArticleFlorida church van crashes into canal, killing 8, injuring 10
FORT PIERCE (AP) — The congregants of a close-knit Haitian church gathered Monday around Nicolas Alexis, hoping to learn what happened to 18 friends and loved ones who had been expected to return that...
View ArticleFranklin County bomb threat forces early closure of K-12 school
EASTPOINT — The Franklin County K-12 School in Eastpoint was to resume its normal schedule Tuesday morning, after a bomb threat prompted an early dismissal Monday afternoon. At a briefing for teachers...
View ArticleCredit card skimming device found at gas station
INLET BEACH — Recently, a number of businesses within Bay, Okaloosa and Walton counties have discovered skimming devices installed on gas pumps and automated teller machines (ATMs,) according to a...
View ArticleBCSO: PCB shooting suspect had synthetic pot (911 CALLS)
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Several eyewitnesses saw the suspect of a Spring Break shooting using synthetic marijuana before allegedly spraying gunfire upon a crowded house party, authorities reported Monday....
View ArticleTrial set for woman accused of drowning puppy at airport
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) — A June trial has been scheduled for a Florida woman accused of drowning a puppy in a south-central Nebraska airport bathroom. In a document filed in Hall County District...
View ArticleJury awards $53K in FDOT civil trial
BONIFAY — A Washington County jury has awarded $53,000 to 2M Land Development, LLC for 14 acres of property acquired by Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). The unanimous verdict was reached...
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