Murder trial turns to DNA, cause of death
PANAMA CITY — Michael Reid Scott’s nose and ear were spilt by blunt-force trauma and several of his ribs were broken before a pair of hands bore down on his throat, strangling him to death, the Bay...
View ArticleUpdate: 1 person killed in crash
YOUNGSTOWN — One person was confirmed dead Wednesday evening after a collision on U.S. 231 south of Camp Flowers Road. Florida Highway Patrol Lt. Rick Warden said the identity of the victim will be...
View ArticleNames released in fatal crash
PANAMA CITY — One man is dead and two other have been hospitalized after a head-on collision. Kenneth Steele, 26, of Panama City, was driving north on U.S. 231 south of Hudson Road at about 4:50 p.m....
View ArticlePCB officer placed in protective custody after armed standoff
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Bay County Sheriff’s deputies took a Panama City Beach police officer into protective custody after the city’s police chief convinced the officer to give up peacefully after...
View ArticleUpdate: Jefferies guilty of murder
PANAMA CITY — An Alabama man who tortured and murdered a 90-year-old veteran could face the death penalty after jurors found him guilty only about an hour into deliberations Thursday. Kevin Jeffries,...
View ArticleResidents capture burglary suspect
PANAMA CITY -- Three residents captured a burglary suspect and held him until police arrived Wednesday. According to Panama City Police, Justin William Frazier was arrested after they responded to...
View Article31 stores cited for selling alcohol to minors // document
PANAMA CITY BEACH -- Undercover officers Wednesday issued citations to clerks at 31 stores who sold alcohol to minors. The Bay County Sheriff’s Office conducted the undercover operation with the state...
View ArticleTruck taken by 12-year-old boy found
SPRINGFIELD -- The aunt of a 12-year-old boy notorious for taking school buses said she has discovered her 1998 Mitsubishi Montero he had taken Tuesday night. Kerry Shoute, aunt of Michael Propst, a...
View ArticleUpdate: Jury recommends death for Jeffries
PANAMA CITY — Jurors have decided an Alabama man who brutally beat, tortured and murdered a 90-year-old veteran should die for his crime. Jurors found Kevin Gene Jeffries, 29, not only coldly...
View ArticleParker police chiefs value memories of community policing // video
PARKER — With Lt. Dennis Hutto becoming the fourth police chief in Parker’s history Aug. 29, all of the town’s previous chiefs, who know each other well, gathered to share memories. Current Chief...
View Article‘I wasn’t intentionally trying to kill nobody’
PANAMA CITY — Tears streamed down Randy Jackson’s face as the 23-year-old said he didn’t mean to kill a 20-year-old Panama City Beach man when he went along on what he said he thought was a simple...
View ArticleFamily and friends remember Ryan Brooks
PANAMA CITY — Ryan Brooks wore his heart on his sleeve. The tattoo ink on his right arm tells the story of a boy who loved his mother enough to have her name permanently etched on his body along with...
View Article200 pairs of panties stolen
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Authorities are investigating the theft of 200 pairs of panties at an east Georgia shopping mall. Richmond County sheriff's officials say a thief stole the panties from Victoria's...
View ArticleFather charged with child neglect
PANAMA CITY — Police have arrested a man for child neglect whose 3-year-old child wandered off as he slept, police announced Monday. Panama City police were called to Andrews Place Apartments, 1914...
View ArticleBlotter: Is there something on my face?
Police recently pulled over a driver with eyes much bigger than his stomach. When the officer got to the window for a routine traffic stop, he noticed a green, leafy ring around the driver’s mouth. As...
View ArticleFormer Springfield mayor sentenced to probation
SPRINGFIELD — Springfield’s former mayor pleaded no contest and was sentenced to probation Monday for allowing an employee of his construction company to work without state-required injury coverage....
View ArticleUPDATE: Suspect in 3 slayings caught in Alabama // PHOTOS
TROY, ALA. — The man wanted in connection with three homicides has been captured without incident in Alabama, authorities reported Tuesday. Derrick Ray Thompson, 41, was captured without incident in...
View ArticlePedestrian dies after weekend crash in Panama City Beach
PANAMA CITY BEACH — A Panama City Beach man has died of the injuries he sustained in a Friday crash, the Florida Highway Patrol said. Troopers identified the victim as 21-year-old Yuxin Gou of Panama...
View ArticleBeach Chamber hosting IdeaCamp Thursday
PANAMA CITY BEACH -- The Panama City Beach Chamber of Commerce’s IdeaWorks Committee will host its monthly IdeaCamp Thursday at Runaway Island Bar & Grill. The interactive idea-share event takes...
View ArticleChild dies after crash
MARIANNA -- A 5-year-old child has died from injuries sustained in a Jackson County wreck. Jodi A. Morrissey, 42, of Alford, was driving north on County 167 in Jackson County near Bright Prospect Road...
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