Man charged with molesting child
SPRINGFIELD — A local man has been arrested on charges of molestation of a 7-year-old girl, according to police reports. Officers arrested Shane Christopher Glanze, 38, at his home on Springfield...
View ArticleDaytona police seek suspect after 4 shot at house party
DAYTONA BEACH — A man who was kicked out of a house party returned to the residence early Friday and opened fire, striking four people, three of them students at nearby Bethune-Cookman University,...
View Article11 headed for PCB arrested
PANAMA CITY BEACH — The Bay County Sheriff’s Office announced law enforcement will be ramping up along routes leading to Panama City Beach following the arrest of 11 people on drug and firearm...
View ArticleWCSO seeks dangerous fugitive
WASHINGTON COUNTY — The Washington County Sheriff's Office is actively seeking a man who left a 45-year-old woman knocked unconscious in the Sunny Hills community earlier this evening. Deputies had...
View ArticleLaw enforcement agencies seek faster DNA turnarounds
Anyone who has watched a crime show knows that in TV-land, DNA is collected and processed within a neat and tidy one-hour show. In the real world, where there are backlogs at most state labs as more...
View ArticleBCSO arrest log (March 24-31)
Information is provided by the Bay County Sheriff’s Office on people arrested on charges March 24-31. Those arrested can contact The News Herald if charges are dropped or if they are acquitted....
View ArticleMan charged in fatal hit and run
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Police have arrested a Panama City Beach man after a Florida woman was hit and killed early Sunday. Investigators said 45-year-old Lora Ione York was walking west along the north...
View ArticleSpring Break crime soars
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Reports of Spring Break crime and gunplay reached unprecedented heights this year, according to official documents. But a definitive cause could remain unanswered. As the smoke...
View Article11-year-old killed, two teens injured in Holmes County crash
BONIFAY — A one-car crash left an 11-year-old child dead and two Chipley teens injured in Holmes County, according to a Florida Highway Patrol crash report. The FHP reported Brandon Nellums, 18, of...
View ArticleBoater rescued from capsized boat
PORT ST. JOE —- Naval crews have pulled a man to safety after his boat capsized near Cape San Blas, according to a Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division news release. Naval Surface Warfare...
View ArticleMan sentenced to 40 years for fatal Springfield shooting
PANAMA CITY — A Springfield man who said a long-standing disrespect of his family led to him shooting his neighbor in the head has pleaded no contest to second-degree murder and aggravated battery...
View Article‘I just wanted to save them’ Eglin airman helps 4 in PCB crash
PANAMA CITY BEACH — As a first responder at Eglin Air Force Base, it’s in Rodney Dowell’s nature to stop and help others. The staff sergeant was driving to work around 5:30 Monday morning from his...
View ArticleSuspect in fatal beating remains in mental hospital
PANAMA CITY — A local man accused with the beating death of his girlfriend has been deemed incompetent to stand trial and committed to a state mental health facility until he can stand trial,...
View ArticleUPDATE: Fugitive caught after attempted bank robbery
SUNNY HILLS — A fugitive accused of attacking a Washington County woman and stealing her car was arrested Tuesday during a failed bank robbery in Brevard County. Darryl Wayne Mollett, 29, had been on...
View ArticleFountain man charged with DUI in crash with serious injury
PANAMA CITY — Officers have arrested a Fountain man who was driving the wrong way on U.S. 231 at the time of a head-on crash and charged him with drunken driving, according to court records. David...
View ArticleDeadly drug deal brings man 30-year sentence
MARIANNA — A man who authorities said fired the fatal shots during a drug deal turned ambush has been sentenced to 30 years in prison, according to court records. Christopher Laster, 27, was the last...
View ArticleCounty 389, Front Beach Road slated for FDOT upgrades
PANAMA CITY — A pair of Bay County transportation projects made the short list to be considered for funding under the Florida Department of Transportation’s Transportation Regional Incentive Program...
View ArticleMan charged after crash reveals adult-juvenile relationship
PANAMA CITY BEACH — A man was arrested on lewd and lascivious charges after his relationship with a minor was discovered following a traffic crash, the Bay County Sheriff’s Office reported Tuesday....
View ArticleMan charged after giving false information in shooting
PANAMA CITY BEACH — A man was arrested for giving false information to a law enforcement officer on Tuesday, the Panama City Beach Police Department reported. Nichquolas Dawon Beasley, 20 of...
View ArticleDzhokhar Tsarnaev convicted in Boston Marathon bombing
BOSTON (AP) — Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was convicted on all charges Wednesday in the Boston Marathon bombing by a federal jury that now must decide whether the 21-year-old former college student should be...
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