At least 10 killed when prison bus strikes train in Texas
ODESSA, Texas (AP) — Eight inmates and two corrections officers died Wednesday when a prison bus skidded off an icy West Texas highway, slid down an embankment and collided with a passing freight...
View ArticleTraffic signal work continues on Tyndall Parkway
CALLAWAY — Traffic signal maintenance work will continue along Tyndall Parkway. Beginning at 7 p.m. Wednesday and continuing through Friday, drivers can expect to encounter intermittent lane closures...
View ArticleMan arrested after chase
SPRINGFIELD — A man suspected of stealing numerous vehicles was arrested on Wednesday after a brief chase, the Bay County Sheriff’s Office reported. Steve Corzel Corbin was arrested on warrants for...
View ArticleMarianna man arrested after bomb threat
MARIANNA — Authorities have arrested a Marianna man for allegedly calling in a bomb threat to a former employer, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday. More than 2,000 workers were...
View ArticleBCSO: DNA shows sex offender fathered victim’s child
PANAMA CITY — A released sex offender was re-arrested after a DNA test revealed he was the father of a child allegedly conceived during a rape, officials with the Bay County Sheriff’s Office confirmed...
View ArticlePCB eyesore demolished
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Spectators who watched the Beach Club Motel crumble along Front Beach Road Tuesday night weren't sad to see it go. The motel has been closed and fenced off for at least four years,...
View ArticlePrecautionary boil water notice issued in PCB
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Due to a water main break Wednesday, the Panama City Beach water supply line experienced a loss in pressure, meaning some customers may have discolored water for about a day after...
View ArticleBaby treated for broken bones; parents arrested
PARKER — The parents of a Parker child have been arrested after their 5-month-old was hospitalized with a fractured arm and broken ribs, according to Parker Police Department documents. Molly...
View ArticleWreck blocks traffic
LYNN HAVEN — A rollover wreck at Highway 390 and Transmitter has blocked traffic on 390. FHP reports six injuries and no fatalities. The roadway is still blocked and drivers are urged to use caution...
View ArticleMan charged after setting up sexual encounter with minor
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Police have arrested a 59-year-old man who allegedly believed he was meeting a 14-year-old boy for sex, the Panama City Beach Police Department announced Wednesday. David William...
View ArticleAccused killer’s trial nears
PANAMA CITY — Prosecutors have amended the charges against a man accused of a deadly Panama City Beach shooting during a drug deal gone wrong as his court date nears, according to court documents....
View ArticlePolice: Teen posed as doctor at West Palm Beach hospital
WEST PALM BEACH (AP) — Police in Florida and officials at St. Mary's Medical Center in West Palm Beach have agreed not to charge a teenager they caught posing as a doctor. The South Florida...
View ArticleWork set for U.S. 231 in Bay County
BAYOU GEORGE — Construction crews are installing foundations and traffic camera support poles along U.S. 231 in Bay County for a new Intelligent Transportation System (ITS). Drivers will encounter...
View ArticlePolice: Guard, 2 strippers smuggled booze, drugs into Florida prison
LUTZ (AP) — It was a Florida prison inmate's escape that led investigators down a rabbit hole of sin involving a corrections officer and two strippers the sheriff says brokered deals for malt liquor,...
View ArticleFinding the Right Way: Rehab program focuses on addiction
PANAMA CITY — When Terry Lewis got out of prison last fall, he headed straight for what sent him there. “I started drinking many years ago, and it got out of hand many years ago,” Lewis said. “The...
View ArticleTexas man gets 15 years robbery attempt
PANAMA CITY — A Bay County judge has sentenced a Texas man to 15 years in prison for an armed robbery attempt, officials said Friday. Conroy Orlando Thomas, 30, of Houston, was sentenced Friday to the...
View ArticleFlorida police say 2 dead, 1 injured in mall shooting
MELBOURNE (AP) — A shooting Saturday morning at a mall in central Florida left two people dead and one other injured, police said. After responding to reports around 9:30 a.m. of multiple shots fired...
View ArticleBCSO arrest log (Jan. 8-13)
Information is provided by the Bay County Sheriff’s Office on people arrested on charges Jan. 8-13. Those arrested can contact The News Herald if charges are dropped or if they are acquitted....
View ArticleUPDATE: Pedestrian struck by truck on U.S. 231 Friday night
PANAMA CITY — Police continued investigating a crash on U.S. 231 on Friday in which a vehicle struck a pedestrian. The pedestrian, whose name was not released, was struck by a silver Toyota pickup...
View ArticleFHP investigating fatal wreck in Jackson County
COTTONDALE — The Florida Highway Patrol was investigating a fatal wreck near Cottondale in Jackson County Saturday night. FHP identified the victim as Alvin Dennis Mcginty, 59, of Cottondale. The...
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