2 indicted on first-degree murder charges
PANAMA CITY — Two men were indicted Friday on first-degree murder charges in separate slayings in Bay County, according to the State Attorney’s Office. A grand jury indicted David Clanton, 33, in the...
View ArticlePCB man dies after crash
WEST BAY -- A 72-year-old Panama City Beach man died Friday from injuries sustained in a car crash Tuesday. The Florida Highway Patrol identified the victim as Charles Howard Campbell. Tuesday at...
View ArticlePedestrian injured by texting driver
PANAMA CITY BEACH -- A pedestrian was sent to the hospital for injuries after being struck by a driver who was texting while driving, a Panama City Beach Police news release stated. The pedestrian’s...
View ArticlePolice: Florida man left child in car outside strip club
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man is facing child neglect charges after allegedly leaving an infant in a locked car outside a Fort Myers strip club. Police arrested 21-year-old Andrew Sosa after...
View ArticleBroken beer bottle leads to shooting
CALLAWAY — One man was shot multiple times and another man is in jail following an argument over a shattered beer bottle Friday night, a Bay County Sheriff’s Office news release said Saturday. The...
View ArticleMan wearing thong arrested for lewd exhibition
PANAMA CITY BEACH -- A 60-year-old man was arrested after showing children his genitals while wearing a thong in front of his home Saturday, a Bay County Sheriff’s Office news release stated. Paul...
View ArticleChild in surgery after shot with BB gun
FREEPORT -- A 4-year-old boy went into surgery at a local hospital after being accidentally shot with a BB gun by his 14-year-old cousin, a news release from Walton County Sheriff’s Office said....
View ArticleEx-Bay coach, 2 others die in boating accident // PHOTO GALLERY
NICEVILLE — Former Bay High School boys basketball coach Rob Williams died in a boating accident near the Mid-Bay Bridge in Choctawhatchee Bay, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission...
View ArticleMan killed in wreck
GREENWOOD -- A Greenwood man was killed Sunday morning when his car hit a tree. According to the Florida Highway Patrool, Kenneth Ray Davis, 79, was traveling west on Nubbin Ridge Road in Jackson...
View ArticleFWC to inspect crashed boat, motor
DESTIN — The boating accident that claimed three lives — including that of a former Bay High basketball coach — remains under investigation. Rob Williams, 47, of Niceville, Taylor M. Evanoff, 18, of...
View ArticleAlleged goose kicker a no-show in court
CRESTVIEW — A Baker woman charged with animal cruelty failed to show up in court Tuesday morning for her scheduled plea entry before circuit court Judge Jim Ward. Crestview police arrested Alyssa Lyon...
View ArticleJail death under investigation
PANAMA CITY — Deputies are investigating the death of a transient inmate at the Bay County Jail. David Cross, 52, was alone in a cell when he was found dead Saturday morning in a sleeping position,...
View ArticleOfficers searching for missing teen
BONIFAY -- The Holmes County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance is locating 16-year-old Aili Renee Luna. The teen got on her school bus Monday morning to attend Holmes County High...
View ArticleButler sentenced to 28 years in racially charged shooting case
PORT ST. JOE — A white man who claimed he shot his black neighbor in self-defense was sentenced to 28 years in prison for second-degree murder. Judge John Fishel sentenced Walt Butler, 61, to a...
View ArticleDCF investigator charged with sexual battery
LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — A state Department of Children and Families investigator has been charged with two counts of sexual battery, police said Thursday. Twenty-seven-year-old Jason Conrad Montgomery...
View ArticleFHP to conduct sobriety checkpoint tonight
PANAMA CITY BEACH -- The Florida Highway Patrol will put approximately 25 troopers on Back Beach Road near the intersection with Nautilus Drive to conduct sobriety checks tonight. The roadside safety...
View ArticleBoat wreckage being brought to Panama City
DESTIN — The wreckage from last week’s fatal boat crash at the Mid-Bay Bridge was lifted from Choctawhatchee Bay on Friday afternoon, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation...
View ArticleMan pleads to rape 40 years ago
PANAMA CITY — A Callaway man pleaded no contest this week in a deal with prosecutors that will put him behind bars for four years for raping a child more than 40 years ago. Jackson Youngblood, 71, was...
View ArticleDeputies arrest theft suspect after chase
BAYOU GEORGE -- Deputies arrested an Altha man after a lengthy pursuit through rural Bay County Friday afternoon, according to the Bay County Sheriff’s Office. Joseph D. Spence, 36, was booked into...
View ArticleDeputies: Teen kicks 72-year-old Florida man, laughs
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — A southwest Florida community is rallying around a 72-year-old man this holiday season after authorities say a teenager kicked him to the ground while her friend videotaped the...
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