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UPDATE: Springfield police probe shooting death

SPRINGFIELD — Police are investigating the shooting of a man found dead in a car Thursday morning as a homicide. Cagney Aaron Benson, 29, was found in a 2009 Chevy Cobalt that was parked and not...

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Sentence brings protest from driver’s family

PANAMA CITY — Family members of a teenager who was sentenced to a decade in prison for a drunken Spring Break traffic fatality have complained to his judge that several parties — including the police...

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Officers search for suspect in two sexual assaults

PANAMA CITY BEACH — Authorities are searching for a suspect of two possibly connected sexual assaults, officials confirmed Friday. The Bay County Sheriff’s Office and the Panama City Beach Police...

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2-year-old dies after being struck by vehicle

PANAMA CITY BEACH -- A 2-year-old child stepped into the path of a vehicle Friday night and was struck and killed, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.   The child, who was not identified, walked...

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Legal fees for drug testing $650,000 so far

TALLAHASSEE — After racking up more than $650,000 in legal fees, Florida Gov. Rick Scott is refusing to back down from his drug-testing crusade, most recently objecting to an attempt to close a...

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‘Die-In’ showcases need for justice, peace

PANAMA CITY — New York City police held Eric Garner in a chokehold for about 4½ minutes in July as he repeated 11 times the now infamous message that has echoed around the country: “I can’t breath.”...

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Re-entry strategy: Felons find freedom one day at a time

PANAMA CITY— Marvin Jones Jr. has been slowly putting his life back together since June 29. That’s the day he stepped out of Bay Correctional Facility after being locked up for three years. It was the...

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AP sources: Cops' killer angry at chokehold death

NEW YORK (AP) — A gunman who announced online that he was planning to shoot two "pigs" in retaliation for the police chokehold death of Eric Garner ambushed two officers in a patrol car and shot them...

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Murder defendant pleads not guilty

PANAMA CITY — A Springfield man authorities said shot his neighbor for disrespecting his family has pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree murder, according to court records. Diep Hoang...

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‘Positive influence': Inmate re-entry prep starts behind bars

PANAMA CITY — Inmates approaching the end of a lengthy jail stay can take advantage of a wealth of re-entry programs. “You hope that while they’re here, they pick up some lessons that are valuable to...

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Two arrested in drug bust

PANAMA CITY — A man and a woman were arrested in connection with a gun and drug bust during a traffic stop, the Panama City Police Department reported on Monday. Anthony Lamar Johnson, 39, of Mary...

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Women charged in 2 separate stabbings

PANAMA CITY — Two Bay County women have been arrested in connection with two separate domestic incidents in which their boyfriend was left with a stab wound, according to court documents. Cheyn Nicole...

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BCSO arrest log (Dec. 10-15)

Information is provided by the Bay County Sheriff’s Office on people arrested on charges Dec. 10-15. Those arrested can contact The News Herald if charges are dropped or if they are acquitted....

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UPDATE: 1 killed in crash, 3 others seriously injured

PANAMA CITY — One man is dead and three others were left in serious condition after an early morning head-on collision, according to Florida Highway Patrol reports. The crash happened after Jeffrey...

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Police say Springfield shooting victim killed in car

SPRINGFIELD — Authorities have yet to make an arrest as police continue to investigate the shooting death of a Springfield man, officials said Monday. Cagney Aaron Benson, 29, was found in the driver...

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BCSO seeks card fraud suspect

PANAMA CITY — Authorities are seeking a suspect who on at least one occasion allegedly committed credit card fraud in the presence of a small child, the Bay County Sheriff’s Office reported Monday. On...

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Top 10: Bankers imprisoned in fraud case

Editor's Note: Beginning Monday, The News Herald is publishing its annual countdown and update of the top 10 stories of the year. These were the stories reporters and editors felt were the most...

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Leg lamp stolen from New York store's display

NORTH TONAWANDA, N.Y. (AP) — Who took the leg lamp belonging to Ralphie's “Old Man” from a New York store's annual tribute to “A Christmas Story”? The owner of the Yankee Spirits liquor store in North...

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Man guilty of attempted robbery

PANAMA CITY — Six men on a Bay County jury found Conroy Orlando Thomas guilty as charged on Monday of attempted robbery with a firearm, according to a State Attorney’s Office press release. Thomas,...

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BCSO responds to reports of gunfire in Springfield

SPRINGFIELD — Bay County sheriff’s deputies responded to reports of gunfire Tuesday night but found no evidence of shots fired. The Sheriff's Office received multiple calls from residents of the Game...

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