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PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Here at NewsChannel 7, Tuesday is our favorite day of the week because we get to enjoy a blast from the past from local historian, Bill Hudson. Check out what clips he has to show off this week.

Time Travel Tuesday

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Good Wednesday morning everyone!. It’s a much quieter start on satellite and radar this morning with just some stratus clouds passing through. We’ll see a mostly sunny start but a cooler one!. Yesterday’s cold front has passed through and a light northerly breeze...

A cool spring feel returns to NWFL

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Brick-and-mortar car dealers in Panama City will no longer compete against staged car lots. City commissioners passed a regulated remote vehicle sales law at this Tuesday’s meeting. It prohibits car sales in parking lots that aren’t done by brick-and-mortar licensed car dealers in the city.

Panama City Commissioners crack down on staged car lots

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - One’s man mission to run the circumference of the world continues in Panama City Beach. Ultra-runner Tomasz Drybala is taking on his fourth and biggest running challenge, The Mindful UltraRun. Drybala says his mission is to positively impact the lives of a billion people...

Join the man running around the world in the Mindful UltraRun

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - In recognition of Autism Awareness Month, join Bacot Academy at their first ever Au-Some Fest. Activities for the free event kick off at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 1 and come to a close at 3 p.m. Located at 700 West 23rd Street Suite F in Panama City, the academy’s parking lot will be the site of the awesome event.

Join the Bacot Academy at AU-SOME Fest 2023

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Dinosaurs are on the loose this Thursday at the Bay County Chamber of Commerce’s Block Party, and they are ready to race. The T-Rex Relay Race is only one part of the block party’s family-fun hosted by the Bay County Chamber of Commerce to celebrate the community.

Get ready for Bay County Chamber of Commerce’s Block Party

BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Students at Patronis Elementary School did more than their usual classwork on Tuesday. Naval Support Activity Panama City brought equipment from the base to the school. Students learned about a fire truck, police car, an explosive ordnance disposal vehicle, and more. Officials on the base...

Naval Support Activity Panama City broadens students’ horizons

Lynn Haven, FL

LYNN HAVEN, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - A nightmare that no homeowner wants to have, unfortunately, happened Tuesday afternoon in Lynn Haven. Two homes in the College Point area caught fire destroying almost everything inside. “We got the initial call around 2:30 this afternoon for fires in multiple fires in the College...

Two College Point homes destroyed by fire

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - The need for affordable housing in Panama City is only growing. However, Panama City leaders came up with a housing strategy at Tuesday’s commission meeting. They passed the “2023 Infill Program for City Lots” agenda item. It’s targeted toward first-time homebuyers who fall under...

Panama City has new housing program for first-time homebuyers

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Expect to see spotty showers overnight, but dense fog may be the bigger issue overnight. Lows will fall into the mid to upper 60s. Winds will be South at 5 mph. On Tuesday, a cold front will bring a line of strong to severe storms through NWFL starting late Tuesday AM into Tuesday afternoon. Rain chances will be 70-80%. Temperatures will be in the mid to upper 70s. Once the front moves through cooler, less humid air returns to NWFL for a few days. Temperatures will fall into the low 50s Wednesday AM. Skies will be slow to clear Wednesday w/highs in the low 70s. Rain returns to NWFL by the weekend.

Monday Evening Forecast

The Bacot Academy is celebrating Autism Awareness Month with an Au-come Fest Saturday, Apil 1. This week's 850Strong Student of the Week is Anniston Gainer. Congratulations to this week's 850Strong Student of the Week. More fashion tips for Wear It Wednesday. Updated: 5 hours ago. Getting expert fashion advice from...

College Point fires

One man is hoping to inspire others to run with him as he attempts to run the circumference of the world. Getting ready for the City of Lynn's Easter Egg Hunt. The City of Lynn Haven tells us everything we need to know about this year's egg hunt. Family Thanks...

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Freeport, FL

FREEPORT, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - A Freeport family is picking up the pieces after they lost their home in a house fire. “I sat up in bed and immediately smelled smoke.” Amy Stoyles, wife and mom of the family, said. “Your heart kind of races... so I ran downstairs. My son Brighton was asleep in his bedroom. I grabbed him and ran him out the door, and then when I turned around I could see the flames under the house and up the wall.”

Family thanks community for support after home burns down

The Bacot Academy is celebrating Autism Awareness Month with an Au-come Fest Saturday, Apil 1. Two homes are now unliveable after a possible lightning strike caused a fire to burn both houses. More fashion tips for Wear It Wednesday. Updated: 5 hours ago. Getting expert fashion advice from Can't Hide...

This week's 850Strong Student of the Week is Anniston Gainer

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Authorities are asking the public for help in finding a suspect wanted for burglaries over the weekend. On March 24, reports of two burglaries were made to the Panama City Police Department at the 3300 block of Frankford AVenue and the 3600 block of Calhoun Avenue.

Police looking for burglary suspect

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - The Arete Collaborative Academy kicked off a science fair competition for homeschool students in the program. Nearly three dozen students from 3rd grade to high school participated in the competition Wednesday afternoon at City Church of Northside in Panama City. The students showed off their...

Homeschool Collaborative hosts science fair

Jackson County, FL

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JACKSON COUNTY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - A Jackson County woman is in custody after deputies say she had drug and paraphernalia in her car. On Monday, deputies with Jackson County Sheriff’s Office were conducting a building check around Blondies in Grand Ridge, and say they observed a white vehicle backed into a parking space with three people inside.

Woman arrested for drug possession

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Our Walborsky, Bradley and Fleming Student Athlete of the Week takes our focus up to the baseball diamond at Holmes high school and a senior first baseman there who suffered a serious setback in the Devils title run last season but has come back to make his senior year count!

Student Athlete of the Week: Hayden Revels

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Rain moves through tonight into Friday morning with sunshine returning by Friday afternoon. Walton County's only hospital...

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