Credit card fraud suspect turns self in
SOUTHPORT -- A suspect in a credit card fraud case turned herself in to the Bay County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday after the case was reported by local media. Angela Crumb, 39, called a BCSO...
View ArticleVolusia sheriff's helicopter makes emergency landing on beach
DAYTONA BEACH SHORES — A Volusia County sheriff's helicopter that made a forced landing on the beach Wednesday after the crew experienced a shudder in the engine is back at its hangar where it is...
View Article3 plead not guilty in bank scandal // DOCUMENT
PANAMA CITY — Three leaders of a pair of failed banks pleaded not guilty in federal court Thursday to a 12-count indictment alleging they conspired to bilk the government out of nearly $4 million....
View Article30 dogs rescued from Marianna home
MARIANNA -- More than 30 dogs, four of them dead, were recovered from an abandoned mobile home in Marianna on Thursday. According to a Jackson County Sheriff’s Office press release, officials from...
View ArticleFla. murder suspect posted photo of wife's body on Facebook
SOUTH MIAMI, Fla. (AP) — The South Florida man who authorities say killed his wife then apparently posted a photo of his 26-year-old wife's dead body on Facebook possessed a concealed weapon permit...
View ArticleAccused killer ruled incompetent
PANAMA CITY — After they arrested Joseph Moody for allegedly shooting his ex-girlfriend, 24-year-old Megan Pettis, police searched Moody’s home and found a suicide note. Prosecutors declined to...
View Article90-year-old mom, daughter charged with staying in condo without paying
PANAMA CITY BEACH — A 90-year-old Alabama woman and her 67-year-old daughter who purported to be affiliated with the president were arrested after they refused to leave a condo they stayed in without...
View ArticleJackson County's attorney among indicted bankers // DOCUMENT
PANAMA CITY — The attorney for Jackson County is still a member in good standing of the Florida Bar despite being indicted by a federal grand jury on a dozen felony charges. In addition to his role as...
View ArticleWoman injured in crash
WEST BAY -- A Marianna woman was seriously injured in a one-vehicle crash on County 388 in western Bay County early Friday night, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. FHP said Jody Lee Gunter, 29,...
View ArticlePolice searching for missing swimmer
PANAMA CITY BEACH -- Panama City Beach police were searching Saturday night for a swimmer who witnesses said disappeared beneath the Gulf behind the Grand Panama Beach Resort. The missing person was...
View ArticleUpdate: Georgia man died trying to save other swimmers
PANAMA CITY BEACH - Panama City Beach police said Sunday they recovered the body of a 27-year-old man who drowned while trying to save distressed swimmers Saturday night. Deputies from the Bay County...
View ArticleOne injured in motorcycle crash
The Panama City Beach Police Department is investigating a motorcycle traffic crash that occurred on Panama City Beach Parkway just west of Beth Street. at approximately 7:36 pm. Saturday night. While...
View ArticleSinkhole causes resort villa to partially collapse
CLERMONT — As glass broke, the ground shook and lights went out, vacationers evacuated a central Florida resort building before a sinkhole caused a section of the villa to partially collapse early...
View ArticleFederal prosecutors indict alleged kidnapper
PANAMA CITY — A grand jury has indicted a man suspected of kidnapping a Panama City Beach woman from her home and driving her to a brothel in Mississippi with plans to put her to work as a prostitute...
View ArticleAlleged sex trafficker, rapist indicted
PANAMA CITY — A grand jury has indicted a man suspected of kidnapping a Panama City Beach woman from her home and driving her to a brothel in Mississippi with plans to put her to work as a prostitute...
View ArticleMan killed in stadium fall was lifelong Braves fan
ATLANTA — The mother of a man who died after falling from the upper deck of Turner Field in Atlanta was a life-long Braves fan. Connie Homer of Conyers, Ga., tells The Associated Press her only son,...
View ArticleBCSO arrests door-to-door salesman
LYNN HAVEN - An Estonian selling children's books was sent to jail for failing to have the proper license, Bay County Sheriff’s officials wrote in a news release. Investigators said they received...
View ArticleDeputies seeking lottery ticket thief
PANAMA CITY BEACH -- Deputies with the Bay County Sheriff’s Office are asking the public to help them identify a suspect in the theft of more than $200 in scratch-off lottery tickets. Around 11 a.m....
View ArticleFBI releases sketch of man wanted for questioning in kidnapping
PANAMA CITY BEACH -- The Federal Bureau of Investigation is asking for help identifying a man wanted for questioning in connection with the kidnapping of a Panama City Beach woman in June. The FBI...
View ArticleMobile man convicted of meeting minor for sex
PANAMA CITY -- A 48-year-old man who brought Viagra, handcuffs, a knife and a first aid kit from Mobile to Bay County to have sex with someone he thought was a 13-year-old he met online faces up to...
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