Jury convicts bankers
PANAMA CITY — After nearly three weeks of trial culminating in about nine hours of deliberation, jurors convicted three former leaders for their roles in a fraudulent loan that cost the Federal...
View ArticleMan wanted for attempted robbery
PANAMA CITY -- A man tried to hold up a Panama City convenience store early Wednesday, the Panama City Police Department said. The attempted armed robbery was at the Hop n Pop at 1307 E. Fifth St. at...
View ArticleUPDATE: PCB Police investigating after 2 bodies found
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Housekeepers found the bodies of a man and a woman shot to death in a 24th floor condominium around 10 a.m. Friday, police said. Police identified the couple as Robert and Susan...
View ArticlePolice arrest more suspects for school break-ins
SPRINGFIELD — Several more juveniles suspected in a string of school burglaries — including the break-in of a school for students with mental disabilities — have been arrested, police reported Friday....
View ArticleShots fired at mall
PANAMA CITY -- Police are looking for someone who opened fire at the Panama City Mall Thursday night. According to police reports, they are looking for a white Ford Crown Victoria in connection to...
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View ArticleUpdated: More information expected Monday in death investigation
PANAMA CITY BEACH - Panama City Beach Police officials confirmed that autopsies were conducted Saturday on the bodies of Robert and Susan Marcinkus of Kenosha, Wis., who were found shot to death...
View ArticleJury selected in murder retrial
PANAMA CITY -- Attorneys selected a jury Monday in the case of a Fountain man accused of killing his neighbor and stealing his property. The jury empanelled Monday will be the third group to try and...
View Article1 dead, 4 injured in wreck
ALFORD -- A Dothan, Alabama man is dead and four of his companions were injured Monday morning when the driver of a 2003 Chevrolet Avalanche lost control of the vehicle on U.S. 231 south of Alford,...
View ArticleMotive a mystery in shooting deaths
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Police have learned who shot whom in a 24th floor room at a beach resort and closed the investigation into the vacationing couple’s death, but they might never know why....
View ArticleCottondale church begins rebuilding after fire
COTTONDALE — A church that caught fire after a holiday season service has been reduced to a pile of rubble, but church leaders say they will be rebuilding. First Baptist Church of Cottondale was...
View ArticleUPDATE: Lockdown lifted as 'hostage crisis' turns out to be miscommunication
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Students and police had a harrowing morning after a suspect in a hit and run fled on foot near Arnold High School and Breakfast Point Academy. As police searched for the man they...
View ArticleBCSO: Spring Breakers return for crime spree
PANAMA CITY BEACH - At about 10 p.m. Tuesday at a residence on Hidden Pines Drive, a man exited his home and saw several men burglarizing his vehicle. He confronted them and as they fled in a 2006...
View Article24 hours of mayhem // PHOTO GALLERY
PANAMA CITY BEACH — One shooting, two police chases, three hit-and-run crashes, two school lockdowns, and at least six arrests; it was a busy 24 hours for law enforcement officers on Panama City...
View ArticlePolice arrest third suspect in attempted bank robbery
PANAMA CITY -- Panama City Police Thursday announced the arrest of a third suspect accused of participating in an attempted bank robbery in April. Michael Kenny Tew, 27, was arrested Wednesday on...
View ArticleMan charged with fencing stolen goods
PANAMA CITY -- Panama City Police arrested a 20-year-old Springfield man on suspicion of selling items stolen during a series of burglaries of local schools. Khalid Mohammed Danun is charged with five...
View ArticleTip: Don't try to pay a fine with counterfeit bills
PANAMA CITY -- A Panama City Beach man was charged Friday with trying to pay a fine at the Bay County Courthouse with counterfeit bills. According to the Bay County Sheriff’s Office, when John Sheldon...
View ArticleMurder trial ends in 3rd hung jury
PANAMA CITY — New jurors didn’t change the outcome in the trial of Philip Dean Brock this week. A jury failed to reach a verdict after Friday’s closing arguments and juror deliberations in the alleged...
View ArticleUpdated: BCSO: 6 charged in connection to teen orgy
PANAMA CITY BEACH - A teen sex party in Bay Point led to felony charges against several teens after photographs of the party surfaced on social media. Bay County Sheriff’s Office deputies have charged...
View ArticleSpringfield to consider removing shelter moratorium
SPRINGFIELD — Springfield is set to consider modifying or abolishing its moratorium on homeless shelters at its meeting at noon Monday. City Clerk Lee Penton said one of the options is adopting an...
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