France faces 2 hostage-taking attacks; 1 on kosher market
DAMMARTIN-EN-GOELE, France — French security forces struggled with two rapidly developing hostage-taking situations Friday, one northeast of Paris where two terror suspects were holed up with a...
View ArticleRoadwork scheduled on Joan Avenue
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Joan Avenue between Thomas Drive and North Lagoon Road on Panama City Beach will close to through-traffic at 7 a.m. Tuesday for maintenance and repair work to the existing...
View ArticleLEAD Coalition calls on biz community involvement
PANAMA CITY — Panama City Police Chief Scott Ervin called upon the local business community Friday to join in on a new initiative to combat crime among youth in the area following a string of...
View ArticleMan arrested on drug charges
PANAMA CITY — Investigators have arrested a Panama City man allegedly concealing a bag of methamphetamine in his sock during a traffic stop, according to a Bay County Sheriff’s Office news release....
View ArticleFormer GCSC softball coach now facing seven theft charges
PANAMA CITY — Prosecutors have filed seven counts of grand theft against Gulf Coast State College’s former softball coach for allegedly pocketing money raised by her students, according to court...
View ArticleCrash blocks traffic, knocks out power
SOUTHPORT — A Panama City commercial truck driver has been charged with reckless driving and not having a valid license after crashing into a power pole Friday evening, according to a Florida Highway...
View ArticleBCSO arrest log (Jan. 2-7)
Information is provided by the Bay County Sheriff’s Office on people arrested on charges Jan. 2-7. Those arrested can contact The News Herald if charges are dropped or if they are acquitted. Addresses...
View ArticleBCSO: Rock-throwing woman charged with child abuse
FOUNTAIN — A Fountain grandmother has been arrested for allegedly hitting and throwing a rock at her 10-year-old grandson while she was intoxicated, according to Bay County Sheriff’s Office arrest...
View ArticleFather accused of dropping child over bridge appears in court
ST. PETERSBURG (AP) — A man seen throwing his 5-year-old daughter off a bridge refused to answer questions Monday as a judge appointed him a public defender. John Jonchuck had rejected a...
View ArticlePolice find dead body, grow house inside Ocala home
OCALA — Police responding to reports of a man found dead inside his Ocala residence on Friday afternoon stumbled upon a marijuana grow house upon their arrival. In addition to finding a body inside...
View Article3 arrested on drug charges
PANAMA CITY — Authorities have arrested three individuals after developing information about a drug transaction that was to take place on Kurze Avenue, according to a Bay County Sheriff’s Office news...
View ArticleMan charged with distributing heroin
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Police have arrested a Panama City Beach man on charges of intending to distribute heroin — the first incident of its kind for 2015, according to court records. Clayton Merrill...
View ArticleBCSO: Man defrauded area Wal-Marts
CALLAWAY — Deputies have arrested a man accused of running a variety of schemes to defraud local Wal-Marts, the Bay County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday. BCSO responded to the Wal-Mart in Callaway...
View ArticleJudge: Sex offender didn’t violate his probation
PANAMA CITY — A sex offender whose release drew complaints from law enforcement has again been released after a Bay County judge found he did not violate the terms of his probation. Horace Monroe...
View ArticleWoman charged with assault after firing gun
A woman was arrested on Tuesday in a domestic dispute that involved her shooting at her husband, the Bay County Sheriff’s Office reported. Julie Forren, 52, was charged with aggravated assault shortly...
View Article2 arrested on drug charges
LYNN HAVEN — Two residents have been arrested on narcotics charges following a raid on a Lynn Haven home, the Bay County Sheriff’s Office announced Tuesday. BCSO narcotics investigators developed...
View ArticleFire damages home
PANAMA CITY — Fire crews have determined a house fire Tuesday that left a Lawton Court home with smoke and heat damage was “accidental,” according to a Panama City Fire Department press release. No...
View ArticleUPDATE: Released sex offender arrested again
PANAMA CITY — A sex offender released twice from custody is now being held without bond on a new rape charge stemming from a 1995 incident, according to court records. Horace Monroe Wood, 45, was...
View ArticleU.S. 98 flyover prep continues
PANAMA CITY — The Florida Department of Transportation has finished acquiring the property it needs to build a massive piece of infrastructure aimed at clearing up traffic congestion at the...
View ArticleWCSO seeking missing teens
The Washington County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information regarding two teens reported missing as of Tuesday. Isabella Wood, 14, and Felicity Nix, 15, were last seen at 10 p.m. on Tuesday near...
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