Sheriff: Warning unheeded in Gainesville-area tragedy
GAINESVILLE — The state agency that an Alachua County grandmother called to protect her grandchildren in 2013 failed to heed a recommendation that the children be kept away from their grandfather, who...
View ArticleOne lane of Thomas Drive flooded
PANAMA CITY BEACH - The eastbound outer lane of Thomas Drive between Hurt Street and Huff Street was closed late Monday due to flooding, the Bay County Sheriff’s Office said. BCSO is unsure how long...
View ArticleBrock's fourth murder trial begins
PANAMA CITY — The fourth murder trial of the Fountain man accused of stabbing, shooting and bludgeoning his neighbor to death before robbing him has begun. About 50 people were screened Monday in the...
View ArticleTwo charged with Jinks burglary
PANAMA CITY — Two men have been arrested in connection with a school break-in, Panama City Police reported Monday. Investigators with the Street Crimes Unit were alerted to suspicious activity at...
View ArticleUpdate: Couple killed by shotgun blasts
SOUTHPORT — The untimely deaths of a Southport couple came at the end of a short-barrel shotgun in what appears to be a case of murder-suicide, authorities reported Monday. Friends and family of the...
View ArticlePolice arrest armed felon suspected in home invasion
PANAMA CITY — A 43-year-old Panama City Beach man was arrested Monday on several felony charges after he allegedly forced his way inside a home while armed with a pistol and stole two wallets and a...
View ArticleBrock murder trial to enter third day Wednesday
PANAMA CITY — Friends of Philip Dean Brock said he had no desire to better his meager living conditions, though prosecutors spent much of Tuesday’s trial trying to establish the murder and robbery of...
View ArticleCourthouse to close for three days
PANAMA CITY — The main building of the Bay County Courthouse will be closed Oct. 10 - 12, but any courthouse business scheduled on those days will not be interrupted, officials announced Wednesday....
View ArticleBrock trial continues
PANAMA CITY — As he has done in previous attempts to prove Brock’s guilt, prosecutor Larry Basford is portraying Philip Dean Brock as a severely impoverished man who killed Terry Brazil in his...
View ArticleAwards to be presented for first responders
PANAMA CITY BEACH - The Bay County Chamber of Commerce is accepting nominations of local first responders for awards in the categories of Line of Duty, Community and Multidisciplinary. Nominations...
View ArticleResurfacing project set to begin on U.S. 90
CHIPLEY - Construction will begin the week of October 6 along 3 miles of U.S. 90 in Washington County. Improvements consist of milling and resurfacing from St. Mary’s Road to the Holmes County line....
View ArticleBrock complained of missing coins
PANAMA CITY — The $12,000 in silver coins found on Philip Dean Brock’s property was only a fraction of the riches prosecutors claimed he collected after his neighbor’s murder and robbery, jurors heard...
View ArticleGunshots fired after home invasion
SPRINGFIELD — One of two men has been arrested after an armed burglary in which the assailants held the homeowner at gunpoint to lure a third party to the scene, according to arrest records. Terrance...
View ArticleMan charged in shooting
PANAMA CITY — One of three Panama City men has been arrested for shooting into a crowd and grazing two separate people including a 16-year-old girl, according to court documents. Michael Vernon...
View ArticleGunshots fired after home invasion
SPRINGFIELD — One of two men has been arrested after an armed burglary in which the assailants held the homeowner at gunpoint to lure a third party to the scene, according to arrest records. Terrance...
View ArticleFSU booster club official accused of grand theft
TALLAHASSEE (AP) — The comptroller of the athletic booster club at Florida State University is accused of "misappropriating" between $500,000 and $700,000. Sanford Lovingood turned himself in to the...
View ArticleTPD officer on leave after using stun gun on woman (VIDEO)
TALLAHASSEE (AP) — A Florida police officer has been placed on administrative leave pending an internal affairs investigation after he fired a stun gun into a 61-year-old woman's back during an arrest...
View ArticleBlotter: Off to school with you
The Blotter is a look at some of the unusual things that happen on the crime beat in Bay County. It’s not always easy getting children off to school. A little call to the police never hurts, either....
View ArticleTwo charged in vehicle burglaries
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Two men are in Bay County Jail following a spree of vehicle burglaries that had been occurring in and around Panama City Beach. Investigators determined Justin Seaborn, 26, of...
View ArticleTwo more teens charged in shooting
PANAMA CITY — Two additional Panama City teenagers have been arrested for shooting into a crowd and grazing a 16-year-old girl, according to court documents. Damarius Mimms, 19, and Jakorey Shivers,...
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