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PANAMA CITY — Police investigating neighborhood complaints and reports of suspected illegal drug activity arrested four people Thursday. A news release from the Panama City Police Department on Friday says a home in the 2700 block of East Seventh Court where at least two of the suspects live also has been the target of multiple code enforcement...

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WMBB) — A hit-and-run motorcycle crash is slowing traffic on Highway 231 in Fountain Friday morning. First responders were on scene at about 10 a.m. investigating the crash. It happened shortly after 9 a.m. near the Highway 20 intersection. Florida Highway Patrol troopers said the motorcyclist was rushed to the hospital. They […]

PANAMA CITY — A two-week investigation that left three men behind bars led police to seize enough fentanyl "to kill every single resident ... of Panama City," according to the Panama City Police Department. PCPD officials announced Thursday that the department's Street Crimes Unit received tips about two weeks ago that drugs were being sold from a...

An estimated 150 to 200 teens attended the party, Walton County Sheriff's Office said. Police are now studying footage of the wild scenes for suspects.

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Four people have been arrested after multiple reports were filed against their residence, according to Panama City Police. Investigators with the Panama City Police Department said they had been getting tips from neighbors who suspected drug activity at a residence on E 7th Court. They said the residence had also been reported for numerous Code Enforcement violations.

SEASIDE, Fla. - Authorities have identified "key players" in the break-in of an $8 million Florida mansion – where a group of more than 200 rowdy teens threw an unsanctioned house party on Friday. "We tracked down the key players in our investigation and will be interviewing them today,"...

The $8 million Florida mansion in Santa Rosa Beach where a mob of 200 teens allegedly broke in to throw a massive rager is up for sale – as police identify suspects in the burglary. "Thankfully, absolutely nothing was damaged," the owner told Fox News Digital of the house,...

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (WMBB) — A local restaurant owner is a reminder that there are good people everywhere. Lucy Rodriguez owns AutentiKa Mexican Grille in Panama City Beach. This past weekend, she came across a bag someone left in the restaurant. She opened the bag to look for contact information for the owner when […]

PANAMA CITY — Popular nightclub Vibez has reopened about three weeks after closing when management said it had been "targeted" and "forced to shut down ... by the city." In a Facebook post, Vibez officials announced that the club at 4300 U.S. 98 was back open for business, ending its hiatus with its "R&B Thursday nights" event.

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WMBB) — News 13 reported on Wednesday that the Tarpon Dock Bridge closed due to the heat, and and it surprised a lot of people, so we asked the city about the process. Panama City city officials said the metal drawbridge heats up and expands during extremely hot days. The bridge opens […]

Friday morning Marshal Charlie Caldwell Jr. made his final journey home from Pensacola, Florida. The procession began at 11 a.m. and traveled through three states to arrive in Shreveport at 5:45 p.m.  On June 16, Caldwell fell overboard into the Gulf of Mexico while on a boat off the coast of Destin, Florida. Two days...

PANAMA CITY, Fla. — Police in a Florida Panhandle city said they seized enough fentanyl “to kill every single resident of the City of Panama City,” authorities said. According to a news release, the Panama City Police Department concluded a two-week investigation that resulted in the arrest of three men, WJHG-TV reported. Authorities received a tip that drug sales were being conducted in a home and began surveillance, according to the television station.

LYNN HAVEN, Fla. (WMBB) — The trial for two defendants in the Lynn Haven corruption case is getting closer and could go forward as soon as August. Former Lynn Haven Mayor Margo Anderson and James Finch, the owner of Phoenix Construction, are facing fraud and bribery projects over several city projects before and after Hurricane […]

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Enough Fentanyl to kill everyone who lives in Panama City was taken off the streets. That’s according to Panama City Police. Police say the Street Crimes Unit received tips about a home in the 3100 block of W. 21st Court and drug sales taking place inside. Police say they started watching the home.

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Roe v. Wade is no more. Friday the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the landmark decision that stood for nearly 50 years, now leaving the future of abortion restrictions up to individual states. Right now in Florida, abortion is still legal for up to 24 weeks....

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Nearly a dozen Louisiana law enforcement agencies arrived in Pensacola Friday to escort the body of Shreveport City Marshal Charlie Caldwell, Jr. back home. Caldwell's body was found in the Gulf of Mexico on June 18, after he fell off of his boat while trying to retrieve his hat.

SANDESTIN, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Day one of the ECBC weigh-ins has produced one big fish. An angler by the name of Troy Layton of Huntsville Alabama caught the first one. Troy is fishing aboard the boat Sea Wolff, which is based in Destin with captain Jared Quick at the helm.

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WMBB) — A Panama City Beach man is accused of hitting a woman with a hammer and raping her after breaking into her home. According to an arrest affidavit, 52-year-old David Brown was inside the victim’s home when she returned home from work. Once inside, the victim said she had an uneasy […]