Driver traded lunch-meat-filled trailer for crack cocaine
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — An Arkansas driver has been sentenced for trading a tractor-trailer filled with lunch meat for crack cocaine. According to the Shelby County District Attorney's Office,...
View ArticleDriver sentenced to 55 months for crash
PANAMA CITY — A Panama City Beach man accused of running over two foreign exchange students while he was driving drunk has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison and about $55,000 in...
View ArticleOfficers involved in Beck Avenue shooting placed on leave
PANAMA CITY — Four officers involved in Saturday’s shooting that left an armed man dead have been placed on administrative leave, the Panama City Police Department reported on Tuesday. The officers...
View ArticleFDOT details plans for State 79, Back Beach Road, hears public feedback
PANAMA CITY BEACH — One of Bay County’s few gateways to the Beach will be getting a touch-up in the coming years, and state officials Tuesday night heard feedback for the plans. Florida Department of...
View ArticleFlorida Legislature passes bill to outlaw ticket quotas
TALLAHASSEE (AP) — Traffic ticket quotas for law enforcement agencies would be illegal under a bill passed by the Florida Legislature. The House unanimously passed the so-called “Waldo Bill” (SB 264)...
View ArticleHomeless man arrested for sexual battery of another transient
PANAMA CITY — A local homeless man has been arrested after allegedly threatening another homeless man with a knife until he performed sexual acts upon him, according to a Panama City Police Department...
View ArticleNot Lovin' It: Woman gets 3-7 years for shooting over baconless burger
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan woman has been sentenced to three to seven years in prison for opening fire at a McDonald’s restaurant after workers twice failed to put bacon on her burgers....
View ArticleSecond victim dies from Ponce de Leon shooting
PONCE DE LEON — Pensacola resident Joshua Brandyn Gaskey now faces two counts of murder in Holmes County. Sheley Glenn Brooks and his wife Jacqulyn Brooks were found shot in the head Saturday at a...
View ArticleUPDATE: 2 suspects captured after robbery at Panama City bank
PANAMA CITY — Two people have been arrested in connection with an armed robbery of a downtown bank and getaway attempt, according the Panama City Police Department officials. PCPD arrested Justin...
View ArticleMan rescued from TV tower
PANAMA CITY BEACH — A man was rescued from a television station tower on Thursday, the Panama City Fire Department reported. Fire crews responded to a call at the WJHG station at 8195 Front Beach...
View ArticleWoman found guilty on drug charge
PANAMA CITY — A Bay County jury convicted Ashley April Anderson on Thursday of trafficking meth. Assistant State Attorney Christa Diviney and Devin Collier showed jurors during the one day trial that...
View ArticleSweep of Florida gas stations finds 81 skimmers at pumps
TALLAHASSEE (AP) — Florida consumers filling up at the gas pump may have had their credit card information stolen. Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam said Thursday that a sweep of roughly 6,100 gas...
View ArticleInfant’s death under investigation
PANAMA CITY — Officers investigating the death of a 2-year-old girl are considering filing additional charges against the child’s mother and her boyfriend. Officials with the Calhoun County Sheriff’s...
View ArticlePCB 'Freaknik' canceled
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Promoters of an event billed as a “Freaknik” dance party have called off their annual Panama City Beach gathering. The Bay County Sheriff’s Office received a letter Thursday after...
View ArticleBonifay festival debt highlights fire protection funding problems
BONIFAY — Half a dozen volunteer firefighters are in debt after organizing a festival intended to raise money needed to replace their aging bunker gear. Last month’s seventh annual Down Home Street...
View ArticleMan rejects plea deal in deputy’s shooting
BONIFAY — A DeFuniak Springs man rejected his attorney’s advice to plead no contest on charges related to the suspect firing shots at a Holmes County Sheriff’s deputy during a 2008 pursuit. A status...
View ArticleBCSO looking for fraud suspect
PANAMA CITY — Officers are working a case of identity theft and is asking the public to assist in identifying the suspect, according to The Bay County Sheriff’s Office. The victim discovered Thursday...
View ArticleDetails emerge in Ponce de Leon double murder case
PONCE DE LEON — Joshua Brandyn Gaskey already was wanted in Escambia County for stealing checks from a church when he authorities believe he killed Sheley and Jacqulyn Brooks in a home on Grant Road...
View ArticleRecords: Panama City Beach 'gang rape' suspect knew victim
PANAMA CITY — One of three college students charged with what authorities called a Spring Break “gang rape” was an acquaintance of the victim, according to arrest records. George Davon Kennedy Jr.,...
View ArticlePolice investigate death
PANAMA CITY — Panama City police were investigating a reported death Friday night. Officers responded to 804 Frank Nelson Drive about 8:10 p.m. A Crime Scene Unit was on the scene, but a cause of...
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