Brock takes the stand
PANAMA CITY — The Fountain man accused of stabbing, shooting and bludgeoning his neighbor before robbing him took the stand Thursday against charges he premeditated the murder to gain riches. Philip...
View ArticleChipley woman sentenced to 10 years for killing boyfriend
PANAMA CITY — A love-lost Chipley woman who stabbed her boyfriend to death in an American Legion parking lot was sentenced to almost 10 years in prison Thursday. Earnestine “Tina” Canuet, 65, pleaded...
View ArticleSheriff’s Office hosting domestic violence workshop
PANAMA CITY — Bay County Sheriff’s Office is hosting its 2014 Domestic Violence Seminar on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Bayside Auditorium at Florida State University Panama City. The purpose...
View ArticleDriver in serious condition after crash
JACKSON COUNTY – A unidentified driver is in serious condition at a Tallahassee hospital after hitting a cedar tree at 1 a.m. while driving on State 71 just south of Simsville Road. There were no...
View ArticleFlorida prison officials hire ombudsman
MIAMI (AP) — Florida prison officials said Friday that they're hiring an ombudsman to oversee the treatment of mentally ill inmates in the wake of widespread abuse allegations and cover-ups. Between...
View ArticleMarianna man dies in rollover accident
MARIANNA — A Marianna man was killed when ejected during a rollover accident at 10:34 p.m. on Indian Springs Road. Robert A. Prinz, 24, was driving his 2005 Ford pickup south on Indian Springs Road...
View ArticleLandscaping underway on Beach side of Hathaway Bridge
PANAMA CITY BEACH — The entrance to the Thomas Drive flyover is getting a makeover. The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) describes its work leading up to the Hathaway Bridge as bold...
View ArticleNo murder charges in double homicide
PANAMA CITY — No murder charges will be filed in connection with a May double homicide that presaged a string of summer shootings, Police Chief Scott Ervin said. That’s because one of two men gunned...
View ArticleMan arrested on child solicitation charges
SPRINGFIELD — The Bay County Sheriff’s Office culminated a two month investigation Friday with the arrest of a Springfield man on child solicitation charges. Kammerynn Weeks, 20, 411 Helen Ave.,...
View ArticleBrock found guilty of murder
PANAMA CITY — The fourth time was the charm for prosecutors seeking a conviction of the Fountain man who stabbed, shot and bludgeoned his neighbor in the midst of a robbery. Jurors early Saturday...
View ArticleHomicides spark potential for change
PANAMA CITY — Dorothy Price didn’t want her son to go when he said earlier this year he was leaving New Orleans to stay in Panama City with a girlfriend. “I’m just puzzled,” Price said in a phone...
View ArticleSummer of violence left city searching for answers
PANAMA CITY — The bloodstains were still fresh in Tavish Greene’s car as he recounted for police the events leading to his passenger getting shot in the head. Panama City detectives took a break from...
View ArticleDeputies respond to another domestic fatality
ALLANTON — Medical examiners loaded the body of 41-year-old James Ivey into a van shortly before 7 p.m. Saturday and drove away from his home in Allanton after an argument turned deadly that...
View ArticleSheriff’s Office spotlights domestic violence
PANAMA CITY — No one seemed to see it coming before John Bowen, 46, shot and killed his long-time girlfriend Donna Merendino,44, twice with a short-barrel shotgun before turning the gun to end his own...
View ArticlePedestrian dies in crash
WEWAHITCHKA — A man standing in State Road 71 in Calhoun County was killed early Saturday when he was hit by vehicle, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Carlee J. Daniels, 43, of Wewahitchka,...
View ArticleBeach police to install drug collection unit
PANAMA CITY BEACH - The Panama City Beach Police Department has been awarded a grant to install a drug collection unit in the lobby of the police station, providing a safe and environmentally...
View ArticleMaintenance on Hathaway Bridge rescheduled
PANAMA CITY - Routine bridge maintenance work in the westbound travel lanes of U.S. 98 across the Hathaway Bridge in Bay County has been rescheduled to Oct. 13 through Oct. 17 due to weather...
View ArticlePCPD officer fired, charged with grand theft
PANAMA CITY — A Panama City Police officer has been arrested and fired after allegedly stealing an Apple iPad on its way to the police property holding room. Officer Brandon Mistric, 33, has been...
View ArticleAltha woman dies after crash
MARIANNA — An Altha woman has died from a single car collision that launched her car about 100 feet, according to Florida Highway Patrol reports. Betty Louise Grover, 72, was taken by helicopter to a...
View ArticleBlotter: It’s not me, man
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers deal with calls just like any other law enforcer. They also deal with similar excuses. One officer recently inspected a vessel returning from...
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