Jackson County deputies investigate shooting
GREENWOOD — Jackson County Sheriff's Office deputies are investigating a shooting that occurred Sunday at a home on Allen Street. A man was hospitalized after he was shot in the legs. The victim, who...
View ArticleGainesville police: Suspect attempts to rape, rob man leaving ATM
An Orlando man was arrested in Gainesville Sunday afternoon after another man said he tried to rape him and steal the money he had just withdrawn from a credit union. A man told Gainesville Police...
View ArticlePolice: Facebook posts of stolen guns spur arrest
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico man is facing charges after police say he posted Facebook photos of stolen guns from an unsolved burglary. KOB-TV reports Christopher Banegas recently was...
View Article1 of 3 victims from FSU shooting is paralyzed
TALLAHASSEE (AP) — In the frantic moments at the Florida State University campus library last week, bullets struck 21-year-old student Farhan “Ronny” Ahmed three times, including a shot that severely...
View Article2 face drug, gun charges
PANAMA CITY — Two men have been arrested on charges of narcotics and firearm possession outside a local gentleman’s club, Panama City Police Department officials announced Monday. Investigators of the...
View ArticleUPDATE: Violence in Ferguson after no indictment announced
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Officers in armored vehicles lobbed canisters of irritants that made people's eyes and lungs burn, dispersing crowds in Ferguson after a police car was vandalized, business...
View ArticleCritics question timing of Ferguson announcement
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis County Prosecutor Bob McCulloch's decision to announce the Ferguson grand jury decision in the evening drew complaints Tuesday from many who wondered whether that helped fan...
View ArticleLightning strike cuts power at condos
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Power to 125 units of the OceanVilla Condos went out Monday night during inclement weather and could be out until Dec. 5. “The storm got us last night,” said building manager Jim...
View ArticlePolice end 4-year hunt for masked robber
PARKER — Police have arrested a Callaway man they said was responsible for a string of masked robberies dating back to 2010, Parker Police Department announced Tuesday. Devonteal Bernard McFann was...
View ArticleJudge denies Brock's motion for fifth murder trial
PANAMA CITY — Philip Dean Brock will not see a fifth trial in Bay County for the stabbing, shooting and bludgeoning death of his friend and neighbor, a circuit judge ruled Tuesday. Though one of the...
View ArticlePolice: Venice students ran high school prostitution ring
A second Sarasota County Schools student has been charged in connection to an act of prostitution and an attempt to establish a prostitution ring of students from Venice and Riverview high schools....
View ArticleFDOT seeks input on 5-year work program
CHIPLEY — The Florida Department of Transportation will hold a public hearing session on the department’s tentative five-year work program starting at 8 a.m. Tuesday at the FDOT District Three Design...
View ArticleHoliday shopping season brings out credit card scammers
PANAMA CITY — Antiquated credit card scams will be edging toward extinction in the coming year, but it will get much worse before it gets better, according to local law enforcement. With the...
View ArticleDocuments: Lynn Haven man violated sex offender probation
PANAMA CITY — A Lynn Haven man has been arrested after violating his sex offender probation for possessing child pornography, according to court documents. Darius L. Goodin, 51, was arrested Tuesday...
View ArticlePolice: Woman attempted ‘to create havoc’ with false child abuse reports
BONIFAY — A Westville woman was arrested Tuesday for allegedly filing 28 false reports of child abuse in an attempt “to create havoc,” according to the Bonifay Police Department. Jessica Elizabeth...
View ArticleArea black leaders share concern, frustration over Ferguson decision
PANAMA CITY — Local black community leaders said they were appalled both by the ruling of the grand jury in Ferguson, Mo., and the rioting that followed it. “The violence in Ferguson needs to stop,”...
View ArticleTeen girl reported missing
PANAMA CITY — Authorities are looking for a missing teenaged girl. Alexis Deborde was last seen Monday at about noon at her 10th Place home in Panama City, according to a Bay County Sheriff's Office...
View ArticleHome-invasion, stabbing suspect arrested
PANAMA CITY BEACH — A second suspect in a violent Panama City Beach home invasion has been arrested, according to court documents. Gregory Keith Cain, 45, was arrested Monday after being sought by the...
View ArticleLaw enforcement collecting toys for underprivileged kids
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Chances to help Bay County’s less fortunate children will be plentiful over the next week. The Bay County Sheriff’s Office and Panama City Beach Police Department will each be...
View Article‘Life fulfilled’: State’s 1st public defender dies
BLOUNTSTOWN — A fervent local advocate of the poor’s right to legal counsel has died. Virgil Q. Mayo, of Blountstown, died Monday at age 90. Mayo was appointed the first public defender in the 14th...
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