Updated: 3:56 PM The tsunami that struck Asia over the weekend is raising concerns about scam artists trying to profit off the tragedy.

Updated: 3:43 PM Florida’s summer of hurricanes appears to have played a role in the top consumer complaints this year.

Updated: 3:41 PM Florida’s KidCare insurance program for low-income children is kicking off an open enrollment period for 30 days beginning in January.

Updated: 12:45 PM Outgoing Sheriff of Washington County, Fred Peel, prepares to leave office after 24 years of service.

Updated: 8:27 PM Local and state law enforcement agencies plan to set up roadside safety checkpoints on Friday night.

Updated: 8:41 PM A corrections officer has been fired, a new warden is in place, and the sheriff's deputies who ended the 12-hour hostage situation back in September have now been exonerated.

Updated: 6:12 PM Here are some tips on how to lose weight instead of losing money.

Updated: 4:58 PM Bay County is going to court to stop a controversial annexation by Lynn Haven.

Updated: 4:56 PM Fire officials are wrapping up their investigations into two large fires in just three days.

Updated: 4:50 PM You have only a couple more days to take advantage of tax deductions that won't be around next year.

Updated: 4:48 PM United Way of Northwest Florida is trying to help victims of southeast Asia's disastrous tidal wave.

Updated: 4:45 PM Local tourism officials are already making plans for millions of dollars in state and federal grants to rebuild the sand on our hurricane-damaged beaches.

Updated: 3:22 PM The deadline for seniors and people with disabilities to sign up or renew their Medicare Drug Discount Cards is coming up.

Updated: 9:39 AM A family in Bonifay is relieved to hear that their relatives in Malaysia only saw minor effects of the tsunami.

Updated: 1:05 PM Family pet contracts rabies and is the first reported case involving a domesticated animal this year in Jackson County.

Updated: 2:18 PM With death toll rising, many have wondered if tsunamis could ever impact our area. Experts say it's highly unlikely, but not unheard of.

Updated: 12:44 PM It's the second apartment fire in the past two days.

Updated: 12:58 PM Construction begins the week of January 3 on the third and final phase of four-lane construction for SR 77 in Bay County.

Updated: 4:19 PM A second body was found inside an apartment complex on Panama City Beach destroyed by a fire early Sunday morning.

Updated: 4:30 PM Even regional airports around the Panhandle are suffering from the mess caused by flight delays and cancellations in some of the larger cities during the Christmas holiday weekend.

Updated: 4:31 PM Funeral services were held Monday afternoon for longtime local business leader Charles Rosser.

Updated: 9:44 PM The Coast Guard suspended a search for two boaters who may have gone missing in West Bay Sunday morning.

Updated: 9:38 PM A car crashes into a Panama City Beach home, but no one inside was hurt.

Updated: 8:35 PM Although the final numbers aren't in, Florida retailers seem pleased with the way this year's holiday shopping season has gone.

Updated: 8:37 PM You may have a gift waiting for you, but you're not going to find it under the Christmas tree. Instead, it might be sitting in a vault in Tallahassee.