Two shot in Springfield; one man in police custody
SPRINGFIELD — Two people were hospitalized and a suspect is in police custody after a shooting at a house party Sunday evening, police said. Springfield Police were called to 3728 E. Ninth St. around...
View ArticlePolice: Regretful California robber returns cash
EUREKA, Calif. (AP) — Police in Northern California say a man robbed a gas station only to return hours later to give the money back and apologize. Eureka Police Sgt. Steve Watson said Sunday that...
View ArticleFourth Street bridge repairs planned
PANAMA CITY — The Fourth Street bridge in the 400 block of East Fourth Street near the Bay County Courthouse will be under repair on Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Work will be performed in the...
View ArticlePolice: Springfield shooting victims on life support (POLICE REPORT)
SPRINGFIELD — Two men are on life support in critical condition after a long-standing grudge reached a crescendo of gunfire at a Springfield house party, police reported Monday. Diep Hoang Nguyen, 42,...
View ArticleExcessive force suit against sheriff, deputy begins
PANAMA CITY — The trial in a federal lawsuit filed by relatives of a Freeport man gunned down in a secluded, heavily wooded area began Monday. Jurors were selected for the civil trial in U.S. District...
View ArticleExcessive force suit against sheriff, deputy begins
PANAMA CITY — The trial in a federal lawsuit filed by relatives of a Freeport man gunned down in a secluded, heavily wooded area began Monday. Jurors were selected for the civil trial in U.S. District...
View ArticleBonifay police: Dangerous accused burglar still at large
BONIFAY — The Bonifay Police Department warns area residents that Julian "Juke" Sanders, 24, is still on the run and is believed to be somewhere in Holmes, Washington, or Bay counties. "Citizens...
View ArticleBlotter: A Milwaukee’s worst day ever
Not to disparage the good, hard-working, people who make a living by making affordable products to people without excessive amounts of expendable income, but some crimes are just better when they...
View ArticleBCSO seeks third suspect in PCB beating
PANAMA CITY BEACH — The Bay County Sheriff’s Office has arrested two and is seeking a third in a Sunday assault in the North Lagoon area of Panama City Beach. Bell Star Dixon, 48, a transient, and...
View ArticlePCPD Chief: City may need more cops
PANAMA CITY — City police are responding to more calls with fewer officers, Police Chief Scott Ervin said after Tuesday’s City Commission meeting. Ervin also bemoaned cuts in some services, which may...
View ArticleFormer pastor pleads not guilty
PANAMA CITY — A former Panama City Beach pastor has pleaded not guilty to charges he got a 16-year-old high and then attempted to seduce her. On Sept. 11, Markus Quin Bishop, 54, allegedly provided...
View ArticlePlaintiffs rest in deputy, sheriff trial
PANAMA CITY — A forensic scientist disputed the story of a Walton County deputy, who has said his hand was forced into a fatal shooting in the dense woods near Freeport. Plaintiff attorneys rested...
View ArticleShooting victim dies; charges upgraded
SPRINGFIELD — The victim of a Sunday night shooting has died. Shooting victim Kim Thanh Le died Monday at 8:30 a.m., according to Bay Medical Center Sacred Heart and Springfield Police. After...
View ArticleSecond suspect arrested in PCB robbery/shooting
PARKER — Authorities have arrested a second suspect from a Panama City Beach shooting, which police believe stemmed from a drug deal turned robbery, officials reported Tuesday. Garrison Eugene...
View Article3 arrested during drug investigation
PANAMA CITY — Three people have been arrested after a traffic stop led officers to allegedly spotting drugs and a fugitive from justice, Panama City Police Department reported Wednesday. Investigators...
View ArticleWoman’s death still under investigation
PANAMA CITY BEACH — The investigation is continuing into the death of a Vernon woman injured in a car crash in September, according to the Panama City Beach Police Department. Carolyn Smith died Oct....
View ArticleDeputy testifies about shooting
PANAMA CITY — Discussions of whether a Freeport man wielded a chainsaw before being gunned down by a Walton County deputy bogged down Wednesday’s federal lawsuit proceedings to decide whether the...
View ArticleSolutions sought for deadly U.S. 98 intersection
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Colony Club resident Phil Chester said he sees it every day — cars turning in different directions as they stack up in the median at the intersection of Fairway Boulevard and Back...
View ArticleChipley man indicted for fraud
PANAMA CITY — A 44-year-old Chipley man has been indicted on six counts of wire fraud after he allegedly duped care providers at a Chipley hospital into providing elective treatment worth about...
View ArticleMan charged with sexual battery on disabled person
PANAMA CITY — A 47-year-old man was arrested earlier this week and charged with sexual battery on a person with a mental handicap, according to the Bay County Sheriff's Office. Gary Lynn Sprouse, of...
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