PCBPD seeks stabbing suspect
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Authorities are on the hunt for a suspect who allegedly stabbed a man six times, according to a Bay County Sheriff’s Office news release. Joseph Patrick Grimes, 55, suffered sever...
View ArticlePolice capture Panama City woman wanted in murder plot
NOBLESVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Authorities have captured a Florida woman wanted on charges alleging she plotted to kill a suburban Indianapolis divorce attorney seeking money from her boyfriend. Hamilton...
View ArticleRoad construction set for U.S. 231, Harrison on Thursday
PANAMA CITY — The southbound, right turn lane of U.S. 231 at Harrison Avenue will be closed Thursday to undergo maintenance, according to a Florida Department of Transportation news release. FDOT...
View ArticleJuveniles arrested in string of home burglaries
CALLAWAY — Three 15-year-old boys have been arrested in connection with a string of home burglaries, the Bay County Sheriff’s Office announced Tuesday. BCSO reported Jerome Octavious Whitfield, Alex...
View ArticlePCPD seeks car burglary suspects
PANAMA CITY — The Panama City Police Department is seeking the public’s help in identifying two suspects involved in multiple car burglaries. The burglaries occurred between May 26-29, PCPD said....
View ArticleGumbo seasoning dispute gets spicy, leads to stabbing
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Police have arrested a man for allegedly stabbing a coworker at a local seafood market, according to a Panama City Beach Police Department news release. Orlando Thompson, 26, was...
View ArticleFamily remembers man who died in Bay County crash
PANAMA CITY — Jerry Corneileus Wright was a devoted father and husband who worked excessively to provide for his family, family members said. Wright, 64, of DeFuniak Springs, was removed from life...
View ArticleMan faces federal gun, drug charges
PANAMA CITY — A Jacksonville man was arraigned in federal court Wednesday on charges police caught him with two firearms and a copious amount of marijuana and ecstasy during the height of Spring...
View Article2 hospitalized after PCB wreck
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Two women were rushed to the hospital with serious injuries after an early Wednesday morning wreck, according to Panama City Beach Police Department reports. Tonya Stevenson, of...
View ArticleJCSO arrests sexual battery suspect
MARIANNA — Authorities arrested and charged a Jackson County man Wednesday accused of sexually battering a family member’s 15-year-old girlfriend, according to a Jackson County Sheriff’s Office news...
View ArticleUPDATE: PCB fire injures 3 (VIDEO)
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Three people were transported to Bay Medical Center Sacred Heart with severe injuries after an early morning fire Wednesday. An adult woman suffered severe burns trying to exit the...
View Article3 charged with felony child neglect
LYNN HAVEN — Three parents are facing charges of felony child neglect after police said they found 12 people of varied ages and three dogs crammed into a two-bedroom apartment, according to Lynn Haven...
View ArticleFlorida cockfighting ring busted after attendee orders pizza
WINTER HAVEN (AP) — Authorities say central Florida cockfighting ring has been brought down because some of the attendees ordered a pizza. Polk County deputies went to the Winter Haven home Monday and...
View ArticleBCSO investigating credit card fraud
PANAMA CITY — The Bay County Sheriff's Office is investigating the fraudulent use of a person’s credit card, according to a news release. An investigation determined that a woman noticed someone had...
View ArticleMarianna sexual battery suspect arrested after 3-week manhunt
MARIANNA — After a more than three-week-long manhunt, investigators arrested a man sought in connection with a group sexual battery on a juvenile, according to a Jackson County Sheriff’s Office news...
View ArticleMan sentenced 12 years for lewd and lascivious battery
PANAMA CITY — A 45-year-old man was sentenced Thursday to 12 years in prison for the lewd and lascivious battery of a 14-year-old girl, according to court records. Carlos Beale, of Panama City, faced...
View ArticleMan stabbed in PCB gumbo argument dies, suspect charged
PANAMA CITY BEACH — A man accused of stabbing a co-worker during a dispute about gumbo seasoning now faces a manslaughter charge after the victim died from his injuries, according to the Panama City...
View ArticleTV's Screech headed to jail
PORT WASHINGTON, Wis. (AP) — Dustin Diamond, who played Screech on the 1990s TV show “Saved by the Bell,” apologized Thursday for his part in a Wisconsin barroom stabbing before being sentenced to...
View ArticlePanama City man injured in Gulf County crash
A Panama City man was critically injured Friday in a single-vehicle crash in Gulf County, the Florida Highway Patrol reported. Charles Ray Tolbert, 76, was transported to Bay Medical Center Sacred...
View ArticleThe Latest: 1 of 2 escaped NY prisoners shot and killed
MALONE, N.Y. (AP) — The latest on the hunt for two inmates who escaped from a maximum-security prison (all times local): 6:05 p.m. Police looking for a killer who escaped from an upstate New York...
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