Updated: 2:36 PM There's a new commander at Tyndall Air Force Base. His name is Brigadier General Jack Egginton, and he's no stranger to northwest Florida, having spent part of his childhood at Tyndall.
Updated: 10:55 AM An Air Force major is charged with bringing captured AK-47s, rocket propelled grenades and other illegal war souvenirs home from Iraq to Eglin Air Force Base.
Updated: 10:13 AM Construction crews are working on completing a plan to relieve severe traffic congestion on the west side of the Hathaway Bridge westbound, which was caused by the Thomas Drive turning lane. You should see the results in a few days.
Updated: 10:14 AM Florida and Alabama authorities are still sorting out the details of a deadly wreck in Holmes County at the Alabama/Florida state line.
Updated: 8:30 AM About three million senior citizens and disabled people in Florida are eligible to receive cheaper prescriptions under the new federal Medicare drug discount card. The cards can potentially save you thousands of dollars in drug costs, but only about one out of every 10 eligible people is signing up.
Updated: 7:27 PM Firefighters in South Walton want to make sure your pool is safe for swimming.
Updated: 7:23 PM The lightning capital of the world lived up to its name Monday. A 29-year-old woman from Missouri on vacation with her family was struck by lightning while on the beach, but will live to tell the story.
Updated: 5:15 PM Four beach business owners were shocked to find they'd been victimized by burglars this weekend. It's just the latest in a string of thefts that a special Sheriff's Office unit is now trying to crack.
Updated: 12:46 PM Three local people are jailed Monday following a weekend drive-by shooting at a Springfield mobile home park.
Updated: 12:45 PM Three Big Bend fishermen are facing a combination of felony and misdemeanor charges after they were arrested at the mouth of the Aucilla River in possession of two gill nets totaling more than 4,500 square feet and three smaller nets.
Updated: 8:39 PM Representatives from airports across the state are in Bay County this week to learn more about safe, quick and easy travel.
Updated: 8:33 PM The Panhandle at one time was largely Democratic, but the tide has changed this election year.
Updated: 9:14 PM Panama City Police Department says a 22-year-old man died as a result of his injuries in a construction accident last week.
Updated: 9:13 PM Apparently, most of the problems in the bay are coming from recreational boaters dumping their waste overboard.
Updated: 11:16 PM Bay County Commissioners, already embroiled in one lawsuit over the operation of the M. B. Miller County Pier at Panama City Beach, could be facing another suit.
Updated: 9:10 PM State Fish and Wildlife Conservation officers are investigating another jet ski accident in the Destin area, the second in less than a week.
Updated: 9:09 PM The State Fire marshal's Office is investigating a fire, which destroyed a Parker area home.
Updated: 9:08 PM A new state law may say it's okay for kids to carry cell phones to school, but county school boards are telling the students when and where they can use them.
Updated: 9:07 PM A local pre-school is using recess to teach.
Updated: 9:07 PM Some Bay County residents would like their beach neighborhoods to stay condo-free.
Updated: 9:06 PM A Bonifay man is behind bars Saturday charged with molesting two young girls.
Updated: 1:25 PM It's Christmas in July for one local charity organization.
Updated: 9:02 PM The stores are all on Back Beach Road and were burglarized within a six-hour period.
Updated: 5:06 PM Wildlife officials are investigating another jet ski accident in Destin, the second this week.
Updated: 3:56 PM Get ready to save some money at the gas pumps. This past spring Florida legislators pushed through a bill approving a break for motorists on their gasoline taxes at the pump.
