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Holmes County Sheriff’s Office charged man with murder following fatal shooting
HOLMES COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – On Thursday, the Holmes County Sheriff’s office formally charged a man with an open count of murder involving a Bonifay man. Anthony Hicks Jr. a resident of Kinard, Florida was involved in the shooting death of 25-year-old Marcus Kale Fournier of Bonifay, authorities wrote. On March 26, at around 4:30 […]
Softball Game Recap: Franklin County Seahawks vs. Wewahitchka Gators
Franklin County was the 5-0 winner over Wewahitchka when they last played one another back in February, but their luck changed this time around. The Franklin County Seahawks fell just short of the Wewahitchka Gators by a score of 4-3 on Thursday. Sarah Ham spent all seven innings played on...
Reports: Pregnant Chick-fil-A manager killed in crash during trip to Florida
PANAMA CITY, Fla. — Coworkers are mourning the death of a pregnant Chick-fil-A manager from Georgia after she was killed in a crash involving a prison transport van, the Panama City News Herald reported. Kristen Clark, 33, and her unborn baby were killed after her Honda hit the back...
Old army reserve building will be demolished soon
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WMBB) — The old Army Reserve Center next to the Panama City Police Department will be demolished soon. The facility was heavily damaged during Hurricane Michael. The reserve abandoned it and relocated up Highway 77. Panama City actually owns the land. In 1958, the city leased it to the army for 99 […]
Woman killed in crash on Turnpike near Coconut Creek Parkway
A woman was killed in a crash on the Florida's Turnpike in Coconut Creek early Thursday, authorities said. The crash happened around 3 a.m. in the northbound lanes of the Turnpike south of the Coconut Creek Parkway. Florida Highway Patrol officials said a 2009 Acura TSX sedan was parked on...
Two arrests after car stolen in Callaway
CALLAWAY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Two teens have been arrested after deputies say they stole a vehicle in Callaway. The Bay County Sheriff’s Office said 16-year-old Omarion Hunt and 18-year-old Isiah Cumberlander traveled to the Callaway Chase area on bikes. Once there, the two allegedly began looking for unlocked cards....
FHP investigating fatal crash in Walton County
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) -The Florida Highway Patrol says a man was killed in a crash in Walton County, Wednesday morning. According to troopers, the accident happened on State Road 83 near Cat Island Road just before 6 a.m. Law enforcement says the driver of a Toyota Tundra made an...
Sunny skies return to NWFL
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Good Thursday morning everyone!. It’s a quiet start on satellite and radar this morning with skies clearing overnight. Plenty of sunshine heads our way for today, and the rest of this week!. We’re off to a cool start. Temperatures will get going in the...
Panama City Beach in need of lifeguards
PANAMA CITY, FL. (WMBB) — The lifeguard season is almost upon us and Panama City Beach Safety needs lifeguards. Panama City Beach Rescue officials say they’re looking for seasonal lifeguards. They made the plea after a swimmer drowned Wednesday behind the Ocean Villa Condos near Churchwell Road at 1:30 p.m. Panama City Beach’s summer season […]
Beautiful stretch of weather, warming trend
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WMBB) – Good morning and happy Thursday! We’re off to a cooler start today with temperatures mainly in the low or middle 50s (about 5-10 degrees lower than yesterday morning). Winds out of the northwest are working in drier and colder air to the Panhandle. They are sustained around 10-15 mph but are gusting to 20-25 mph along the coastline. It will be breezy throughout the day but overall nice. We’re going to see plenty of blue sky and sunshine with temperatures topping out in the low-mid 70s.
Thursday Evening Forecast
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Expect a nice streak of good weather as we make our way into the Easter weekend. For tonight lows will be the coldest of this cool spell with lows in the 40s tonight inland and near 50 at the coast. On Friday it will be sunny and dry with highs in the mid 70s. The warm up continues through the weekend with an uptick in the humidity. Highs Saturday will be in the 70s w/lows Saturday AM in the 40s/50s. On Easter Sunday we might have to deal with AM fog followed by mostly sunny skies. Lows will be in the upper 50s Sunday at (Sunrise: 6:32am) with highs in the upper 70s. Rain chances return to the forecast Tuesday night into Wednesday.
Girl reported missing in the Florida Panhandle found safe
CHIPLEY, Fla. — The Missing Child Alert issued for 17-year-old Cecilia Moog out of the Florida Panhandle has been canceled. She is safe, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement said in an updated statement Tuesday afternoon. The previous story is below. --- A Florida Missing Child Alert has been...
Panama City authorities say they’ve issued hundreds of tickets since the start of spring break
Bay County Sheriff Tommy Ford says his deputies have been working twice as hard this Spring Break to ensure all county roads are kept safe. He said on Saturday, his deputies had written tickets for nearly 200 traffic citations and he says in a single day this past weekend, the department conducted 113 traffic stops.
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