In Cold Blood' killers' DNA not linked to Fla.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The best chance to solve a decades-old quadruple murder in Florida ended Tuesday when sheriff's deputies said they could not link DNA to the two killers profiled in the...
View ArticleOfficials: UPS cargo jet crashes in Ala.; 2 killed
BIRMINGHAM — A UPS cargo plane crashed and burned Wednesday morning on the outskirts of an Alabama airport, killing two crew members and scattering boxes and charred debris across the grassy field,...
View ArticleDeputies arrest second peddler
CALLAWAY — For the second time in as many days, deputies have arrested a door-to-door salesman. Mardo Soo, 24, was jailed Tuesday night after he raised the suspicions of his potential customers,...
View ArticleJudge tosses confession in double-slaying
PANAMA CITY — Some of the evidence against a man accused of killing his wife and his father-in-law won’t get to a jury after a judge ruled investigators violated his Miranda rights during several...
View ArticlePolice: no connections between vandalism victims
PANAMA CITY -- Police are investigating a spree of tire slashings in St. Andrews Sunday night, but the cases appear random, which is making it difficult to come up with a suspect, a police spokesman...
View ArticleCoffee spill causes tractor-trailer wreck
CALLAWAY - There are spills and then there are spills. An Altha man lost control of his 2004 tractor-trailer while headed east on State 22, ran over a gas pump island and then zoomed across Star...
View ArticleFlight recorders found in deadly UPS plane crash
BIRMINGHAM — Investigators found flight recorders on Thursday that could hold important clues about why a UPS jet crashed at Birmingham's airport, killing two pilots. The voice and flight data...
View ArticleProsecutors keep perjury case, trial on hold
PANAMA CITY — The State Attorney’s Office can continue its prosecution of an expert witness accused of perjury, a judge ruled Thursday in a hearing to determine if prosecutors who will testify against...
View Article2 wanted on animal abuse charges
MARIANNA -- The identities of two suspects in a Jackson County animal neglect case have been released by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators were able to identify the owners of the...
View ArticleFlooding affects roads, but many homes escape damage
PANAMA CITY – Heavy rainfall flooded roads and brought floodwater to the doorsteps of several Bay County residents over the weekend, but an extended break in the tropical weather system allowed waters...
View ArticleAs school begins motorists urged to drive safely
PANAMA CITY — Sure — traffic will be slower than usual — but drivers must be aware children will be on their way to school Tuesday morning, officials said. “Traffic is going to be horrendous on...
View ArticleNew details released in Southport murder-suicide
SOUTHPORT — No one can ever know exactly what led Mack Kilpatrick to shoot his ex-wife and then himself, but records of an investigation into the March 4 murder-suicide provide a glimpse into a...
View ArticleGrand Ridge woman killed in wreck
MARIANNA -- A woman was killed in a Monday morning wreck in Jackson County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The victim was identified by FHP as Betty J. McDaniel, 77, of Grand Ridge, who died...
View ArticleBCSO to hold seminar on scams and identity theft
PANAMA CITY - The Bay County Sheriff’s Office will hold an Identity Theft seminar on Scams and Scammers this Thursday evening at First Baptist Church on Harrison Avenue, Panama City, officials wrote...
View ArticleSuspect in local kidnapping case pleads not guilty to violating Mann Act
JACKSON, Miss. — A man arrested after a woman walked into a Mississippi police station saying she had been abducted in Florida has pleaded not guilty to violating federal law governing transporting...
View Article2 injured when hashish oil explodes
ST. PETERSBURG — Police say two people were injured when chemicals they were using to make hashish oil caused an explosion at a St. Petersburg home. The incident happened Monday night. St. Petersburg...
View ArticleAttorney’s indictment not discussed by Jackson commission
MARIANNA — It was business as usual last week in Jackson County at the Board of County Commissioners meeting despite allegations the county attorney was involved in a criminal conspiracy that...
View ArticleParents wait, worry after Ga. school shooting
DECATUR — Rufus Morrow was at work when he got a phone call with the worst news he could imagine: Shots fired at his daughter's elementary school. He drove "about 90 mph" to Ronald E. McNair Discovery...
View ArticleSeminar to address growing problem
PANAMA CITY — Dear lucky winner, we are pleased to inform you that you have won a huge sum of cash in a lottery you never entered in a country you’ve been visited. Ever wondered who responds to those...
View ArticleMan sentenced for sex crime
PANAMA CITY -- Thomas Monroe Lee, 40, of Gadsden, Ala., was sentenced Wednesday to serve 10 years and one month in federal prison for using the Internet in an attempt to persuade, induce and enticea...
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