CRIME & SAFETY

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - As of 11:00 a.m., the intersection has been cleared. Florida Highway Patrol says a 69-year-old man from Panama City was killed Tuesday morning after a crash at Highway 390 and 231. Troopers say the man was pronounced at the hospital after they got the call...

Editor’s Note: We have updated this story. LYNN HAVEN, Fla. (WMBB) — Local law enforcement agencies have been making several arrests in connection to car burglaries. The break-ins happened in Lynn Haven, Panama City, and Callaway. Local law enforcement officials said they found several suspects in possession of stolen items, including firearms. Officials stated many […]

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Four suspects have been arrested in connection to a string of 16 car burglaries and gun theft, according to Bay County authorities. On May 24, three men were allegedly seen burglarizing several cars in the Callaway area. Investigators with Panama City Police say they were...

Editor’s Note: Florida Highway Patrol incorrectly reported the details of this fatal crash and they have sent an updated news release correcting the details. We have updated our story. BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) — One man is dead after a crash on Highway 231 Tuesday morning. According to a news release by the Florida Highway […]

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (WMBB) — Panama City Beach police were investigating a death Monday afternoon. Officials said the body was found at about 1 p.m. near a gas station on Hutchison Boulevard. The man was believed to be a transient. “There is no eminent danger to the community related to this incident,” city officials […]

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (WMBB) — The man accused of attacking a pizza delivery driver is out of jail, officials said Monday. A Marco’s Pizza delivery driver was allegedly followed by a large white truck to the store where he worked. The man in the passenger side of the truck then choked the driver out […]

A Georgia resident is accused of putting a chokehold on another man in the parking lot of a pizza store after an alleged road rage incident in the Florida Panhandle, authorities said.

It's sold out now, but some lucky folks won some free tickets today thanks to Peoples First Insurance. NC7's Allison Baker was there for the parking lot party. Guam is recovering after a super typhoon hit the island this week, wind gusts reaching close to 200 miles per hour, devastating the area.

Rain chances will gradually increase this week and peak on Thursday in NWFL. It's the unofficial kick-off to the summer season. Memorial Day weekend starts with droves of people coming to enjoy the sandy white beaches. Memorial Day: Patrolling the water. Updated: 5 hours ago. Many people are hitting the...

PANAMA CITY BEACH − Local law enforcement is gearing for a very busy weekend on the Beach. With the 2023 Gulf Coast Jam just days away, Panama City Beach Police Chief J.R. Talamantez said he anticipants traffic will be the city's biggest challenge this weekend, as thousands of visitors are set to...

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WMBB) — A vehicle was engulfed in flames after a Sunday morning car crash. According to the video submitted by a viewer, two vehicles crashed into one another around 4:30 a.m. near 18th Street and Drummond Avenue, leaving the other vehicle fully engulfed in flames. More details are planned to be released […]

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WMBB) — A jury found one of the men accused of an attempted murder and robbery in Springfield not guilty this week. Jeremy Leslie was accused of attempted felony murder and robbery with the discharge of a firearm in a case that stems from February 2020. Springfield Police charged Leslie and three […]

Some of us here in Southwest Florida refer to Panama City as the armpit of Florida. I mean, geographically, that’s what it looks like. Well, this bunch from Panama City isn’t doing the city any favors. They attempted to rob the KFC that employed them. Now, if you work somewhere, you know where the security cameras are, right? Right? Right? The Bay County Sheriff’s Office has the report.

DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - A man is in custody after deputies say he was wanted out of Bay County. On Wednesday evening, Walton County Sheriff’s Office pulled over a car at the 76 gas station near Waffle House in DeFuniak Springs. During the stop, deputies say they identified...

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PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) -Many will flock to the beaches across the Panhandle for Memorial Day weekend. But an increase in visitors also means more traffic on the roadways. This is why you might see more Florida Highway Patrol Troopers out and about over the next few days. “There’s a...

On the evening of Wednesday, May 24, 2023, Walton County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle at the 76 gas station near Waffle House in DeFuniak Springs. During the traffic stop, a passenger of the vehicle was identified as a suspect wanted on multiple charges out of Bay County.

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (WMBB) — A Panama City Beach man was arrested in an undercover operation by the Bay County Sheriff’s Office Monday night. According to a Facebook post by the Bay County Sheriff’s Office, Gerardo Carreto Cardenas, 56, was arrested in an undercover operation that targets individuals seeking to exploit children online sexually. […]

BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - A notorious murder case in Bay County is coming back to light now that one of the two people convicted is walking free. Canadian Air Force Major David Turenne was murdered in February 1996 outside his Panama City home. His wife Monique Turenne and her lover Ralph Crompton were convicted.

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Joshua Wheeker never imagined he would be struck by lightning while on vacation in Panama City Beach. “It’s always in the back of your head when you’re in a storm, you’re like, oh, maybe? But how many times have you been out walking and getting caught and rain in the rain? To answer your question, no I would have never considered this to have been something in my life that would happen,” Wheeker said.