The Panhandle Watermelon Festival has played host to legendary musicians for the last 5 decades, and this season will be no different.

The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles in Tallahassee was evacuated earlier today after a threatening letter was intercepted.

A 32-year-old man was found shot to death inside his apartment.

Florida legislators are wrapping up their negotiations on a proposed $74 billion budget.

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PANAMA CITY, Fla. (AP) -- State wildlife officials say almost three dozen exotic lizards have been captured in a Florida Panhandle neighborhood where a licensed seller abandoned them.

The Bay County Sheriff’s Office announced today the resurgence of an email scam in our area. This particular scam has been circulating since 2005 and originates outside the United States.

Florida lawmakers have given final approval to a bill that would ban the use of welfare recipients' EBT cards at "adult entertainment establishments" like strip clubs and casinos.

On 04/25/2013 Officers with the Marianna Police Department conducted a traffic stop on a white in color Ford Crown Vic for not having any operable brake lights.

Residents in Panama City living in the area off East Avenue north of 15th Street are being asked to report any sightings of a Tegus lizard.

The new rules give the city authority to shut down a paragliding event if officials believe it's out of control.

A bill seeking to lower the boom on loud music blaring from car stereos didn't strike a chord with the Florida Senate.

The 1913 Liberty Head nickel is one of only five known to exist.

George Jones died Friday at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville after being hospitalized with fever and irregular blood pressure.

April 27th marks the two-year anniversary of one of Alabama's most deadly natural disasters in history.

A Wewahitchka woman faces 25 years in prison after she was accused of shooting her boyfriend in the mouth.

A school resource deputy for Walton Academy, began an investigation into possible drugs being brought onto school campus.

This July's air show in Pensacola will go on, but it won't the Blue Angels you see in the sky.

The Florida House has passed a bill that would exempt voters' email addresses from the state's public records law if they are collected through voter registration.

Prosecutors want an answer from George Zimmerman's attorney on whether he intends to seek an immunity hearing for the former neighborhood watch captain.

The Florida House of Representatives passed the Timely Justice Act of 2013 (HB 7083) on Thursday by a vote of 84-34.

The drugs have street names such as "incense," "potpourri," "K2," "spice" and "bath salts."

Man was sentenced to life in prison after he allegedly shot a woman at a garbage facility.

The Florida Senate has passed a bill authorizing the state's Department of Environmental Protection to start enforcing rules to reduce water pollution.