Autopsy reports: Boat crash victims were intoxicated
NICEVILLE — Former Bay High School basketball coach Robert Williams and two young women riding on his boat drowned after being thrown into Choctawhatchee Bay when the vessel rammed a piling of the...
View ArticleCottondale man dies following wreck
ALFORD — A 40-year-old Cottondale man has died from the injuries he received in a Monday afternoon wreck near Alford, Florida Highway Patrol officials wrote in a news release. Troopers said Samuel...
View ArticleWoman charged for fatal crash
PANAMA CITY - A Southport woman was arrested on suspicion of crashing her car while she was high on meth has been arrested and charged with DUI manslaughter. Jessica Finch, 25, and Justin Collins, 27,...
View ArticleMan gets life sentence for burglary
PANAMA CITY - A Panama City man was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for breaking into a Mexico Beach hotel room and battering two occupants, according to a State Attorney’s Office news release....
View ArticleUpdated: One person injured, two dogs killed in East Avenue fire
HILAND PARK — A building on East Avenue near 15th Street caught fire this morning sending a Bay County Sheriff's deputy to the hospital and killing two dogs. According to the State Fire Marshal's...
View ArticleMan arrested on drug charges after fire
BAYOU GEORGE -- A Bayou George man was arrested Thursday on drug charges after a fire was determined to have been caused by a meth lab explosion, the Bay County Sheriff’s Office said. Michael E....
View ArticleFWC continues boat wreck investigation
NICEVILLE — Autopsy reports made public Wednesday are a major part of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s investigation into a Dec. 5 boat accident that killed three Niceville...
View ArticleSheriff, investigator sued; BCSO refutes allegations
PANAMA CITY — A man who filed suit against the Bay County sheriff and an investigator alleges he was arrested and spent months in jail after deputies violated his constitutional right to freedom from...
View Article2 accused of money laundering in 3 states
GULFPORT — A federal grand jury in Mississippi has indicted two people accused of money-laundering and using counterfeit $100 bills to purchase items at Lowe's stores in three states and return the...
View ArticleFire damages Economy Lodge
BONIFAY -- Fire damaged the Economy Lodge in Bonifay early Friday, leaving a firefighter with a leg injury. According to Holmes County Fire Department, firefighters responded to the fire at 1:40 a.m....
View ArticleMan failed to disclose proceeds of home sale
ST. TERESA -- A Tallahassee Realtor was sentenced to 27 months in prison for tax evasion and making false statements about his income, including the sale of his home in Franklin County, according to...
View ArticleMan sentenced on silencer charges
CRAWFORDVILLE -- A Wakulla County man was sentenced Friday to serve 12 months in prison for importing merchandise under false invoice and for receiving unregistered silencers, federal prosecutors...
View ArticleJacksonville man guilty of lesser counts in music shooting
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A 47-year-old software developer was convicted Saturday of attempted murder for shooting into a carful of teenagers after an argument over what he called their “thug music,”...
View ArticleProperty owner ends burglary spree, deputies searching for burglar
A Graceville man ended a burglary spree at his property by laying in wait for the thieves with a friend and a gun, according to a news release from the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office. The victim and...
View ArticleFormer marina director back in Bay County
PANAMA CITY — Nearly two weeks after her arrest in Kentucky on charges stemming from the alleged theft of public funds, the former director of the St. Andrews Marina was booked into the Bay County...
View ArticleMan beaten to death in dispute over chicken foot
TAMPA — Police in Tampa say a man is facing manslaughter charges after he beat his roommate to death in a dispute over a chicken foot. Authorities say 52-year-old James Jugo was arrested after the...
View ArticleHCSO searching for missing man
The Holmes County Sheriff’s Office is searching for 27 year-old Casey Jean Anderson. On Sunday night the Sheriff’s Office received a call from Anderson’s mother reporting him missing from their home...
View ArticleBCSO searching for fraud suspect
PANAMA CITY - The Bay County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the interception and theft of a new debit card mailed to the victim and then used by the suspect to purchase over $3000 in merchandise...
View ArticleUpdate: Chipley soldier charged with child sex abuse
TACOMA, Wash. — A Washington state-based soldier accused of repeatedly raping a 10-year-old girl and posting sexual photos of the child online has been charged with aggravated sexual abuse of a child....
View ArticleSurprise experts could delay trial of former bankers
PANAMA CITY — The trial of three bankers charged with fraud for allegedly duping the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) of millions could be delayed, following Tuesday’s pretrial hearing....
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