The government shutdown impacts roughly 800,000 federal workers. Among those are National Weather Service employees, who are deemed essential and are still working around the clock.
For more than two months, some Bay District Schools have shared campuses with schools less damaged by Hurricane Michael. On Tuesday, Bay High and Merritt Brown Middle School students returned to campus for the first time since the storm.
A group of locals wanting to ensure Panama City Beach stays a beautiful place announced that they will be working with the national 'Keep America Beautiful' organization.
Tyndall Air Force Base sustained extensive damage after taking a direct hit from Hurricane Michael and now a weekend of severe weather patterns drew a tornado through the base. Thankfully, the tornado hitting the base Saturday night is not setting back recovery plans. "The tornado did some damage to buildings that were already damaged or some structures that had already been scheduled for demolition or repair," said Major Joost Verduyn, Tyndall Chief of Public Affairs.
It's been more than three months since Hurricane Michael and there are still people living in homes that are as damaged as they were when the storm hit.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day was created to honor and remember the many lessons he left behind. "A teacher of learning, heritage, and success actually," said Shamiracle Ross, Bay High School student. "He's my idol actually, just because he stood up and it was so hard in that time," said Alisha Campell, Bay High School student. The prominent leader helped shape the civil rights movement from 1954 until his assassination in 1968. MLK day was created to honor and remember his many lessons. "We...
That ship that ran aground in the bay during Hurricane Michael is about to be moved. Salvage crews plan to remove the "El Dorado" from the bay bottom behind the FSU-Panama City campus Tuesday. The "El Dorado" was originally a casino ship that took 'cruises to nowhere', just far enough into international waters to make gambling legal. It was under restoration when it broke free during Hurricane Ivan in 2004, and ran aground in Southport. The owner eventually retrieved it...
A man was stabbed five times outside of the Waffle House on Thomas Drive. Bay County Sheriff's Office responded to the scene around 4 p.m. Sunday. Reports said the victim stated the suspect used racial slurs as he passed by him on the sidewalk. The two then got into a verbal fight and the suspect pulled out a knife. Deputies said to defend himself, the victim also pulled out a knife. The suspect then stabbed the victim several times. The suspect was identified as 30-year-old Zachary...
The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has confirmed an EF-1 tornado briefly touched down on Tyndall Air Force Base on Saturday, January 19, 2019 causing damage to cars, a building and overturning dumpsters.
On January 18th around 10 p.m. an officer with the Marianna Police Department saw a 2008 Ford pick-up truck traveling West on Lafayette Street. The car had an LED light bar illuminated on the front of the vehicle. The high intensity of the light was shining into the windshields and windows of passing travelers impairing visibility for others on the road.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy continues to live on after more than 50 years of his assassination and residents in Bay County are doing their part to honor him.
At 6:30 p.m. Saturday evening, an apparent tornado damaged buildings on Tyndall Air Force Base. The tornado caused no injuries to any personnel, but did damage some structures and vehicles on base. Emergency responders have conducted initial inspections of the affected buildings. Assessments of the damage will continue through the weekend.
An Alabama man faces multiple felony charges by the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office after he allegedly assaulted County Commissioner Graham Fountain. The suspect Franklin Jordan of Dothan was arrested in Alabama Saturday morning.
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Residents in Panama City Beach will soon vote on possible changes to the civil service board. Currently, the board takes on the hiring of city employees like police, fire fighters and public works.
