Panama City News

This is not just a Bay County problem. There are displaced families all along Interstate 10 ... Red Cross has also opened a shelter in Defuniak Springs at the National Guard Armory on 9th Street.

The damage from Hurricane Katrina is keeping barges from using the intracoastal waterway ... More Stories Chipley Shelter Ambulance Convoy It Takes a Village Gasoline in Northwest Florida The Navy From Panama City Has a Unique Way to Help Storm Victims Emergency Numbers Info for Hurricane Katrina Red Cross Sets Up Special Shelter for ...2.7

Fundraising Cook Out at the Howard Johnson's at the Boardwalk Beach Resort . Evacuees eat free and donations will be accepted.3.1

A 41-year-old man, vacationing in Walton County, drowned in the Gulf Tuesday afternoon while trying to rescue his 13-year-old nephew who was in distress in the surf.

The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office Multi-Agency Drug Task Force held a six-month undercover operation, which lead to the arrest of five people responsible for illegal trafficking of cocaine and ...2.7

Beginning today, Jackson County residents will have an opportunity to donate items toward a countywide hurricane relief effort.3.1

Well, we dodged another bullet. The wind blew and the spume flew and there was no fishing, but, ... I'm writing this about 12 hours before Katrina is due to hit New Orleans and eastward to Panama City and can only hope and pray for Capts.2.7

Hurricane Katrina has caused numerous flight delays and cancellations at Orlando International Airport Monday.2.7

The United States and governments in Central and South America are concerned that members of extremist groups are based, traveling through, recruiting and fund-raising in Latin America -- the potential last ...2.9

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As Hurricane Katrina nears, local social-service agencies are playing it safe ... Richmond said if Tallahassee is hit, the Salvation Army will help families with severe needs.2.7

A morning cup of coffee turned into a very serious accident for one family at Panama City Beach Thursday morning.2.7

By Valerie Lovett, The News Herald, Panama City, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug.2.7

Paul Veckers, a criminal investigator with the Bay County Sheriff's Office, walks into the Workforce Center with marijuana, LSD, and even heroin.2.7

On Wednesday, nearly 100 firefighters and their families - wearing red shirts - filled the City ... It's not just firefighters being affected, it's our families," said Bedford, vice president of the Tallahassee Professional Fire Fighters, the local bargaining unit for the department.2.7

Some officials and activists are upset by the newest appointment to the Century Commission.3.1

Panama City officials are taking steps to begin another major road project involving the Highway 98 Hathaway bridge corridor.2.7

The recent arrest of a Bay County woman is the fifth time she's been charged operating a methamphetamine lab.2

The Associated Press PANAMA CITY The Panamanian prosecutor who won the conviction of anti-Castro militant Luis Posada Carriles has been arrested on corruption charges in an unrelated case, Attorney General Ana ...2.7

Ah... fried mullet, hush puppies, and bar-b-qued chicken, not to mention music you can clap your hands to.2.7

An Air Force pilot charged with forcing his way into a judge's home and attacking the jurist's stepdaughter will remain jailed pending his trial.3.4

In partnership with Microsoft, the state is launching the first phase of an Internet-based ... Sunshine Connections is first being installed in Bay County schools.2.7

The increasingly rare Panhandle signs are a fading Southern tradition ... Only two Panama City area police departments, Springfield and Cedar Grove, have continued placing the signs as a courtesy to grieving families.

The Coast Guard and a good Samaritan worked together Thursday evening to dewater a shrimp boat that was taking on water about 19 miles south of Panama City, Fla.2.7

The warden of privately operated Bay County Jail has resigned and his assistant, who managed the jail's annex, has been fired amid a series of scandals.4.4

Tumor Targeting Technology Improves Prostate Cancer Treatment LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga., -- Atlanta ... It currently operates six centers in the Atlanta metro region with additional clinics located in Blairsville, Macon, Hawkinsville and Panama City, FL.2.7

A man who once shouted "cuckoo" and then dropped his pants to moon a jury has been convicted of attacking his girlfriend with a boxcutter.6.3

Editors are advised that a high-resolution photo is available to accompany the news release, CLTH053, Cody Johnson Wins 2005 Jackie Robinson Award as Aflac National High School Player of the Year, issued ...2.7

A Bay county doctor is facing charges for over-prescribing painkillers. 69-year-old Thomas Merrill of Panama City was indicted on 100-counts of prescribing excessive and inappropriate quantities of controlled ...2

The National Marine Fisheries Service is implementing new restrictions on recreational red grouper fishing despite disagreement from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.2

Capt. Wells Parker's first mission in Iraq was to equally distribute the nation's power supply.3.1

A MAN battered his wife to death with a hammer because she asked for a cuddle after sex.

A state prison inmate has received a federal life sentence for threatening President Bush, his brother Gov.2.7

Mosley High School received an "A" last year for their performance on the FCAT ... Several schools in Bay County are over their Board approved caps while some, like Bay High, still have openings.2.7

The Company may conduct the Contest concurrently and simultaneously on several participating ... There will be a total of approximately 60 finalists from 92.5 WPAP, WFSY, WPBH, WFBX, WEBZ and WJHG website qualifying and 60 from on-site qualifying (Panama City Toyota).3.1