Court date set in homicide
PANAMA CITY -- A court date has been set for the man accused of gunning down his landlord on church grounds nearly four years ago. Christopher Ray Hyler, 47, was set for a December jury trial Thursday...
View ArticleTopless-club owner arrested
PANAMA CITY -- The owner of a topless club is in jail on charges stemming from allegedly employing a minor as a dancer. Joyce Trench Cox, 77-year-old owner of Tan Fannies at 1137 Beck Ave., was...
View ArticleShooting suspect set for trial
PANAMA CITY -- A man who allegedly shot at two customers after a sour drug deal has a trial date set to argue his case. Sonny Pierce, 28, of Panama City Beach, is facing charges of intent to sell...
View ArticleUpdate: 5 arrested in Panama City Beach homicide
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Five people were arrested Thursday night in connection with a drug deal that ended with the shooting death of a 23-year-old Panama City Beach man. The victim was identified as Ryan...
View ArticleMurderer wants to continue appeals
PANAMA CITY — A man on death row for the rape and murder of a 13-year-old girl has asked for a chance at life, though he previously requested his execution be expedited. Matthew Caylor, 38, has been...
View ArticlePolice make sixth arrest in homicide
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Police arrested a sixth suspect Friday in connection to the shooting death of a 20-year-old Panama City Beach man. The Panama City Beach Police Department and Bay County Sheriff’s...
View ArticleGun violence spurs community discussion
PANAMA CITY — Community organizations and leaders put their heads together Saturday to brainstorm potential solutions in response to the alarming rise in gun violence. “Our aim today was to find out...
View ArticleBusinesses settle dispute over off-duty cops
PANAMA CITY — Officers’ off-duty work has not been without controversy. In this case, though, it was the mere presence of an officer that became an issue recently, when a business in St. Andrews...
View ArticleJury selected for murder trial
PANAMA CITY — The trial of an Alabama man facing the death penalty for the torture and strangling death of a 90-year-old Lynn Haven man began Monday. Jurors were selected in the murder trial of Kevin...
View Article19-year-old drowns in Chipola River
ALTHA — The lifeless body of a 19-year-old man was found floating in the Chipola River Saturday. The man was identified by the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office as one of several FSU students that...
View ArticlePCPD officer demoted for misusing software
PANAMA CITY — A Panama City police officer has been demoted and suspended for misusing police software to scan confidential documents of citizens for personal reasons. Mark Aviles was suspended...
View Article3 arrested after man injured in attack
HILAND PARK — Two men, a juvenile and a dog were taken into custody after a man was attacked on a dead-end road, fracturing his eye socket and jaw last week, according to Bay County Sheriff’s Office...
View ArticleAuthorities ID student who drowned
ALTHA -- Officials have identified the Florida State University student found dead in the Chipola River over the weekend. Saud Alajmi, 19, of Kuwait, was one of several students visiting the river...
View ArticleCandidates for judge invited to forum
PANAMA CITY -- The Bay County Bar Association and the Bay County League of Women Voters are sponsoring a forum Wednesday for the judicial candidates for the 14th judicial circuit judgeship. The...
View ArticleNational TV show to feature local case
PARKER -- An Investigation Discovery TV show will feature a local homicide case when it airs Wednesday night at 9 p.m. One of two cases in tonight’s segment of the show “Dark Temptations” will be...
View ArticleWoman charged with lying to investigators
PANAMA CITY BEACH -- A Panama City woman was arrested Monday and charged with giving false information to authorities investigating a weekend homicide, Panama City Beach police said Tuesday. Arrested...
View ArticleWitness: Robbery ended in slaying
PANAMA CITY — After the death of a 90-year-old Lynn Haven man, one of his assailants doused his body with bleach — also filling his mouth — to conceal evidence of a robbery gone horribly wrong, an...
View Article3 arrested after man injured
HILAND PARK — Two men, a juvenile and a dog were taken into custody after a man was attacked on a dead-end road, fracturing his eye socket and jaw last week, according to Bay County Sheriff’s Office...
View ArticleUpdate: Boy arrested again after 2nd school bus stolen
PARKER — The same 12-year-old boy that stole a school bus last month was arrested for stealing another school bus Wednesday morning. “We found out the bus was stolen when a Carrabelle police over in...
View ArticleAnti-violence rally planned
PANAMA CITY -- The Concerned Citizens of Bay County with the Bay County Sheriff’s Office and the Panama City Youth Movement will hold a Stop the Violence Memorial March and Peace Rally Saturday, July...
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