Four arrested in Washington County drug investigation
CARYVILLE — The Washington County Drug Task Force arrested four people on various charges after receiving reports of illegal drug activity at a residence in Caryville Wednesday. The task force,...
View ArticlePCB woman arrested for allegedly giving minors Valium
PANAMA CITY BEACH — A Panama City Beach woman was arrested Monday after she allegedly supplied minors with the prescription drug Valium. The Bay County Sheriff’s office arrested and charged...
View ArticleJudge delays ex-BP engineer's trial
NEW ORLEANS — A federal judge in an order Friday agreed to postpone the trial of a former BP engineer charged with deleting text messages about the company's response to its 2010 oil spill in the Gulf...
View ArticleMan's death apparent suicide
A Fort Rucker, Ala., man died after apparently jumping from the 15th floor of the Summit Condominiums, 8743 Thomas Drive, Panama City Beach, on Friday afternoon. Police are calling it an apparent...
View ArticlePolice auction Saturday
PANAMA CITY BEACH -- Panama City Beach will hold an auction at their impound lot behind the police station Saturday morning. The auction begins at 9 a.m. and goes until all items — which this year...
View ArticleMan arrested after chase
SAND HILLS — A 30-year-old Panama City man was arrested Saturday morning after an overnight multi-agency manhunt. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office reported the capture and arrest of Christopher...
View Article2 arrested after disturbance
CAMPBELLTON -- Two men were arrested following a domestic disturbance Saturday afternoon. At about 2 p.m., the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office responded to a domestic violence call located 2742 Cecil...
View ArticleHit and run driver injures man
DeFUNIAK SPRINGS -- A man suffered critical injuries after being struck by a vehicle on U.S. 90 and Peacock Road at 12:05 a.m. on Saturday, according to Florida Highway Patrol. Joseph Steven Kennedy,...
View Article2 charged in burglaries
SANTA ROSA BEACH -- Two teenagers were arrested and charged on Thursday in connection to a string of burglaries in the Driftwood Estates area in South Walton. Deputies and investigators with the...
View ArticleCrime drops slightly, but arrest rate remains high
PANAMA CITY — Violent crime — and crime in general — decreased in Bay County in 2012, but the number of arrests rose, according to the 2012 Uniform Crime Report released last week. There were 45 fewer...
View ArticleVictim identified in fatal PCB crash
PANAMA CITY BEACH — The Florida Highway Patrol identified the victim of a fatal motorcycle crash that occurred in Panama City Beach early Sunday morning. According to a report from FHP, 47-year-old...
View ArticleBCSO plans public celebration
PANAMA CITY — They do this every year, but this time the Bay County Sheriff’s Office wants to do it big, so the community is invited to the annual Awards and Memorial Ceremony at Tommy Oliver Stadium....
View ArticleDriver arrested after PCB street race
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Panama City Beach Police arrested a man Sunday afternoon on reckless driving charges after his truck struck a utility pole on Middle Beach Road near the intersection of Alf...
View ArticlePanama City man charged with possession of child porn
PANAMA CITY - A Panama City man has been arrested Monday morning and charged with 20 counts of possession of child pornography, FDLE officials wrote in a news release. Agents from the Florida...
View ArticleBCSO investigating gas station robbery // VIDEO
The Bay County Sheriff’s Office was called to the scene of an armed robbery in Callaway early this morning, officials wrote in a news release. At about 2 a.m. Monday, a black male with dreadlocks,...
View ArticleTrucker charged in March 2012 fatal wreck
PANAMA CITY — A Panama City trucker was high on meth and pot when he rear-ended the moving vehicle in front of his truck, killing one person and seriously injuring two others, according to court...
View ArticleFire destroys garage
PANAMA CITY — A fire that destroyed a detached garage and storage shed at a home on Palmetto Avenue was caused by an electrical short, an investigation by the Panama City Fire Department and State...
View ArticleSt. Joe Co., Tyndall AFB plan controlled burns
PANAMA CITY BEACH — St. Joe Co. officials plan to burn another 150 acres in Panama City Beach on Tuesday, according to local forestry representatives. St. Joe officials burned about 100 acres Monday...
View ArticlePort St. Joe man killed in auto accident
PORT ST. JOE -- A Port St. Joe man was killed in a single-vehicle accident Tuesday morning in Franklin County. Christopher Lamar Anderson, 40, was killed on U.S. 98 in Carrabelle when the vehicle he...
View ArticleFire damages buildings
SAND HILLS — Wildfire damaged two buildings near Sand Hills Tuesday, according to Brian Goddin, spokesman for the Florida Forestry Service. Firefighters had contained the blaze to an area of two acres...
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