Updated: 5:42 PM Bay County's current development boom is generating new issues for local governments and municipal planners.

Updated: 3:50 PM A local developer has lost his last round in his legal battle to build high-rise condos at Bay Point.

Updated: 3:28 PM Gov. Jeb Bush has proposed turning the state’s Medicaid program upside down in an effort to stop spiraling costs.

Updated: 3:17 PM For the fifth year in a row, some lawmakers in Tallahassee are trying to pass a bill that would let police stop you just for not wearing your seat belt.

Updated: 2:50 PM If you live in Jackson County, you may have gotten a petition in the mail or seen them at your local gas station.

Updated: 1:09 PM The segregation of students by gender continues at one local middle school, much to the disapproval of a handful of parents.

Updated: 12:56 PM Condo developers are quickly moving in on some valuable waterfront property in Panama City.

Updated: 7:18 PM State health officials are making flu shots available for more people.

Updated: 7:16 PM Sandestin officials say they're a little more than halfway to their goal for a huge community development.

Updated: 6:00 PM Cancer patients Hannis and Shirley Adams say the trolley is a lifesaver and they appreciate it.

Updated: 5:57 PM A Cedar Grove family is asking for your help finding their teenage daughter.

Updated: 4:43 PM A 10-year-old Miami Beach fourth grader wanted to do something to help the child victims of the tsunami, but when she applied for a permit to sell lemonade in her front yard, Miami Beach officials said no.

Updated: 3:07 PM The nation's largest cable television company is getting into the phone business.

Updated: 12:44 PM One of the oldest credit unions in Bay County, NCSC Federal Credit Union, is now Innovations Federal Credit Union.

Updated: 12:43 PM A merger announced Monday would pair the nation's number two and three video rental chains.

Updated: 12:40 PM Florida has added a new twist to a three-state fight about sharing water.

Updated: 12:39 PM A man who burst into a Pensacola home has died after fighting with frightened residents and being shocked twice with a Taser stun gun by Escambia County sheriff's deputies.

Updated: 8:45 PM Buying and building in Bay County has only boomed in the last 10 years and is expected to continue for the next 10 years.

Updated: 8:27 PM If you're a thrifty shopper, you'll be happy to hear about a new store opening on Monday.

Updated: 2:00 PM One Lynn Haven boy who celebrated a birthday Saturday wants to help a charity rather than stock up on more toys.

Updated: 1:56 PM A local middle school is being divided, literally, into two groups.

Updated: 4:43 PM Tyndall Air Force Base in Panama City has received another group of the world's most sophisticated fighter jets.

Updated: 4:42 PM A Panama City Beach man who killed his wife has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.

Updated: 3:36 PM Florida State University’s Chiropractic School faces several critical hurdles next week that could determine whether the controversial proposal becomes a reality.

Updated: 3:17 PM Victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami will soon benefit from water purification devices the size of a marking pen.