Updated: 4:50 PM Mount St. Helens released a thick plume of white steam Friday afternoon, more than a week after a flurry of earthquakes began in the region.

Updated: 12:46 PM The Florida Department of Transportation has issued a status report on road work on major highways and bridges in the area, and the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office has some advice if you are planning to travel in the Destin area.

Updated: 12:42 PM More than 100 students and others from both sides gathered at the Florida State University Auditorium in Panama City to hear what the candidates had to say.

Updated: 12:41 PM The state of Florida says electric power has finally been restored to all areas of the Panhandle hit by Hurricane Ivan two weeks ago.

Updated: 10:02 AM Both men used well-rehearsed lines during their face-to-face encounter, but this was the first time each man had to listen to the criticism at close quarters.

Updated: 9:22 PM The Bay County Grand Jury in Panama City has handed down an indictment in an August 28 double murder.

Updated: 9:01 PM Calhoun County deputies say they have arrested a woman wanted for illegally fleeing with her two small children from the Blountstown area.

Updated: 8:54 PM Debris pickup is continuing in Bay County.

Updated: 8:50 PM The seventh annual George Butchikas Barbeque Bash and Silent Auction to benefit children with autism is set for this Sunday.

Updated: 8:47 PM Hurricane Ivan caused most resident of the Panama City Beach navy base to evacuate. The few that stayed behind began the cleanup shortly after the storm was over.

Updated: 4:37 PM Florida’s Attorney General says the Days Inn at Crestview in Okaloosa County price gouged its customers during Hurricane Frances.

Updated: 4:33 PM One of the groups which help those down on their luck needs some help, too.

Updated: 4:14 PM The state's high court is refusing to hear an appeal from private citizens and environmental groups opposed to moving the Panama City-Bay County International Airport to West Bay.

Updated: 12:54 PM After two years on the job, Dr. Fred Gainous was forced out by the school’s Board of Trustees in a meeting this week.

Updated: 12:52 PM Mosquito control agencies around Florida are seeing tremendous numbers of the biting insects in the wake of the four hurricanes.

Updated: 10:10 PM Panama City has all but sealed the deal on its latest land annexation. This time, a portion of Goose Bayou’s Pine Island will be brought into the city.

Updated: 10:08 PM Local bargaining teams for the teachers union, the Association of Bay County Educators (ABCE) and the Bay County School Board sat down at the bargaining table Wednesday for their first session this school year.

Updated: 10:06 PM People are injured in traffic accidents every day. Hospitals in rural areas often lack the resources to treat high-risk patients.

Updated: 8:56 PM Lynn Haven city officials admit they made a mistake when they allowed a mobile home in the middle of a single-family neighborhood at 16th Street and Wisconsin Ave.

Updated: 9:03 PM There are two Disaster Recovery Centers in Bay County now trying to help those who need assistance, but not everyone is taking advantage of their presence.

Updated: 4:47 PM A Panhandle man suspected of making hoax phone calls to fast food restaurants and encouraging management to strip search employees is out of jail while authorities determine if they detained the right person.

Updated: 8:14 PM Local marine officials say Hurricane Jeanne may be partially responsible for the stranding of 13 rough tooth dolphins.

Updated: 7:30 PM The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office is investigating a Bank Robbery which occurred Tuesday afternoon.

Updated: 5:05 PM Unlike the rest of the state, Panhandle homes within one mile of the coast are in the windborne debris region, an area with the strictest wind codes.

Updated: 7:29 PM A Panhandle judge says Ford Motor Company can refuse to sell police cars to Florida law enforcement agencies that join a lawsuit against the automaker over fuel tank fires.