Pizza delivery man served slice of injustice
SPRINGFIELD — Police are investigating the robbery of a pizza delivery man who was held up Tuesday night. Springfield Police were called to the Maharaja Mobile Home Park, off of Everitt Avenue,...
View ArticleMan charged with battery arrested again after missing court
PANAMA CITY — A man who allegedly hit his wife over the head with a hammer and continued to pummel her face with his hands has been rearrested after not showing up to enter a plea in court, according...
View ArticlePolice searching for shooter
PANAMA CITY — Police are seeking the public’s help in finding a man who discharged a firearm in a residential neighborhood, officials announced Wednesday. Panama City Police responded to the 1300...
View ArticleStudent arrested after Twitter threat
LYNN HAVEN — The Bay County Sheriff’s Office arrested a juvenile Wednesday after it was discovered he posted a threat on Twitter Tuesday evening stating his intention to “blow up” Mosley High School....
View ArticleVernon teacher arrested on drug charges
PANAMA CITY BEACH — A Vernon Middle School teacher has been suspended after police found him passed out in front of a convenience store allegedly with controlled substances and paraphernalia,...
View ArticlePCB boil water notice rescinded
PANAMA CITY BEACH — The boil water notice posted for portions of Panama City Beach on Tuesday has been rescinded. A bacteriological survey deemed water to be safe following a damaged water main. The...
View ArticleBond reduced for vehicular homicide suspect
PANAMA CITY — The bond for an Arkansas man charged with the vehicular homicide of a Panama City Beach woman was reduced Thursday. Adam Brian Bailey, 23, was being held on a $30,000 bond after a Sept....
View ArticleMan arrested on drug, gun charges
PANAMA CITY — Police have arrested a Monticello man on charges of trafficking in more than 100 grams of MDMA, according to Panama City Police Department officials. Tyler Thompson Winchester, 32, was...
View ArticleUPDATE: Man dies after crashing moped
PANAMA CITY — A Panama City man died following a single-vehicle crash on a moped Wednesday night, the Panama City Police Department reported. The crash occurred at the intersection of 11th Street and...
View ArticleLawyer: Murder confession coerced
PANAMA CITY — The trial of a man jailed on charges he shot his landlord on church grounds will be delayed as defense attorneys attempt to suppress a video taken the day of his arrest. Christopher...
View Article81-year-old charged with looting tangerine grove
LAKELAND — A Lake Wales man was charged Wednesday with stealing 11 truckloads of tangerines from groves around Polk County then selling the fruit at Parksdale Farms in Plant City. Herman Southall, 81,...
View ArticleMurder suspect withdraws plea to represent himself
CHIPLEY — An inmate facing a first-degree murder charge has had a change of heart regarding his request to the court last month to represent himself. Clinton L. Powers, who is currently being held in...
View ArticleUPDATE: Sexual battery at Mosley leads to student’s arrest
LYNN HAVEN — A 17-year-old Mosley High School student has been arrested following the alleged sexual battery of a disabled student, the Lynn Haven Police Department (LHPD) announced Friday. Jay D....
View ArticleFormer Bay County employee charged with grand theft (REPORTS)
PANAMA CITY — The former executive administrative assistant to the Bay County Commission has been arrested on grand theft charges after allegedly obtaining $48,830 from the county by providing false...
View ArticleElderly woman injured in house fire
SPRINGFIELD — An elderly Springfield woman was transported to Bay Medical Center with multiple burns shortly after 3 p.m. on Friday after a fire broke out in the widow’s home at 615 Williams Ave. “I...
View ArticleTeen Court celebrates 20 years of rehabilitating youth
PANAMA CITY — Juvenile offenders who get their day in Bay County Teen Court get a lot more than a chance to explain their actions to a jury of their young peers. If all goes according to plan, it’s...
View ArticleIn prison ministry, inmates find the power to overcome
MALONE — At first glance, the chapel appears ordinary. A golden, wooden lectern is flanked on both sides by speakers. Two keyboards rest farther to the left, at this meeting unused. There are padded...
View ArticleFDOT projects underway
The Florida Department of Transportation has several ongoing projects in the area. Officials remind drivers to use caution and remain alert in these areas. On State 389 from State 30 (US 98B) to US...
View ArticleSex offender back behind bars
PANAMA CITY — A sex offender whose recent release caused tension between law enforcement and prosecutors has been arrested after he violated terms of his probation and called the sheriff to complain...
View ArticleGrill causes overnight fire
PANAMA CITY — Fire crews were called to douse an early morning fire Monday, which appeared to be caused by a patio grill, according to a news release from the Panama City Fire Department. The Fire...
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