UPDATE: Youngstown shooting was attempted suicide, officials say
YOUNGSTOWN — Authorities believe a residential shooting in Youngstown late Wednesday was an attempted suicide, officials confirmed Wednesday. Bay County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the incident...
View ArticleMissing Bonifay girl sought
BONIFAY — Authorities are seeking assistance in locating a Holmes County girl who went missing during the Bonifay rodeo. The Holmes County Sheriff’s Office released a missing persons report Wednesday...
View ArticleMan sentenced to five years for DUI manslaughter
PANAMA CITY — A man intoxicated on prescription narcotics was sentenced to five years in prison for running down a pedestrian along a dimly lit Panama City Beach road. William Scott Rhodes, 29, was...
View ArticleAirport lands grant in hopes of harnessing NYC flight
WEST BAY — Officials at the Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) may be one step closer to harnessing direct air service from the Panhandle to New York City. The U.S. Department of...
View ArticlePort tonnage down in 2014
PANAMA CITY — After a slow year for one of the largest imports at Port Panama City, the facility checked in with a lower rate of tonnage handled during the 2014 fiscal year. At a meeting Thursday,...
View ArticleDriver arrested for aggravated stalking
MARIANNA — A Blounstown man was charged with aggravated stalking Thursday in connection with an incident Sept. 30 during which he harassed another driver on I-10, the Florida Highway Patrol said. At...
View ArticlePCB Council balks at e-cigarette ban
PANAMA CITY BEACH — E-cigarette smoking in city buildings and some park areas still will be allowed after the City Council on Thursday decided not to move forward with an ordinance that would have...
View ArticleMarshall's tackle preserves Arnold victory over Bay
PANAMA CITY BEACH – Arnold's Chandler Marshall knew what was coming. All that remained was blowing it up. Marshall stuffed Bay quarterback Xavier Longerbeam at the 1-yard line on a two-point...
View ArticleUPDATE: School lockdown in Chipley has been lifted
9:19 a.m.: The WCSO reports the school lockdown in Chipley has been lifted. 8:13 a.m. CHIPLEY - The Washington County Sheriff's office confirms that Chipley High School and Roulhac Middle School are...
View ArticleFormer 'SNL' cast member Jan Hooks dies at age 57
NEW YORK (AP) — Former "Saturday Night Live" cast member Jan Hooks has died. The 57-year-old Hooks died Thursday in New York, according to The New York Times. The newspaper confirmed the death through...
View ArticleScott, Crist to meet in first gubernatorial debate tonight
MIRAMAR (AP) — Republican Gov. Rick Scott and Republican-turned-Democrat former Gov. Charlie Crist will meet in the first of three debates Friday in a race that is too close to call less than a month...
View ArticleWyllie sues to be heard in gubernatorial debate
TALLAHASSEE — With Florida’s gubernatorial debates getting underway, Libertarian candidate Adrian Wyllie on Thursday filed a lawsuit to try to get included in a televised debate next week in Broward...
View ArticleBCSO: No charges in Allanton father-son shooting
ALLANTON — No charges will be filed in the shooting death of James Ivey by his son, the Bay County Sheriff’s Office announced on Friday. Investigators ruled Kyle Ivey acted in self defense when he...
View ArticleSoutherland, Graham claim lead in tightly-contested District 2
PANAMA CITY — There’s good news and bad news for anyone interested in the race to represent Florida’s 2nd Congressional District. If you’re rooting for Rep. Steve Southerland to keep the seat he’s...
View ArticleLynn Haven may allow chickens
LYNN HAVEN — The Florida Department of Agriculture’s Jennifer Jennings-Glover calls it sustainable poultry — more people are keeping chickens in the backyards of their suburban homes. “It used to be...
View ArticleCounty shooting range ready to fire (PHOTOS/VIDEO)
WESTBAY — As the sounds of shotgun blasts echoed through the air, Lewis Waycuilis walked off the handgun range after shooting at targets. He was the first person to use the Bay County gun range Friday...
View ArticleBrock juror says he was forced into guilty verdict (LETTER)
PANAMA CITY — Defense attorneys are seeking a new trial for the Fountain man convicted of the murder and robbery of his neighbor because a juror said he was forced into a guilty verdict. It would be...
View ArticleSpringfield killer drops appeal for new trial
PANAMA CITY — A Springfield woman who fatally stabbed her neighbor 47 times after being confronted with stealing and forging her checks has withdrawn an appeal for a new trial. Police said 49-year-old...
View ArticleHotel plan for Tan Fannies moves to Mexico Beach
PANAMA CITY — The deal to turn Tan Fannies into a hotel has officially fallen through. Hybrid Development, the company interested in turning the Tan Fannies property into a 75-room hotel, 20...
View ArticleLittle common ground in Florida governor debate
MIRAMAR, Fla. (AP) — Republican Gov. Rick Scott and Republican-turned-Democrat former Gov. Charlie Crist agreed during a debate Friday that Ebola would be bad for Florida — and they disagreed about...
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