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the victim identified the suspect as 23 year old Austin Cody Hallmark.

Jackson County school buses are getting technology upgrades for next school year.

A couple of small business owners spoke to NewsChannel 7 about how they're weathering inflation.

The man notified police that he didn't have a driver's license after they stopped him.

It's been almost two weeks since a fire burned a Youngstown family's home to the ground, the flames sparing nothing except one item.

Florida Highway Patrol says two people have been killed and two others injured in a two vehicle crash on John Pitts Rd. near Pinetree Rd. in Panama City.

Jackson County Commissioners voted to deny a local business owner’s proposal to build a liquor and convenience store in the area of State Road 71 and Peacock Bridge Road.

A man is facing charges after he allegedly broke into a zoo and attacked people.

David Donaldson will spend life in prison for second-degree murder and serve an additional consecutive five years for aggravated assault. Donaldson was found guilty of shooting and killing 55-year-old Gordon McKinney in 2020 at a shopping plaza on 23rd Street.

A former Holmes County Corrections Officer is being charged with three counts of child lewd and lascivious molestation, and one count of sexual battery.

Records from the Bay County Property Appraiser’s Office show a man who died after being found in a resort in the Bahamas last week under mysterious circumstances owned a home in Panama City Beach, Florida. His wife was also listed on the property, she was hospitalized in the incident. However, NewsChannel 7 is working to confirm if the couple was actually currently living in Panama City Beach.

Two people are in custody in Jackson County after an argument lead deputies to drugs being discovered.

After Hurricane Michael, many homes in Bay County were destroyed. Now, houses in Panama City are booming and many new neighborhoods are under development.

The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office responded to a shooting in the Bascom area Thursday morning.

Protesters at Florida's Supreme Court say Tuesday's leaked Roe vs Wade leaked draft documents is disappointing but not surprising.

Alligators in Florida will be targeted around the clock when the next hunting season begins in August.

A Jackson County man is facing charges after deputies say they found large amounts of illegal drugs.

After kicking things off last week, the 24th Annual Thunder Beach Spring Rally has come to an end.

Thunder Beach will wrap up its spring rally this weekend and is set to return for the autumn rally in October.

The motorcyclist was transported to the hospital for his injuries but did not survive. The driver of the jeep was charged with a DUI and suffered minor injuries.

The trio was stopped after midnight on Highway 79.

A Panama City man convicted of molesting a child will spend the rest of his life behind bars.

Holmes County voters on Thursday passed an alcohol referendum that allows the sale of liquor by the glass.

Peyton was arrested in Enterprise in April of 2021.

Two local bomb technicians brought a new, safer way to dispose of explosives to Jackson County.

Shawaun Dortch was arrested without incident in Jackson County and charged with Robbery with a Firearm and Grand Theft.

A Jackson County mom saved her one-year-old daughter from a rabid fox attack in the Compass Lake area.

A man is facing charges after a deadly shooting in Panama City.

Sheila Gail Jones was charged with Grand Theft, Uttering a Forged Instrument, and Organized Scheme to defraud.

A local insurance agency speaks to NewsChannel 7 about what's behind the rising property insurance rates in Florida.