Man set to be executed for Fla. girl's murder
STARKE, Fla. (AP) — A man convicted of raping and strangling a young girl 22 years ago near Orlando is scheduled to die by lethal injection at the Florida State Prison in Starke on Wednesday evening....
View ArticlePCB balcony collapse injures 2
PANAMA CITY BEACH — A second-story balcony collapse at a Panama City Beach Condominium sent two people to the hospital Tuesday night. Bay County Sheriffs Deputies responded to Largo Mar Condominiums...
View ArticleMan executed for rape and murder of girl, 10
STARKE, Fla. (AP) — A convicted child molester condemned for the 1990 rape and murder of a 10-year-old Florida girl was executed Wednesday at the Florida State Prison. Elmer Carroll, 56, was...
View ArticleFHP urges caution in smokey area
Motorists may encounter smoke throughout the night in the areas of State 77, Grassy Point Road and surrounding county roadways due to a brush fire burning in the area, the Florida Highway Patrol said....
View ArticlePCBPD searching for home invasion suspect
The Panama City Beach Police department has arrested one suspect and is searching for another in a home invasion that took place about 3 a.m. Thursday. According to a news release two armed men...
View ArticleWildfires contained and burning
A 37-acre area of Bayou George is consumed by wildfire but contained, according to the Florida Forest Service, and two smaller wildfires burning in Bay County are contained as well. It’s not clear how...
View ArticleFire shuts down a portion of Front Beach Road
A fire has shut down a portion of Front Beach Road from Park Hill Circle to Churchwell Drive. Police officials said the fire is in the Beach Club, an abandoned condominuim, and is sending smoke across...
View ArticleCollege, agencies form criminal investigation dive team
PANAMA CITY — Local law enforcement officials and educators celebrated Thursday what they believe is a first of its kind partnership to create a marine criminal investigation team. U.S. Rep. Steve...
View ArticleMan pleads to making child porn
PANAMA CITY -- A 28-year-old Sneads man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court Wednesday to having sex with a 4-year-old child and making videos and photos of the act, according to the United States...
View ArticleSwimmer pronounced dead
PANAMA CITY BEACH -- A distressed swimmer that was pulled from the Gulf Thursday afternoon was prounounced dead at Gulf Coast Medical Center last night. Ahmed Ishmir Lewis, 25, of Mobile, Ala. was...
View ArticleMarianna woman dies in crash
MARIANNA — A Marianna woman involved in a car accident in Marianna Thursday died Friday morning, the Marianna Police Department said in a news release. Lori Berry’s 1990 Toyota crossed over into...
View ArticleHit-and-run driver gets 20 years
PANAMA CITY — A Panama City Beach man has been sentenced to 20 years and nine months in prison after being found guilty of DUI manslaughter and four other felonies resulting from a fatal hit-and-run...
View ArticleOfficials stress importance of beach flags
PANAMA CITY BEACH — High surf conditions in Bay County are expected to weaken today, but officials with the National Weather Service in Tallahassee say the area is not out of the water yet. “It’s...
View Article2013 hurricane season opens Saturday
PANAMA CITY — Watches and warnings, tropical storms and hurricanes — the terminology is enough to make a Florida transplant’s head spin, but it’s important to know as the violent weather season kicks...
View ArticleMotorcyclist dies in crash
PANAMA CITY BEACH — A Panama City Beach man died early Saturday morning after driving his motorcycle into the path of an oncoming vehicle on Thomas Drive and Summer Oak Court, the Florida Highway...
View ArticleWalton County man arrested for molesting minor
DeFUNIAK SPRINGS -- A DeFuniak Springs man was arrested Friday after investigating allegations that a man molested a minor. Investigators with the Walton County Sheriff’s Office arrested Brian Keith...
View ArticleMurder suspect arrested in Bay County
MEXICO BEACH — A man suspected of committing three slayings in South Carolinawas arrested by local law enforcement Saturday evening. Jeffery Eady, 31, of the Oakdale community in Clarendon County,...
View ArticleLHPD searching for suspect and missing child
LYNN HAVEN — Police are currently looking two people and a 17-month-old child following reports of interference with child custody and battery on a pregnant woman. Lynn Haven Police say Jay Cale Weeks...
View ArticleBody of missing South Carolina woman found
NEW ZION, S.C. — Authorities say a 31-year-old man charged with killing three women during a crime spree last week has tried to kill himself in jail. A bond hearing Monday for Jeffrey Eady was...
View ArticleNo extra time for child abuser; trial expert under scrutiny
PANAMA CITY — A man convicted of caving in his infant son’s skull will not serve additional time for several unrelated felonies after he entered a plea Monday morning and received a 21-month sentence...
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