Group trying to renew interest in Reny Jose's disappearance
PANAMA CITY BEACH — A Baltimore community safety patrol group will be holding an event Friday to renew interest in the search for a spring breaker who went missing last year. The Baltimore Guardian...
View ArticleDrilling leases lurk 25 miles off PCB
PANAMA CITY BEACH — As federal officials discuss possible leases with companies to drill for oil or natural gas more than 125 miles offshore Panama City Beach, several drilling opponents said they...
View ArticleCaryville caught up in tree squabble
CARYVILLE — The Caryville Town Council gathered for an emergency meeting last week that was called to impose an immediate cease to excavation of land controlled by the town. A premature decision by...
View ArticleIndiana man arrested on gun, drug charges
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Officers arrested an Indiana man Monday at about 3 a.m. after security at a condominium complex reported seeing a gun in the man’s lap as he entered the complex in a vehicle, the...
View ArticleEight charged after PCPD breaks up open house party
PANAMA CITY — Panama City Police made several arrests and seized drugs after breaking up and open house party on Saturday. Officers responding to a noise complaint at 943 Magnolia Avenue at around 9...
View ArticleStep forward: Final SweetBay plat approved by P.C. Planning Board
PANAMA CITY — The final plat for SweetBay phase 1A was approved by the Panama City Planning Board on Monday, pending that all of the surrounding streets receive a final layer of pavement. Preble Rish...
View ArticleUPDATE: Uber shuts down service in Bay County after PCB driver arrest
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Ride-sharing service Uber suspended operations in Bay County over the weekend after Panama City Beach Police arrested a driver for operating a taxi without a permit. The company,...
View ArticleMotorcyclist in critical condition
PANAMA CITY BEACH -- A driver ejected from a wreck Monday said he was stranded for about an hour in critical condition after the crash, according to Florida Highway Patrol reports. Michael J. Smith,...
View ArticleGroups rally against campus gun bills
TALLAHASSEE — Guns won’t improve safety at schools where students already encounter a “toxic mix” of alcohol, drugs and the pressure of academics, opponents of a series of campus gun bills argued...
View ArticleWork planned on Fountain, 15th Street
PANAMA CITY — The outside eastbound lane of U.S. 98 (15th Street) in Panama City will be closed near Fountain Avenue Wednesday from midnight until 6 a.m. Crews are constructing a driveway for the new...
View ArticleBed Races coming to Chamber Block Party
PANAMA CITY — The Bay County Chamber of Commerce's Board of Directors Block Party will feature a new element this year — the first ever Bed Races, which will challenge members to design, construct...
View ArticleGraham introduces travel bill
PANAMA CITY — U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham, D-Tallahassee, has announced her second piece of legislation, H.R. 1339, the Congressional Travel Perks Elimination Act. The act will ban members of Congress from...
View ArticleVoluntary pre-K registration now open
PANAMA CITY — Registration for fall 2015 voluntary pre-kindergarten in Bay District Schools opened Monday and stays for the entire year. Applications are now being taken on the Bay District Schools...
View ArticlePolice: Woman got naked at Dunkin' Donuts on a dare
GREENACRES (AP) — A 32-year-old woman told police she got naked and sat outside a Greenacres Dunkin’ Donuts as a dare. The Palm Beach Post reports Shakara Monik Martin was arrested Sunday near West...
View ArticlePrison investigators testify about being silenced
TALLAHASSEE — Testifying under oath Tuesday before a Senate panel, current and former Department of Corrections (DOC) investigators — including the sheriff of Gulf County — said they were ordered by...
View ArticleLakeland woman survives after walking into path of train while texting
LAKELAND — A Lakeland woman survived walking into a moving CSX train on Kentucky Avenue on Monday afternoon. About 3:15 p.m., witnesses said, Sheena Keynna, 27, of 1407 Kettles Ave., appeared to be...
View ArticleFlorida residents have high rates of remarriage; P.C. second in state
ORLANDO (AP) — A large number of Florida residents like to go down the wedding aisle more than once. New figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau on Tuesday shows that Florida has among the highest...
View ArticleArrest ordered for woman who fled with son over circumcision
DELRAY BEACH (AP) — A judge issued an arrest order Tuesday for a Florida woman who fled with her son to prevent his circumcision and ignored a demand to appear in court. Circuit Judge Jeffrey Gillen...
View ArticleUPDATE: Dead man, gunman in Rainbow Gathering shooting identified
APALACHICOLA NATIONAL FOREST — The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office has identified the man they allege shot and killed one man and seriously wounded another in a shooting incident Thursday at a...
View ArticleFWC seeks input on 2015 snapper season
PANAMA CITY — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) will host a public workshop in Panama City Wednesday to gather comments on the 2015 recreational red snapper season in state...
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