Black lab likes to take solo bus ride to her dog park
SEATTLE (AP) — A black Labrador named Eclipse just wants to get to the dog park. So if her owner takes too long finishing his cigarette, and their bus arrives, she climbs aboard solo and rides to her...
View ArticleUPDATE: Missing Washington County teens found safe
Teenagers Isabella Wood and Felicity Nix were found on Wednesday and are safe, the Washington County Sheriff's Office reported, Wood, 14, and Nix, 15, were last seen at 10 p.m. on Tuesday near...
View ArticleAt 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 ArticleBusiness Profile: Answer Marketing aims to help others succeed
Business name: Answer Marketing Inc. Contact information: Address, 1131-A Beck Avenue, Panama City Phone: (850) 215-7667 Website: www.answermarketing.net and amipcblogs.com Email:...
View ArticleHardin takes over as EDA president
PANAMA CITY — Bay County Economic Development Alliance (EDA) official Becca Hardin dropped “interim” from her title Wednesday to become the organization’s new president, after a vote by the...
View Article'In Dog We Trust' accidentally printed on sheriff's rugs
LARGO (AP) — The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office in Florida has gone to the dogs. Well, at least its rugs have. Department spokeswoman Cecilia Barreda said Wednesday that the new rugs at the...
View ArticleComing soon: SweetBay set for home construction within 2 weeks
PANAMA CITY — The old airport site is a desert of development right now, with a newly opened school surrounded by large patches of yellow dirt. Developer St. Andrew Bay Land Co. said that should...
View ArticleMLK's message of pacifism presented at Warfare Center
NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY PANAMA CITY — What would happen if the U.S. military adopted Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s message of nonviolent confrontation and radical love? It’s hard to imagine anyone will...
View ArticleBay County ambulance service costly so far
PANAMA CITY — Bay County’s ambulance service is falling nearly $2 million short of covering its operating costs in its first full fiscal year of operation, but officials are hopeful they will be able...
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 ArticleNo harm, no fowl: Chickens can stay in Callaway
CALLAWAY — Mayor Thomas Abbott delivered an impassioned speech about freedom and maintaining a way of life. It also happened to be about chickens. Callaway City Commission discussed an ordinance...
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 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 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 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 Article'Selma' captures emotion, intensity of Civil Rights movement
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View ArticleMoving swiftly, US eases travel and trade rules on Cuba
WASHINGTON (AP) — Swiftly expanding trade ties with Cuba, the Obama administration opened the door to easier travel and a wide range of new export opportunities with the communist island starting...
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