Panama City Beach city leaders voted on how much money the city will spend to move utilities for construction of FDOT's Panama City Beach Parkway widening project from Nautilus Street to R. Jackson Blvd.
Thomas was wanted for multiple felony warrants, including Trafficking in Cocaine and Cocaine Possession with Intent to Sell Within 1000 Feet of a Specified Area out of Washington County, Florida and Aggravated Trafficking in Cocaine out of Mississippi.
A local ice cream boat was a go-to for locals enjoying the beach...That is until it capsized on Sunday. Pieces of the boat floated out into the gulf, then made its way back to shore. That’s when beach safety director Darryl Paul, said his team went into action to secure the remaining pieces.
Patrol deputies and investigators were able to develop a list of suspects through leads, and video surveillance at some of the homes where the crimes occurred helped with identifying the suspects.
Shelter staff told NewsChannel 7 there has been a recent influx of strays and owner surrendered animals brought to the shelter. Because it is a municipal shelter, staff said they cannot turn any animals away, even if they are full.
It is up to local law enforcement and a security team from a private company called DSI Security Services to make sure everyone in attendance stays safe.
“Last year was a little [rougher], this year it’s gotten a little bit better but we’re still definitely looking for lifeguards, we need at least a dozen of them.”
Recovery is far from complete in hard-hit Fort Myers Beach, Sanibel and Pine Island, with this year’s Atlantic hurricane season officially beginning June 1.
According to a press release from the sheriff’s office, they received a call on Friday around 12:30 p.m. that a diver was in distress in a cave at Blue Springs.
A head-on collision occurred in Bonifay, Florida Tuesday afternoon resulting in a death and multiple injuries of others including that of a 4-year-old.
NewsChannel 7 spoke to a former chief investigator who worked the David Turenne murder case in 1996. He gave his thoughts on Monique Turenne being released from prison.
Beach safety staff told NewsChannel 7 one of the most common challenges first responders face when responding to emergencies on the beach is finding the exact location of those who are in need of the help. In many of these emergencies, time is of the essence.
He told reporters that investigators charged McCloud with a second capital murder count this week for the death of Anastasia Gilley’s, whose pregnancy Florida records confirmed, unborn child.
By The Associated Press and MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press
Disney’s motion to dismiss was the latest twist being played out among the entertainment giant, DeSantis and the DeSantis-appointed Central Florida Tourism Oversight District.
Deputies arrested Marquis McCloud, a 31-year-old Newville resident, last week as they found the decomposed body of Anastasia Gilley, missing for a week from the Florida panhandle.
A Panama City mother will spend 30 years in prison for leaving her baby in a hot car. The state attorney’s office says that’s the maximum sentence for the charges Megan Dauphin was convicted of back in April.
Those officers located 19-year-old Anastasia Gilley's remains Wednesday morning, a week after she disappeared from Greenwood, her small hometown 30 miles south of Dothan.
According to a release from FDLE, a cybertip was sent in to their agents last year about a user uploading the illegal material on a social media platform.