Top 10 Stories of 2013: No. 5 County takes over ambulance service // VOTE IN...
The News Herald is publishing its annual countdown of the top 10 stories of the year. These were the stories reporters and editors felt were the most important in Bay County in 2013. The series will...
View ArticlePCPD names 'person of interest' in Christmas Day slaying
PANAMA CITY — The man fatally shot early Christmas recently reported the theft of three guns from homes, but a detective said Thursday there is no connection between the reported theft and his death....
View ArticleReport: Plane out of gas before crash
CALLAWAY — Evidence from the scene of a fatal plane wreck last week indicates Destin business owner Larry Eli Caison ran out of gas shortly before he crashed in deep woods near the Sandy Creek...
View ArticleFormer students recall ‘Coach Post’
PANAMA CITY — As the physical education coach at Jinks Middle School for nearly 40 years, John Richard Post Sr. needed a way to deal with unruly adolescents. What he came up with was a choice: either...
View ArticleBreakfast Point autism teacher dies
PANAMA CITY BEACH — An autism teacher known for creating a comfortable, innovative classroom setting for autistic students has died. Breakfast Point Academy school staff and parents of autistic...
View ArticleCounty to provide gardening classes
PANAMA CITY — The Bay County University of Florida/IFAS Extension Office will hold a four-week vegetable gardening course, starting in January. The interactive video classes will cover “everything the...
View ArticleCounty taking in old Christmas trees
BAYOU GEORGE — The county is collecting live Christmas trees to burn in its waste-to-energy facility. Trees can be left at four drop-off locations in Bay County between Monday and Jan. 10. The trees...
View ArticleBill would allow breast-feeding mothers to opt out of jury duty
TALLAHASSEE — Want to get out of jury duty? Keep breast-feeding your child. A bill (SB 556) filed in the Florida Senate this month would set up such a scenario. If approved, it would allow a...
View ArticleTargets in BP settlement inquiry assail findings
NEW ORLEANS — Nearly six months after a federal judge appointed former FBI director Louis Freeh to investigate alleged misconduct inside the settlement program for compensating victims of BP's 2010...
View ArticleGovernor pardons Panama City man
RALEIGH, N.C. — Gov. Pat McCrory granted pardons on Friday to two men who completed their sentences at least 30 years ago and have each become parts of their respective communities. McCrory's office...
View ArticleTop 10 stories of 2013: #4 Panama City moves forward on marina project //...
The News Herald is publishing its annual countdown of the top 10 stories of the year. These were the stories reporters and editors felt were the most important in Bay County in 2013. The series will...
View ArticleBarnstorm: Bay advances to first title game since 2008
PANAMA CITY — Back on Nov. 30, Tallahassee Leon edged Bay 60-59. The Lions won on a buzzer-beater according to Bay officials, who aren’t convinced the game-winner didn’t come after the buzzer....
View ArticlePolice searching for man who robbed home
MARIANNA -- Police are looking for a man who robbed a Marianna home with a long rifle Friday, a Marianna Police Department news release stated. The robbery happened at about 9:27 p.m. Friday at a home...
View ArticleSentencing reform set to pass, co-sponsor says
PANAMA CITY — Mandatory minimum sentencing reform for drug offenses will pass the state Legislature in 2014, its Senate co-sponsor predicts. State Sen. Greg Evers, R-Baker, is confident the bill (SB...
View ArticleHigh stakes for US families losing jobless benefit
WESTMINSTER, Calif. — The end of unemployment checks for more than a million people on Saturday is driving out-of-work Americans to consider selling cars, moving and taking minimum wage work after...
View ArticleRunners, walkers gear up for 'Biggest Loser' race
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Runners and walkers have one last chance to register for Sunday’s Biggest Loser race. “Whether you’re an avid runner and you’re going out (Sunday) to run your best time ever —...
View ArticleWinston could see bright future for Florida State from Day 1
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — Auburn needed several weeks and two miracle plays before it truly believed it had a shot at playing for a national championship. Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston...
View ArticleRoussos Air Conditioning earns service award
PANAMA CITY -- Roussos Air Conditioning has earned the Angie’s List Super Service Award for 2013, a title that reflects an exemplary year of customer service based on online consumer ratings. “We are...
View ArticleCold this week, colder next week // PHOTO GALLERY
PANAMA CITY — The Panhandle is not being spared from the cold temperatures that have gripped much of the nation. Overnight lows Friday night dipped below freezing in most areas, dropping to 30 degrees...
View ArticleFlorida rejects keeping ‘water wars’ data secret
APALACHICOLA — Alabama and Florida have rejected a proposed plan to keep secret the results of a water study being done by a private group. The Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint Stakeholders group had...
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