School bus has fender bender
PANAMA CITY — A driver has been charged with careless driving after a collision with a school bus on U.S. 231, according to a Florida Highway Patrol report. No injuries were reported from the...
View ArticleOur View: The Calypso conundrum
In a previous editorial we dismissed the opposition to a new condo, the third, long-delayed, building in the Calypso Tower project almost out of hand. Our dismissal was deeply rooted in the irony of...
View ArticleCounty Commission: Bay Dunes to close in two weeks
PANAMA CITY — Bay Dunes Golf Course is slated to close down in two weeks, but county officials will invite organizations or golf management companies to reopen it lease-free without having to post a...
View ArticlePolice: Lance Armstrong hit parked cars, blamed girlfriend
DENVER (AP) — Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong hit two parked cars after a night of partying in Aspen but agreed to let his longtime girlfriend take the blame to avoid national attention, police...
View ArticlePedestrian killed in crash
A pedestrian died after being struck by a vehicle at U.S. 231 and Bear Creek Road, the Florida Highway Patrol reported on Tuesday. The Florida Highway Patrol reported the crash at around 12:41 p.m....
View ArticleChamber hosting First Friday
PANAMA CITY — The Bay County Chamber of Commerce will host its monthly First Friday meeting this week at Florida State University Panama City's Holley Academic Center. Networking begins at 7:15 a.m.,...
View Article'Greek Revival' author begins in the garden
PANAMA CITY — With a few herbs hanging on in the back yard and the same meals showing up on the table week after week, it was time for a “Greek Revival” in our home. Patricia Moore-Pastides shares...
View ArticlePCB Fire Department to showcase 9/11 history
PANAMA CITY BEACH — On Sept. 11, 2001, eight firefighters climbed onto Rescue Four, a fire truck that didn’t even carry water — only the gear the elite firefighters would need in a high-risk rescue...
View ArticleMan guilty of murder, faces up to life sentence
PANAMA CITY — Stephen Trusty was found guilty Tuesday of shooting a man who stole his bike and threatening retaliation to a witness of the brutal slaying. Jurors found Trusty, 33, guilty as charged of...
View ArticleOur View: State must limit ‘policing for profit’
They say crime doesn’t pay — unless, that is, you are a law enforcement agency that profits from seizing the property of suspected criminals. Civil asset forfeiture laws allow the government to take...
View ArticleBush, Clinton an even match in Florida
TALLAHASSEE — Bush vs. Clinton could be a barnburner in Florida. A Quinnipiac University poll released Tuesday shows former Gov. Jeb Bush and former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in a...
View ArticleUPDATE: Question for the court: What is sexual intercourse?
TALLAHASSEE (AP) — What does “sexual intercourse” mean in Florida? The state's Supreme Court justices are pondering the question in a case that threatens to weaken a 1986 law requiring HIV-positive...
View ArticleNewbery winner to speak at schools, public library
PANAMA CITY — Fresh off winning the Newbery Medal for outstanding contribution to children’s literature, poet and author Kwame Alexander will speak at a free event hosted by the Bay County Public...
View ArticleRabid raccoon found in Youngstown
YOUNGSTOWN — A raccoon killed in the Nixon area of Youngstown tested positive for rabies, the Bay County Health Department reported on Wednesday. This is Bay County’s first laboratory confirmed rabid...
View ArticleMan charged with illegally catching gators for Super Bowl feast
A DeBary man chose the wrong menu item for a Super Bowl meal when he decided to kill five small alligators for a gator tail dinner, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officials said...
View ArticleNew retail center coming to ‘desirable’ location on 23rd Street
PANAMA CITY — Plans for a new shopping center are in the works for a piece of property pegged as Panama City’s “most desirable” commercial location. An investment group closed on the sale of the...
View ArticleWith black bear population on rise, Florida may allow hunts
JACKSONVILLE (AP) — With Florida's black bears rebounding from near extinction, clashes with humans are on the rise, and the state is considering a limited hunting season as part of the solution. The...
View ArticleKentucky teen indicted
A Kentucky teenager who was arrested in Panama City Beach following an alleged a multistate crime spree of stolen cars and forged checks has been indicted by a grand jury, officials at the Grayson...
View ArticleFraud suspect wanted
PANAMA CITY — Authorities are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect believed responsible for the fraudulent use of bank account information, the Bay County Sheriff’s Office announced...
View Article2 injured in crash
FOUNTAIN — A driver and passenger have been hospitalized after skidding off the road and overturning several times, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. William Ellis Melvin, 32, who was driving...
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