Marisa Gjuraj
Reporter
Panama City, FL

Marisa Gjuraj graduated from the University of South Carolina in May 2022.
While she was at UofSC, Marisa was a member of the Student Gamecock television station. Marisa is from Tega Cay, South Carolina.
If you have a story idea for Marisa, send her an email at the address on this page.
Education
Updated: Oct. 10, 2023 at 3:11 PM CDT
|By WJHG Newsroom and Marisa Gjuraj
The suspect involved in the shooting has been identified by authorities as 58-year-old Thomas Bradley Evans of Daleville, Alabama.
Updated: Jul. 11, 2023 at 8:49 PM CDT
|By Marisa Gjuraj
As Panama City Beach expands, so does the need for medical care.
Updated: Jun. 26, 2023 at 7:37 PM CDT
|By Marisa Gjuraj
Jackson County Fire Rescue will soon have one more tool to help in emergencies.
Updated: Jun. 26, 2023 at 6:59 PM CDT
|By Marisa Gjuraj
Jackson County commissioners voted to raise a tax aimed at tourists visiting the area, better known as a bed tax.
Updated: Jun. 25, 2023 at 10:40 PM CDT
|By Marisa Gjuraj
Fourth of July is right around the corner and that means more people will be on the roads headed to our beach.
Updated: Jun. 22, 2023 at 9:51 PM CDT
|By Marisa Gjuraj
parking pains in Panama City Beach. with more people coming to our area. There is a need for more parking.
Updated: Jun. 21, 2023 at 10:47 PM CDT
|By Marisa Gjuraj
In 2019 a family beach trip turned in to an unimaginable nightmare.
Updated: Jun. 20, 2023 at 11:07 PM CDT
|By Marisa Gjuraj
Bay County commissioners were set to make a decision to raise a tax aimed at tourists visiting the area. However, they ended up not voting for it.
Updated: Jun. 4, 2023 at 10:37 PM CDT
|By Marisa Gjuraj
Gulf Coast Jam wrapped up the four-day country music festival on the beach Sunday.
Updated: May. 31, 2023 at 7:00 PM CDT
|By Marisa Gjuraj
Kevin French is retiring after more than four decades of serving as a paramedic in the community.
Updated: May. 8, 2023 at 8:41 PM CDT
|By Marisa Gjuraj
After missing for several days, the family of Anastasia Gilley is searching for answers.
Updated: Apr. 18, 2023 at 10:48 PM CDT
|By Marisa Gjuraj
Mexico Beach’s quaint small town is growing into something much bigger.
Updated: Mar. 15, 2023 at 10:53 PM CDT
|By Marisa Gjuraj
After walking for 6 days Troy’s University’s Alpha Tau Omega has made it to Panama City Beach.
Updated: Mar. 14, 2023 at 11:03 PM CDT
|By Marisa Gjuraj
Panama City Beach is climbing the charts. It’s now ranked the second most affordable spring break destination.
Updated: Mar. 13, 2023 at 10:49 PM CDT
|By Marisa Gjuraj
It’s all fun and games until someone breaks the rules! Panama City Beach police are cracking down on spring breakers.
Updated: Mar. 8, 2023 at 10:43 PM CST
|By Marisa Gjuraj
If you have to travel Back Beach Road, especially for the month of march, you know it’s pretty much slow going.
Updated: Feb. 9, 2023 at 10:44 PM CST
|By Marisa Gjuraj
Tourist season is coming up, meaning more people will be coming to the world’s most beautiful beaches. The Panama City Beach fire chief would like to have more lifeguards manning the beaches.
Updated: Feb. 7, 2023 at 11:00 PM CST
|By Marisa Gjuraj
Mowat Middle School is doing all they can to help one of their beloved employees.
Updated: Jan. 3, 2023 at 10:45 PM CST
|By Marisa Gjuraj
A Chipley family is starting off the new year with pretty much the clothes on their backs. After a fire destroyed their home over the weekend.
Updated: Dec. 7, 2022 at 5:22 PM CST
|By Marisa Gjuraj
Tuesday the Bay County sheriff’s office seized two-and a half pounds of fentanyl from a local man.
Updated: Oct. 27, 2022 at 10:42 PM CDT
|By Marisa Gjuraj
Operation Hans Gruber began 19 months ago, and so far, has led to 25 arrests on charges of conspiracy and drug trafficking.
Updated: Oct. 13, 2022 at 7:53 AM CDT
|By WJHG Newsroom and Marisa Gjuraj
A suspect is shot near Sneads. Officials with the Jackson County Sheriff's Office say shots were fired by law enforcement.
Updated: Sep. 12, 2022 at 10:42 PM CDT
|By Marisa Gjuraj
There are 424-thousand children in the foster care system in the U-S. There are 5,897 of those children are right here in Alabama. With the number of foster homes decreasing there are only 2,360 foster homes available here.