Police investigate stolen rent checks
PANAMA CITY — Someone is stealing rent checks from apartment dropboxes in Panama City, according to a police incident report. Police responded Nov. 8 to Pelican Bay Apartments at 924 Florida Ave.,...
View ArticleUPDATED: Murder suspect captured
HILAND PARK — Authorities captured a north Florida murder suspect Monday morning. The suspect, Stonie Shane Norris, was captured in the vicinity of Transmitter Road and U.S. 231. Check back later for...
View ArticleSoaking wet attempted murder suspect arrested
PANAMA CITY — A man suspected of home invasion and attempted murder didn’t spend much time in Bay County before his presence was known to investigators. In fact, the Bay County Sheriff’s Office...
View ArticleFormer housing director sentenced for theft
PANAMA CITY — The former director of the Apalachicola Housing Authority (AHA) was sentenced Tuesday after she pleaded guilty in June to stealing government funds, according to the U.S. Attorney's...
View ArticleExpert witness could delay perjury trial for expert witness
PANAMA CITY — Attorneys preparing to try the case of a professional expert witness charged with perjury have a week to figure out if another professional expert witness is necessary and the trial...
View ArticleBCSO: beating over drinks lands homeless men in jail
PANAMA CITY BEACH -- Two homeless men were arrested on suspicion of beating a third homeless fellow who refused to chip in money for a beer run, according to the Bay County Sheriff’s Office. Jacob...
View ArticleProject 25 collecting toys
PANAMA CITY BEACH -- The Bay County Sheriff’s Office is collecting new, unwrapped toys and donations for Project 25, an annual toy drive conducted by the BCSO for more than 30 years to provide toys...
View Article1 killed, 2 seriously injured in crash
FREEPORT — A DeFuniak Springs woman died and two Bay County residents were seriously injured early Thursday morning in a wreck in Walton County. Killed was Alicia Marie Forest, 23, DeFuniak Springs,...
View ArticleAppeals court tosses meth sentence // DOCUMENT
MARIANNA — A Jackson County judge acted with “judicial vindictiveness” when he sentenced a woman to woman to 20 years in prison for her role in a dangerous meth lab explosion, according to recent...
View ArticleDouble homicide suspect in custody
GRACEVILLE — A Graceville man is in custody and charged with slaying two people on Thanksgiving night. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office arrested Joseph Gilley after reports of possible gunfire at...
View ArticleTrial rescheduled in kidnapping of PCB woman
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal judge has rescheduled the trial of a man charged with kidnapping a woman in Florida with plans to force her to work as a prostitute before she escaped and went to...
View ArticleSon suspected of killing father, girlfriend // MAP
GRACEVILLE — James Gilley was the kind of guy who’d look out for his neighbors. If someone paid a visit to Terry Springer’s house while he was out, Gilley would’ve given Springer a description of the...
View ArticleHomicide suspect remains in jail
GRACEVILLE -- A man suspected of killing his father and girlfriend remained in jail in Jackson County Saturday after his first appearance hearing. According to information from the Jackson County...
View ArticleFSU fan threatens people with machete chop, police say
A Florida State fan who police say tried to come to the aid of a woman involved in an altercation inside a Gainesville bar Saturday was arrested after police say he began threatening people with a...
View ArticleMatt Gaetz sued after dog bites student in face
TALLAHASSEE, A Florida legislator is getting sued because his dog bit someone in the face. Christopher Kent filed a lawsuit last week in Leon County against Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fort Walton Beach. Gaetz...
View ArticleFederal jury to hear case against ex-BP engineer
NEW ORLEANS — Jury selection began Monday for the Justice Department's case against a former BP drilling engineer charged with deleting text messages and voicemails about the company's response to its...
View ArticleTrucker sentenced for fatal crash
PANAMA CITY — A Panama City trucker was sentenced to more than nine years behind bars Monday after he pleaded no contest to a count of vehicular homicide for driving his semitruck into the back of a...
View ArticleSuspect charged after chase
PANAMA CITY — A 23-year-old man faces a list of criminal charges after he allegedly dragged a police officer while trying to flee the scene of a traffic stop, according to Panama City Police. Angelo...
View Article2 charged with synthetic drug possession
CALLAWAY — Two Panama City men were charged with possession of synthetic drugs, according to the Bay County Sheriff’s Office. Roommates Michael Walraven and Edward Wilson were both charged with...
View ArticleMan charged with raping woman who can't speak or hear
A man who recently arrived in DeLand from Mexico was arrested and charged with sexually battering a woman who cannot speak or hear, police said. Juan Corona-Martinez, 27, was charged with sexual...
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