'In Dog We Trust' rug to be auctioned for animal group
LARGO (AP) — Is “In Dog We Trust” your motto? If so, a sheriff's office in Florida has a rug for you. The Pinellas County sheriff's office said Thursday it will auction off a rug that had “In Dog We...
View ArticleKing’s service honored at weekend events
PANAMA CITY — With Martin Luther King Jr. Day observed Monday, local events are lined up to commemorate the holiday. The Bay County Branch NAACP will host its annual prayer breakfast Saturday at 8...
View ArticleUPDATE: 6 injured in Thursday morning crash
LYNN HAVEN — Officers are investigating an early Thursday crash where six people were injured after a vehicle overturned near the intersection of Transmitter Road and County 390, according to Florida...
View ArticleMaking it count: Local students compete in national math program
PANAMA CITY — Jackson Morris was worried. They were calling other names. Not his. --- VIDEO: STUDENTS COMPETE IN MATHCOUNTS»» The year before, he came in second. But this year his name was the final...
View ArticleCome back home to St. Andrews Coffee House & Bistro
ST. ANDREWS — After stepping into St. Andrews Coffee House & Bistro on Friday morning, I quickly found out I was surrounded by family and friends. An area family reunion of sorts, I was greeted by...
View ArticleAccused killer’s trial nears
PANAMA CITY — Prosecutors have amended the charges against a man accused of a deadly Panama City Beach shooting during a drug deal gone wrong as his court date nears, according to court documents....
View ArticleGraham gets plum appointment
PANAMA CITY — Freshman Rep. Gwen Graham secured a seat on the Armed Services Committee, where she will join Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Fort Walton Beach, which means the entire Panhandle will be represented...
View ArticleLegislators hear constituents’ concerns
PANAMA CITY — Bay County residents and representatives of a wide range of organizations lobbied Thursday night at the local legislative delegation meeting for their causes and concerns in the upcoming...
View ArticleGlenwood residents win battle over natural gas station
PANAMA CITY — With a resounding response from Glenwood residents, city officials pledged that they would not place a compressed natural gas station on Redwood Avenue near 11th Street. At a public...
View ArticleJudge: 3 million barrels discharged after 2010 BP spill
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The amount of oil discharged into the Gulf of Mexico as a result of a 2010 rig explosion was more than BP estimated, but less than the government calculated, a federal judge...
View ArticleOur View: The Graham Honeymoon
Democrat Gwen Graham promised much when she ran against incumbent Republican Steve Southerland to be our representative in the U.S. House. Graham said she was tired of the seemingly intractable divide...
View ArticlePolice: Teen posed as doctor at West Palm Beach hospital
WEST PALM BEACH (AP) — Police in Florida and officials at St. Mary's Medical Center in West Palm Beach have agreed not to charge a teenager they caught posing as a doctor. The South Florida...
View ArticleWork set for U.S. 231 in Bay County
BAYOU GEORGE — Construction crews are installing foundations and traffic camera support poles along U.S. 231 in Bay County for a new Intelligent Transportation System (ITS). Drivers will encounter...
View ArticleRader keeps family tradition alive
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Dennis Rader poked around in the back of his truck. He was parked at his parents’ house in Panama City Beach, musical equipment tucked away in his vehicle, getting ready for a...
View ArticlePolice: Guard, 2 strippers smuggled booze, drugs into Florida prison
LUTZ (AP) — It was a Florida prison inmate's escape that led investigators down a rabbit hole of sin involving a corrections officer and two strippers the sheriff says brokered deals for malt liquor,...
View ArticleGay marriage: High court sets stage for historic ruling
WASHINGTON (AP) — Setting the stage for a potentially historic ruling, the Supreme Court announced Friday it will decide whether same-sex couples have a right to marry everywhere in America under the...
View ArticleBay County disposes of deer carcasses
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Resident Tonya Wiggins was dismayed for several days last month when a rotting deer carcass had not been removed from the boat access area at Oriole Street and South Lagoon Drive....
View ArticleFinding the Right Way: Rehab program focuses on addiction
PANAMA CITY — When Terry Lewis got out of prison last fall, he headed straight for what sent him there. “I started drinking many years ago, and it got out of hand many years ago,” Lewis said. “The...
View ArticleTexas man gets 15 years robbery attempt
PANAMA CITY — A Bay County judge has sentenced a Texas man to 15 years in prison for an armed robbery attempt, officials said Friday. Conroy Orlando Thomas, 30, of Houston, was sentenced Friday to the...
View ArticleLocal company honors PCB drivers with $10,000 each
PANAMA CITY BEACH — A pair of Waste Pro truck drivers left work $10,000 richer Friday, thanks to a bonus provided by the company for three years of spotless performance. Tommy Pituch and Ray Stephens...
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