UPDATE: Dallas hospital confirms first Ebola case in US
DALLAS (AP) — A patient at a Dallas hospital has tested positive for Ebola, the first case of the disease to be diagnosed in the United States, federal health officials announced Tuesday. The patient...
View ArticleSecret Service chief on hot seat for White House breach
WASHINGTON (AP) — Under withering criticism from Congress, the director of the Secret Service on Tuesday admitted failures in her agency's critical mission of protecting the president but repeatedly...
View ArticleNew director takes over at DIB
PANAMA CITY — The Panama City Downtown Improvement Board has named Jared Jones as its new director. Chairman Jim Hayden told the board Jones agreed to a $42,000 a year salary with health benefits...
View ArticleBrock murder trial to enter third day Wednesday
PANAMA CITY — Friends of Philip Dean Brock said he had no desire to better his meager living conditions, though prosecutors spent much of Tuesday’s trial trying to establish the murder and robbery of...
View ArticleThunder Beach rolls into PCB, secures permanent date for 2015
PANAMA CITY BEACH — The selling point for motorcycle rallies is not location, location, location. It’s the date, the date, the date. With festivities for this year’s Thunder Beach Autumn Rally set to...
View ArticleVoters approve Panama City bed tax
PANAMA CITY — Voters handily approved the city’s bed tax referendum Tuesday by 1,217 to 741, or 62 percent. “I’m just ecstatic,” Bay Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Carol Roberts said. “The...
View ArticleResurfacing project set to begin on U.S. 90
CHIPLEY - Construction will begin the week of October 6 along 3 miles of U.S. 90 in Washington County. Improvements consist of milling and resurfacing from St. Mary’s Road to the Holmes County line....
View ArticleBusiness Profile: Panama Alternator & Starter shop a family affair
Business name and contact info: Panama Alternator & Starter, Inc. 413 E. 11th St. Panama City; Phone- (850) 763-3971; email: PanamaAlternator@gmail.com Number of employees: six Owner’s or...
View ArticleSTEM education at FSU Panama City gets $50,000 boost (VIDEO)
PANAMA CITY — The AT&T Foundation presented a $50,000 contribution to the Florida State University Panama City STEM Institute on Wednesday as an investment in increasing interest among K-12...
View ArticleBrock complained of missing coins
PANAMA CITY — The $12,000 in silver coins found on Philip Dean Brock’s property was only a fraction of the riches prosecutors claimed he collected after his neighbor’s murder and robbery, jurors heard...
View ArticleGunshots fired after home invasion
SPRINGFIELD — One of two men has been arrested after an armed burglary in which the assailants held the homeowner at gunpoint to lure a third party to the scene, according to arrest records. Terrance...
View ArticleMan charged in shooting
PANAMA CITY — One of three Panama City men has been arrested for shooting into a crowd and grazing two separate people including a 16-year-old girl, according to court documents. Michael Vernon...
View ArticleThunder Beach roars into Panama City Beach (SCHEDULE)
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Thunder Beach kicked off on Wednesday before moving to a set date of later in the month starting next year. This year's event will be held until Sunday. The 2015 fall rally will...
View ArticleA-maize-ing fun: Hammack Farms seasonal attraction opens Saturday (PHOTOS)
BONIFAY — Ryan and Aimee Hammack are no strangers to the area, but the couple still was surprised at the level of response they’ve received on the hometown attraction recently built on their farm. The...
View ArticleGraham blasts Southerland for shutdown
PANAMA CITY — She's been called a liberal D.C. insider lobbyist handpicked by Nancy Pelosi to run for Congress, but Wednesday afternoon Gwen Graham faced her greatest challenge to date on the campaign...
View ArticleGunshots fired after home invasion
SPRINGFIELD — One of two men has been arrested after an armed burglary in which the assailants held the homeowner at gunpoint to lure a third party to the scene, according to arrest records. Terrance...
View ArticleThunder Beach continues through weekend (SCHEDULE)
PANAMA CITY BEACH – The 14th annual Thunder Beach Autumn Rally is back with nine official venues, vendors, live music and entertainment. “Most of the changes are entertainment related,” said Joe...
View ArticleCano speaks language of food
PANAMA CITY – The Reyes family wants to feed you — a lot. Pete Reyes grew up one of 12 children in Puerto Rico’s countryside, where cooking for a crowd was part of the daily routine. “I’ve had my...
View ArticlePet adoption trolley events set
PANAMA CITY - People who are looking to adopt pets can do so this month at upcoming Bay County Animal Services Adoption Trolley events. The adoption events start Friday. They will be Friday at the Bay...
View ArticleTwo more teens charged in shooting
PANAMA CITY — Two additional Panama City teenagers have been arrested for shooting into a crowd and grazing a 16-year-old girl, according to court documents. Damarius Mimms, 19, and Jakorey Shivers,...
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