Blotter: Blood is thicker than orange juice
The young woman inside a local hotel lobby had been doused in orange juice and abandoned. She told police she had also been cut before the citrus bath, but they couldn’t find any signs of that. The...
View ArticleLakeland man throws dagger, claims sister was a witch and is shot
AUBURNDALE — A 32-year-old Lakeland man is in the hospital with a shotgun wound and awaiting charges after deputies say he threw a dagger at a man who then shot him Saturday. Deputies plan to charge...
View ArticleRatings record for AMC's 'The Walking Dead'
NEW YORK (AP) — The Nielsen Company says the 17.3 million people who watched the fifth season opener of “The Walking Dead” Sunday is a record both for the show and for a cable television program....
View ArticleBoardwalk Beach Resort to host CONDO CON
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Several vacation rental industry experts are slated to share their perspective on the condominium market during CONDO CON at Boardwalk Beach Resort in Panama City Beach next month....
View ArticleFall menu: Serve fresh, seasonal dishes
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Serve the freshest and most flavorful dishes of the season by sharing autumn’s bounty. “We change our menu seasonally, and a favorite is pumpkin pancakes with apple butter,” said...
View ArticleOne in custody in Panama City shooting as police still search
PANAMA CITY — One man is in custody and the Panama City Police Department is searching for another believed to be involved in a Tuesday afternoon shooting. The suspect was apprehended near the Nelson...
View ArticleUPDATE: Severe storms bring minor damage; Hooters goes topless
PANAMA CITY BEACH — A few rounds of severe thunderstorms early Tuesday morning left most of Bay and Walton counties unscathed — with the exception of Hooters on Front Beach Rd. Brian Hardin,...
View ArticleTeen arrested after father stabbed
PANAMA CITY BEACH — A Florida Highway Patrol officer was hospitalized and his teenage son arrested after an argument led to a stabbing, according to police reports. During a Monday night domestic...
View ArticleFormer Brave Bream never tires of 'The Slide'
HILAND PARK — As baseball legends go, Sid Bream doesn’t quite fit the profile: a .264 lifetime average, 90 career home runs, zero All-Star appearances. But baseball legends come not just by virtue of...
View ArticleOur View: Third-party threshold
In his final address to the public, George Washington warned of the inherent dangers of political parties. “The alternate domination of one faction over another, sharpened by the spirit of revenge,...
View ArticleOfficials: 2nd person tests positive for Ebola
DALLAS (AP) — Fears of the Ebola virus deepened Wednesday with word that a second Dallas nurse caught the disease from a patient and flew across the Midwest aboard an airliner the day before she was...
View ArticleCallaway Commission gets testy about water meter RFP, charter committee
CALLAWAY — Callaway commissioners are upset with City Manager Michael Fuller because of the cancellation of an RFP for water meters. The city received three bids for meters: $1,495,090 from HD...
View ArticleGaetz stumps for GOP candidates at roundtable
PANAMA CITY — With his term as president of the Florida Senate coming to a close in November, Don Gaetz stumped for Republican candidates across the board during an appearance Tuesday night. Gaetz,...
View ArticleHBO to offer stand-alone streaming service
NEW YORK (AP) — Premium cable channel HBO plans to offer a stand-alone version of its popular video-streaming service in 2015. At an investor meeting at parent Time Warner Inc. on Wednesday CEO...
View ArticlePCPD announces charges of three involved in shooting death (VIDEO)
PANAMA CITY — The Panama City Police Department announced three arrests in connection with a murder on Kraft Avenue on Tuesday. Javares R. Cameron, 18, was charged with an open count of murder and...
View ArticleWoman shoots at snake and lands in jail
PANAMA CITY — A Panama City woman has been taken to jail after allegedly trying to gun down a snake on a local school campus. April Dawn DeMarco, 30, was arrested for discharging a .380-caliber...
View ArticleGraham, Southerland debate strikes friendlier note (PHOTOS)
TALLAHASSEE — Candidates in the race to represent Florida's 2nd Congressional District distanced themselves from the fringes of their parties Wednesday during the second debate between incumbent Steve...
View ArticleFlorida governor debate reflects nasty campaign (#FANGATE VIDEO)
DAVIE — The Florida governor's race that was already one of the most negative in the state's history became even nastier— and weirder — as Republican Gov. Rick Scott and Democrat Charlie Crist fought...
View ArticleEmergency response exercise underway at Tyndall
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE — A major accident response exercise is underway at Tyndall Air Force Base. The exercise is an internal event and is being conducted in the 6000 area of the base with no...
View ArticleHolmes County Sheriff's Office seeks missing juvenile
BETHLEHEM — The Holmes County Sheriff’s Office is requesting assitance in locating a missing Holmes County juvenile. Chase Rogers, 17, was last seen Wednesday leaving his residence in the Bethlehem...
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