4 Westerners jailed 3 days for posing naked on Malaysia peak
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Four Westerners who posed naked on Malaysia's highest peak were sentenced Friday to three days in jail and fined for obscene behavior in a public place, their lawyer...
View ArticleFour months later, no answers in PSJ ‘officer-involved’ shooting
PORT ST. JOE — Four months after a shooting inside the Port St. Joe Police Department left one man dead, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement continues to investigate the “officer-involved”...
View ArticleOne dies in motorcycle crash
PANAMA CITY BEACH – One person died in a Sunday motorcycle crash in Panama City Beach, the Florida Highway Patrol reported. FHP reported the passenger of the motorcycle, a 55-year-old, was pronounced...
View ArticleMan convicted of attempted murder resentenced to 30 years
PANAMA CITY — A man sentenced to life in prison for attempting to kill another man over a $10 gambling debt when he was 17 has been resentenced to 30 years in prison in light of a recent U.S. Supreme...
View ArticleBCSO seeks credit fraudster
PANAMA CITY — The Bay County Sheriff’s Office released video on Tuesday of a suspect in the theft and fraudulent use of credit card information. On May 22, the victim realized her debit card had been...
View ArticleCharges reduced in alleged Springfield knife attack
PANAMA CITY — One of the charges against a man who allegedly broke into a home and threatened one of its occupants at knifepoint has been reduced to attempted manslaughter, according to court records....
View ArticleTeen injured in pool dive
PANAMA CITY BEACH — A 15-year-old girl was rushed to the hospital in critical condition Tuesday afternoon after suffering a neck injury in a pool, according to Bay County Sheriff’s officials. The...
View ArticleMan accused of slapping infant
PANAMA CITY BEACH — A Tennessee man has been arrested for allegedly slapping an infant in the face while in the arms of a family member, according to Bay County Sheriff’s Office arrest records. David...
View ArticleUPDATE: BCSO responds to report of possible explosive device (VIDEO)
BAYOU GEORGE – The Bay County Sheriff’s Office Region 1 Bomb Squad responded to a report of a possible explosive device and negated the threat, officials reported Tuesday night. BCSO spokeswoman Ruth...
View ArticleLargest Florida county proposes citations for pot possession
MIAMI (AP) — People caught with small amounts of marijuana could soon get a civil citation instead of a jail term in Florida's largest county, which may become the first in the state to treat...
View ArticleEx-police chief of speed trap town Waldo cleared of wrongdoing
WALDO — The former chief of the disbanded Waldo Police Department has been cleared of any wrongdoing that could have hindered his ability to once again be a law enforcement officer in Florida. The...
View ArticleSuspect in string of Gainesville burglaries arrested in Panama City
PANAMA CITY — A man suspected of committing multiple burglaries in Gainesville last week was arrested Wednesday in Bay County following an investigation into cases here and across North Florida, the...
View ArticleFederal lawsuit against Bay County Sheriff McKeithen dismissed
PANAMA CITY — A federal lawsuit against Bay County Sheriff Frank McKeithen, one of his investigators and a local TV station accusing the three of contributing to the suffering of an arrested...
View ArticlePolice: Man stole disabled mom’s money and left her to die
PARKER — Police have arrested a man in connection with the death of his mother, whose badly decomposed body was found in her home more than a year ago, according to police. Herbert Todd Atkinson, 43,...
View Article2 boys rescue young children from burning home in Florida
OAKLAND (AP) — Typical of their hot summer days free from school, 11-year-old Jeremiah Grimes and 10-year-old Isiah Francis were plopped on the couch watching YouTube and playing video games, but...
View ArticleTwo charged with armed robbery of pizza delivery driver
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Police have arrested two Tallahassee residents in connection with an armed robbery of a pizza delivery driver, according to the Panama City Beach Police Department. Andre C. Gayle...
View ArticleTwo men injured, one in critical condition after crash
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Two men were injured after a head-on crash on Wednesday, the Panama City Beach Police Department reported. William D. Caldwell of Panama City Beach was transported to Bay Medical...
View ArticlePolice: PCB man tied to numerous burglaries across Florida
PANAMA CITY — Police say a Panama City Beach man accused of breaking into 17 Gainesville businesses and trying to pry his way into three more had collected $1,829 before he came upon an officer on...
View ArticlePolice seek missing teen
PANAMA CITY BEACH — The Panama City Beach Police Department seeks help in locating a runaway teenager. Julie Sims, 14, was last seen June 10 in the Target parking lot in Pier Park, PCBPD reported....
View ArticleUPDATE: Charleston church shooting suspect arrested in North Carolina
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A white man who joined a prayer meeting inside a historic black church and then fatally shot nine people was captured without resistance Thursday after an all-night manhunt,...
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