Bay County News

The Washington County Sheriff's Office reports the capture and subsequent arrest of a Panama City man stemming from an overnight manhunt by multiple agencies including Washington County Sheriff's Office, Bay County Sheriff's Office, Florida Highway Patrol, The suspect, who led authorities on a chase from Bay County into south Washington County, ... (more)

Deputies are looking for a shooting suspect who crashed in the Sunny Hills area after leading Bay County Sheriff Frank McKeithen on a chase.

Florida TaxWatch has identified 107 so-called budget "turkeys" in the proposed state budget, totaling $107 million.

The owner of the pit bulls that allegedly killed Tyler Jett last month appeared before Judge James Fensom Tuesday morning for another bond hearing.

Bay county business owners are preparing for what they hope will be a busy summer tourism season.

Bay County residents choose their bikes as their main mode of transportation for several reasons, some cite exercise, other say cost efficiency, but most say it's simply more convenient.

Despite the rain, the United States Postal carriers and volunteers spent their day, Saturday, picking up food donations from Bay County residents.

The City of Freeport has hired a new fire chief, nearly seven months after officials fired the former chief when it was discovered he was not properly certified.

Panama City Beach - A former Panama City Beach auxiliary police officer is in the Bay County jail after admitting he sent sexually explicit photos to a minor.

If things go according to plan, residents of Bay County could see some activity by the old airport which has been closed for several years.

Bay County commissioners have been working to set a contract to design and build a pumping station at the northern end of Deerpoint Lake, but the decision has, once again, come to a halt.

An Okaloosa County jury found 61-year old James Harvey Tipler guilty Tuesday on 2-counts of solicitation to commit murder.

Bay County is getting into the emergency medical services business. County commissioners voted Tuesday morning to take over EMS and ambulance services from Bay Medical Sacred Heart.

Gary R. Majka II , 17, on Tuesday, May 7, appeared before Bay County District Judge Mark E. Janer and waived his right to a preliminary examination.

Cops and Firefighters put their lives on the line every time they go to work. Because they risk their lives to protect ours, both are regarded as heroes by the community but there is another group whose public service can be even more dangerous and may be just as important.

The Bay County Commission and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission are hosting a series of public shooting range events at the Campflowers Gun Range as they work toward establishing a permanent public facility at another location.

Christopher Ray Hyler of 1009 Spring Ave in Panama City was jailed late Thursday on premeditated murder charges.

There have been several runaways in the past few weeks in our area, leaving some wondering, why are they doing it? Sadly, with the quick click of a mouse, kids can find a website glamorizing running away from home.

Now, however, it ranks 46th and that's after climbing from 49th place as recently as 2010, when only bankrupt California kept our state from being dead last.

Bay County is celebrating it's 100th anniversary this year and the supervisor of elections, Mark Andersen, is preparing for a historical lesson in local elections that might shock some.