Updated: 9:55 AM A Georgia man is dead after being hit by a car that sped away in Panama City Beach.

Posted: 9:07 AM Three people were killed Sunday when their helicopter crashed south of Atlanta near the rural Barnsville community.

Updated: 8:00 AM Two teenage sisters were killed in an early morning crash in Walton County.

Updated: 5:49 PM A Panama City Beach man has made numerous contributions in technology, so he says his latest quest is just one more step.

Updated: 5:43 PM A nationwide campaign is targeting at-risk individuals to get tested and prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS.

Updated: 5:53 PM The population is growing across Northwest Florida according to the new census figures for the last four years.

Updated: 11:25 PM Heavy equipment has wiped out the old Food World grocery store on west 23rd Street in the Stanford Station shopping complex. It was demolished to make way for a new business

Updated: 11:27 PM Since Florida banned smoking in restaurants last July 1 the state has received more than 1,700 complaints of people breaking the rules. But only a tiny percentage of restaurants have actually been fined. Many restaurant owners are still bitter over the law and are questioning whether it’s worth the headaches.

Updated: 6:19 PM Priceless Artwork featured in Panama City and Destin.

Updated: 11:26 PM Holmes and Walton County Sheriff's Deputies teamed up with several other agencies in the long running investigation.

Updated: 8:27 PM On June 25 of 1996, 12 local airmen were killed in a truck bomb in Saudi Arabia. Friday, officials at Eglin Air Force Base held a ceremony honoring their memory.

Updated: 5:38 PM A local soldier is getting a big send off tonight, just days after returning home from service in Iraq. The guardsman with the 144th transportation company served in Iraq as a volunteer for the last five months. Now he’s being required to serve again with his unit, soon to be deployed out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The mission is hard on his family, but it’s what they believe has to happen.

Updated: 4:16 PM Walton County sheriff's officials have arrested a woman who supposedly made a false child abuse claim.

Posted: 4:15 PM When Robert Jernigan killed a Marianna man at his Cypress home early this week he claimed he shot the man in self-defense. Apparently Jackson County Sheriff’s Deputies aren't buying his story.

Updated: 8:09 AM Back in the 60's and 70's local industries used to dump cleaning chemicals in a Springfield landfill.

Updated: 7:57 AM Florida State football fans are outraged over the theft of two National Championship trophies from outside Bobby Bowden’s office on the FSU campus in Tallahassee. The trophies were footballs made of Waterford crystal, valued at $30,000 a piece, but the football thief may have a tough time finding a buyer.

Updated: 8:14 PM Over in Okaloosa County, a private citizen is stepping forward to help fund the building of a new on-campus stadium at Fort Walton Beach High School.

Updated: 8:09 PM The Mid-Bay Bridge provides a vital link between Destin and Niceville, but the price to use that link will soon be going up.

Updated: 7:42 PM He's known for his job at the pulpit on Sundays, but now the pastor of the Faith Christian Family Church is making news for another reason.

Updated: 7:39 PM A Panama City Beach woman lost her life in an early morning fire at her home.

Updated: 7:40 PM Panama City police are looking for a robber who walked away with a handful of cash and a Pepsi.

Updated: 3:49 PM The Bay County Sheriff's Department and State Fire Marshall investigators are still looking into the cause of the fire.

Updated: 1:42 PM Gulf Power celebrated another milestone this week connecting its 400,000th customer to the power grid. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Adkins of Panama City Beach was lucky 400,000th customer.

Updated: 1:20 PM The man responsible for running down half a dozen bikers last year has always said he wants to die for his crime. Now, the state may oblige him.

Updated: 1:18 PM David Nolan of Parker pleaded guilty to first-degree murder, saying he wants a death sentence.