Two pounds seized in marijuana bust
PANAMA CITY -- Police seized almost two pounds of marijuana, a semi-automatic weapon and cash during a security sweep of a local apartment complex. Investigators with the Street Crimes Unit of the...
View ArticleFire consumes large brush patch near Sandy Creek
CALLAWAY -- Flames from a fire, estimated to engulf between 100- to 200-acres of brush, broke out Wednesday in Sandy Creek. Multiple fire crews from Bay County, Springfield, State Forestry and...
View ArticleLocal group nominated for Department of Defense award
PANAMA CITY — The U.S. Navy is honoring local supporters by nominating the Bay Defense Alliance for a national award that recognizes civilian groups or individuals who contribute to military causes....
View ArticlePort board discusses most recent wood-chip fire
PANAMA CITY — The Monday evening fire at Port Panama City was the facility’s third caused by wood pellets over the last few years. During a Port Authority meeting Wednesday, Port Director Wayne Stubbs...
View ArticleUpdate: Ebro track president: Racing to continue despite dire report
EBRO — Greyhound racing will continue at the track in Ebro despite predictions from some racing experts that it is a dying industry, the track president said Wednesday. “Our plan is to continue dog...
View ArticleWorkshops devoted to Artistic Remedies // VIDEO
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Austin Bennett’s art workshops are a far cry from paint by numbers. “I’m focusing more on individual perspective,” said Bennett, who recently launched Artistic Remedies, a company...
View ArticlePolice: Teen said ad for models led to prostitution
PANAMA CITY BEACH — The promise of modeling opportunities enticed a 16-year-old girl into a year of prostitution, police discovered after a raid on a local prostitution den Tuesday. Since May, Panama...
View ArticleFSU Panama City engineering students create metal separator
PANAMA CITY — Engineering students have created a machine that separates metals for recycling purposes. The Overband Magnetic Separator (OMS) uses an electromagnet to draw ferrous metal into a...
View ArticlePolice: Sex offender busted after threatening cable employees
LYNN HAVEN -- Lynn Haven police have arrested a convicted sex offender for not registering a new address after bullying a cable technician and threatening to shoot all of the cable company employees,...
View ArticleCritical habitat designated for loggerhead turtles
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — About 685 miles of beaches and nearly 200,000 square miles of the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico have been declared critical habitat for threatened loggerhead sea turtles. It was...
View ArticleFlorida State WR Wilson suspended following grand theft charge
TALLAHASSEE — Florida State wide receiver Jesus Wilson was suspended from the team on Thursday following an arrest for stealing a motor scooter. The rising sophomore and Miami native was charged with...
View ArticleBeach ‘overwhelmed’ by trash after holiday
PANAMA CITY BEACH — For the Bay County Tourist Development Council, having too many visitors on Panama City Beach during a holiday weekend is a good problem to have. But the estimated 250,000 tourists...
View ArticleSoccer club asks for city funding to fix field
PANAMA CITY – Bay United Soccer Club is making a case for Panama City funding for its soccer field. The club features more than a dozen teams for players from under 9 years old to under 19, plays....
View ArticleStop the Violence forum scheduled
PANAMA CITY -- The Bay County Branch NAACP will be addressing the recent outbreak in gun-violence during a “Stop the Violence” demonstration Saturday. Organizers invite the public to join the event...
View ArticleCourt date set in homicide
PANAMA CITY -- A court date has been set for the man accused of gunning down his landlord on church grounds nearly four years ago. Christopher Ray Hyler, 47, was set for a December jury trial Thursday...
View ArticleTopless-club owner arrested
PANAMA CITY -- The owner of a topless club is in jail on charges stemming from allegedly employing a minor as a dancer. Joyce Trench Cox, 77-year-old owner of Tan Fannies at 1137 Beck Ave., was...
View ArticleUpdate: Judge rules Florida Legislature broke law on maps
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Legislature illegally drew the state’s congressional districts to primarily benefit the Republican Party, a judge ruled Thursday as he ordered them redrawn....
View ArticleShooting suspect set for trial
PANAMA CITY -- A man who allegedly shot at two customers after a sour drug deal has a trial date set to argue his case. Sonny Pierce, 28, of Panama City Beach, is facing charges of intent to sell...
View ArticlePCB OKs scooter insurance requirement, beach ordinance
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Scooter rental businesses in Panama City Beach will be required to carry liability insurance and businesses that are repeat offenders of the city’s beach ordinance could be shut...
View ArticleUpdate: 5 arrested in Panama City Beach homicide
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Five people were arrested Thursday night in connection with a drug deal that ended with the shooting death of a 23-year-old Panama City Beach man. The victim was identified as Ryan...
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