Updated: 8:48 PM The Panama City Police Department increased their police presence downtown with a four-legged friend.

Updated: 4:39 PM Gulf Pines Hospital reopened its emergency room just eight days ago and workers have already treated 39 people.

Updated: 4:47 PM Voters elected Democratic candidate Dalton Upchurch their new sheriff Tuesday in Gulf County.

Updated: 4:18 PM Some citizens take their right and responsibility to vote much more seriously than others. A case in point is Washington County resident Joe Lawrence.

Updated: 4:41 PM Rumors are swirling around once again concerning a popular Panama City Beach night spot. This time, however, those in the know aren't denying them.

Updated: 4:24 PM Republican U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris and Democratic U.S. Rep. Allen Boyd won re-election in Florida's two most hotly contested congressional races Tuesday.

Updated: 7:18 AM Monday's death of a Panama City Beach construction worker has left many questions. His family believes conditions on the job were unsafe but his boss says otherwise.

Updated: 10:56 PM Party leaders are intiating a massive cleanup.

Updated: 10:53 PM Elections officials say a record number of voters cast a ballot Tuesday.

Updated: 5:02 PM Bay County commissioners have come one step closer to figuring out what will be done with the main public library on the Downtown City Marina.

Updated: 4:29 PM A Panama City Beach neighborhood, Bay County and a state regulatory agency could be headed for a showdown.

Updated: 2:16 PM A trickle of visitors returned to Pensacola Beach this week.

Updated: 12:29 PM A Rutherford High School student could face criminal charges after allegedly sticking a number of classmates with a straight pin.

Updated: 12:33 PM The big top is up in Bay County and the New Cole Brothers Circus is opening Monday night in Panama City.

Updated: 8:22 PM If Bay County is any example, early voting is a big success in Florida.

Updated: 8:20 PM Contractors working at the Sunland Facility in Jackson County found what appeared to be a human skull, and that discovery touched off a further search.

Updated: 8:16 PM Some area law enforcement officers are not happy with the release of a Walton County killer this past weekend.

Updated: 7:33 PM A man was found floating face down in the Gulf of Mexico in the Long Beach area behind Pineapple Willies at Panama City Beach Monday morning.

Updated: 5:45 PM Gov. Bush urges voters out to the polls to vote for president and U.S. Senate candidate, Mel Martinez.

Updated: 5:09 PM Poll watchers and observers aren't new to the election process, but there will be more of them at the polls this year looking for irregularities in voter registrations.

Updated: 5:01 PM A group of Bellsouth volunteers is helping the Bay County Sheriff's Office fight domestic violence.

Updated: 4:56 PM The big top is up in Bay County and the new Bole Brothers Circus is opening Monday night in Panama City.

Updated: 4:25 PM The Walton County Health Department in DeFuniak Springs has reached its capacity for flu shots with the vaccine on hand.

Updated: 7:41 PM A car crash in Jackson County leaves one young man dead and two others with injuries.

Updated: 7:39 PM The Panama City Beach Police Department says they arrested a homeless woman accused of trying to steal TVs from a vacant beach motel.