Springfield killer drops appeal for new trial
PANAMA CITY — A Springfield woman who fatally stabbed her neighbor 47 times after being confronted with stealing and forging her checks has withdrawn an appeal for a new trial. Police said 49-year-old...
View ArticleElectrical issues caused Sunday gas station fire
PANAMA CITY — A fire that caused traffic snarls Sunday afternoon was caused by electrical issues, according to a Panama City Fire Department investigation. Firefighters and police quickly descended on...
View ArticleTruck containing 36,000 pounds of Crisco stolen
ST. PETERSBURG (AP) — A truck containing 18 tons of Crisco sticks headed to a grocery store chain distribution center was stolen in a Florida city. St. Petersburg Police say that a tractor-trailer...
View ArticleUPDATE: 3 arrested after Panama City Beach robbery, shooting
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Three people have been arrested after a drug deal escalated into a shooting at a Panama City Beach home over the weekend, authorities said Monday. Two of the arrests stemmed from...
View ArticleOfficers investigating possible stabbing
PANAMA CITY BEACH -- Authorities were investigating a possible stabbing in the Whispering Dunes subdivision in the Laguna Beach area of Bay County Monday evening. Medical personnel were dispatched at...
View ArticleBlotter: Blood is thicker than orange juice
The young woman inside a local hotel lobby had been doused in orange juice and abandoned. She told police she had also been cut before the citrus bath, but they couldn’t find any signs of that. The...
View ArticleLakeland man throws dagger, claims sister was a witch and is shot
AUBURNDALE — A 32-year-old Lakeland man is in the hospital with a shotgun wound and awaiting charges after deputies say he threw a dagger at a man who then shot him Saturday. Deputies plan to charge...
View ArticleTeen arrested after father stabbed
PANAMA CITY BEACH — A Florida Highway Patrol officer was hospitalized and his teenage son arrested after an argument led to a stabbing, according to police reports. During a Monday night domestic...
View ArticleUPDATE: Three in custody, fourth sought after fatal P.C. shooting
PANAMA CITY — The teenager shot Tuesday afternoon on Kraft Avenue has died, Panama City Police report. Curtis Hunt, 17, was taken to an area hospital Tuesday afternoon but died a few hours later....
View ArticleWomen’s best friend: Training helps inmates and dogs (PHOTOS)
PANAMA CITY — Time incarcerated is unforgiving. The regimen, the guards and the cells are meant to be cold and uninviting. But a recent Bay County Jail program has been giving one segment of the...
View ArticleWoman sentenced to 8 years for DUI manslaughter
PANAMA CITY — A Southport woman who was high on meth when she crashed into a tree and killed her passenger — and concealed meth in a bodily cavity while incarcerated, awaiting trial — has been...
View ArticleMan pleads to accessory to murder in Greene slaying
PANAMA CITY — A Panama City man has pleaded to being an accessory to murder and agreed to testify against two other suspects in the July shooting death of Tavish Greene. Dontavis Terrell Thomas, 22,...
View ArticleUPDATE: Three teens charged with murder (VIDEO)
PANAMA CITY — Police have charged two Panama City juveniles and one adult with the shooting death of a local teenager, officials announced Wednesday. A fourth suspected accomplice is still at large....
View ArticleWoman shoots at snake and lands in jail
PANAMA CITY — A Panama City woman has been taken to jail after allegedly trying to gun down a snake on a local school campus. April Dawn DeMarco, 30, was arrested for discharging a .380-caliber...
View ArticleHolmes County Sheriff's Office seeks missing juvenile
BETHLEHEM — The Holmes County Sheriff’s Office is requesting assitance in locating a missing Holmes County juvenile. Chase Rogers, 17, was last seen Wednesday leaving his residence in the Bethlehem...
View ArticleVisitor charged with lewd conduct
PANAMA CITY BEACH — A Tennessee man has been charged with lewd and lascivious conduct after a police investigation into several accusations of inappropriate behavior toward children, officials...
View ArticleFlorida Supreme Court puts limits on phone tracking
TALLAHASSEE (AP) — Police in Florida aren't allowed to use a cellphone to track someone's movements according to a sweeping new ruling from the Florida Supreme Court. The court by a 5-2 vote ruled...
View ArticleChamber to honor local first responders
PANAMA CITY — The Bay County Chamber of Commerce will honor local first responders for their outstanding service at its Fourth Annual First Responders Appreciation Luncheon Oct. 23. The event, hosted...
View ArticleUPDATE: Sex trafficker gets life for PCB abduction
PANAMA CITY — A man who abducted a sex-trafficking witness from Panama City Beach to work in a Mississippi brothel will spend the rest of his life in prison, officials announced Thursday. Jacobo...
View ArticlePCPD to receive sorely needed new cars
PANAMA CITY — Not that it’s a surprise, but police officers have a tendency to beat up their vehicles. The Panama City Police Department will replace 50 vehicles — 35 marked cars, 14 unmarked cars and...
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