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WALTON COUNTY, Fla. -- Two suspects were caught on camera burglarizing a Freeport home in the Owls Head subdivision during Hurricane Helene on Sep. 26. The Walton County Sheriff's Office posted the victim's surveillance recording to Facebook. The suspects are seen going through bedroom drawers around 8:28 p.m. According to...

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (WMBB) – Panama City Beach Entertainment is excited to announce its Sunday night headliner for the 2025 Gulf Coast Music Festival presented by Jim Beam. With 28 number 1 hits on Billboard Country, country music legend Blake Shelton will have us feeling like we’re in ‘God’s Country’ on Sunday, June 1, […]

MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. -- Questions have surfaced about the actions of operating room staff during a fatal surgery in Northwest Florida where the wrong organ was removed. Dr. Thomas Shaknovsky is accused of removing 70-year-old William Bryan's liver instead of his spleen at Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast Hospital in Miramar Beach in late August.

WALTON COUNTY, Fla. -- The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) Regional Task Force arrested a man following a standoff at a residence in Mossy Head on Tuesday, according to the Walton County Sheriff's Office. Deputies say 38-year-old Michael Stephen Boone was wanted by the Niceville Police Department for charges of. Aggravated...

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - We started off with sunny skies, but the clouds took over and even brought a little rain. Highs reached the mid to upper 80s. Tonight: Expect mostly cloudy skies and more humid conditions with lows in the 70s. Friday: It will be mostly cloudy, warm,...

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - The Central Panhandle Fair in Bay County is back and ready to bring a week of fun, food, and family-friendly activities to the community. Located at 2230 East 15th Street, Panama City, FL 32405, the fair opened its gates on October 1 and will run through October 5.

PANAMA CITY — The Florida Department of Health in Bay County has issued a water quality advisory for Carl Gray Park, the strip of bay-front beach adjacent to the Gulf Coast State College campus, for failing to meet recreational water quality criteria for Enterococcus bacteria. The department advises against any water-related activities at this location due to an increased risk of illness in swimmers. This advisory will continue until bacteria levels are below the accepted health level. ...

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) -October is here and the Bay Arts Alliance is gearing up for another season of screams at Fright Nights: The Gate Keeper. The immersive experience will take place at the Panama City Center for the Arts in Downtown Panama City. “This year’s story takes guests on...

WALTON COUNTY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - The Walton County community is stepping up to help 12-year-old Tristan Jones and his family after he was seriously injured in a shooting earlier this year. On May 2, 2024, Tristan Jones was shot multiple times by teenagers who fired into his family’s home as...

The City of Destin has released a comprehensive fact sheet to address recent misunderstandings about its speed study program. The document aims to clarify the purpose and methods of these studies, which have been the subject of misinformation on social media platforms, with some residents expressing concerns about privacy. According...

Walker & Dunlop has arranged $72.7 million in construction loan proceeds for Vintage Lake Powell, a 289-unit, Class A, mixed-use apartment complex in Panama City Beach, Florida. TDK Construction and Oldacre McDonald are developing the project at 24000 Panama City Beach Parkway. The W&D FHA Finance team, led by Keith...

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - New artificial super-reefs will soon make their home in the Gulf. These reefs provide an environment for sea life to live and sea plants to grow. These reefs are extremely important to the quality of fish that live and can be caught in our water.

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Good Thursday morning everyone!. It’s a quiet start on radar despite a bit of mid to upper level cloud cover moving across our skies. Moisture is returning aloft after a dry day yesterday. That will lead toward an increase in cloud cover across our skies today. Eventually we’ll moisten up the lower levels over the coast later today and a few scattered showers will be possible largely for coastal locations late in the day or evening.

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - The iconic Panama City Marina Civic Center is coming down. The first phase begins Wednesday at 11 am. The city of Panama City made that announcement Tuesday. The civic center was a popular concert venue for more than six decades. The city has invited the...

We are back for another week of Bay County football, but first, we look back on how I did for my Week 6 Monday night predictions. I went 4-0 bringing my season total to 23-5. Throughout the season, I'll preview each matchup, share my predictions and keep a running tally of my record. ...

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) --Experts at Florida Power and Light give tips and tricks on keeping your bills down. NewsChannel 7′s Allison Baker sat down with FPL’s Laura Blair to learn how you can save on your next bill. Blair said there are simple easy steps you can...

[ANTHONY WIGGINS | The News] In a significant development for inmate healthcare and county financial management, Washington County Sheriff Kevin Crews announced that the county jail has successfully enrolled in a new Federal Insurance Program. This move was unveiled during the Washington County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) meeting on September 26, where Sheriff Crews praised his staff for their extensive research and dedication in securing the program, referring to it as a “very big deal” for both inmates and the county’s budget.

BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – Bay County Sheriff’s officials say they see new scams every day. Most of the scammers are based in foreign countries and mostly target the elderly. But anyone can become a victim. Sheriff’s investigators say you should be on the lookout for scammers after a natural disaster, like Hurricane Helene. “They […]

It was a big first day at the 76th annual Destin Fishing Rodeo on Oct. 1 with big fish, big crowds and big fun on the docks behind AJ’s Seafood and Oyster Bar on Destin harbor. With 168 boats registered as of noon Tuesday and another 31 people in...

BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – Bay County Sheriff’s Office deputies are back home after a seven-day deployment to Suwannee County. They were providing Hurricane Helene storm relief around the city of Live Oak. The group of 20 left Bay County early last Friday morning, shortly after the hurricane made landfall in nearby Taylor County. They […]