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- Tropical Storm Ida
Ida expected to pass through the Yucatan Channel and move into the southern Gulf on Sunday night. - Missing Chipley Baby Case Results In An Old South Carolina Case Being Reopened
The entire world was watching this week as the search for 7-month old Shannon Dedrick of Chipley came to a successful conclusion Wednesday night. One group of people, watching more closely than most, is the members of the Beaufort County, South Carolina sheriff's office.
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- Babysitter's Family Members React To Her Arrest
The search for 7-month-old Shannon Dedrick may have ended on a happy note Wednesday night in Chipley. But the legal problems for one of the suspects are just beginning.
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- Panama City Fishing Rally
Panama City Fishing Rally Scheduled for Saturday.
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- Bay County Islamic Society Reacts to Ft. Hood Killings
Bay County Islamic Society condemns Ft. Hood killings.
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- New Horizons Learning Center receives $48,000 grant
New Horizons Learning Center in Lynn Haven receives a $48,000 technology grant.
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- Armed Robbery at Deerpoint Dam
On Thursday between the hours of 7:30 p.m.. and 8:00 p.m., the two victims of the robbery were parked at Deerpoint Dam when an 80’s model, white Chevy S-10 or Ford Ranger extended-cab approached them.
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- Unemployment Benefits Extension
There’s good news Friday for the state’s jobless. The President signed legislation to keep unemployment checks flowing to people at risk of running out or who have already exhausted their benefits.
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- Proposed Oyster Ban Drawing Lots Of Opposition
The fight is on to block an FDA ban on the sale of raw oysters during the warm months of the year.
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- Bay County Health Dept. Delivers H1N1 Flu Vaccine to local OBs and Pediatricians
The Bay County Health Department continued the community’s H1N1 Flu vaccination campaign by delivering over 1000 doses of H1N1 Flu vaccine to local obstetricians and pediatricians this week.
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- Department of Corrections Train for Worst Case Scenarios
With fourteen prisons in our area, the corrections industry is big business in the Panhandle. Most of the time, life behind the walls is business as usual. But what happens when a riot breaks-out? The Region One Rapid Response Team spent today at the Holmes County fairgrounds preparing for the possibility. Imagine a group of unruly inmates plotting an escape from prison. The Department of Corrections is doing all it can to prevent that from happening.
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- Stolen Semi-Seafood Truck Recovered in Tate's Hell State Forest
The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office reports that at approximately 11:00 p.m. Wednesday night, a 2003 Kenworth semi-seafood truck was stolen from Barber’s Seafood in Eastpoint, Florida.
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- Second Chance Olympics
Do you have trouble remembering to do things or where you put your keys? Imagine how difficult it would be if you had suffered a brain injury from a stroke or accident.
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- Bay County Health Department Continues School H1N1 Flu Vaccination Clinics
Since October 22, 2009, over 8,000 doses of H1N1 Flu vaccine have been given at 17 school located vaccination clinics. Children are at high risk for H1N1 Flu related complications so it is important that they receive the vaccination.
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- Walton Co. Woman Falls Prey to Online Job-Search Scam
Walton County Sheriff’s Officials would like to remind the public to be very careful when posting any personal information over the internet.
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- Fundraiser planned for family of Panama City Beach girl struck on her way to bus stop
Panama City- Friends and relatives of Panama City Beach girl who was hit and killed on her way to the bus stop last week are planning a fundraiser to help her family.
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- New Proposal to help Walton County clean up its Act
More communities are thinking green these days. Walton County Sheriff's Officials want to form an “Enviornmental Crimes Unit” to crack down on those threatening or damaging the enviornment.
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- The Cost of Meth - The War on Meth Part 6
When it comes to the war on meth many people may say, 'out of sight out of mind,' but that's a thought that worries many local authorities.
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- The Cost of Meth - War on Meth Part 5
For the past week, we've been sharing stories about people using, making and selling meth. And conversely, the people who fight every day to stop them.
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- Amy Cooper to be jailed by Nov. 10
New Developments in the Dr. Michael Reed cocaine conspiracy case. Amy Cooper, Reed's girlfriend, will turn herself into U.S. Marshals by November 10.
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- Update: Panama City Police Department Union Negotiations Underway
Panama City Police Department officials are in the middle of negotiations with the Teamsters Union 9-91.
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- Rep. Ray Sansom Hearing Moving Forward
A House committee charged with determining former speaker Ray Sansom’s future in the state legislature will continue its investigation, despite protests from Sansom’s attorneys. The decision to move forward comes as Sansom’s criminal chargers are being contested.
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- Tallahassee Plane Crash
Two people were killed when a single-engine plane crashed in a forested area northwest of the Tallahassee Regional Airport.
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- Community Reaction To Missing Baby Found
So why would a mother give up a her child? Some parents do not feel prepared to raise children. What ever the reason, there are legal ways of providing your child with new parents. Crystina Mercer's actions have many of her neighbors confused about her motives.
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- Missing Chipley Baby Found After Five Day Search; Two Charged
The recovery of baby Shannon and the ensuing arrests concluded a five day search that has kept most of the nation preoccupied.
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- Missing Chipley Baby Found Safe - No Motive Established Yet
Residents of the city of Chipley are breathing a sigh of relief tonight. A seven month-old girl, missing since Saturday, was found unharmed early this morning. Both the mother and an aunt face multiple charges.
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- Breaking News: Mass Shooting at Fort Hood Army Base in Texas
Fort Hood remains on lockdown late Thursday afternoon after a shooting that apparently involved three soldiers that left 12 people dead and 31 more injured.
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- Update: Lynn Haven Police Department Union Talks
The Lynn Haven Police Department and the Teamsters Union are in talks.
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- Congress Votes to Aid Jobless, Homebuyers
Congress is sending the president legislation to expand a popular homebuyers tax credit and extend unemployment benefits.
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- PHOTOS: Baby Shannon Found Inside Closed Cedar Chest for Nearly 12 hours
In a press conference authorities said baby Shannon Dedrick was found inside a closed cedar chest underneath her aunt's bed for nearly 12 hours. Susan Baker, happens to be the aunt, and the babysitter.
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- Strong Arm Robbery at Beach Convenience Store
The Express Lane at Back Beach Road and Wisteria Lane was the scene of a strong arm robbery at about 12:15 a.m. Thursday morning.
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- Rosenwald Students Get a Lesson in Finance
While school board members were touring the facility, some Rosenwald High students received a unique lesson on finance.
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- Walton Co. Fugitive Arrested
During a traffic stop, a Florida Highway Patrolman takes into custody a fugitive from justice wanted in Walton County.
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- Promise of Free Stimulus Money Leads to Nearly 40 Arrests
Consumer protection groups are routinely warning Americans about scams promising free stimulus money. Tuesday, several dozen Panhandle residents fell for a stimulus money scam, but that was actually a good thing.
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- Babysitter of Missing Chipley Girl May Be A Suspect
There appears to be a visible shift in the investigation into the disappearance of 7-month-old Shannon Dedrick. NewsChannel 7 has learned her babysitter, Susan Baker, may be a suspect in the case.
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- FDLE Investigating Lynn Haven Police Department Missing Money
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is currently investigating missing money from the Lynn Haven Police Department's evidence locker.
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- Florida Supreme Court Foreclosure Taskforce
Foreclosures are clogging the state court system, so The Florida Supreme Court is recommending mandatory mediation between lenders and barrowers who have defaulted on their loans. But, not everyone thinks mandatory mediation is the best solution.
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- Child Killer Going To Trial In Two Months
An accused local child killer is finally coming to trial over a year after he allegedly kicked and beat a 2 year old to death.
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- Tropical Storm Ida forms in southwest Caribbean
Tropical storm Ida has formed in the southwest Caribbean, quickly adding muscle and prompting storm warnings for the coast of Nicaragua and two Colombian islands.
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- State Ignores Complaints About Debt Collector
Harassing phone calls and threatening messages from debt collectors has lead thousand of Floridians to ask for the state’s help, but their complaints have fallen on deaf ears. The state has ignored complaints.
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- Illinois Woman Dies Following Near Drowning Incident at Okaloosa Island
An Illinois woman who nearly drowned while swimming in the Gulf of Mexico off Okaloosa Island later died in the intensive care unit at Fort Walton Beach Medical Center.
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- Faith Based Prisons Reducing Recidivism
Inmates who participate in faith-based programs during their sentences are in some case 15 percent less likely to reoffend once they’re released. A recent study tracked inmates from 11 Florida prisons enrolled in the voluntary programs.
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- "War on Meth": Part III: Law Enforcement
Tuesday night we kicked-off a series of 6 special reports detailing the different facets of Bay County's current "War on Meth". When it comes to law enforcement efforts, the Bay County Sheriff's office has been on the front-lines. So much so that other communities around the southeastern U.S. are looking to Bay County for help in dealing with their own meth problems. But how has the war on meth has changed over the years?
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- "War on Meth": Part IV: Law Enforcement
The Bay County Sheriff's Office, the Panama City Police Department, and even the State Fire Marshals Office are hard at work trying to keep Methamphetamine from becoming more rampant in Bay County. The sheriff's office is leading the way statewide in busting meth labs, and that's because sheriff McKeithen and the BADGES task force have declared war.
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- Deputy Crashes Cruiser into Pole
An unknown Bay County Sheriff's Deputy crashed his police cruiser into a pole in the Cedar Grove community.
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- Boyd Introduces Legislation To Protect Gulf Coast Oyster Industry
Legislation is in the works which would prohibit the FDA from implementing unwarranted regulations that threaten Gulf Coast economies
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- FSU-PC On The Road To Independence?
There was a feeling of overwhelming optimism on the Florida State University Panama City Campus Wednesday morning. - Holiday's Approaching, Attracts Car Thieves
The Panama City Police Department would like to remind our citizens to lock their vehicles no matter how long you will be away from your vehicle.
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- FDA launches plan to curb accidental overdoses
The Food and Drug Administration is launching a program to try and prevent millions of accidental drug overdoses that occur each year due to medication errors, misuse and other problems.
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- Babysitter Suspect in Missing Chipley Infant Case
In an exclusive report, NewsChannel 7 is reporting that the babysitter for a missing Chipley baby may be a suspect in the disappearance.
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