Drunken bicyclist arrested after trying to order Taco Bell in drive-through
A drunken New Smyrna Beach bicyclist whose drive-through order at Taco Bell was rejected because he wasn’t in a car refused to leave the restaurant then tussled with police, according to an arrest...
View ArticleFranklin County official charged with theft
APALACHICOLA — Franklin County’s director of parks and recreation has been arrested on grand theft charges for allegedly stealing cash from registration fees for the youth football program she...
View ArticlePolice: Click your seat belt or risk a ticket
PANAMA CITY — Police are offering motorists an easy choice during the holiday season — protect your passengers or pay a fine. The Panama City Police Department’s Thanksgiving “Click It or Ticket”...
View ArticleIRS phone scam hits locals
PANAMA CITY — A phone scam by fraudsters pretending to be IRS officials has hit home with a surge of recent victims in Bay County. “It scared me,” said Penny, a waitress on Panama City Beach. “He told...
View ArticleMcCoy guilty of manslaughter, aggravated battery
PANAMA CITY — Jurors found a disabled man guilty Wednesday of manslaughter and aggravated battery for shooting and killing his wife’s lover and wounding her. Michael Joe McCoy, 44, was charged with...
View ArticleParent prompts school lockdown
PANAMA CITY BEACH — An elementary school was placed on lockdown Thursday after the parent of a student scaled the school cafeteria fence to eat Thanksgiving lunch with his child. Parents were lined...
View ArticleUPDATE: Journal indicates FSU shooter suspected government
TALLAHASSEE (AP) — A Florida State University alumnus and attorney who shot three people at the school's library early Thursday believed the government was targeting him for persecution, detailing his...
View ArticleUPDATE: Boil water notice for central Callaway rescinded
CALLAWAY — The boil water notice posted for customers in the 300 and 400 blocks of Tyndall Parkway, Martin Court, North Anita Drive, North Hill Drive, Bluejay Avenue, Butler Drive, Fifth Street, Fifth...
View ArticleChipley man guilty of second-degree murder
CHIPLEY — A six-member jury took less than an hour Thursday to find a Chipley man guilty in a 2013 stabbing case that left two people injured. Defendant Shaun Reed, 46, of Chipley, was in a Washington...
View ArticlePredator serves sentence, remains in custody
CHIPLEY — Although Alton Hartzog has completed a five-year sentence for child pornography, the state isn’t ready to let him go. A Washington County jury found Hartzog should be committed to the...
View ArticleUPDATE: Shooting baffles those who knew May in Gulf County (DOCUMENTS)
PANAMA CITY — People who knew Myron May, who was identified by police as the man who opened fire in the Strozier Library at Florida State University early Thursday morning, said the man described in...
View ArticleSpringfield Fire shows what not to do with a turkey fryer (VIDEO)
SPRINGFIELD — Firefighter Chris Tarrant was in full gear, visor protecting his eyes, as he gingerly lowered the perforated cylinder, using a hooked stick, into a heated vat. Inside that cylinder was a...
View ArticleUPDATE: Victims named; packages from FSU shooter sent to friends
TALLAHASSEE (AP) — The first of several packages mailed by a man who shot three people at a Florida State University library was delivered in Texas, a law enforcement official said Friday. Authorities...
View ArticleLocal principal robbed in Texas
HOUSTON— A local principal and her son were robbed at gunpoint outside a Texas hospital where the son is receiving cancer treatment, according to police reports. Patronis Elementary Principal Ellie...
View ArticleScammer pretended to be deputy
PANAMA CITY— Authorities are advising the public to be on the look out for a phone scammer offering “bailout cards” for existing warrants, according to Bay County Sheriff’s Office. At about 1 p.m....
View ArticleSon shoots father in domestic dispute
CALLAWAY — A man is in stable condition after his son allegedly shot him during a domestic disputer shortly before midnight Friday, according to the Bay County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded to...
View ArticleUPDATE: Official: Man who killed deputy had made threats
TALLAHASSEE (AP) — A man who had made previous threats against police set his house on fire Saturday and ambushed the first sheriff's deputy who responded, fatally shooting the deputy and wounding...
View ArticlePolice: Naked suspect assaults man, 84, at Boston airport
BOSTON (AP) — A naked man fell through the ceiling of a women's bathroom at Logan Airport on Saturday, then ran out of the restroom and viciously assaulted an elderly man while he was still in the...
View ArticlePCB studying Colony Club exit
PANAMA CITY BEACH — City staff is evaluating a different possible exit out of Colony Club that could cost less than one they had previously studied. But they emphasize that the proposed project is...
View ArticleBCSO arrest log (Nov. 12-18)
Information is provided by the Bay County Sheriff’s Office on people arrested on charges Nov. 12-18. Those arrested can contact The News Herald if charges are dropped or if they are acquitted....
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